Why study the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery?
The five-year curriculum was introduced in 2006 to replace the University of Tasmania's previous 6-year medical degree. The first 3 years are based in Hobart, while in fourth and fifth years the program is delivered through the University's Hobart, Launceston and Rural Clinical Schools (Burnie). The new curriculum has been redesigned around five themes, which are interwoven through all units of the course.
The themes are:
- Human Health and Disease
- Collaboration and Communication
- Community Health and Disease
- Personal and Professional Development
- Integration
Teaching incorporates an integrated case-based learning approach from first year onwards. This provides an engaging and interactive framework to deliver the course objectives. The 5-year Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) curriculum is designed to produce graduates who are competent to practice as interns in Australia and New Zealand, with an appropriate foundation to undertake further training.
Course objectives
Medicine offers a diverse range of career opportunities, and medical practitioners work in many different environments such as:
- General practice – solo or in group practices
- Community health centres
- Public and private hospitals
- Clinical practice, or in research
On completing the MBBS, graduates will work in approved hospitals undertaking training as interns. After that they may choose to specialise in a wide range of fields such as:
- Anaesthesia
- Dermatology
- Emergency Medicine
- General Practice
- Geriatric Medicine
- Medical Administration
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Ophthalmology
- Paediatrics
- Pathology
- Psychiatry
- Public Health Medicine
- Radiology
- Surgery
Graduates of the School of Medicine are highly respected, working throughout Australia and overseas in all areas of the profession. A number have attained leadership roles, both in professional bodies and in research.
Refer to the Course and Unit Handbook for more detailed information.
