Wednesday 17 April 2024

The Macquarie MD is distinct among medical degrees. Taught on a campus that’s home to MQ Health – Australia’s first university-led integrated academic health sciences centre – and the country’s only not-for-profit hospital on a university campus, the degree will uniquely prepare you to be a patient-centred, culturally responsive and globally aware future healthcare leader.

To find out more, join us either in person or online for our Macquarie MD Information Evening on Wednesday 17 April 2024. You’ll learn about the degree’s structure, placement opportunities, our state-of-the-art facilities and the admission process. In-person attendees will have the opportunity to tour our facilities and network with panel speakers, MQ Health staff and current Macquarie MD students. Online attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in a virtual facilities tour after the panel discussion.

5pm – 5.30pm: Registration and networking
(Ground Floor, 1 Wally’s Walk, Macquarie University)

5.30pm – 6.30pm: Panel session
(Attend either in person in our new Clinical Education Building, 1 Wally’s Walk, or online via Zoom.)

• Join our panel session of experts who will provide an overview of the Macquarie MD and share their valuable insights.
• Hear from current students who will share their personal journeys and experiences.
• Learn more about the admission process, the learning experience and our supportive and collaborative community.
• Engage with our speakers in a live Q&A session (online attendees can ask questions via Zoom chat).
6.30pm – 6.45pm: Virtual Facilities tour (online)
• Tour our state-of-the-art clinical facilities and the new Clinical Education Building, and learn how the Macquarie University Hospital and Clinics form an integral part of MQ Health.
6.30pm – 7.30pm: Facilities tour, 1-1 advising and networking (on campus)
Light refreshments and a selection of canapes on offer
• Tour our state-of-the-art clinical facilities and the new Clinical Education Building, and learn how the Macquarie University Hospital and Clinics form an integral part of MQ Health.
• Receive one-on-one advising and have your questions answered.
• Network with our panel session speakers, MQ Health staff and current Macquarie MD students.

Register now

About the Macquarie MD

The Macquarie MD is a four-year graduate-entry medical course that integrates applied medical sciences with clinical sciences, professionalism and research. You’ll study within MQ Health – Australia’s first university-led fully integrated academic health sciences centre.

You’ll learn to be patient-centred and safety focused, culturally responsive, globally aware and equipped to work within increasingly digital health systems. From day one, you’ll engage in clinical learning and be part of a small and highly supported student community, and experience structured Australian and international clinical placements.

For specific enquiries about the Macquarie MD, contact us at [email protected].

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Meet the speakers

Professor Vincent Lam

Professor Vincent Lam

Professor Vincent Lam, Course Director of Macquarie MD and Professor of Surgery at Macquarie University, graduated in medicine from the University of Sydney. His general surgical training was undertaken in Sydney, followed by two years of post-fellowship training in hepatobiliary, pancreatic and transplant surgery at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, and Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. As the first graduate of the Doctorate of Clinical Surgery at the University of Sydney, his thesis was titled ‘Extending the frontiers of surgical resection of colorectal liver metastases’. He is a consultant hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeon at Macquarie University Hospital and Westmead Hospital, and treasurer at the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Hepatic, Pancreatic and Biliary Association. His previous leadership roles include Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Sydney; president of the Australian Chinese Medical Association; and vice-chair of the Medical Staff Council, Westmead Hospital.
Dr Janani Mahadeva

Dr Janani Mahadeva

Dr Janani Mahadeva, a graduate of the University of Sydney and a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, joined MQ Health in 2017 after completing basic physician trainee at the Royal North Shore Hospital. Actively involved in the Macquarie MD, she serves as the Stage 1 Lead, where she convenes the Clinical Practice unit for first-year students and supervises medical students rotating through her practice. Dr Mahadeva is involved in research on learning health systems and various aspects of primary care. She enjoys all aspects of general practice, and her special interests are chronic disease management, paediatrics and mental health. She also leads the Quality Improvement initiative within MQ Health General Practice to improve patient outcomes.

Associate Professor Verity Pacey

Associate Professor Verity Pacey

Associate Professor Verity Pacey is the Associate Dean of Curriculum and Learning (Graduate Health Education) in the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences at Macquarie University. In this role, she provides leadership across the faculty’s breadth of graduate health courses, including the Macquarie MD. Her previous leadership roles at Macquarie University include Course Director of the Doctor of Physiotherapy and Head of the Department of Health Sciences. Associate Professor Pacey is a senior fellow of Advance HE (Higher Education Academy) and the 2021 recipient of an Australian Award for University Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Team Award). She is an experienced clinical and academic physiotherapist. Her teaching and research focus on the diagnosis and management of rare and complex conditions in paediatrics. Her educational scholarship explores pain science education of health professional students and practitioners, curriculum innovation and the work-readiness of graduates.