Construction of the $21 million, four-level Macarthur Clinical School is underway, and is set to transform training for local medical students from Western Sydney University and the staff at Campbelltown Hospital.

The new state-of-the-art facility is a joint project of South Western Sydney Local Health District and Western Sydney University. It features a simulation laboratory, lecture theatre, offices, teaching spaces and a new patient clinic.

 

Professor Annemarie Hennessy AM, Dean of the School of Medicine, said the facility will provide innovative training opportunities for the future and current health workforce.

 

“Campbelltown is already a major training centre for doctors with the School of Medicine on the university campus, as well as the Schools of Health and Science and Nursing and Midwifery, and the new Macarthur Clinical School is only going to build on this already solid engagement”, said Prof Hennessy.

 “We have been working closely on this project with Campbelltown City Council and we look forward to sharing the benefits of the school with the wider community.”

 

 Campbelltown City Council General Manager, Lindy Deitz, said it was an exciting time for 

 the partnership between Council and the university.

 “We really value the contribution Western Sydney University makes to Campbelltown and 

 the wider Macarthur region, and I’m pleased to see that what were once just plans on  paper is now coming to life,” Mrs Deitz said.

 

 “Campbelltown is the hub of health and education services for south west Sydney, and we 

 will continue to work alongside the university and hospital to further expand this reputation 

 as our city continues to grow as an important metropolitan centre.”

 

 It is anticipated that the clinical school will be ready for the beginning of the 2017 academic year.