A medical school for the Australian National University

Gatenby, Paul A; Glasgow, Nicholas J

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04971.x

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The ANU Medical School will have a rural and regional focus, taking advantage of its unique geographic and demographic characteristics

After intense public debate and a committee of inquiry lasting eight months, the announcement that the Australian National University (ANU) was to develop Australia's 12th and the world's 896th medical school was made in April 2001 by representatives of the Commonwealth and Australian Capital Territory governments and the Vice Chancellor of the ANU.

Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Correspondence: paul.gatenby@anu.edu.au

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