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Big day: the first cohort of Medicine students, 103 in all, graduated as doctors from the University of Notre Dame’s Sydney campus on 20 December. PHOTO: COURTESY UNDA
UNDA’s new doctors ready to shine THE first class of doctors to graduate from The University of Notre Dame’s Sydney School of Medicine would be valuable contributors to the future of medical practice in Australia and the instruments of change in the Australian medical system, said Professor Christine Bennett, Dean of the School. 103 medical students – the first class of students to complete the course since the establishment of the School in 2008 - graduated form UNDA’s Sydney School on 20 December.
Prof Bennett said Notre Dame students not only have outstanding clinical skills, equipping them for a successful career in medicine, but are also well-known for their passion for their vocation and a commitment to lifelong learning and care for patients instilled in them through the University’s curriculum and culture. Prof Bennett said Notre Dame’s Medicine students are wellequipped to lead the evolution that is occurring in healthcare. “The doctor’s role in healthcare
is changing. Notre Dame students will have a perspective on health that is holistic. Health care in the future will require medical practitioners to understand health and wellbeing as well as disease, and to work successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team,” Prof Bennett said. UNDA’s medical students have the opportunity to study in a range of locations, including several in rural communities, dovetailing with the University’s ambition to produce doctors who will work in
areas of need. “Our graduates have shown a passion for serving the community. Many will be going on to practice medicine in rural areas where there is an urgent need for more doctors. I hope that this will help to close the gap in healthcare provision that exists in Australia, especially for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders,” Prof Bennett said. “Graduates from the School of Medicine in Sydney see the bigger picture in healthcare and I believe they will contribute to the medical leadership of our health system
that is required to meet the needs of current and future generations,” she said. The Sydney graduates entering the workforce now join several years of graduates from the Fremantle campus of the university. The first batch of Fremantle medicine students, 74-strong, graduated in 2008 after successfully completing their degrees. A UNDA spokesman told The Record a total of 336 students have graduated as doctors from the campus since the first intake in 2006.