Undergraduate Medical Students
Within Cabrini Institute, medical education is a major priority area.
In 2006, Cabrini became a Regional Clinical School of the Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. Cabrini with the Bayside Hospitals
(Alfred, Sandringham and Caulfield) and Box Hill, make up the Central and Eastern Clinical School.
Cabrini has been involved in the Monash undergraduate teaching program since the early 1980's. Until 2005, students rotated through Cabrini for 6-8 week terms. In 2006 Cabrini Health commenced a new medical student program as part of the Monash University new 5 year curriculum. This was the first time a group of medical students viewed Cabrini as their principal clinical school and not just a rotation from a major public teaching hospital. 3rd Year Monash University Medical students now come to Cabrini for a 9 month placement.
Following the successful implementation of the third year medical student program at Cabrini in 2006,
the program has continued and each February we welcome a new group of students.
Associate Professor Michele Levinson, Clinical Dean, has developed a full teaching program for the students.
The program provides a mixture of bedside and workshop-based teaching across the whole spectrum of medicine and surgery.
The Cabrini program has a strong emphasis on professional behaviour and role modelling for medical practice.
The program succeeds because of the support of the Cabrini medical specialist staff in all aspects of the teaching.
In 2009, we welcomed fourth year paediatric students rotating through the Paediatric Centre and in 2011 we were able to offer six week placements for fifth year students
in colorectal, emergency, general medicine, geriatric medicine, haematology, oncology, neurology and ICU. The aim of the final year
elective program is to provide a pre-intern experience by participation in the healthcare team.
