Study
Doctor of
Medicine

Wollongong, home to UOW's main campus, is a vibrant, multicultural city, situated on the coast about 90 minutes drive south of Sydney's CBD.

Among the city's many physical attractions are 17 patrolled surf beaches and the spectacular bushland backdrop of the Illawarra escarpment.

The Illawarra region has a total population of just over 400,000 living in regional centres and rural communities. It has a wide range of medical facilities from large hospitals to specialist clinics, community medical facilities and traditional doctors' surgeries – making it an ideal location to provide medical students with a range of clinical experiences.

Anatomy Laboratories

Students will have the opportunity to participate in human cadaver dissection learning activities in the Anatomy Teaching Laboratories located on the Wollongong Campus. The laboratory houses two teaching areas, one large open plan area catering for 55 students participating in both wet and dry practical learning sessions, and one tutorial room seating 20 students in an informal classroom setting. The tutorial room houses 7 PCs with web access. The main lab area has audiovisual projection facilities and has multiple computer facilities for individual/small group multimedia presentations.

• Body Donation Program

Shoalhaven and Wollongong Campus facilities

Both Wollongong and Shoalhaven campuses offer state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities:

• In the Clinical Skills Centre, students have opportunities for ‘hands-on’ practice of clinical skills with a variety of medical equipment and mannequins.
• The Clinical Examination Suites allow students to develop skills in a mock clinical environment.
• Both campuses have lecture theatres with video conferencing capabilities.
• Tutorial rooms are the primary teaching site for medical students whilst on campus. There are four tutorial rooms in the Wollongong facility and three in the Shoalhaven facility.
• Both campus buildings provide wireless access to the UOW network; computer workstations; multimedia learning resources; medical reference texts; and a range of journals.
• The Wollongong campus building houses a Student Learning Centre providing open access to medical students for individual and group study.
• The Shoalhaven campus has a shared library and resource facility providing 24-hour access.

UOW's Shoalhave campus offers the equivalent educational resources, availability of teachers and placements with local doctors and the Shoalhaven District Hospital.

Utilising state of the art video conferencing facilities provides a highly interactive learning environment for its students. This environment allows for two way communication between students and lecturers at either campus. Combined with a cutting edge clinical skills laboratory and other educational delivery methods, students will experience a media-rich learning experience.

The curriculum of our Doctor of Medicine degree has a regional, rural and remote theme and that's part of the feeling you get when you come to Nowra to visit the Shoalhaven Campus.

UOW’s Shoalhaven Campus is located in Nowra, approximately 60 minutes drive south of Wollongong. Nowra is the main rural centre in the Shoalhaven, an area famous for its beautiful coastline and beaches, rivers, lakes and rolling green farmland. We would be happy to show you around and answer your questions. In addition, look around the Shoalhaven at the natural beauty of the river, Jervis Bay and the National Parks.

The Shoalhaven Campus may well be what you are looking for. Contact Lyndal Parker-Newlyn at lyndal@uow.edu.au or Leanne Betts at lbetts@uow.edu.au 

Shoalhaven and Wollongong Campus facilities

Both Wollongong and Shoalhaven campuses offer state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities:

• In the Clinical Skills Centre, students have opportunities for ‘hands-on’ practice of clinical skills with a variety of medical equipment and mannequins.
• The Clinical Examination Suites allow students to develop skills in a mock clinical environment.
• Both campuses have lecture theatres with video conferencing capabilities.
• Tutorial rooms are the primary teaching site for medical students whilst on campus. There are four tutorial rooms in the Wollongong facility and three in the Shoalhaven facility.
• Both campus buildings provide wireless access to the UOW network; computer workstations; multimedia learning resources; medical reference texts; and a range of journals.
• The Wollongong campus building houses a Student Learning Centre providing open access to medical students for individual and group study.
• The Shoalhaven campus has a shared library and resource facility providing 24-hour access.

FAQ's

1. When will I have to make the decision to go to Shoalhaven or Wollongong?

   If you receive an invitation for an interview, you will be sent a campus allocation form. This form shows us your decision about where you wish to study. This form must be completed and returned on the day of your interview.

2. Won't the opportunities and training be better at the Wollongong campus?

   No, the course has been carefully planned to allocate resources and teaching equally across both campuses. But there are differences; Wollongong is a much bigger campus in a much bigger city, Shoalhaven is a smaller, more personal place in a country town, possibly not unlike your home town. But for all the differences, you will still be studying the same MD degree at the Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong.

3. Once the choice is made, can I change my mind?

   No, only in exceptional cases can students be considered for transfer.

4. What library facilities are available at Shoalhaven?

   The library will stock the same textbooks and other medical literature as at the Wollongong campus.

5. What about student accommodation?

   There is no student accommodation at the Shoalhaven campus, however, there is a to help you track down flats and rooms to rent in and around Nowra. 

6. Getting about, do I need a car?

   The Shoalhaven campus is on the edge of town, the hospital is in town and most of the doctors where you will do “placements” are in town. A bike would work, as would a car-pool but our guess is that most students will own a car.