Blacktown/Mt Druitt Clinical School

The Clinical School and Research Centre provides facilities for teaching and research. The Research Centre will house staff working on clinical trials in its dry lab space, in addition to extensive wet laboratory facilities. The Clinical Skills Lab provides a simulated environment where students can learn in a safe learning environment before proceeding to the ward situation. Students will be taught and practice all clinical skills, including resuscitation, venipuncture and cannulation.

Simulation manikins will be used, reflecting international best practice.

The Clinical School facility houses tutorial rooms, an auditorium, office space for staff and the hospital library.

Blacktown/Mt Druitt's supportive working environment makes for high student morale and the administrative team of the School is ready to respond to inquiries, and together with the doctors and nursing staff are keen to help in any way they can.

Blacktown/Mt Druitt Hospital incorporates 2 busy Emergency Departments, and a surgical service with 8 operating rooms.

The hospital is also undergoing significant expansion and growth. 

Surgical specialities include:

• General Surgery
• Vascular
• Cardiothoracic
• Plastics
• Gynaecology
• ENT
• Urology
• Opthamology
• Facio-Maxillary
• Orthopaedic

Other specialties include:

• Aged Care and Rehabilitation
• Cardiology
• Emergency Medicine
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• General Medicine
• Immunology
• Intensive Care
• Neurology
• Oncology
• Paediatrics
• Palliative Care
• Psychiatry
• Renal and Nephrology
• Respiratory

Further details are available on the opportunities provided in Medical Clerkships.

• Prof. Sanjay Swaminathan - Clinical Dean
• Doctor Katrina Chau - Clinical Sub Dean
• Professor Michael Edye - Professor of Surgery
• A/Prof Harry Merkur - Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Kathy Brown - Executive Officer