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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. 

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Placements Student Handbook

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  1. Allocations Overview
  2. Definitions
  3. Key Allocation Dates
  4. Year 3 Clinical Immersions
  5. Year 4 Clinical Immersions
  1. Elective & PRINT Preferencing at Ochsner
  2. Self-Arranged Elective & PRINT Immersions
  3. Special Consideration
  4. Allocation Change Requests
  5. Travel & Assigned Locations at Ochsner

6. Elective & PRINT Preferencing at Ochsner

Please refer to the Elective and PRINT guidelines under Year 4 Clinical Immersions.

Preferencing for the Elective and PRINT immersions at Ochsner will take place prior to the term in which students are scheduled to attend. Please consult the table below for specific dates.

All students are required to submit their preferences for Elective and PRINT immersions at Ochsner, even if they plan to apply for a self-arranged external placement. This ensures that a secured placement is available in the event that the external placement is not approved.

TermPreferencing Dates
Elective in Terms 1 & 227 - 31 October 2025
Elective in Terms 3 & 423 - 27 February 2026
PRINT (Term 5)25 - 29 May 2026

Elective and PRINT immersions at Ochsner will be released to students approximately 2 weeks after the preferencing closes.

Submit Preferences

Contact

For all enquiries regarding the allocation process and clinical immersions for UQ-Ochsner students, please contact the UQ-Ochsner Student Administration:

Email: med.ocsStudentAdmin@uq.edu.au