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Elective Placements

To be eligible for an elective placement at the University of Tasmania you must be in your penultimate or final year at the time of the elective. Elective students are strongly encouraged to take part in the formal teaching components offered through our final year curriculum, in addition to full clinical participation in the ward to which they are attached.

Elective placements are subject to availability and can be offered for a minimum of four (4) weeks with a maximum period of sixteen (16) weeks in any one elective area. Applicants can undertake more than one elective, for example, 16 weeks in Surgery and 16 weeks in Medicine, but not more than 16 weeks in either. An 8 or 16 week elective can consist of 4-week rotations within a specialty, for example, Endocrinology and Nephrology under Internal Medicine.

	Elective placements are available within the University of Tasmania's three teaching hospitals:
	The Launceston General Hospital located in the north of Tasmania in Launceston The North West Regional Hospital located in the north west of the state in Burnie The Royal Hobart Hospital located in the south of Tasmania in Hobart.

Please note that all requests for elective placements are handled through the University's School of Medicine and are to be directed to the Electives Co-ordinator and not directly to the hospitals.

Please note that there is a limited number of elective placements available due to the increase of domestic students.

Electives may be arranged in the following areas:

The Department of Surgery at the Royal Hobart Hospital is only able to offer electives in Plastic Surgery during University teaching time.

Successful applicants, who attend during semester time, are expected to attend lectures and integrated case-based learning sessions and tutorials, in addition to clinics and ward rounds. Elective students are accorded the same rights and responsibilities as a final year medicine student at the University of Tasmania.

Application Instructions

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Please note that all applicants must be proficient in both written and spoken English, be in good academic standing with their home University and be in the final year of their University's medical course at the time of the elective placement.

Completed application forms should be forwarded to:-

Electives Co-ordinator
School of Medicine
University of Tasmania
Private Bag 68
Hobart Tasmania 7001
Australia

Fax: +61-3-6226 4816

Fees

Students from overseas Universities are charged a fee of $AUD235.00 per week for placements at the Launceston General and North-west Regional Hospital and $275 for placements at the Royal Hobart Hospital. Domestic (Australian, New Zealand) students are charged a minimal administrative fee of $100. There is no application fee. Payment is required once an elective place is confirmed and accepted by you, and must be received at least two months prior to your commencement date.

Accommodation

Student accommodation is available through Tasmanian University's Union's Student Housing Scheme at: www.utas.edu.au/accommodation/contact/htm

It is the elective student's responsibility to organise accommodation either before they depart home or on arrival in Tasmania.

Visas

Overseas applicants should contact their nearest Australian Immigration Office with respect to visa requirements. Students requiring a visa and attending for the purposes of undertaking an elective attachment are nominated by the University of Tasmania for an Occupational Trainee Visa (subclass 442). Students will be nominated only upon their written acceptance of an elective place. Once the Department of Immigration and Indigenous Affairs provides written approval for the nomination to the University of Tasmania, the applicant is provided with an electronic copy for submission at their nearest Australian Immigration Office. Final visa approval is conditional upon applicants fulfilling a number of requirements. The location of your nearest Immigration Office can be found at: http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/index.htm.

Please note that a letter from the applicant's overseas institution stating that the applicant is currently enrolled with that institution and the Elective is a course requirement must be submitted with each Nomination for Occupational Training application (Form 913).

Immunisations

The Tasmanian School of Medicine has no compulsory immunisations for elective students. It is, however, strongly recommended that the following immunisations are up to date:-

It is also recommended that elective students familiarise themselves with the School of Medicine's Infectious Diseases' Policy.

Other Information

In accepting an elective you will be required to be familiar with, and at all times abide by the Code of Conduct developed between the Department of Health and Human Services, and the University of Tasmania, governing conduct of all medical students within the State's three teaching hospitals.

Students are responsible for all travel and living costs.

Students should note that there is no formal University lecture timetable from November until the beginning of February.

Contact Details

Electives Co-ordinator
School of Medicine
University of Tasmania
Private Bag 68
Hobart Tasmania 7001
Australia

Electives@med.utas.edu.au

Fax: +61-3-6226 4816