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Monash MBBS/LLB

Asher

Regular Member
I'm wondering why Monash offers this dual law degree course in conjunction with MBBS. Does it offer any advantage in the future and is it important?

Also, since Monash MBBS is a 5 year course, is it busier that most other Unis offering 6 year courses?
 
In terms of course workload, 1st years seem fairly similar to other universities (such as JCU) but it could be that later years have more work involved in comparison to 6 year courses.

Can't speak for the LLB, it probably has the same novelty value as UNSW's Arts/MBBS degree. Personal interest and all that. Perhaps if you want a higher appreciation of law in medicine?
 

godoftoast

Señor Member
Emeritus Staff
I'm wondering why Monash offers this dual law degree course in conjunction with MBBS. Does it offer any advantage in the future and is it important?

Also, since Monash MBBS is a 5 year course, is it busier that most other Unis offering 6 year courses?

Maybe for students keen on becoming a medical malpractice lawyer.
 
I would say there is an even spread of 5 and 6 yr undergraduate medical degrees throughout Australia.
 

Season

Emeritus Staff
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Taken from the university handbook

Graduates can pursue all the options open to both medicine/surgery and law - including the potential to complete further specialised medical and legal study - but they are ideally placed to take up specialised careers in areas of medico-legal matters, forensic medicine and other related areas.

In my opinion, you get the worst of both worlds, but I am a bit cynical.
 

Season

Emeritus Staff
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My main thought was medical indemnity or insurance company work. Like MIGA or AVANT

I think it'd also be a good way out if you found you didn't enjoy clinical work. It would be a good way to move towards politics, or business.
 

Asher

Regular Member
Had to share this.
[video=youtube;H2b-yrRc6fc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2b-yrRc6fc[/video]
 

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Paddyld

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Yeah Monash runs a duel med/law degree, it takes an extra 2 years I believe, BUT is only offered to select students AFTER completing year 1 of med (outstanding results and all that jazz).

It'd be cool to do for the novelty of doing the most insane course on the face of the earth, but in reality cant improve your job prospects that much- and all I am ever reminded of when I think med/law is Ted from scrubs, which is what makes me very apprehensive :p

And the workload is pretty good so far (first-year), we get wed/fri arvo's off, but it still keeps you busy enough.
 

anonymd

Lurker
The Monash MBBS LLB course started more than 15 years ago, but only takes a few people a year. Graduates have ended up working in a variety of areas such as

- forensic medicine
- medical indemnity insurance boards
- patient safety - eg how to reduce errors in hospitals
- plaintiff law
- hospital and health system management
- human rights issues such as the right to health care and access to medicines
- mental health law
- public health

some people have combined work with clinical medicine and specialisation
 

pi

Junior doctor
Emeritus Staff
Bumping this thread to inform people that the program is going to be cancelled soon, so to all those keen-beans in yr12 right now, don't aspire for this as it probably won't be around :)
 

pi

Junior doctor
Emeritus Staff
I don't know of the specifics, but I guess it was because of the number of people dropping the Law part when they realised it wasn't for them.

(let's be honest, sane people do not do the MBBS/LLB)
 

pi

Junior doctor
Emeritus Staff
I'm fairly sure it has, as the people from my year who showed interest in it weren't allowed to do it as far as I know.
 

Calem

Ol' Man River
That's interesting, has it been confirmed it's dropping?
Yeah confirmed.
Instead of a talk about the MBBS/LLB (I went to see why the hell they were even offering it) we got to find out about the "exciting" JD. Which would be insane to do: jeopardising your job and your sanity just because you find law interesting. Plus with most med GPAs you'd have to pay Full Fee.
 

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