Deakin Medical School

1. Deakin Medical School Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research

2. Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research Deakin Medical School • Victoria’s third medical school • 130 Commonwealth Supported Places (HECS) each year - up to 16 international places in 2012 • Four year graduate-entry BMBS program • First graduates in December, 2011

3. Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research Deakin Medical School • Established to address rural / regional workforce shortages • Aim to produce ‘work ready’ doctors for postgraduate training • Emphasis on: • procedural skills • chronic disease prevention and management • interdisciplinary learning • Online curriculum delivery • extensive IT infrastructure • all students require wireless enabled laptops

4. Themes in the Deakin Curriculum

5. Themes in the Deakin Curriculum • Clinical lectures • Clinical skills & procedures • Clinical placements • Biomedical Science Lectures Practicals Knowledge of Health & Illness Doctor and Patient Placements PBL • Ethics • Legal issues • Inter-professional education • Health systems • Health determinants • Indigenous health Ethics Law & Professional Development Doctors Peoples Cultures and Institutions Lectures Workshops Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research

6. The Deakin Curriculum Years 1 and 2 • Emphasis on biomedical knowledge • Basic clinical skills • Deakin Geelong campus Years 3 and 4 • Emphasis on patient-centred clinical learning • Clinical schools supplemented with online learning

7. Years 1 & 2: curriculum

8. Years 1 & 2: learning model • Integrated systems blocks • Small group Problem Based Learning (PBL) • Supporting sessions / lectures / practicals • Early communication and clinical skills Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research

9. Problem Based Learning Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research

10. Years 1 & 2 – typical week

11. Years 1 & 2 – facilities Mock Ward Teaching Laboratory

12. Years 1 & 2 – facilities Anatomy Practical Class Clinical Skills Laboratory

13. Years 3 & 4 – curriculum

14. Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research

15. Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research

16. Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research

17. Deakin Clinical Schools • Geelong • Greater Green Triangle • Grampians • Eastern Health • IMMERSe - 3rd year only Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research

18. Deakin Clinical Schools • Geelong – 72 Year 3 students in 2012 • Geelong Hospital • Greater Green Triangle - 20 Year 3 students in 2012 • South West Healthcare (Warrnambool) • Grampians - 20 Year 3 students in 2012 • Ballarat Hospital • Share with Universities of Melbourne and Notre Dame • Eastern Health – 15 Year 3 students in 2012 • Box Hill, Maroondah, William Angliss Hospitals • Share with Monash University Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research

19. IMMERSeIntegrated Model of Medical Education in Rural Settings 2012: 15 students in Ararat, Bacchus Marsh, Casterton, Camperdown, Colac, Daylesford, Hamilton, Horsham, Portland and Stawell • Students spend all of Year 3 with a group general practice and local hospital • Visiting specialists • Coordinator: Dr Anne Smith Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research

20. Teaching in General Practice Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research

21. Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research Student Selection • GAMSAT Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admission Test - minimum 50 (and 50 in each Section) • GPA Grade Point Average - academic performance in first degree- minimum 5.0 (= credit average) • Interview Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)

22. Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research GAMSAT (Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admission Test) • One exam each year in March (capital cities) • Registration deadline: late January Section I: Reasoning in Humanities & Social Sciences (MCQ) Section II: Written Communication (two 30 min writing tasks) Section III: Reasoning in Biological & Physical Sciences (MCQ) - assumes: - Year 1 University Biology (40%) and Chemistry (40%) - Year 12 Physics (20%)

23. Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) • held at Waurn Ponds in September • approx 200 applicants (1.5 x intake) from national online six preference computer match • ten 5 minute stations: Deakin course outcomes • communication skills • commitment to rural and regional practice • self-directed learning • teamwork • professionalism • motivation for a career in medicine • evidence-based practice • social justice • health promotion • effective use of resources

24. Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research • No prerequisites • Bonuses for: • rural / regional residency • 5yr in ASGC-RA 2 OR Geelong ASGC-RA 1 postcodes – 2% • 5yr in ASGC-RA 3-5 - 4% • (www.doctorconnect.gov.au) • prior clinical practice (1 year) – 2% • financial disadvantage during u/g degree – 2% • Centrelink benefit for 12 months • On-line applications via GEMSAS by 5pm May 30, 2012 • (www.gemsas.edu.au) Student Selection

25. Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research Student Selection: Offers • GAMSAT + GPA + MMI Score + bonuses • Allocated by national online computer match • (www.gemsas.edu.au) • 4 Medical Rural Bonded Scholarships (MRBS) • 32 Bonded Medical Places (BMP) • 94 unbonded places

26. Scholarships and Awards www.deakin.edu.au/future-students/scholarships Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research

27. Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research MRBS(Medical Rural Bonded Scholarships) • Australian citizens or permanent residents • $25,013 for 2012 (indexed) - tax free, no means test • Practise in ASGC-RA 2-5 areas for six continuous years after completion of postgraduate training (including general practice) • ‘Scaling’ introduced in 2010: 40% reduction for ASGC-RA 5 practice (to 3.6 yrs)……10% for ACGC-RA2 www.health.gov.au/mrbscholarships

28. Deakin Medical School: Expanding horizons for medical education and research BMP(Bonded Medical Places) • 25% of CSP (HECS) places at all Australian medical schools • work for length of course in District of Workforce Shortage for specialty: • GP – AGSC- RA2 to RA5 • Other specialists - outer metropolitan RA1 and/or RA2 to RA5 • All - any Aboriginal Medical Service. • within 12 months of Fellowship or 16 years of commencing course • incl up to 2y prevocational (PGY1-2) & vocational training www.doctorconnect.gov.au

29. More Information • Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admissions Guide www.gamsat.acer.edu.au • Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admissions System www.gemsas.edu.au • Deakin Medical School www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/medicine • ASGC-RA system & Districts of Workforce Shortage www.doctorconnect.gov.au • Medical Rural Bonded Scholarships www.health.gov.au/mrbscholarships • Bonded Medical Places www.health.gov.au/bmpscheme

30. MEDICAL RESEARCH • Full suite of research degrees available: • Honours • Masters • PhD • Engage in world-class research in: • infectious diseases, immunology, cancer, obesity, diabetes, neuroscience, medical physiology, development biology, nanomedicine; • population health, clinical practice, medical ethics, medical education.

31. Bachelor of Health & Medical Science (Honours) • Provides an opportunity to undertake research in a wide range of health and medical science disciplines, including: • infectious diseases, immunology, cancer, obesity, diabetes, neuroscience, medical physiology, development biology, nanomedicine; • population health, clinical practice, medical ethics and medical education. • Aims to assist in the development of research and investigative skills in one or more of these disciplines.

32. Bachelor of Health & Medical Science (Honours) • One year full-time or part-time equivalent (8 credit points): • HBS400 - Research Methods (2cp); • HMH401 - Developing Research Skills (2cp); • HMH402 - Honours Research Project (4cp). • Students based at Waurn Ponds Campus, or with partners in the Geelong Region. • Serves as a pathway into medical research, including Masters and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programs. • Merit-based scholarships available of up to $2,000.

33. B Health Med Sci (Hons) – Eligibility & Selection • Students must have either : • completed an accredited undergraduate degree in the broad area of health and medical science (of at least three-year’s length) in a discipline a related to the their research project; • successfully completed a minimum of 8 credit points of the Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (H311) course. • Students require a mid-credit (>65%) average. • Selection on the basis of merit & project availability.

