Macquarie MD
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Unleash your potential to lead the future of healthcare
The Doctor of Medicine (Macquarie MD) will prepare you to become a healthcare leader who is patient-centred and safety-focused, culturally responsive, and equipped to work within increasingly digital health systems.
- Fully integrated learning with outstanding patient-centred clinical care, and active health and medical research.
- Become a culturally responsive, engaged and globally aware medical professional.
- Access to quality-assured international education that benefits students, society and the healthcare system.
Integrated learning experience
Each year of the Macquarie MD’s four-year Extended Masters course (AQF Level 9) builds on previous years and has a distinct focus.
Early years integrate clinical, scientific, professional and cultural learning. Later years provide rich clinical learning opportunities with our Australian and international partners.
Foundations of medical practice
Year 1 equips you with foundational knowledge and skills that will be developed across the program.
- Study applied medical sciences, integrating key science disciplines and clinical practice.
- Develop clinical and consultation skills using state-of-the-art simulation equipment.
- Co-learn with Doctor of Physiotherapy students across two units focusing on the social aspects of health, Indigenous health, evidence-based practice and professionalism.
Integrated clinical learning
Year 2 introduces you to real clinical experiences within Macquarie University Health.
- Weekly cases and scenarios provide the basis for more advanced clinical skill development and a context for the integrated learning of applied clinical, medical and social sciences.
- You'll develop key research skills and study patient safety and quality, within the context of critical care.
Core clinical placements
Year 3 focuses on clinical experience and training.
- As part of your clinical training, you'll spend 24 weeks engaged in clinical placements in Australia and 22 weeks on clinical placement in India.
- You'll discuss and compare your experience with peers in Australia and India through an online community of practice and learn about different cultures, diseases and health systems.
- You'll work on a research project throughout the year, focusing on an aspect of health systems, patient safety and quality, clinical research or public health.
- In years 3 and 4 students will be divided into two cohorts, A and B, for their clinical placements.
Advanced clinical placements
Year 4 consolidates your learning and offers you choice and flexibility.
- You'll have the opportunity to complete a number of selective clinical placements and an emergency medicine and mental health placement.
- Selective and elective clinical placements are longer than those in Year 3, adding depth and breadth to your clinical training.
- Your final year allows you to reflect on your learning across the program and consolidate your knowledge as you prepare for internship.
Your path to becoming a doctor
Our innovative and fast-tracked Bachelor of Clinical Science is designed to be the ideal preparation for the Macquarie MD and other graduate-entry medicine courses.
For international students, a Bachelor of Clinical Science/Doctor of Medicine (MD) package is available for eligible applicants.
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Macquarie University Health
As Australia’s first fully integrated, university-led academic health sciences centre, Macquarie University Health brings together world-class clinical care, teaching and research.
With a focus on patients and an ultimate goal of improving lives, Macquarie University Health represents the convergence of the continuous learning and research endeavours of Macquarie’s Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences with the clinical care provided in the Macquarie University Hospital, primary care and multi-specialty clinics.
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The Macquarie MD staff of doctors, nurses and HR staff are brilliant – they treat all the students as equals, they care about our wellbeing and our safe progression through the course. I felt very supported and valued – there’s no doubt about that.
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