MD Year 1 Orientation 2022

All times indicated below are AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time/Brisbane times).

Please note that there are no orientation events scheduled for Wednesday 26 January, as this is the Australia Day public holiday.

All sessions are offered via Zoom, please download and learn to use Zoom prior to Orientation.

Welcome Event: Monday 24 January

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Monday 24 January

Attendance at all sessions is required unless otherwise specified. Sessions may be subject to change.

Time	Topic	Information and presenters	Location
8.30–9.30am	Welcome to Country	Nunukul Yuggera Aboriginal Dancers	Great Court, St Lucia Campus, QLD 4067 Live stream via our Year 1 Orientation page
	Welcome to UQ	Professor Deborah Terry AO (Vice-Chancellor and President)
	Life as a doctor	Professor Stuart Carney (Dean, Medical School)
	Introduction and Declaration of Geneva	Charlotte Penfold (UQMS President)
	End of session	Angela Brandenburg (Academic Lead, Year 1 & 2, Medical School)
9.30–11am	Meet your CBL	Collect breakfast box, find your CBL group	Great Court, St Lucia Campus, QLD 4067
9.30–11am	Campus tour		The campus tour commences from the Welcome Hub, Great Court, St Lucia Campus, QLD, 4067

Attendance & engagement in all sessions is required unless otherwise specified. Sessions may be subject to change.

Time	Topic	Information and presenters	Location
9–10.30am	Launching a successful medical student career	Angela Brandenburg (Academic Lead, Year 1 & 2) Associate Professor Margo Lane (Head, MD Learning Hub, St Lucia)	Zoom
10.30–11am	Break
11am-1pm	Getting started in your MD	Angela Brandenburg (Academic Lead, Year 1 & 2) Rebecca Magee (Student Administration) Dr Paul Lovelock (Occupational Health & Safety Manager) Professor Di Eley (Director, MD Student Research) Associate Professor Margo Lane (Head, MD Learning Hub, St Lucia) Amarjeet Kaur (MD Learning Hub, St Lucia)	Zoom
1-2pm	Break
2-3pm	Cultural awareness	Wayne Williams (Coordinator of Indigenous Health Education, Rural Clinical School)	Zoom
3-4pm	Rural Clinical School	Associate Professor Riitta Partanen (Director, Rural Clinical School) Associate Professor Bruce Chater OAM (Head, Mayne Academy of Rural and Remote Medicine) Jess Traves (President, TROHPIQ)	Zoom
4-4.30pm	Q&A	Angela Brandenburg (Academic Lead, Year 1 & 2)	Zoom

Attendance & engagement in all sessions is required unless otherwise specified. Sessions may be subject to change.

Time	Topic	Information and presenters	Location
7–8.30am	Ochsner Student Session	Professor Ronald Amedee (Director, UQ Ochsner Clinical School) Dr Dodd Denton (Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, Ochsner Clinical School) Katie Smith (International Education Professional, The University of Queensland) Dr Peter Rizzo (Academic Guidance Lead, Ochsner) Dr Christian Gray (MEDI7282 Course Coordinator) Rachel Keogh (Financial Aid) Professor Di Eley (Director, MD Student Research) OMSA Representative (Nathaniel Untch, OMSA Phase 1 Executive Officer)	Zoom
9–11am	Your MD: a learner-centred approach	MEDI7101 Health, Society and Research 1 (Associate Professor Linda Selvey and Dr Heena Akbar) MEDI7111 Clinical Science 1 (Dr Christian Gray and Dr lulia Oancea) MEDI7121 Clinical Practice 1 (Dr Sharee Stedman and Dr Harveen Kaur Sudarshan Singh) MEDI7131 Ethics & Professional Practice 1 (Dr Gillian McIlwain)	Zoom
11am–12pm	Break
12-2pm	Supporting you during your MD	Angela Brandenburg (Academic Lead, Year 1 & 2) Dr Chantelle Giles (Academic Guidance Lead, Year 1 & 2) Lars Eriksson (Liaison Librarian) Jacinta Sinclair (Medical Student Support Team) Ken Aberdeen (Student Services) Lars Eriksson (AskUS)	Zoom
2.30–5pm	UQMS Session Life as a medical student Welcome to UQMS Student Clubs Showcase	Charlotte Penfold (UQMS President) UQMS Executive Committee UQMS Arms and Affiliate Clubs	Zoom