UTAS Launceston Clinical School

16/12/2025

🎉 GRADUATION DAY 🎉

Today the UTAS Launceston Clinical School's Class of 2025 will graduate along with their cohort in Hobart, after 5 years of studying medicine.

Along with the rest of their cohort, the UTAS Launceston Clinical School's Class of 2025 will be taking their final steps today as medical students and will graduate as doctors. 👩🏻‍⚕️👨🏻‍⚕️

All of us at LCS are so proud to see how far you have come and what you have achieved. We cannot wait to watch you grow into junior doctors, your future careers, and the people you aspire to be.

Congratulations! 🩺🎓

For those who would like to watch the ceremony from home, or from the comfort of their desk at work, you can view the livestream here 11am: https://www.youtube.com//streams

📸: Launceston Clinical School, Graduating Class of 2025

15/09/2025

A great read on our incoming 2026 LCS Year 3 cohort from their Rural Week visit back in August 🩺

By Dr Aaron Hawkins On Wednesday 6th August we were lucky enough to have a huge group of 50 medical students visit Deloraine to gain some valuable insights into what working and living as a rural …

15/09/2025

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Congratulations Dr Lauren Giles! 🎉

Neurologist Dr Lauren Giles was successful in receiving a 2025 Clifford Craig Foundation Grant for her new project, the Huntington’s Disease Trial Network. Her work will expand Tasmania’s capacity to host Huntington’s Disease clinical trials, giving Tasmanians access to world-class treatments close to home.

Dr Giles has already been instrumental in advancing research into Motor Neurone Disease, leading the first international multi-centre MND therapeutic trial to be offered locally.

We are proud to continue supporting Dr Giles’ research and her commitment to improving access to specialist neurological care and clinical trials for Tasmanians. 💙

Read more about the other successful 2025 Foundation Grant applicants here:
https://cliffordcraig.org.au/meet-the-researchers

15/09/2025

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Investing in our future doctors 👩‍⚕️

A huge congratulations to Peta Antypas, a final-year medical student at the Launceston Clinical School and one of our 2025 Foundation Grant recipients. Next year Peta, will begin working as a junior doctor at the Launceston General Hospital and she’s already achieving incredible career milestones 👏

Her research project, supervised by Dr Lauren Giles, Dr Rohan Church and Dr Bodie Rodman, will investigate stroke in Northern Tasmania, one of the leading causes of death and disability in Australia.

As someone who grew up in Northern Tasmania, Peta understands the challenges regional communities face in accessing timely healthcare. By identifying where and why these delays occur, her research sets out to inform targeted health promotion, including public education tailored to the needs of rural and culturally diverse communities and reduce pre-hospital delays. 💙

We are so proud to support emerging clinicians like Peta who are shaping the future of healthcare in Tasmania. 🏥

👉 Find out more: cliffordcraig.org.au/research-launch

25/08/2025

We are so proud, and in awe, of all of our students for following their passions in all areas that will someday make a difference.

Proud Clinical School Moment 🥰🥹👩🏻‍⚕️

02/06/2025

Bit of a chilly start on Sunday morning for some of our LCS students & staff at the McGrath Launceston Running Festival 🥶🏃🏻

01/05/2025

Heading out to Agfest Field Days, Tasmania? Make sure you pop into the University’s HealthStop tent and speak to one of our College of Health and Medicine students.

We’ve had a busy morning already with plenty of blood pressure checks, finger plastering & hand cream making. Future star athletes have impressed with their jump and grip strength abilities and the footy handball competition has left us wondering if we’ve just witnessed the next greatest AFL superstar!

Stop by and have a chat and wander through. Located at the corner of sites N96 & 1135.

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26/03/2025

🏃‍♂️💉 Med Students on the Run! 🩺🏃‍♀️

Need a break from tutorials, ward rounds, surgeries, and endless study sessions? Come and join our LCS medical students for a much-needed dose of fresh air, movement, and good vibes!

📅 When: Every Thursday
⏰ Time: 5:30pm
📍 Where: Meet @ Riverbend Park, Inveresk
👥 Who: Fellow students, staff, hospital clinicians, friends & family

No matter if you're sprinting like you're late for rounds or just jogging off that pre & post-exam stress, there’s a place for everyone!

05/02/2025

The University's Support to Study Scholarship Package is designed to help students prepare and succeed in their studies.

If you are interested in applying for a scholarship, please click the below link.

Focus on what’s really important – getting the most out of uni.

05/02/2025

Always so proud of past graduates of the LCS 🥰🌟

Amazing work Monty! ('22)

Junior doctor Monty moved from Tasmania to live and work in Cairns, after meeting inspiring rural doctors from Queensland. 🧑🏻‍⚕️

'I never thought that I would be able to be a doctor—I thought maybe I wasn't smart enough, brave enough or confident enough. But people along the way inspired me and helped me,' she said.

'While completing my internship (first year as a doctor) at Launceston General Hospital in 2023, I met some amazing rural doctors that I really looked up to—and many of them were from Queensland! ❤️

'After hearing their stories, experiences and journeys, I decided to get out of my comfort zone and learn from some of the best rural doctors Queensland has to offer.'

Monty said it was exactly the change she needed. She is now in her second year out of medical school—a junior house officer (JHO). 👩🏼‍⚕️

'I get to work in lots of different places (in the hospital) as a junior doctor so I can try them all out. My team changes every 10 weeks—but I have loved getting to know all the different wards and the teams working there and building their trust in me slowly, too.

'My favourite part of my job is getting to work with people and listen to their stories. I feel lucky that my patients put their trust in me so willingly. I carry their stories with me every day and I learn so much from them all.'

Monty is a proud Palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) woman.

'The health system can seem a little intimidating to some—particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,' she said.

'If you have a kind heart and want to help people—and you like science, a puzzle, a challenge—then you should give medicine a try.'

Thank you for sharing your inspiring story with us, Monty! ❤️

16/12/2024

🎊 HAPPY GRADUATION DAY 🎊

Along with the rest of their cohort, the UTAS Launceston Clinical School's Class of 2024 will be taking their final steps as medical students and graduating today as doctors. 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

All of us at the LCS are super proud of the inspiring, kind-hearted, enthusiastic and personable (& so much more) young doctors that you have all turned out to be. We can't wait to watch you grow in the future, and see what you achieve next. 🩺

Enjoy today and remember to pause for a moment to take it all in. Congratulations!✨🎓

For those who would like to watch the ceremony from home, or from the comfort of their desk at work, you can view the livestream here from 11am: https://www.youtube.com/live/NvEmCuzqVM0

📸: Launceston Clinical School, Graduating Class of 2024