What is it?
The Medical Clinical Placement Programme (MCPP) offers undergraduate medical students from participating U21 HSG member institutions a range of international clinical placement opportunities waived from administration fees. Typically participating universities offer between 5 and 10 placements on an annual basis.
What are the benefits?
Take a step closer to globalising your medical education and gaining a competitive edge
Offers a distinctive experience and resource that will prepare you for life and work across borders, boundaries and cultures
Learn about a different healthcare system
Increase awareness of cultural and socio-economic factors as well as clinical and language communication
Gain better cultural understanding of medical care
Encourages practicing medicine among under-served and multicultural populations.
Which member institutions are currently participating?
Current member institutions that offer clinical placements as part of the programme include:
University of Auckland
University College Dublin
University of Edinburgh
University of Hong Kong
Lund University
Tecnologico de Monterrey
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
University of Queensland
Who is it aimed at?
The MCPP is aimed at undergraduate medical students in their final year of study. Students must be fluent in English to undertake a placement.
How does it typically run?
To be considered for one of the clinical placements, students should complete the application form stating the university they wish to undertake the placement with.
Students must pay particular attention to the deadline for application in each institution.
Students must also ensure that the application form has been validated by the named representative from their university.