The Central Queensland and Wide Bay Regions include some of Queensland’s most iconic natural areas and two of Australia’s World Heritage Listed sites. As the southern entry point to the Great Barrier Reef, these regions have become known for their beaches, bush, rainforest and some of the most beautiful islands you will visit, including the country’s largest sand island and World Heritage Listed K’gari (Fraser Island), Lady Elliott Island and Lady Musgrave Island, Heron Island and Great Keppel Island.
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CQU Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathway to Medicine)
The provisional or undergraduate degree is provided 100% in Bundaberg or Rockhampton.
Regional Medical Pathway location summary (UQ MD 2023-2025)
The UQ MD will be offered in Brisbane for Graduate Entry students in Year 1 in 2023 and 2024. From 2025, all four years of the MD program will be offered in Bundaberg/Hervey Bay or Rockhampton. This transition will not affect undergraduate/provisional entry students studying the CQU Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathway to Medicine).
UQ MD Year 1 students studying in the CQ-WB RMP in Brisbane will be allocated to the same geographically based Learning Community.
These Learning Communities will be:
- Central Queensland (Rockhampton)
- Central Queensland Learning Community students will all be based in Rockhampton for the full four years. There will be opportunities for placement in Years 3 & 4 in other rural towns.
- Wide Bay (Bundaberg / Hervey Bay)
- Wide Bay Learning Community students will all begin in Bundaberg for Years 1 & 2 then 50% of the cohort will be allocated to Hervey Bay to complete Years 3 & 4. There will also be opportunities for placement in Years 3 & 4 in other rural towns.
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Year 1 | Brisbane | Brisbane | Bundaberg or Rockhampton | Bundaberg or Rockhampton |
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Year 2 | N/A | Bundaberg or Rockhampton | Bundaberg or Rockhampton | Bundaberg or Rockhampton |
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Year 3 | N/A | N/A | Bundaberg / Hervey Bay or Rockhampton
Year 3 will include opportunities for rural placements outside of the base location. | Bundaberg / Hervey Bay or Rockhampton
Year 3 will include opportunities for rural placements outside of the base location. |
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Year 4 | N/A |
| N/A | Bundaberg / Hervey Bay or Rockhampton
Year 4 will include opportunities for rural placements outside of the base location.
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Facilities
The Regional Medical Pathway (RMP) is a partnership of four organisations working towards improved health outcomes for Central Queensland and Wide Bay Regions through the provision of an integrated end-to-end training pathway for regional, rural and remote doctors.