Entry to Medicine 2021

ENTRY TO MEDICINE 2021

A GUIDE FROM STUDY WORK GROW DECODE THE MEDICAL APPLICATION PROCESS

So you want to be a Doctor?

You’ll face years of study, long hours, stressful work and uncomfortable situations, but the rewards can be unparalleled.

Plus, your folks will be over the moon.

The complicated application process is just the first step in your journey, and we’ve brought together all the information you need so you can make some educated decisions about your path forward.

In this Guide you’ll find out how to apply and what you need to do to get into each uni that offers a medicine program in Australia. We’ve spoken with the universities to get the right information, so you can easily compare programs and entry requirements. Whether you’re keen to study at a prestigious (and competitive) school or looking for a student-focused program, you’ll find the details here.

You’ll also find information on the main tests and entry procedures you’ll face, and a list of scholarships that could help you on your way.

By the time you’ve finished this Guide you’ll be well on your way to finalising your Plan A, Plan B, and building backups that’ll get you where you want to go. The rest is up to you.

Study Work Grow | Entry to Medicine 2021 A NOTE ON THIS GUIDE:

2020 is different. But life will go on, the medical application process will still take place and some of you will get to go to medical school next year.

We have liaised with every Medical School in Australia to bring you this Guide, but you need to verify ALL INFORMATION with the individual University Medical Schools before making your final decisions, especially as we cannot predict what may happen for the rest of 2020.

Universities often change programs and while the information here is as current, verified and as accurate as we can make it, there is a chance some of the information will change.

In addition, you should expect that program requirements could change once you are at uni. This means you could need to complete different subjects, or comply with specific requirements to progress to the next stage of the program.

If your pathway includes a separate postgraduate qualification then you'll need to triple check the application and entry requirements throughout your undergraduate degree so you don't miss out on a technicality.

We’ve aimed to include enough information to help you refine your choices, but we hope all potential doctors would do their own research before commencing the application process.

The information contained under each university offerings page in the Study Work Grow Entry to Medicine 2021 Guide remains the intellectual property of its respective owners.

Study Work Grow | Entry to Medicine 2021 CONTENTS

Need-to-Know Facts About Medicine Common Terms and Abbreviations Your Study Options The Assessment Process Creating a Plan B Understanding Fees and Places Direct Medical Programs University of New South Wales University of Sydney University of New England/University of Newcastle JMP Charles Sturt University/Western Sydney University JMP Monash University University of Queensland Griffith University Bond University James Cook University University of Western Australia Curtin University University of Adelaide Flinders University NT Medical Program University of Tasmania La Trobe University/University of Melbourne University of the Sunshine Coast/Griffith University

Separate Undergrad/Postgrad Programs Postgraduate Entry Programs

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STUDYING MEDICINE

MEDICINE IS COMPETITIVE

But that doesn’t make it unachievable.

Many of the programs in this Guide allow you flexibility in your choice of undergraduate degree, so even if you don’t get into an exclusive ‘all-in-one’ program you can still graduate as a doctor in the same amount of time.

YOUR DEGREE IS JUST THE FIRST STEP

Graduating from a medical program that allows you to qualify as an intern is great, but you’ll still need to undergo years of training before they let you practice on real patients without supervision.

Medical School is followed by an Internship (usually one year), then a Residency of one or more years. After that you’ll be a Registrar, then after even more training, experience and exams you could do your Fellowship and/or PhD, and only then will you become a qualified GP, Physician, Surgeon or Specialist.

THERE CAN BE SIGNIFICANT COSTS

Your degree will take 5, 6, or 7 years to complete, leaving you with more fees to pay. There are lots of scholarships out there and we've included the links to scholarships where available in this Guide.

Many programs offer Commonwealth Supported Places, those that don't could set you back $250k or more in fees - that's before you pay for accommodation, textbooks, or coffee.

PREPARING YOUR APPLICATION CAN TAKE MONTHS

If you’re in Year 12 then you need to get your ducks in a row fast. If you’re in Year 10 or 11, start thinking about it now, so there’s not as much to prepare in Year 12. You should expect to undergo testing, interviews, submit essays and more, on top of the normal university application process.

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COMMON TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

MBBS - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. This is the title of the primary degree conferred upon graduates of many medical programs in Australia. You can get an internship / residency once you graduate with this degree.

MD - Doctor of Medicine - the name of the equivalent postgraduate qualification to the MBBS.

MChD - Doctor of Medicine and Surgery - as above.

These three terms are interchangeable, and have no impact on your ability to gain an internship.

UCAT ANZ - The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is an admissions test used by the UCAT ANZ Consortium of universities in Australia and New Zealand for their medical, dental and clinical science degree programmes.

MMI - Multiple Mini Interview - a type of assessment format where you face multiple interview stations and answer a range of different questions.

