Australia鈥檚 largest student training facility in a private hospital has been opened in a partnership between Greenslopes Private Hospital and 宅男导航.
The Greenslopes Clinical School will provide more than 400 in-hospital training places, including 350 for medical students. Physiotherapy, pharmacy and occupational therapy students will also be based at the state-of-the-art facility.
Greenslopes Private Hospital Chief Executive Officer Mark Page said the facility 鈥� a world class tertiary hospital with a comprehensive range of inpatient and day services across all major adult specialities 鈥� was an ideal setting for a teaching node.
鈥淕reenslopes can offer a training environment with a complexity similar to a public hospital. This ensures students have exposure to the health care settings required for their development,鈥� he said.
Faculty of Health Sciences Executive Dean Professor Nicholas Fisk, said the clinical school represented a new and valuable link with the private health sector.
鈥淭his major partnership with Greenslopes and parent company, Ramsay Health Care 鈥� Australia鈥檚 largest private hospital operator 鈥� helps to secure the training of hundreds of future health professionals,鈥� Professor Fisk said.
鈥淚ntegration of this training hub in the heart of a major private hospital offers a range of new opportunities, including enabling students to work closely with other disciplines preparing them for the teamwork that is increasingly important to achieving excellent patient outcomes.鈥�
The $13m facility, which features a simulation lab, simulation ward, and learning and administration spaces, was officially opened today by the Minister for Health and Ageing, Ms Nicola Roxon.
The facility was funded by $16.5m in grants from the Federal Government, including $2.4m for student training programs and $1.1m for emergency medicine training.
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