The Dunedin School of Medicine is one of three medical schools that make up the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Otago. All Otago University medical students who gain entry after a first year "Health Sciences" program, or who gain graduate entry spend their second and third years studying in Dunedin at the school of medicine. In their fourth and fifth years, medical students can either continue to study in Dunedin, or at the Christchurch or Wellington Schools of Medicine. The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealands oldest university. ... The Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences is one of three medical schools that make up the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Otago. ... The Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences is one of three medical schools that make up the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Otago. ...

History

Opened in 1875, the Otago Medical School (as it was then known) initially taught a 2 year course with training completed overseas. 1887 saw the first medical graduate taught solely at Otago, and in 1891 the medical school was formally made the Faculty of Medicine. Until 1920, training was took only four years, but was then extended to six. 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

From 1924, students could complete their last year of training at hospitals in either Auckland, Christchurch, or Wellington as well as Dunedin. In 1938, branch faculties were established in these other centres. Otago's relationship with Auckland ceased after the opening of the University of Auckland's School of Medicine in 1968. The branch faculties in Christchurch and Wellington became 'clinical' schools in 1973 and 1977 respectively, the forerunners to the modern Christchurch and Wellington Medical Schools. 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... Situated on the Eastern coast, Christchurch is the principal city of the South Island of New Zealand. ... Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara or Poneke) is the capital city of New Zealand, the countrys second-largest urban area and the most populous national capital city in Oceania. ... Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, located in coastal Otago. ... -1... The University of Aucklands Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (formerly known as ) was established in 1968 at its present site in Grafton, Auckland. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Faculty of Medicine

The title Faculty of Medicine currently applies to an administrative Unit of the Division of Health Sciences which includes the Christchurch, Dunedin, and Wellington Medical Schools and the Otago School of Medical Sciences (which comprises departments of Anatomy & Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, Pharmacology & Toxicology, and Physiology). Other faculties and schools within the Division of Health Sciences are Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Physiotherapy.

Departments

The Dunedin School of Medicine is structured into six departments with a number of sub-units: General Practice, Medical and Surgical Sciences (Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Bioethics Centre, Medicine, Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Surgery), Pathology, Preventive & Social Medicine, Psychological Medicine, and Women's and Children's Health (Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics & Child Health). Additional disciplines are taught in Christchurch and Wellington.

Links

• Faculty of Medicine (includes Christchurch, Dunedin, and Wellington
• Dunedin School of Medicine