Making the most of your preferences Doctor of Medicine

There are many pathways to reach your career goals. For highly competitive degrees, it is important to make the best use of your preference list by including alternative degrees.

If you are a school leaver interested in a career in Alternative degrees medicine, the most direct route is via the Bachelor of Medical Science (MD – provisional entry for Degrees school leavers). This degree is offered at the Nathan Bachelor of with similar and Gold Coast campuses of Griffith University; Medical Science however, competition for limited places means that features include: many talented applicants miss out every year. Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours) Griffith also offers a graduate entry program— Bachelor of the Doctor of Medicine—at the Gold Coast campus. Biomedical Science By choosing an alternative undergraduate degree, Bachelor of Medical with a course structure similar to the Bachelor Successfully Doctor of Medicine Laboratory Science of Medical Science, you can continue to pursue complete your entry to the graduate program by qualifying Bachelor of study in an Health Science via another undergraduate degree. alternative degree, Bachelor of apply and meet Offers for the Bachelor of Medical Science Exercise Science GAMSAT commence in January. As OP cut-offs are very requirements Or any undergraduate high, it is advisable to list both the Nathan and Gold program from Coast programs as your first or second preference. any discipline. By choosing similarly structured programs as your third, fourth, fifth and sixth preferences, you will increase your chances of being offered a place in a degree that can provide a pathway for graduate entry in to the Doctor of Medicine. griffith.edu.au/apply Preference examples

QTAC applicant A Note. 2017 published cut-offs used as an example only.

Received OP 8 1. Bachelor of Medical Science – GU – Nathan – FEB 18 In this example, the applicant will receive an offer into their fourth preference. They could conditionally 2. Bachelor of Medical Science – GU – Gold Coast – FEB18 accept this offer and wait to be considered for the later offer rounds. If they don’t receive an offer into 3. Bachelor of Biomedical Science – GU – Gold Coast – FEB18 a higher preference, they can accept their offer into 4. Bachelor of Biomedical Science – GU – Nathan – FEB18 Bachelor of Biomedical Science as a pathway to the Doctor of Medicine. 5. Bachelor of Health Science – GU – Gold Coast – FEB18 6. Bachelor of Psychological Science – GU – Mt Gravatt – FEB18 QTAC applicant B

Received OP 1 1. Bachelor of Medical Science – GU – Gold Coast – FEB18 In this example, the applicant will receive an offer into their second preference. The admission rank derived 2. Bachelor of Medical Science – GU – Nathan – FEB 18 from their OP score did not meet the cut-off for their first preference. Bachelor of Medical Science will 3. Bachelor of Dental Health Science – GU – Gold Coast – FEB18 provide a direct pathway to the Doctor of Medicine 4. Bachelor of Dental Technology – GU – Gold Coast – FEB18 without a GAMSAT requirement. 5. Bachelor of Dental Prothestics – GU – Gold Coast – FEB18

6. Bachelor of Biomedical Science – GU – Gold Coast – FEB18 QTAC applicant C

Received OP 2 1. Bachelor of Medical Science – GU – Nathan – FEB 18 In this example, the applicant will receive an offer into their third preference. They can accept their offer 2. Bachelor of Medical Science – GU – Gold Coast – FEB18 into Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours) as a pathway to the Doctor of Medicine or PhD studies. 3. Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours) – GU – Gold Coast – FEB18 4. Bachelor of Physiotherapy – GU – Nathan – FEB18

5. Bachelor of Physiotherapy – GU – Gold Coast – FEB18

6. Bachelor of Health Science – GU – Gold Coast – FEB18

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