Ochsner Clinical Immersions
Clinical Immersions for UQ-Ochsner MD Program
This section contains details for UQ-Ochsner students' clinical immersions in Years 3 and 4 of the UQ-Ochsner MD Program.
For any questions regarding Ochsner allocations, please contact the UQ-Ochsner Student Administration in New Orleans at med.ocsStudentAdmin@uq.edu.au.
MD Program Academic Calendar 2026 - TBA
2. Definitions
Learning Community | Hospitals |
|---|---|
Greater Brisbane Clinical School (GBCS) | |
Central | Royal Brisbane and Greenslopes Clinical Units and geographically aligned GPs and community providers |
South | Princess Alexandra-Southside Clinical Unit, (including QEII Hospital and Redlands Hospital) and geographically aligned GPs and community providers |
North | Northside Clinical Unit, (including Redcliffe Hospital and Caboolture Hospital) and geographically aligned GPs and community providers |
West | |
Rural Clinical School (RCS) | |
Central Queensland | Rockhampton Regional Clinical Unit and geographically aligned hospitals, GPs and community providers |
Wide Bay | Bundaberg and Hervey Bay Regional Clinical Units and geographically aligned GPs and community providers |
Darling Downs and South West | Toowoomba Regional Clinical Unit and geographically aligned GPs and community providers |
Rural and Remote | Various hospital, general practice and/or community-based settings in rural and remote communities in Queensland. |
Ochsner Clinical School (OCS) | |
Ochsner Health, New Orleans, USA, including: Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge, Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner, Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans, Ochsner Medical Center – North Shore, Ochsner Medical Center – West Bank, Ochsner Baptist, Ochsner St. Anne, community-based clinics in Southeastern Louisiana, and geographically aligned GPs and community providers. | |
MD: Doctor of Medicine program at The University of Queensland.
Return Placement: A clinical rotation in which a Year 4 UQ-Ochsner MD Student returns to Australia, to meet the requirements of the AMC in relation to experience of clinical practice in an Australian context.
Student: A student enrolled in or undertaking courses in the MD and UQ-Ochsner MD program.
UQ-Ochsner MD: Doctor of Medicine program at The University of Queensland in which Students are required to undertake Years 3 and 4 at the Ochsner Clinical School operating in New Orleans, USA.
Contact
For all enquiries regarding the allocation process and clinical immersions for UQ-Ochsner students, please contact the UQ-Ochsner Student Administration: