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Welcome to Gippsland Medical School
Update from Associate Professor William Hart, Director
The Gippsland Medical School welcomed 88 Year A students on Monday 23rd January. The day commenced with a ‘Welcome to Country’ by Mr. Wayne Thorpe. Professors Helen Bartlett, Vice Chancellor and President, Gippsland Campus; Judi Walker, Head School of Rural Health and William Hart, Director Gippsland Medical School, each then addressed the students.
On Tuesday 24th January the students attended an awards presentation for the highest achieving students from the 2011 Year A cohort: Ms. Elizabeth Duffett was awarded First Prize in Academic Excellence for the Highest Achiever in Year A 2011 and Matthew Brain and Frances Harkin received awards for high achievement in Year A 2011. This was then followed by a musical interlude by Associate Professor Brian Chapman. Professor Chapman delighted staff and students with his interpretation of Beethoven’s “Moonlight” sonata, which he entitled “Grief, Denial and Rage” and linked to the expression of passionate emotion.
On Wednesday 25th January the students attended an ‘Inspirational Speakers’ session given by Professor Ed Byrne and Dr Ranjana Srivistava. Speaking from the heart, both speakers enthralled their audience with anecdotes and advice from their own medical careers.
Following input on the structure of the GMS curriculum, students then dove straight in to self-directed study of their first Problem Based Learning (PBL) case.
