Message from our Dean
Welcome to the CDU Menzies Medical Program. I have been the Dean of the CDU Menzies Medical Program since January 2022.
The CDU Menzies Medical Program was established to provide an opportunity for local NT and First Nations students to study medicine and graduate as doctors who will make a difference in our community, providing a local medical workforce pipeline for the NT.
The medical program is a 5-year undergraduate entry MD course with 5 themes running concurrently: Patient Care, Health in the Community, First Nations Culture and Health, Personal and Professional Development, and the Scientific Basis of Medicine. The medical program has a strong focus on First Nations health and wellbeing, remote and rural medicine, rural generalism, and the provision of high-quality, interdisciplinary team-based regional and remote health services.
Clinical placements will take students to rural and remote towns across the NT, providing a rich experience in clinical medicine in rural and remote settings. We aim to deliver the most relevant and tailored medical program in the country, setting a new standard for regional medical programs.
The Australian Medical Council has granted the program accreditation from 2026. It will be open for applications in August 2025 and will have its first student intake in 2026. We're looking forward to welcoming students on campus!
A locally led, governed, designed and delivered medical program for the NT
Other medical courses on offer
Undergraduate
Graduate certificates
Short courses and microcredentials
In the news
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Medical program is one step closer
Charles Darwin University will soon begin educating the next generation of Territory doctors with the CDU Menzies Medical Program to commence in 2025.
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CDU set to deliver doctors for the Territory
Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) goal of educating homegrown doctors is now a reality with the Federal Government granting $24.5 million to establish the CDU Menzies Medical Program.
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Partnership a major milestone for the CDU School of Medicine
Charles Darwin University (CDU) is a step closer to establishing a home-grown medical school with a new curriculum partnership with Western Sydney University signed.
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Public lectures
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