Doctor of Medicine Placement Compliance Requirements

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Verification

As part of studying the Doctor of Medicine you are required to attend Introduction to Clinical

Medicine (ICM) tutorials within local health services and clinical placements within general practice.

Students must be compliant with NSW Health vaccination and verification requirements before

attending any NSW Health site. If the below steps below are not completed students will not be

able to attend placement.

Step 1: NSW Health Compliance and Training – Compulsory

Criminal Record Check

Vaccination Record Card - Page 2 contains instructions to assist you

Note: vaccination records and/or serology must be provided

COVID Vaccination – Evidence of full course of COVID-19 vaccination (and booster when

eligible)

Attachment Form 6 – Undertaking / Declaration Form

Attachment Form 7 – Tuberculosis (TB) Assessment Tool

NSW Health Code of Conduct Agreement for Students

Attachment Form 9 – Hepatitis B Declaration Form

Blood Borne Virus Student Declaration Form

Influenza Vaccination (required to be updated every 12 months can be recorded on

vaccination card)

Additional information on the above requirements and student compliance can be found at:

https://www.heti.nsw.gov.au/Placements-Scholarships-Grants/clinical-placements/student-compliance

There are also a number of mandatory training modules that must be completed prior to attending an

NSW Health site via HETI My health Learning

These include:

• Hazardous Manual Tasks and Work Health and Safety

• Patient Privacy

• Hand Hygiene

• Between the Flags - Tier 1 (Awareness Charts and Escalation)

• Cyber Security Fundamentals

• Infection Prevention and Control Practices

• Personal Protective Equipment for Combined Transmission-Based Precautions

Additional information on how and when to complete these modules will be provided to students.

Doctor of Medicine

Placement Compliance Requirements

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Step 2: Charles Sturt University Requirements – Compulsory

Working with Children Check (WWCC)

Please note: Students who are allocated to interstate placements, private hospitals or other private

organisations may also be required to complete site-specific requirements prior to commencing their

placement.

Step 3: Forward your Documents for Assessment

Please forward your documents through to FOS-WPL@csu.edu.au

with your details in the subject line

(example below).

These documents will be checked, logged in Inplace and sent to NSW Health for assessment and

verification. Please note assessment by NSW Health can take 2-3 weeks. Once verified by NSW Health

students will be notified of successful compliance.

Additional Information and Resources

• Travel and Accommodation

All travel and accommodation arrangements, including costs associated with placement, are the

responsibility of the individual student.

Please note Charles Sturt University is not responsible for providing or sourcing accommodation.

• Scholarships and Grants

Please refer to the Scholarships and Grants tab on the Charles Sturt website.

https://study.csu.edu.au/get-support/scholarships

Contact:

If you have any further questions regarding the above information, please contact the Charles

Sturt University Faculty of Science and Health (FoSH) Workplace Learning (WPL) team via

FOS-[email protected]du.au