Charles Darwin University Australia gets green light for medical program to start in 2025

Charles Darwin University School of Medicine will accept 20 students into the medical program to start in 2025.

Study in Australia: Charles Darwin University (CDU) will commence its Menzies Medical Program in 2025 to train the next generation of Territory doctors. The student intake is 20.

The Federal Government had allocated $24.5 million to CDU to start this program by 2026, but with the ongoing efforts of the university to fasten this process, the university was given the green light to start the course in 2025. The student intake will increase to 40 from 2026 and the admissions will be done through Commonwealth-supported medical places.

After the funding was announced, the university worked to secure equipment, grow highly skilled team and finalise other administrative requirements.

CDU Vice-Chancellor Professor Scott Bowman is pleased to be able to start the program earlier and said that it will have a more significant impact on the community.

“It’s been a long time coming for the Northern Territory to have its own homegrown medical program, and Charles Darwin University will now be established to meet the need for medical doctors in the Northern Territory,” Professor Bowman said. It’s a fantastic opportunity for people in the Territory to train as doctors, and we’re very keen for people from non-traditional backgrounds to come and study medicine,” said, Professor Scott Bowman.

“This is going to provide current Year 12 students and other aspiring local people who want to do medicine with an opportunity to start their journey next year,” Professor Stephens said.

“Students will be provided with a detailed curriculum focusing on rural and remote health, and will have state-of-the-art digital technology available and be taught by local experts with many years of experience managing the unique health challenges in the Northern Territory. We are proud to be able to contribute to the wellbeing of the community, and we’re very excited about starting and providing a fantastic experience for students in the first year of the program," added CDU School of Medicine Foundation Dean Professor Dianne Stephens.

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