The Joint Program in Medicine delivers the Doctor of Medicine, a five-year undergraduate entry degree that prepares graduates for a career in medicine.

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Shelley Singh, from MacKillop College, said she has always been interested in a career in medicine.

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She said when she lived in Sydney, she toured the medicine school at Western Sydney University and that's where "it all kick-started".

"When I heard that there was a rural medical school, it broadened my interest in medicine even further because I know there are not many doctors in the rural areas," she said.

"I am Indigenous and hearing about Indigenous health is important to me. I feel like me doing medicine would help the community and Indigenous people."

Her mum Kathleen Singh said having a regionally based medical school was a brilliant opportunity.

"I think it's going to work for the community," she said.

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