A YOUR GUIDE TO MEDICINE 2014 - The University of Sydney

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WHY SYDNEY
10 REASONS TO STUDY MEDICINE
AT SYDNEY
1. A graduate program with a diverse student community. Students come
from different cultural, academic and professional backgrounds, providing a
dynamic and interesting perspective in tutorials and clinical groups. In 2013,
close to 30 percent of students starting medicine at Sydney had completed
degrees in law, business, arts, music or engineering, with the remainder
having completed degrees in science, medical sciences, health sciences or
allied health.
2. A curriculum which provides a strong base in medical sciences and clinical
skills, while fostering problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
3. Early immersion in clinical training: students are introduced to the clinical
environment from the first weeks of the program.
4. Excellent clinical training facilities at leading NSW hospitals, urban and rural.
Sydney has clinical schools at Royal North Shore Hospital, Royal Prince
Alfred Hospital, Concord Hospital, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead,
Westmead Hospital, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Nepean Hospital, and in the
country, medical students are based at Orange, Dubbo, Broken Hill
and Lismore Base Hospitals.
5. Outstanding teachers, with many experts in their fields. Sydney academic
staff include leading clinicians and researchers.
6. Integration with research and opportunities for all students to participate
in research. Sydney Medical School is one of Australia’s leading research
organisations, recognised for the quality and impact of its research.
Students are encouraged to develop their research skills by participating in
a research project and have access to a wide array of opportunities.
7. International connections and the opportunity to experience placements in
a wide number of international settings. Sydney has extensive international
connections in developed and developing countries, including many in our
region, and students are encouraged to spend at least some of the time as
a medical student in an international setting.
8. Interaction between students and staff and student participation in
committee and planning forums.
9. An active student-run society, MedSoc, to unite the student community.
10. Sydney Medical School is consistently ranked among the top medical
schools in the world. In 2012, the School was ranked:
– – 25th in the world in Clinical, Pre-Clinical and Health by the Times Higher
Education World University Rankings (THE).
– – 21st in the world in Life Sciences and Medicine by the QS World University
Rankings.