Monash Uni drops Mildura nurse training

Monash University has axed its nurse training program at Mildura.

Monash says its numbers have dropped to an unsustainable level with only about 15 students enrolled for next year.

Both Monash and La Trobe universities had been offering local nursing training, but Monash University's clinical school director John Russell says they are no longer both sustainable.

"It did give opportunities for people to stay here and study here, so there will always be a group of people who will stay here and latch on to that opportunity," he said.

"But it's inevitable with time the numbers will dwindle."

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