Northern Clinical School
Location
Northern Clinical School is located at Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) in the suburb of St Leonards on Sydney's north shore. Contact details:Northern Clinical School
Royal North Shore Hospital
St. Leonards NSW 2065
Phone: +61 2 9926 7241
Fax: +61 2 9926 6188
Website: www.ncs.usyd.edu.auInitially students receive their training at either RNSH, Manly Hospital (in Manly) or Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital (in Hornsby), however the clinical school itself comprises a total of 17 Sydney hospitals and 4 affiliated rural hospitals. These include:
- Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH)
- Manly Hospital (in Manly)
- Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital
- Mona Vale Hospital
- Mater Misericordiae Hospital
- Ryde Hospital and
- Sydney Adventist Hospital
to name a few. The rural hospitals include:
- Lismore Base Hospital
- Murwillumbah Hospital
- Grafton Hospital
Getting there
RNSH has the advantage of being easily accessible by either train or car.
St Leonards train station is literally over the road from the hospital (a 2 minute walk)! From Central station, St Leonards is only a 15 minute train ride away.
If you prefer driving, the hospital is located directly between two of Sydney's major roads, the Pacific Highway & the Gore Hill Freeway (both of which allow access to the hospital).
One thing to keep in mind is that both traffic & trains can become congested especially around peak hour, so it's best to give yourself plenty of travel time until you get used to things.
Student facilities
The facilities that students get access to at RNSH are fantastic. The Clinical School building houses our lecture theatre, six tutorial rooms, a conference room (with video-conferencing capabilities) & the medical library. In the nearby Vindin House, The Kerry Goulston Clinical Education Centre offers another eight tutorial rooms, four clinical skills laboratories, two student computer rooms & the pathology museum whilst the Northern Clinical Skills Centre allows students to practice their procedural skills and use of diagnostic equipment on a variety of simulator models.
Our strengths
The benefit of Northern Clinical School is that it allows students from the very beginning of their training to access both the large hospital setting & also community based hospitals such as Manly & Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospitals. This enables the student to get full exposure to the spectrum of medicine available throughout hospitals in and around Sydney. With the dedication of the staff & the enthusiasm of the tutors, Northern Clinical School provides organised, well structured & finely tuned sessions for its students making it one of the best in medical education.
Key contacts
Contact for administrative enquiries
Executive Officer of Northern Clinical SchoolMrs Kay Worrell
Phone: +61 2 9926-6190
Fax: +61 2 9926-6188
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Contact for academic enquiries
Associate Dean of Northern Clinical SchoolProfessor Michael Field
Phone: +61 2 9926-7097
Fax: +61 2 9438-2170
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