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Clinical placement checks and clearances
- Overview and NSW Ministry of Health verification
- Vaccination and immunisation
- National police check
- Privacy and confidentiality
- First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Depending on your course, you may need to provide a current first aid certificate or a current Australian CPR certificate. Your faculty or school will contact you about these requirements.
First aid
Your faculty or school will let you know if you need to provide a current first aid certificate. The University's preferred training provider is Surf Life Saving NSW.
If you are completing a degree in the Sydney Dental School, you need to maintain a current first aid certificate equivalent to the for the duration of your studies.
Recommended first aid providers include:
- Australian Red Cross Society
- Medilife
- New South Wales State Emergency Service
- Royal Life Saving Society Australia
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- St John Ambulance Australia
- Canadian Red Cross (Canada)
- St John's Ambulance (Canada & USA)
- American Heart Association (USA).
CPR
Your faculty or school will let you know if you need to provide a current Australian CPR certificate.
If you are completing a degree in the Sydney School of Health Sciences, you need to have a current Australian CPR certificate valid for the duration of your placement.
If you are completing a degree in the Sydney Dental School, you need to maintain a current CPR certificate for the duration of your studies.
Your CPR certificate needs to be a from a recognised Australian training organisation. The provides accredited courses.
Last updated: 28 March 2025
