2021 MBBS Information Sheet
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Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor or Surgery 2021 Entry Information for Domestic Applicants James Cook University Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree is a 6 year undergraduate course and is primarily for school leavers (i.e. applicants who have completed Year 12 or equivalent in the last two years). A limited number of places may be available for non-school leavers. Overview Important Dates This program aims to produce graduates of the highest academic standards, who can progress to medical practice and to further studies in 4 AUG Application opening date for JCU Application Form medical specialties. Graduates will be uniquely qualified in the fields of 4 AUG Application opening date QTAC rural/remote and Indigenous health and tropical medicine. 30 SEPT Closing date for JCU Application Form Students are based in Townsville for the first three years of the degree. 30 SEPT Closing date for QTAC Application Health service placements are undertaken in every year of the degree, including placements in rural areas. Year 4 can be undertaken in either 9 OCT, 4PM (AEST) Cairns or Townsville. The majority of students in Years 5 and 6 of the Prediction of Academic Achievement (PAA) form degree relocate for the entire two years to other College of Medicine and to be received by the Division of Tropical Health Dentistry teaching sites such as Cairns, Mackay and Darwin. 2020 and Medicine 13 NOV Email notification of invitation to attend interview This course is accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC). 1-10 DEC Intervie ws held at JCU Townsville Campus or Online 24 DEC Email notification of invitation to attend January interview 1 jcu.edu.au/dthm 00117J Code CRICOS Provider BACHELOR OF MEDICINE | BACHELOR OF SURGERY 2021 ENTRY INFORMATION FOR DOMESTIC APPLICANTS NEW ZEALAND CITIZENS IMPORTANT DATES CONTINUED New Zealand Citizens need to apply as Domestic Applicant. 4-5 JAN Interviews held at JCU Townsville Campus or Online NEW ZEALAND PERMANENT RESIDENTS 14 JAN QTAC offers released to applicants New Zealand permanent residents need to apply as International Applicant. Last date to respond to QTAC January offer 19 JAN 2021 round, applicants must respond to QTAC and JCU 15 FEB Orientation Week begins Summary of selection process 22 FEB JCU Academic Year begins Applicants will be evaluated based on the following criteria: • Academic performance in Year 12 studies or in subsequent tertiary studies as provided through QTAC Submissions • Written component of the application form • Demonstration at interview of attributes suited to a career in Please read the information below before applying for the Bachelor of medicine. Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course at James Cook University. In 2021, the College of Medicine and Dentistry has available The Application Form for selection into the James Cook University degree approximately 150 places in the first year of the MBBS degree. of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery is to be returned: A limited number of places are allocated to nonschool leavers. Candidates By Post will be selected for interview on the basis of their written application and academic results (predicted or actual). Applicants will be selected Division of Tropical Health and Medicine for entry into the James Cook University MBBS degree based on their PO Box 864, Aitkenvale Business Centre performance at interview and their academic results. QLD 4814 Australia In Person INFORMATION FOR THOSE STUDYING YEAR 12 OR EQUIVALENT THIS YEAR Student Centre Education Central Building 134 The Prediction of Academic Achievement sheet is to be completed by Townsville Campus QLD 4811 Australia your School Principal/Vice-Principal/ Guidance Officer or Director of Studies (or equivalent) and returned to the Division of Tropical Health and The application closing date is 30 September, 2020. Applications Medicine [email protected] by 4pm Friday, 9 October 2020. postmarked1 after this date will NOT be accepted. The predicted information provided by schools is used to offer early interviews to potential candidates prior to their actual results being How do I apply? released. We also offer second round interviews early in January to ensure that no applicants are disadvantaged if their host school does not provide The MBBS application process has three distinct stages. You will need a PAA form or if the predicted results differ from their actual results. to submit an application directly to James Cook University (by filling in NB: Do NOT include the Prediction of Academic Achievement sheet with the application form) AND apply online through QTAC. You may also be your application form. JCU will not accept this form from the applicant. invited to attend an interview. INFORMATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT STUDYING AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT YEAR 12 OR EQUIVALENT THIS YEAR ISLANDER APPLICANTS The most recent course GPA (Grade Point Average) score will be used to The College of Medicine and Dentistry is committed to contributing rank applicants who have commenced or completed tertiary studies. to the University’s desire to increase the number of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who participate in its programs, and For 2020 intake, a GPA of 5.75 on a 7 point scale was required to be makes particular effort to encourage Indigenous students to participate in considered for an interview. While an applicant’s most recent GPA is given medical education. It is committed to responding to their identified higher the most weight, the applicant’s entire academic profile as supplied by education needs. A key objective of the JCU College of Medicine and QTAC may be considered. An applicant’s other studies/qualifications that Dentistry is to graduate Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander do not generate a GPA score will not be considered when determining doctors. the rankings for interview. For example applicants must have completed senior secondary or commenced Bachelor level or higher to be eligible for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants interested in consideration. pursuing a career in Medicine should contact the Indigenous Education and Research Centre via email at [email protected]. for more information. Graduate applicants with a health science undergraduate degree may be considered for entry into the MBBS degree beyond Year 1 level, subject to the academic performance of the most recent qualification. 1. Postmarked refers to the date stamp that the post office applies to the envelope once you have handed it in to be mailed. 2 jcu.edu.au/dthm BACHELOR OF MEDICINE | BACHELOR OF SURGERY 2021 ENTRY INFORMATION FOR DOMESTIC APPLICANTS INFORMATION FOR NEW ZEALAND APPLICANTS STUDYING NCEA THIS YEAR New Zealand students studying and completing the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) in 2020 are unlikely to receive their NCEA results early enough to be considered for entry to the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at JCU in 2021. Due to the expected timing of the release of the NCEA results, students currently studying and completing the NCEA are encouraged to apply to JCU in 2021, for the 2022 entry intake for Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. UCAT Please note that James Cook University does NOT use the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) as part of their selection process. INTERVIEWS A limited number of applicants will be invited for interview. Selection of applicants to be interviewed will be based on evaluation of the written application together with all available information regarding academic performance. To be considered for a place in medicine, applicants mustModules attend Unsuccessful applicantshuman body – introductory histology and microscopic Genetics and Health (GH) the interview at the allocated time and date. examination of cells and tissues – the structure and This module provides an introduction to the principles Changes to allocated times/dates cannot be considered due to the volumeEcology of Health 1 (EH1) function of the four primary tissues of the body and of genetic inheritance and its influence on human Ecology of HealthAn 1 provides applicant the student who with has the been unsuccessfultheir interactions in – bodyobtaining structure a from place cells-tissues- in the Jamesdisease. It examines a broad spectrum of knowledge, of interviews. 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