| Sydney Medical School | |
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The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine |
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| Established | 1856 |
| Type | Public |
| Dean | Professor Bruce Robinson |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University of Sydney |
| Website | sydney.edu.au/medicine |
Sydney Medical School (SMS) is the graduate medical school of the University of Sydney, and is widely regarded as one of the most highly rated education and research institutions of the Asia Pacific region. On an international level, it is currently ranked among the top 25 clinical, pre-clinical and health institutions by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.[1]
The School was established in 1856 (officially The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine) and is the oldest medical school in Australia.[2] It has a large and distinguished faculty[3] to support its missions in education, research, and health care. Each year, it is home to over 1,100 medical students and 2,000 postgraduate students undertaking coursework and research-training programs.[4]
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The School offers a four-year graduate medical program that leads to the awards of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). Entry into the Sydney Medical Program is on the basis of a satisfactory grade point average, the Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test score, and performance in a multiple mini-interview. Each year's cohort has approximately 300 students enrolled, an appreciable proportion of which are international students.[5]
Key course features include a hybrid problem-based learning model, early clinical exposure, online learning resources, and a focus on evidence-based medicine, which were modelled on aspects of the New Pathway MD program at Harvard Medical School.[6] The curriculum has won numerous teaching awards and is licensed to universities in the UK, South Africa and the Middle East and to other universities in Australia.[7]
The School offers an 'undergraduate-entry' pathway in which a provisional place is held in the Sydney Medical Program for students until they complete one of the following three-year undergraduate degrees at the University:
Securing such a place is highly competitive, as only ten to thirty such places are offered each year. Entry is on the basis of the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or equivalent, and a semi-structured panel interview. For Music Studies-Medicine only, an additional audition at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music is required. Since the introduction of this admissions pathway in 2005,[8][9] the ATAR cut-off or equivalent has consistently been 99.95 (except for Music Studies-Medicine, which has been 99.50),[8][10][11][12][13] the highest cut-off of any undergraduate-entry program offered in Australia.[14][15] In 2009, an alternate pathway consisting of five additional places in Medical Science-Medicine and Science (Advanced)-Medicine was introduced specifically for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) high school graduates.[16]
The School offers a number of post-graduate coursework programs.
The School has a very large research base, with its disciplines and affiliated institutes actively engaged in research in both the basic sciences and all major areas of clinical medicine.
Sydney Medical School is supported by eight clinical schools, which are based at major teaching hospitals across New South Wales:[4]
A number of smaller hospitals also act as teaching hospitals.
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