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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, as I mentioned, Charles Darwen University, they've previewed the
brand new Center for Better Health Futures. It's a thirty
point eight million dollar investment and it promises to revolutionize
health training in the Northern Territory. It's going to have
cutting edge facilities and a new school of medicine. It
is being hailed as a major step forward for growing
the Northern Territory's own workforce. Joining us on the line
(00:23):
is CDU's pro Vice Chancellor for the Faculty of Health,
Professor Dominic Upton. Good morning to you, professor.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Good morning Katie. How are you this morning?
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Yeah, really good, wonderful to have you on the show now, Professor.
We know that this is a huge investment in health
training here in the top end. What's going to make
the Center for Better Health Futures such a game changer
for us?
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Yeah? Well, I think there are two things. First of all,
it's the simulation activities that we can that students can
take place in here. So it's got a fully kitchen
out wall, so nursing students, for example, can practice the
skills before they go out into the real world. He's
got an emergency base, so again our paramedic students can
practice there. It's got a rehabilitation facility, so our physiotherapists,
(01:10):
occupational therapists, our speech therapists and so on and so on,
so they can practice, and more importantly, I think all
of them can work together to make sure that we
do inter professional practice. At the other end of the building,
we've also got the newly created Health Hub, which means
that residents from the top end, from Darwin and beyond
can actually come and take part in the student need clinics.
(01:31):
So they might have a particular issue of concern and
if we run a clinic on that then they can
see a student under the supervision of one of our
staff who's fully qualified. But they can get better service,
quicker service, and help train the future workforce for the
territory and profess that.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Like, how soon are we expecting everything to be up
and running and students to be in there in those
simulated rooms.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Yep, So we've actually started using the facility already to
the therapy students of practicing their skills. We ran our
audiology pediatric screening clinic last week and the week before,
so they started already. Now it won't become fully functioning
until probably in the new year, once we get used to
(02:16):
the building, once we've got all of those courses come
on stream, or rather that the clinics come on stream.
But at the moment, we're taking it step by step up.
We started using it already.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
With the simulated rooms and the simulated emergency departments. How
close to the real thing is it for students?
Speaker 2 (02:34):
Yep, exactly the same. So there's an ambulance base, so
we have a training ambulance so that will take in
simulated patients over to the ambulance bay that have to
pass over hand over their patient to the nurse or
the doctor or the pharmacist or whoever it might be.
In that sort of emergency bay, it's or kitted out
(02:56):
with the beds with all the equipment. Now, I think
importantly say that all the panels and all the air vents,
they look real, so they're modeled on what we have
in hospital, but they're not connecting up to oxygen or
to instruction facilities. M's just step beyond. So probably want
students to recognize the workplace when they get out there.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Yeah, Oh, I think it's so important, particularly when you're
talking about such a hands on job. I mean you
have said that the facility gives students and staff access
to opportunities which are really available outside some of our
bigger cities. What sort of age do you think this
gives to Charles Dalen University in terms of, you know,
really wanting to you know, to to encourage students to
(03:41):
study here in the Northern Territory.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
Yeah, well that was exactly the reason and the thinking
behind the facility. It means that we've got contemporary, cutting
edge facilities, the best in the country, I would suggest,
and that means a territory students can actually study here,
remain here. Practice here has actually really been to grow around.
They don't have to go into state for high end facilities.
(04:04):
We've got them here. You know, we are the most modern,
up to date facility. So students should be aware of
that and should want to stay here. But I think
just as importantly, people down south or elsewhere outside of
the territory are going to look enviously at our facility
and they're going to want to come up here and
train here. So again we'll be creating a new pipeline
(04:24):
of territory workforce.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
Yeah, in terms of you know, in terms of this facility,
but also our new School of Medicine. You know, how
significant is it that you're able to actually, you know,
you're going to be able to do your medical education
and it will be delivered right here in Darwin.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
Yeah, I mean fundamentally. I mean, there are so many
health professions that we need here in the territory, in
medicine being one of the key ones, and that's going
to commence in January February of next year. Applications are
open at the moment, and we want as many territory
people who feel that they're qualified to take on that
role and want to take on that role obviously to
(05:06):
actually apply and come here and stay here in the territory.
But it also means that we can train future doctors
to work in the territory, to work with the population
that we have here, to work in the geography that
we have here, so they know exactly what they have
to deal with and how best to deal with it.
But that goes across all of the professions. I mean,
(05:26):
since you know, over the past six years, we've created paramedicine,
we've created speech pathology, we've created occupational therapy, we've created
all of those allied health professions. We've also got a
new course in allal health therapy sorts of that dental
support or dental profession. So again, you know, we are
creating all of these, so teritory students just have to
(05:48):
look at CDU for their future careers, really.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Like, how are enrollment numbers looking with some of these
degrees as well?