CASPer - Computer Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics is a form of testing used in the application process for many of the postgraduate medical programs.

GAMSAT - Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test. The graduate version of the UCAT.

GEMSAS - Graduate Entry Medical School Admission System. Most postgraduate programs require you to apply through GEMSAS.

ATAR - Your Australian Tertiary Admission Rank is a number between 0.00 and 99.95 that indicates your position relative to all the students in your cohort.

SR - Selection Rank (or Rank) is your ATAR after it has been adjusted with any bonus points you are eligible for. You could be entitled to adjustment points because of your circumstances, indigenous heritage, location or other factor.

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YOUR STUDY OPTIONS

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) state that:

“All medical degrees offered by medical schools in Australia are equivalent for the purposes of commencing practice as a doctor.”

This means that it doesn’t matter which school you graduate from, or whether you graduate with the standard MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) or a Doctor of Medicine (MD or MChD), you will be qualified to start your internship.

As a Year 12 student you have a couple of options:

The first, most obvious, and possibly most The second pathway is to complete an competitive option is to commence one of undergraduate degree, usually but not the 5 or 6 year Undergraduate Bachelor always in a health science related field, degrees once you finish School. then meet the requirements for admission into a postgraduate Medical Program. But if you don’t make it into one of these programs (and remember they take very You’ll need to sit the GAMSAT instead of few students) you can still become a the UCAT, and many programs have strict doctor. prerequisites and performance standards.

In this Guide we’ve listed the Direct Entry Medical Programs first, then the postgraduate only programs. We’ve also listed universities offering degrees you could use to get into one of the postgraduate programs, even if they don’t have a dedicated MBBS or MD.

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HOW IT WORKS (2 WAYS)

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Internship

Congratulations! You're now a doctor THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS

The assessment process is different for All direct-entry programs require an ATAR or undergraduate (school-leaver) programs and Selection Rank graduate programs, so we’ll look at the undergraduate programs in this Guide. If you Generally, there is a minimum cut-off apply for a graduate program down the track ATAR/SR, however the lowest score that gets you’ll need to check out the process for each in may be higher. For example, they may state university separately. the min ATAR is 95, but the lowest score to get an offer may actually be 97.5, depending There are different components used by each on the quality of the applicants and other university, and each of these components has factors. a different weighting in their individual assessment process. Griffith University and the USC/Griffith program only offer places based on ATAR, Understanding the assessment process is vital (but their cut-off is 99) so if you think you will for success, so once you’ve chosen some get an ATAR of 99 or above you could apply potential programs do your research and learn for their program and know you won’t need about each component they use and what you to do anything else. need to do. 12 of the programs require a UCAT score Some of the programs require you to apply directly to the university as well as or instead You need to register to sit the UCAT in the of applying through a TAC. year before you want to start your degree. UCAT offer a range of free practice tests and This means they have your information and resources that can help you prepare, without can start the process before getting your needing to pay for external programs. They ATAR/SR in December. Other programs wait also have a Preparation Plan you can follow. for your ATAR/SR and then invite applicants for interviews in December and January. 12 of the programs ask you to attend an interview process Be aware that deadlines may be different for Medicine, and you may not be able to apply or These interviews are often in the form of a change your preferences after the on-time Multiple Mini Interview, but the actual application deadline. structure and questions vary from uni to uni. You may also need to participate in group A guide for the application deadline for many activities, individual formal interviews, and medicine programs is 30 September 2020 additional testing. (see next page).

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APPLICATION CLOSING DATES

As of 28 April 2020 when we spoke to institutions, the closing dates for applications to study Medicine in 2021 are below.

Some of these dates are yet to be confirmed by TACs and universities, and those that have been published may be subject to change due to the pandemic. You'll need to keep checking back with the relevant institutions for updated information throughout the year, and Study Work Grow will update later in the year.

Tertiary Admissions Centres (TAC)

QTAC - traditionally around the 28 September - TBC for 2020 UAC - by midnight on Wednesday 30 September 2020 VTAC - by 5pm on Wednesday 30 September 2020 SATAC - traditionally end September - TBC for 2020 TISC - 11pm Wednesday 30 September 2020 UTAS - traditionally end September - TBC for 2020

Direct Entry Programs

UNSW - apply through UAC & UNSW's MAP no later than 30 September 2020 (open now) UOS - apply through UAC UON / UNE - apply through UAC & Joint Medical Program directly by 30 September 2020 CSU / WSU - apply through UAC and complete the online MD registration form by 30 Sept 2020 Monash - apply through VTAC La Trobe - apply through VTAC UQ - apply through QTAC Griffith - apply through QTAC Bond - apply through QTAC JCU - apply through QTAC and direct through JCU no later than 30 September 2020 USC - apply through QTAC UWA - apply through TISC Curtin -apply through TISC Adelaide Uni - apply through SATAC Flinders - apply through SATAC NT Program (CDU & Flinders) - apply through SATAC or UAC UTAS - apply direct through UTAS by 30 September 2020

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CREATING A PLAN B

Look, you're not going to want to hear this, but every year students with brilliant ATARs, UCAT scores and application essays miss out on medicine.

