Support services
Future students
Various initiatives are underway to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students into the profession including:
- Career guidance in schools with visits by Indigenous health professionals and university teaching staff
- Mentoring program - high school students are able to "shadow" a medical student for the day and get an insight into this kind of study
- Summer School - a one-week program provides Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students with an overview of basic sciences, as well as an introductory working problem to solve and an insight into the learning structure of the course
- Yapug - a tertiary preparation course to help students gain skills for entry into health and other professions
Current students
Once on campus, at either Newcastle or Armidale, the Discipline of Indigenous Health can provide academic, social and cultural support in conjunction with Wollotuka, the University of Newcastle's Institute of Indigenous Higher Education. At UNE, the Oorala Aboriginal Centre offers academic advice, tutorial assistance, a computer room, a resource library, tutorial rooms and a student common room for relaxation and study. Students involved in postgraduate studies are supported by Umulliko at Newcastle or Oorala Aboriginal Centre at UNE.
