Construction of medical school at the Orange campus of the University is set to start in October or November.

The school could benefit Dubbo students who want to stay in the region to study medicine and not move to a city campus.

Executive Dean of the Charles Sturt Faculty of Science Professor Megan Smith said the University's position has always been that rural and regional Australians deserve the same access to high-quality healthcare services as their city counterparts.

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"Our goal has been to have a rural medical school for rural students to provide doctors for the bush," Professor Smith said.

"This is important because it is a fact that rural and regional Australia does have a doctor shortage.

"The Joint Program in Medicine is about addressing the shortage of doctors in rural and regional Australia.

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"It is recognised that doctors that study and train in the bush are more likely to stay in the bush.

"The Medical School will benefit our communities by improving health outcomes for Australians living and working in rural and regional Australia."

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Professor Smith said clinical placements for the Joint Program in Medicine would involve satellite sites located across the University's footprint in NSW.

"The provision of clinical learning in rural communities will be a defining attribute of the medical program with a curriculum driven to deliver graduates able to provide high-quality rural care," she said.

"We are in discussions with organisations such as Local Health Districts as potential providers of medical student placements, to build a fit-for-purpose future rural medical workforce. Many will choose to live, work, settle and have families here. We are committed to a program focusing on inter-professional learning and rural generalist skills, to help deliver exceptional standards of care and health services in rural and regional Australia."