Some of the programs have thousands of applicants for a handful of spots. Take the University of Sydney for example, they get thousands of applicants each year for 30 spots. You can do everything right, and still not get in.

Which is why you need a Plan B.

Your Plan B will most likely be an alternative path to medicine, such as through a graduate program.

In this Guide we’ve outlined the possible alternative pathways for each Medical Program, and suggested alternative courses that could help you one day transfer into Medicine, but we also recommend that your Plan B includes career options other than 'doctor', should you not eventually get into medicine.

Luckily, many Graduate Medical Programs (ie. ones you can only get into once you already have a degree) don’t put limits on the type of degree you can have.

This means that you can apply with a Bachelor of Medical Science, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Accounting, or IT.

Many students who don't get in choose a Bachelor of Medical Science (you can find a list of these at the end of the Guide), but these courses are often filled with highly talented students who also just missed out on medicine. This could make it harder to get a good GPA, and there are often limited career prospects for graduates should you not eventually get into a Graduate Medical Program.

So, our suggestion would be to consider something other than Medical Science, if there’s something else you’re interested in.

That way, you’ll have a solid backup career option, with good job prospects, even if you never get into medicine.

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UNDERSTANDING FEES AND PLACES

There are three types of places for Domestic Medical Students in Australia; Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs), Bonded Places (BPs), and Full Fee-Paying Places (FFPs).

Public Universities are not able to offer Full Fee-Paying places for undergraduate students, which means the Direct-Entry Programs only offer CSPs or BPs.

The Australian Government has guaranteed an internship place for all graduates with a CSP or Bonded Place, which means if you graduate from one of these programs you'll definitely get an internship.

COMMONWEALTH SUPPORTED PLACES

These are places where the Government pays part of your fees.

It won’t cover all of the fees, but it will cover a lot of them and you don’t have to pay it back. You could also get a loan to cover the remaining fees (called a HECS-HELP loan).

To get one of these places you need to be eligible, which means you need to be an Australian citizen. Some people from New Zealand or on Permanent Visas can also be eligible depending on other criteria.

On average, a student on a CSP could expect to pay around $11,000 per year, but this is variable and you NEED to check with your university before you commit to anything. We've listed the indicative CSP fees for each program in this Guide.

Find out more about CSPs from the Government’s Study Assist website.

BONDED PLACES

28.5% of all CSP places are now required to be Bonded Places. This initiative of the Government is designed to combat workforce shortages in rural and regional areas.

Bonded places come with the same degree entry criteria as other CSPs, and you do not receive any additional financial assistance (other than the usual fee reduction you get from your CSP) or scholarships.

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Why do they do this?

To make more places available for people who are willing to work in areas of high need once they are qualified. Because some people are not willing to do this, it makes it slightly easier for you to score a place if you are willing to agree to the Bonded Place conditions.

If you agree to the Bonded Place, you will need to work full-time in an Eligible Location (which is usually outer metro, regional or rural, or indigenous health related) for a period of 3 years (new in 2020 – previously it was 12 months).

If you don’t complete your degree, finish your training, or complete your time then there are penalties, and you could be forced to pay back some or all of the Commonwealth contribution amount for each year that you studied at university.

If you are offered a Bonded Place then we strongly suggest you do your homework before you agree. Try to consider the impact this could have on your life down the track, and think about alternative options. You may also want to consult with a legal professional before you sign the agreement.

You can find out more about Bonded Medical Places here

FULL FEE-PAYING PLACES

You may also be offered a full fee-paying place.

Some of the medical programs offered by Private Universities or classified as postgraduate degrees (such as Macquarie’s Doctor of Medicine) make some or all of the places full fee-paying.

If you are offered a full fee-paying place you will need to have the money up front, and it’ll cost you around $60,000 on average for each year of your degree. Check with your chosen university for their individual fee program.

FEE-HELP

Similar to HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP is a loan from the government that you can use to pay for your university fees. Postgraduate and full fee-paying courses can be covered if you are eligible. If you plan to study medicine, dentistry or veterinary science, the FEE-HELP limit is $150,000. That limit is a lifetime limit, so if you want to study a course like the one from Macquarie which costs over $250,000, FEE-HELP will only go so far.

