The University of Sydney General Practice Clinical School sits within Sydney Medical School, alongside six metropolitan hospital-based clinical schools and three rural clinical schools throughout NSW.
We promote excellence in general practice (GP) teaching and research with effective links to the general practice community and wider primary health care network.
We are responsible for GP curriculum development within our Doctor of Medicine (MD) program, contributing to postgraduate coursework programs, academic GP registrar training and fostering research capacity building, collaborations and output.
Our General Practice Clinical School is responsible for delivering the general practice curriculum in the Sydney Medical Program.
The General Practice Term, an eight-week immersive experience, takes place during year four and SLICE (Situated Learning in Community Environments), two eight-week blocks, during year two.
General practice draws from all the major disciplines in personalised, contextual care for individuals and families and provides a coordinating role as patients move from one health care provider to another.
In a combination of guided experiential learning, structured teaching, interactive and reflective activities, the curriculum is designed to develop skills and understanding to work in diverse communities in Australia and beyond.
The specialty is decentralised and students are allocated to one of the urban clinical schools (Central, Concord, Northern, Nepean or Westmead) or can apply to undertake some or all of the course in one of the Rural Clinical School sites at Dubbo, Orange, Lismore or Broken Hill.
Student placements are major components of most of our health courses and integral to gaining your professional accreditation. In most courses, course-required placements are embedded from the first year and increase as you progress in your degree.
Elective placements are also offered through our clinical schools to internal and external medical students in their final year of study who wish to expand their knowledge in a specialty area or across a variety of clinical settings.
The General Practice Clinical School is engaged in a diverse range of research projects and programs. Key areas of interest include:
We are also a partner in the NSW ACT Practice Based Research Network (NAPRA).
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The General Practice Clinical School oversees the specialty of general practice.
The specialty is decentralised and students are allocated to one of the University of Sydney'smetropolitan clinical schools:
Alternatively, students can also apply to undertake the course in one of the Rural Clinical School sites at Dubbo, Orange, Lismore or Broken Hill.
Mailing address
Room 205
Edward Ford Building
University of Sydney
NSW 2006
