A case study in the globalization of medical education: Assisting overseas-born students at the University of Melbourne

Abstract

Over the past decade there has been a remarkable increase in ethnic diversity among Australian medical students. This phenomenon has been driven by two forces: the disproportionate school-level academic success achieved by first-generation migrant and refugee-origin youth, and the rapid globalization of Austrilia's tertiary education system, in a context where reduced government funding has accelarated the development of 'academic capitalism' (Slaughter & Leslie, 1997). This paper briefly examines each trends, prior to exploring select pedagogical implications of these changes for the University of Melbourne, the destination of choice by 2001 for 30% of all international students electing to..