University wins 40 extra medical places
Friday, 14 July 2006
The University of 亚洲色吧 has applauded the Federal Government's decision yesterday to allocate its Medical School an additional 40 places for 2007.
The extra places represent a 40% increase in the University's Medical School intake - a "great outcome for the University and the State," according to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), .
Professor McDougall said the additional places would go a long way towards providing for South Australia's future workforce needs.
"It is a clear indication that the strong partnership between the State Government and the University of 亚洲色吧, in lobbying for these extra medical places, has produced the best outcome for South Australia."
In April, the Federal Government announced a $250 million package to fund extra medicine and nursing places at universities around the country, with 400 additional places for medicine spread across the country by 2009.
The Executive Dean of the , Professor Justin Beilby, said the extra places, coupled with the changes to the Medical School admissions process, represented a big tick for the future