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DIRECT ENTRY PROGRAMS

New South Wales Western Australia University of New South Wales University of Western Australia University of Sydney Curtin University UNE/UON Joint Medical Program South Australia CSU/WSU Joint Medical University of Adelaide Program Flinders University NT Medical Program Victoria Monash University Tasmania University of Tasmania Queensland University of Queensland Combined BMedSC & MD Griffith University La Trobe University & Bond University University of Melbourne James Cook University University of the Sunshine Coast & Griffith University 0 2 0 2

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Sit the UCAT and apply via SATAC. Eligible applicants will be invited to attend an interview. 44 PLACES (2018) Expect an ATAR of over 95 to be competitive. In 2019 the lowest ATAR to receive an offer was 97.90. UCAT MMI

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Register for UCAT and apply through SATAC (or UAC for NSW applicants). 12 PLACES Indigenous Students need an ATAR of 85 or above.

Completion of the first two years of the Bachelor of Clinical Sciences with a specific GPA guarantees you entry UCAT into the NTMP. MMI

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Apply directly to UTAS by 30 September 2020 and sit the UCAT. 100 PLACES

UCAT FEES & SCHOLARSHIPS MMI You can find scholarships here.

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Apply through VTAC and complete a VTAC Personal Statement. Successful applicants will be offered a MMI in December. You may be entitled to Special Entry and Access Schemes (SEAS).

You must be from a rural area (RA2 to RA5 for the last 5 years (or 10 years culmulatively)). UCAT MMI

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You can find scholarships here. SUBJECTS English and PATHWAY PROGRAM Chemistry at The Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Medical) provides a HSC/VCE level pathway into the graduate entry Doctor of Medicine offered by the University of Melbourne in Shepparton for regional students intending to practice medicine in a regional location. 0 2

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BACHELOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCE 3 YEARS plus Griffith Uni MD HOW TO APPLY

Apply via QTAC. 20 Due to the competitiveness of this program special entry PLACES schemes including Access USC and the Educational Access Scheme (EAS) do not apply. UCAT MMI

PATHWAY PROGRAM SUBJECTS The Bachelor of Medical Science provides provisional English direct entry into Griffith University’s Doctor of Medicine program.

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You’ll need to apply separately for the MD through REQUIRED GEMSAS as you complete the Bachelor of Clinical Science, FOR MD which means you’ll need to complete the GAMSAT, all the prerequisites and participate in an MMI.

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SYDNEY FIND OUT MORE © www. m q . e d u . au / a b o u t / a b o u t -the-university/faculties-and- d e p a r t m e n t s / m e d i c i n e - and- h e a l t h - s c ie n c e s / m a c q u arie-md/undergraduate_pathwa y s UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG 95 MIN RANK BACHELOR OF PRE- MEDICINE, SCIENCE AND HEALTH & DOCTOR OF 7 MEDICINE YEARS SEPARATE HOW TO APPLY APPLICATION You can apply through UAC, or you can apply through one REQUIRED of UOW’s multiple non-ATAR admission options. These include early admission, Portfolio Admission, Indigenous FOR MD Alternative Entry, and AccessUOW.

You can study any approved Bachelor degree to gain admission to the MD, but you’ll need a GPA of 5.00 plus a GAMSAT score, CASPer score, plus Portfolio and more.

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Australian Capital Territory Victoria Australian National University University of Melbourne

New South Wales Western Australia University of Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame, Sydney Fremantle

These universities have Medical Programs, but you must have a bachelor degree in order to apply. There are suggested paths you can take to increase your chances of gaining admission into the postgraduate qualification, but nothing is guaranteed.

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DOCTOR OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY (MChD) SEPARATE APPLICATION REQUIRED HOW TO APPLY FOR MD There are no preferred Bachelor degrees or prerequisite subjects for entry to the Doctor of Medicine and Surgery program.

You must complete a minimum 3-year Bachelor's degree with a GPA of at least 5.6, then sit the GAMSAT and apply through GEMSAS.

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Complete a Bachelor of Health Science, Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) in Science, or apply through the Tuckwell Scholarship Program to apply without sitting the GAMSAT.

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SEPARATE APPLICATION REQUIRED HOW TO APPLY FOR MD Complete an undergraduate degree in any discipline, with prerequisite studies in anatomy, physiology and biochemistry consisting of at least one subject at second- year level of each.

Sit the GAMSAT and apply through GEMSAS.

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The La Trobe Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Medical) can be a pathway for regional students.

All Chancellor’s Scholars (who entered their undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne with an ATAR of 99.90 or above) and Guaranteed Full Fee students (with an ATAR of 99.00+) can apply for a guaranteed place.

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The Doctor of Medicine is offered at both Fremantle and Sydney Campuses. The Pre-Medicine Certificate is only SEPARATE offered at Fremantle. APPLICATION Notre Dame offer a Pre-Medicine Certificate which is REQUIRED designed to prepare undergraduate students who wish to apply for the Doctor of Medicine. FOR MD

You study 4 subjects while also studying your undergraduate degree (one in Year 1, two in Year 2, and one in Year 3).

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