Medicine and Dentistry Be equipped with the skills to make an impact. JCU Medicine and Dentistry students gain valuable skills and experience through extensive clinical practice and graduate with the confidence to take on any challenge after undertaking placements in diverse communities. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Bachelor of Dental Surgery The Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery is the first step to a career JCU’s Bachelor of Dental Surgery provides students with the knowledge as a medical practitioner. and skills for a rewarding career. Our teaching combines integrated instruction in biomedical and social Our broad-based program includes all aspects of dental practice, with a sciences, professional practice, and clinical medicine, in a tropical context. focus on tropical, rural and Indigenous practice. Students gain the knowledge and expertise to diagnose and treat human Students develop practical work skills in JCU’s world-class dental teaching injuries and disease and benefit from modern facilities, extensive clinical complex, with a state-of-the-art clinical simulation laboratory, and training and a superior learning location. benefit from over 2,000 hours of clinical practice in a range of settings JCU’s Townsville campus medical precinct is adjacent to the Townsville from rural and remote communities to city areas. University Hospital, which is the largest teaching hospital in regional The course is fully accredited with the Australian Dental Council – the Australia. Other clinical locations include Cairns Hospital, Mackay Base national accreditation and standards body. Dentistry graduates are eligible Hospital, the Mater hospitals in Townsville and Mackay, and numerous for professional registration within Australia, New Zealand and Canada. smaller teaching centres in rural and remote communities. NO. 1 in Australia for Full-Time Employment, Median Salary 2022 Good Universities Guide, UG Dentistry “One of the reasons I picked JCU is the amazing amount of clinical hours that you just don’t find in the US or Canada. In total, JCU prepares you with 2,200 hours of clinical hands-on experience treating patients so you feel very “JCU provides an exceptional work ready the minute you graduate” educational experience, with plenty Tanner Pachal of placement opportunities and CANADA interactions with all walks of life.” BACHELOR OF DENTAL SURGERY Srikaveri Sriram BOTSWANA BACHELOR OF MEDICINE, BACHELOR OF SURGERY 28 | jcu.edu.au CRICOS Provider Code 00117J CRICOS Provider Code 00117J jcu.edu.au | 29