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Obviously the enrollments for twenty twenty six have just started,
so we have I know, we've got over a thousand
applications for our medical program, all of our If I
look at a faculty level, then we're above target too.
We're above where we need to be in order to
hit our target for twenty twenty six. So enrollments are
(06:21):
looking positive, but we won't really know that until January,
February March of next year.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Yeah, right, And professor, in terms of you know, you
said that you've already had one thousand applications for the
medical program. Are a lot of those local people or
are you seeing quite a few from interstate want to
come here to study?
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Yep? So both, and we've probably got I think it's
about ten percents of between one and two hundred from
the territory and the rest are into state. And what
we've set up the system is the priority given to
first Nations people and then people from the territory. But
then those that live into state, if they live all
(07:01):
and remote so they used to the sort of experience
of the territory, then they're given priority as well. So
again we're making sure that the people that come on
our medical program not really from those inner city areas
and don't understand the context. So that's the type of
practitioner that we want, the medical practition or nursing practition
so that they will know what to do within the
(07:22):
territory and be able to stay here and help you.
Speaker 1 (07:24):
Yeah, I was going to say, and wanting them to
stay as well. I don't know whether you can make
that a prerequisitive of coming to study in the North Chac.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Yeah, it's right, No, no, no, I mean I think
to be honest, you know, we've had a real positive experience.
Now people come to the territory and they have negative perceptions,
but when they get here they love it and you know,
they fall in love with their peers, but with the
atmosphere with Darwin or broader territory, and they do tend
(07:54):
to stay in here so you know, I'm quite happy
to have that brain drain from down south im into
stay up to the territory. The more the merria so, professor.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
Obviously, as you pointed out, some of those some of
the areas within the facility are already being utilized and
are operational. But is it early next year that you're
expecting the whole facility to be operational.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Yeah, yep, that's right. So the medical program starts in
January February of next year. The academic year starts in
February March and next year, so that's a type of
timeline that we're working on.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
Well, see to you, pro Vice Chancellor for the Faculty
of Health, Professor Dominic Upton, really appreciate your time this morning.
Always good to catch up with you.
Speaker 2 (08:37):
Likewise, Thanks Katie, thank you
Speaker 1 (08:39):
Thanks so much,
Well, as I mentioned, Charles Darwen University, they've previewed the
brand new Center for Better Health Futures. It's a thirty
point eight million dollar investment and it promises to revolutionize
health training in the Northern Territory. It's going to have
cutting edge facilities and a new school of medicine. It
is being hailed as a major step forward for growing
the Northern Territory's own workforce. Joining us on the line
(00:23):
is CDU's pro Vice Chancellor for the Faculty of Health,
Professor Dominic Upton. Good morning to you, professor.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Good morning Katie. How are you this morning?
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Yeah, really good, wonderful to have you on the show now, Professor.
We know that this is a huge investment in health
training here in the top end. What's going to make
the Center for Better Health Futures such a game changer
for us?
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Yeah? Well, I think there are two things. First of all,
it's the simulation activities that we can that students can
take place in here. So it's got a fully kitchen
out wall, so nursing students, for example, can practice the
skills before they go out into the real world. He's
got an emergency base, so again our paramedic students can
practice there. It's got a rehabilitation facility, so our physiotherapists,
(01:10):
occupational therapists, our speech therapists and so on and so on,
so they can practice, and more importantly, I think all
of them can work together to make sure that we
do inter professional practice. At the other end of the building,
we've also got the newly created Health Hub, which means
that residents from the top end, from Darwin and beyond
can actually come and take part in the student need clinics.
(01:31):
So they might have a particular issue of concern and
if we run a clinic on that then they can
see a student under the supervision of one of our
staff who's fully qualified. But they can get better service,
quicker service, and help train the future workforce for the
territory and profess that.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Like, how soon are we expecting everything to be up
and running and students to be in there in those
simulated rooms.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Yep, So we've actually started using the facility already to
the therapy students of practicing their skills. We ran our
audiology pediatric screening clinic last week and the week before,
so they started already. Now it won't become fully functioning
until probably in the new year, once we get used to
(02:16):
the building, once we've got all of those courses come
on stream, or rather that the clinics come on stream.
But at the moment, we're taking it step by step up.
We started using it already.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
With the simulated rooms and the simulated emergency departments. How
close to the real thing is it for students?
Speaker 2 (02:34):
Yep, exactly the same. So there's an ambulance base, so
we have a training ambulance so that will take in
simulated patients over to the ambulance bay that have to
pass over hand over their patient to the nurse or
the doctor or the pharmacist or whoever it might be.
