Feb. 21, 2013, 4 a.m.

Fourth-year Deakin University medical students Ben Fleming (left), Beatrice Sgro, Charlie Miller and Leah Watkins at the welcome ceremony.

A GROWING reputation for academic excellence, top practical skills and a good lifestyle are drawing more Deakin University Medical School students to choose Warrnambool for their final two years of study.

The Warrnambool clinical schools 2013 intake of 20 students was this week welcomed to the city by Warrnambool mayor Michael Neoh.

Among them was Tyson Moore, 28, from Brisbane, who said one of the reasons he chose the Warrnambool medical school ahead of Deakins Melbourne, Geelong or Ballarat schools was because of the top marks achieved by previous students at Warrnambool.

Mr Moore said he had heard the school had great teachers with lots of one-on-one tuition.

Bec Meltzer, 24, said a big attraction of the Warrnambool school was the large amount of time that students spent working on hospital wards.

Ive just started a rotation in the paediatric ward and Im loving that, she said.

Another member of this years intake, Maja Christensen, said she chose the Warrnambool school because the Warrnambool Base Hospital, where the clinical school was located, was very welcoming.

She said all the teachers seemed to love their role and Warrnambools seaside location was another plus.

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