Rankings
We are are a multi-award winning, internationally recognised university and we are proud to be:
A top university worldwide
Deakin is ranked among the Top 1% of universities worldwide according to all major international university rankings.*
*ShanghaiRankings World University Rankings 2017
Top young university
One of the Top 50 young universities in the world.^
^The Times Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University Rankings
Top ranked Medicine school
Deakin University’s School of Medicine is ranked in the top 150 medical schools in the world.*
*2016 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
World-class facilities
At Deakin, we have created a world-class health precinct.
This expansive precinct includes the new Deakin medical and research facility on campus; REACH (Deakin Regional Community Health Hub), a $47 million research facility; Metabolic research unit; research links with CSIRO and University hospital; a new Epworth hospital on campus with advanced Emergency and ICU facilities; and all our strategic research centres.
School of Medicine
At Deakin University, Australia, our School of Medicine prides ourselves on training work-ready graduates who are able to respond to the varied needs of clinical practice worldwide.
Based in the Victorian city of Geelong, with our exceptional purpose-built facilities and far-reaching industry links, a medical degree with Deakin can lead to a long and rewarding career.
From clinical management through to optometry and surgery, Deakin is pushing the frontier of medical research forward at a world-class standard - the opportunities are limitless.
The School of Medicine's reputation for research excellence is underpinned by success in competitive funding schemes and publications in high-impact journals, including Nature.
We have five research centres and hundreds of industry and community partnerships through which we develop and apply our research.
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Medicine and surgery
Our accreditations
Graduates who satisfactorily complete an accredited intern year following successful completion of this course will qualify as registered medical practitioners in Australia and New Zealand. Deakin’s transition from Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery to a Doctor of Medicine is pending accreditation by the Australian Medical Council.
Graduates of our optometry and medical imaging degrees will be qualified to apply for registration with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency).
Medicine and surgery graduates are also eligible for accreditation from AMC (Australian Medical Council).
Find out more about studying Medicine at Deakin or feel free to ask us a question about studying Medicine at Deakin
School of Medicine disciplines
All the courses we offer at the School of Medicine are grouped into several disciplines:
Learn in the workplace
We have a strong emphasis on work-integrated learning at the School of Medicine with students spending between 25-50% of their study participating in clinical placements.
This means you will enter your chosen profession with plenty of hands-on experience and confidence in dealing directly with patients.
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Who we work with
We've established a wealth of partnerships that will help your work integrated learning as well as your career beyond university. Our strategic research centres and partners include:
- Centre for Rural Emergency Medicine
- CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory
- Geelong Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases
- The Kardinia Health GP Superclinic
- Metabolic Research Unit (MRU)
- The Molecular and Medical Research Strategic Research Centre (MMR)
- Psychiatric Health and Epi-Centre for Healthy Ageing Strategic Research Centre
- National Centre for Farmer Health
- The Western Alliance Academic Health Science Centre
- University Hospital Geelong.
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