| The new intake of students at the Graduate School of Medicine The new intake of students at the Graduate School of Medicine | 
| NSW Health Minister Reba Meagher (centre) meets the new intake of med... NSW Health Minister Reba Meagher (centre) meets the new intake of medical students during her tour of the Graduate School of Medicine |
New medical students meet Minister
12 Feb 2008 | Nick Hartgerink
The second cohort of students have started on their path to become doctors at the University of Wollongong’s Graduate School of Medicine, after meeting NSW Health Minister Reba Meagher in their first week.
The Health Minister was visiting UOW on 5 February to attend the signing of an agreement beween UOW and the South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service about clinical placements for students studying in health-related fields including medicine, nursing, psychology and dietetics.
While on campus, the Minister also toured the Graduate School of Medicine.
Accompanied by the NSW Health Director-General Professor Debra Picone, Ms Meagher took the opportunity to briefly address the new students and wish them well in their studies.
The GSM, which started in 2007 with a focus on training doctors equipped to work in regional, rural and remote communities, has enrolled 84 new medical students for 2008 – 72 domestic students and 12 international students from Canada, the United States, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Cyprus.
The students, who have degrees in disciples ranging from Traditional Chinese Medicine and Naturapathy to Forensic Sciences, are undertaking one of Australia’s most innovative medical courses.
They are based at specially-equipped training centres at UOW’s Wollongong and Shoalhaven campuses.
The UOW combines the latest high-tech medical education techniques with a strong focus on community-based training.
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