Flinders University celebrates 50 years of the medicine program.

2024 marks 50 years of Medicine at Flinders University, Bedford Park, which is co-located with Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) a major public tertiary hospital.

A significant early initiative was the decision to build the Flinders Medical Centre (FMC), part of the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN), on land adjacent to the campus and to base the university's Medical School within this new public hospital – the first such integration in Australia.

Partnering with SALHN, Flinders accepted undergraduate medical students in 1974, with the FMC opening the following year. This partnership has provided invaluable support to empower our workforce and the community in which we live.

This was expanded further in 2011 with the establishment of the Northern Territory Medical Program (NTMP) in Darwin.

Over the years, Flinders has led the way when it comes to our medical programs which are recognised internationally for our innovative curriculum, delivering outstanding clinical and academic training, which integrates clinical medicine with a strong underpinning in biomedical science.

Now with the future with the Health and Medical Research precinct also opening it’s doors, it will further enable researchers, practitioners and industry partners to work together more closely than ever before, creating a hub of collaboration within southern Adelaide’s own biomedical research precinct.