34. B Health Med Sci (Hons) – More information • School: www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/medicine • Projects: http://www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/medicine/research/research-projects.php

35. Deakin Medical School Honours, Masters & PhD Research Projects • Australian health and medical research ranks amongst the highest in the international research community. At Deakin Medical School, we are committed to maintaining our reputation for research excellence. • Key areas of research: • Diabetes and obesity • Cancer and nanomedicine • Immunity and infectious diseases • Developmental biology  • Molecular physiology • Neuroscience and mental health • Epidemiology and rural/population health Student Information Session Thursday 26th July 2012 3 – 5pm Learning Centre (ka3.207), Building ka, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Geelong Registration & further details available at http://www.deakin.edu.au/health/medicine/research/index.php An Honours degree will provide the opportunity to contribute towards groundbreaking research, as well as build a foundation for your careerin medical research, academia, or the larger science industry, both in Australiaand overseas. Join us to hear about our prestigious Honours program, the exciting research projects we have to offer and enjoy a drink and a slice of pizza. Find out about our scholarship options, meet our research teams, and visit our state-of-the-art research laboratories.

36. DEAKIN OPTOMETRY

37. What is optometry? • Assessment of the eyes and visual system • Management of conditions that affect the eyes and visual system • Prescription of treatments that include glasses, contact lenses, eye exercises, minor surgery, pharmacological agents • As distinct from ophthalmology

38. What is optometry? • Health care • Public and community health • Fashion • Retail

39. Where is optometry? • Private practice (~95%) • Public clinics • Hospitals • Ophthalmology clinics • Interstate and overseas (NZ, UK, Canada)

40. What are the prospects for optometrists? • Currently full employment • Severe, growing shortage of optometrists • 75% will own their own practice • Graduate salaries ~$80 – 120K • Opportunities in research and industry

41. Our mission is to produce graduates that: • are grounded in scientific and evidence-based principles underlying optometric practice • have developed enduring behaviours for continuous self-directed learning and professional development • are innovative and play a major role in the leadership of the profession

42. and… • improve the eye health of Australians particularly Indigenous Australians and those living in regional areas • practise with respect to the social, legal and ethical responsibilities of optometrists • are highly sought-after and work-ready with high standards of clinical competence • have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to operate effectively in a competitive commercial environment

43. Deakin Optometry • 3.5 years to completion (2.5 years for graduate entry) • Clinical, commercial and management teaching • 6 months of workplace (clinical) placements • The course is designed to meet the requirements for registration through the Optometry Board of Australia.

44. Deakin Optometry • Deakin’s optometry offering is the world’s first accelerated optometry program through the trimester system • Will operate from the new $53M REACH facility • It will combine the most modern teaching and learning strategies (PBL, TBL, simulation) with extended workplace based clinical placements

45. Bachelor of Vision Science and Master of Optometry • 2013 undergraduate entry is via VTAC • Course Code: 15541 • Pre-requisite: VCE English (ESL) with a study score of 30 or English (any) with a study score of 25 • Applicants ranked by ATAR score • Adjusted for SEAS, regionality, STAT, Pi form • Commonwealth Supported Places • No UMAT/GAMSAT required • 2012 ATAR: 91.7 • 2012 GPA: HD/D or equivalent

46. Bachelor of Vision Science and Master of Optometry

48. Ophthalmic Optics e.g.multifocals, contact lenses, surgery Patho-physiology e.g. lens failure CBL Ethics / Law e.g. over-prescribing Physiology e.g. lens function CBL Case (e.g presbyopia) Physiological Optics e.g. optics of the lens Anatomy e.g. lens, capsule, ciliary body Clinical skills workshops e.g. near VA, near ADD Pharmacology e.g. pharma of accommodation Technology & research e.g. genetics, IOLs Optometry in Practice e.g. sale of spectacles

49. Clinical Placements

50. Bachelor of Vision Science and Master of Optometry • Graduate entry pathway* • For 2013 application via VTAC (Code 15541) • Applicants ranked by GPA • Rank adjusted for regionality, SEAS, Stat test, Pi form • Approximately 60 interviews (MMI) for 30 places • Final selection is based on interview ‘score’ • Students are not required to complete the GAMSAT • Bachelor degree not necessarily ‘science’ based • Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) • *Selection process may change – notifications by website