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Healthy result for South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥

Tuesday, 27 February 2007

A record 94 South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns are enrolled to study first year medicine at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide this year, representing 65% of the intake of 144 students.

"This is an outstanding result for local students and points to a healthy future for the State," said the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s Vice-Chancellor and President, .

"It is an increase of 30 South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n students over the 2006 intake, which has been possible through a groundbreaking partnership between the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and ," Professor McWha said.

A joint campaign between the State Government, the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide and resulted in the Federal Government awarding the State an additional 60 university medical places for 2007.

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide received 40 of these places.

This year, for the first time, the State Government has also funded five Rural Bonded Scholarships at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide to address the shortage of doctors in country areas.

Health Minister welcomed the record number of local students enrolled.

"This is really good news for South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n students who want to study medicine - and also for our state. Not only are local people getting more opportunities to study medicine, but there's a good chance that these people will stay in SA when they complete their course,'' he said.

The Executive Dean of the , Professor Justin Beilby, said the record number of South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns studying medicine, coupled with the changes to the curriculum, represented a big tick for the future of the medical workforce in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.

"We are prepared to do whatever we can to train enough medical students to provide an excellent foundation for the future medical workforce in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and to work closely with the State Government to facilitate their retention in the State," Professor Beilby said.

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