In that sort of emergency bay, it's or kitted out
(02:56):
with the beds with all the equipment. Now, I think
importantly say that all the panels and all the air vents,
they look real, so they're modeled on what we have
in hospital, but they're not connecting up to oxygen or
to instruction facilities. M's just step beyond. So probably want
students to recognize the workplace when they get out there.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Yeah, Oh, I think it's so important, particularly when you're
talking about such a hands on job. I mean you
have said that the facility gives students and staff access
to opportunities which are really available outside some of our
bigger cities. What sort of age do you think this
gives to Charles Dalen University in terms of, you know,
really wanting to you know, to to encourage students to
(03:41):
study here in the Northern Territory.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
Yeah, well that was exactly the reason and the thinking
behind the facility. It means that we've got contemporary, cutting
edge facilities, the best in the country, I would suggest,
and that means a territory students can actually study here,
remain here. Practice here has actually really been to grow around.
They don't have to go into state for high end facilities.
(04:04):
We've got them here. You know, we are the most modern,
up to date facility. So students should be aware of
that and should want to stay here. But I think
just as importantly, people down south or elsewhere outside of
the territory are going to look enviously at our facility
and they're going to want to come up here and
train here. So again we'll be creating a new pipeline
(04:24):
of territory workforce.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
Yeah, in terms of you know, in terms of this facility,
but also our new School of Medicine. You know, how
significant is it that you're able to actually, you know,
you're going to be able to do your medical education
and it will be delivered right here in Darwin.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
Yeah, I mean fundamentally. I mean, there are so many
health professions that we need here in the territory, in
medicine being one of the key ones, and that's going
to commence in January February of next year. Applications are
open at the moment, and we want as many territory
people who feel that they're qualified to take on that
role and want to take on that role obviously to
(05:06):
actually apply and come here and stay here in the territory.
But it also means that we can train future doctors
to work in the territory, to work with the population
that we have here, to work in the geography that
we have here, so they know exactly what they have
to deal with and how best to deal with it.
But that goes across all of the professions. I mean,
(05:26):
since you know, over the past six years, we've created paramedicine,
we've created speech pathology, we've created occupational therapy, we've created
all of those allied health professions. We've also got a
new course in allal health therapy sorts of that dental
support or dental profession. So again, you know, we are
creating all of these, so teritory students just have to
(05:48):
look at CDU for their future careers, really.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Like, how are enrollment numbers looking with some of these
degrees as well?
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Obviously the enrollments for twenty twenty six have just started,
so we have I know, we've got over a thousand
applications for our medical program, all of our If I
look at a faculty level, then we're above target too.
We're above where we need to be in order to
hit our target for twenty twenty six. So enrollments are
(06:21):
looking positive, but we won't really know that until January,
February March of next year.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Yeah, right, And professor, in terms of you know, you
said that you've already had one thousand applications for the
medical program. Are a lot of those local people or
are you seeing quite a few from interstate want to
come here to study?
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Yep? So both, and we've probably got I think it's
about ten percents of between one and two hundred from
the territory and the rest are into state. And what
we've set up the system is the priority given to
first Nations people and then people from the territory. But
then those that live into state, if they live all
(07:01):
and remote so they used to the sort of experience
of the territory, then they're given priority as well. So
again we're making sure that the people that come on
our medical program not really from those inner city areas
and don't understand the context. So that's the type of
practitioner that we want, the medical practition or nursing practition
so that they will know what to do within the
(07:22):
territory and be able to stay here and help you.
Speaker 1 (07:24):
Yeah, I was going to say, and wanting them to
stay as well. I don't know whether you can make
that a prerequisitive of coming to study in the North Chac.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Yeah, it's right, No, no, no, I mean I think
to be honest, you know, we've had a real positive experience.
Now people come to the territory and they have negative perceptions,
but when they get here they love it and you know,
they fall in love with their peers, but with the
atmosphere with Darwin or broader territory, and they do tend
(07:54):
to stay in here so you know, I'm quite happy
to have that brain drain from down south im into
stay up to the territory. The more the merria so, professor.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
Obviously, as you pointed out, some of those some of
the areas within the facility are already being utilized and
are operational. But is it early next year that you're
expecting the whole facility to be operational.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Yeah, yep, that's right. So the medical program starts in
January February of next year. The academic year starts in
February March and next year, so that's a type of
timeline that we're working on.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
Well, see to you, pro Vice Chancellor for the Faculty
of Health, Professor Dominic Upton, really appreciate your time this morning.
Always good to catch up with you.
Speaker 2 (08:37):
Likewise, Thanks Katie, thank you
Speaker 1 (08:39):
Thanks so much,
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