Academic guidance

We recognise that you may face challenges during your enrolment in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program. There are many different supports available, and it can sometimes be difficult to know who to reach out to for different issues. This page outlines the supports available for academic concerns.

When you are faced with academic challenges, generally, your learning community will be your first point of contact (table 1).

Table 1
Clinical School	Year of Program	Learning Community	Contact
Greater Brisbane	1	MD Learning Hub	med.stlucia@uq.edu.au
	2 - 4	South	med.southlcstudents@uq.edu.au
		Central	med.centrallcstudents@uq.edu.au
		West	med.westlcstudents@uq.edu.au
		North	med.northlcstudents@uq.edu.au
Rural	All Years	Central Queensland	med.rcs.rockhamptonstudents@uq.edu.au
		Wide Bay - Bundaberg	med.rcs.bundabergstudents@uq.edu.au
		Wide Bay - Hervey Bay	med.rcs.herveybaystudents@uq.edu.au
		Darling Downs - Southwest	med.rcs.toowoombastudents@uq.edu.au
Ochsner	3 - 4	Ochsner	med.ocsStudentAdmin@uq.edu.au

You can also contact your Academic Guidance Lead for specialised academic support (table 2), in instances where the learning community is not able to assist.

A 'stepped-care approach' is taken to the provision of academic guidance. Where appropriate, you may be referred to other staff or you will be supported to develop a learning plan to aid your studies. The specialised academic advice may also include the provision of guidance to educators and support teams to ensure a stepped-care approach is taken that maximises the support you receive. If you require guidance regarding course content, learning activities and assessment, including questions about results and feedback, please submit this to your learning community who can escalate to the relevant course coordinator, if required.

Table 2
Clinical School	Year of Program	Student Location	Contact
Greater Brisbane	1	MD Learning Hub	Dr Adareeka Jayasinghe
Greater Brisbane	2 - 4	All	Dr Chaminda Jayaratne
Rural	1 - 4	Central Queensland	Dr Monica Stella Maris Gantus de Whitton
	1 - 4	Wide Bay - Bundaberg	Dr Fiona Hadden
	3 - 4	Wide Bay - Hervey Bay	Dr Fiona Hadden
	1 (2025 only)	Darling Downs - Southwest	Dr Adareeka Jayasinghe
	2 - 4	Darling Downs - Southwest	Dr Ellen Harker
Ochsner	1 - 2	Onshore Australia	Dr Adareeka Jayasinghe
	1 - 2^*	Onshore Australia	Medical Society Head ^{*preparation for USMLE and transition into Year 3}
	3 - 4	Onshore Ochsner