The US says medical schools don’t always deliver the necessary scientific foundations, but the picture in Australia is more reassuring, reports Jeremy Gilling. Concerns have been voiced in the US about whether the medical education curriculum has sufficient scientific rigour ...
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Vets need to like people too
Ask a first year student why they chose veterinary science and, more than likely, they’ll tell you they love animals. “That gets them halfway there,” says Jon Hill. “But they need to be able to deal with people as skilfully ...
More »PPP prospers – out west, anyway
The $2 billion Productivity Places Program (PPP) is gaining momentum with Western Australian TAFEs, according to the chief of the state’s largest public training provider. Swan TAFE CEO Wayne Collyer told Campus Review he expected to enrol around 2500 PPP ...
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