Australia to India: Making Medical School Memorable

As if going to Australia isn’t adventurous enough, why not take the opportunity to do a multi-month clinical placement in India? 

In this episode, third year medicine students, Yilin, Gabby, and Jordan, recall their time at Apollo hospital in the bustling city of Hyderabad. Some of the first students in the Macquarie Doctor of Medicine program, they have a passion for this progressive medical program and an appreciation for the long lasting professional and personal skills they acquired as a result. 

They also talk about:

·      The highlights of the Macquarie MD program

·      The challenges of the Macquarie MD program

·      Their expectations going into the Indian clinical placement

·      Memorable moments at Apollo hospital

·      Language barriers in India

·      What it’s like to live in Hyderabad

·      The design of the Macquarie MD program

·      Indian private and public hospital systems

·      Macquarie University Medicine Society

·      Working in Apollo Hospital

·      Free-time activities in India

·      Research opportunities at Macquarie University

·      Advice for incoming students

Want to know more about our topic of discussion?

·      Study medicine in Australia

·      Macquarie University

·      Macquarie’s Doctor of Medicine program


Featured in this episode:

·      OzTREKK Territory Manager – Anna Southall-Millward

·      Macquarie University MD students — Gabby, Yilin, and Jordan

·      Music — YouTube Audio Library

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