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A while ago I came across the UMelb website that explains their newly proposed 4-yr 'MD' programme, and was surprised to find that there is only 1 year of pre-clinical teaching followed by 3 years of clinical rotations.
And then today I clicked on the link on the new NUS-Duke programme on this very forum, and again found that they have only 1 year of pre-clinical teaching.
I think part of the criticism directed at the 4-yr programmes in Australia (including USyd, UQ, UWA etc), is due to their perceived lack of depth in the teaching of basic sciences.
And in my experience, even after having studied medical science as an undergrad, the 2 pre-clinical years felt a little too short.
So how do people here see these new programmes..?
And then today I clicked on the link on the new NUS-Duke programme on this very forum, and again found that they have only 1 year of pre-clinical teaching.
I think part of the criticism directed at the 4-yr programmes in Australia (including USyd, UQ, UWA etc), is due to their perceived lack of depth in the teaching of basic sciences.
And in my experience, even after having studied medical science as an undergrad, the 2 pre-clinical years felt a little too short.
So how do people here see these new programmes..?