Overview of the
Undergraduate MBBS Program

Years 1-3

An integrated program based on the following themes:

Scientific Basis of Medicine
Integrating scientific and clinical aspects of medicine

Medical Personal and Professional Development
Approaches to the practice of Medicine
Patient and professional communication
Psychosocial aspects of clinical practice
Research
Evidence Based Medicine
Ethics
Health Informatics
Information Technology
Public Health
Medico-Legal Issues

Clinical Skills
Year 1 - Medical School - Clinical Skills Laboratory
Year 2 - Medical School - Clinical Skills Laboratory
Year 3 - Hospital Based

Years 4-5

Integrated program in teaching hospitals via a range of clinical attachments. All students are required to complete a research proposal project in Year 4, and there are further opportunities for those with a particular interest in research. All students are required to undertake an external elective placement between year 5 and year 6.
Attachments include:

• Medical Surgical Home Units
• Psychological Health
• Acute and Chronic Care I (Orthopaedics & Trauma, Rheumatology, Rehabilitation)
• Medical and Scientific Attachments
• Anaesthetics / ICU / Pain Attachment
• Acute and Chronic Care II (Geriatrics, GP)
• Human Reproductive Health
• Paediatrics and Child Health

Year 6

Program of six week Clinical Attachments

• Emergency Department Internship
• Medicine Internship
• Surgery Internship

• Medicine or Surgery SCAP
• Primary Care SCAP
• Psychiatry SCAP

There are opportunities for students to complete rural attachments during this community based semester.

Rural School

A Rural Clinical School has been established in Whyalla and offers opportunities for students to undertake clinical placements and learning in a rural setting. The Clinical School offers teaching opportunities in a variety of settings throughout the Mid North and Spencer Gulf region of South Australia.
Further details on the Clinical School are available at http://sgrhs.unisa.edu.au.