A degree in medicine provides the opportunity to work across a diverse number of specialties. In the Deakin Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS) program students are provided with a range of clinical experiences in both rural and urban localities. All students will undertake a week long Inter-Professional Learning placement at a rural location Approximately one third of the student cohort will be placed in one of our Rural Clinical Schools based in a regional hospital for the clinical component of the course in Years 3 and 4 A further 20 students will undertake their Year 3 attached to a regional general practice where they will also interact with the local hospital On completion of an Australian medical degree, all graduates are required to undertake one year of pre-registration training as interns at accredited hospitals. Graduates who satisfactorily complete the intern year are registered to practice in Australia and New Zealand. The Medical School is collaborating with regional hospitals and the Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria to expand the number of accredited intern and resident training posts in Western Victoria. The School will also work with Specialty Colleges to expand specialty training in the region.

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