University of Newcastle/New England - School of Medicine
JOINT MEDICAL PROGRAM
[introduction on course. This should include location, number of years, type of teaching (e.g. pbl), undergrad/postgrad]
Course Structure
Year 1
Info on type of learning (lectures, pbl, pracs), hours, structure, what is actually learnt, assessments/assignments/grading, when clinical starts and hours, flexibility...etc
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Honours
[When an honours research year will occur, info about it, requirements to do it, significance, what it would involve...etc]
University of New Castle
Hospitals and Clinical Schools
[Insert list of hospitals/clinical schools]
Gallery
[This would be pictures of campus and the med building]
What's special about Uncle?
List things which are unique about the particular university
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND
Hospitals and Clinical Schools
[Insert list of hospitals/clinical schools]
Gallery
[This would be pictures of campus and the med building]
[h2]What's special about UNE?[/h2]
List things which are unique about the particular university
ENTRY INTO JMP
At Uncle/UNE, ____ students will be selected for entry into Medicine in 2011, out of approximately ____ applicants. The application procedure and requirements for entry into the JMP will depend on the type of applicant you are. Both school-leavers (i.e. students who have just completed high school), and non-standard applicants[insert link to non-standard wiki] (i.e. [insert definition]) will apply under these categories:
Local
[Insert definition]
The number of Local applicants selected is ___ for Uncle, and ___ for UNE.
To apply:
Register to sit for the UMAT exam by 19/6/2010. Registration is now closed
The UMAT cutoff for 2011 is ___ (was 187 for 2010). You will be ranked on this score for interview offers, and it will make up __% of your final aggregate.
[b]Fill in the "Joint Medical Program direct university application" on the Uncle website [insert link to application form] by ___.
[list what it requires (e.g. predicted atar?)]
The predicted ATAR cutoff for 2011 is ___ (__ GPA). It will make up __% of your interview offers.
Register for the JMP [insert course code] on UAC by [insert closing date]
Sit the HSC and acquire an ATAR.
The ATAR cutoff for 2011 is 93.8 (top 10% of applicants). This is only used as a threshold.
Interview offers are released on the ____. Attend the interviews if you are offered.
[insert brief description of interview, including: length of time, structure, number of interviews]. Your final offer will be ranked on your interview score. It will therefore make up 100% of your final aggregate. See [insert link to wiki article] for more information on the interview.
Offers are released on the Wed 19 Jan 2011 via UAC.
Second round offers are released on the Wed 2 Feb 2011 via UAC.
These offers will be released to successful applicants who have not been offered a place in first round offers. Also, the type of offer you receive may be 'upgraded' (from bonded to unbonded).
Further information:
Pre-requisites: None, although English and Chemistry are recommended
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Rural
The number of Rural applicants selected under the RRAS scheme is 30 for Uncle, and 18 for UNE.
To apply:
Register to sit for the UMAT exam by 18/6/2010. Registrations are now closed.
The UMAT cutoff for 2011 is ___ (167 for 2010). You will be ranked on this score for interview offers.
Fill in the Joint Medical Program direct university application on the University of Newcastle website [insert link to application form]. This will require a predicted ATAR.
The predicted ATAR cutoff for 2011 is ___ (__ GPA). It will make up __% of your interview offers.
Register for the JMP [insert course code] on UAC by [insert closing date]
Sit the HSC and acquire an ATAR.
The ATAR cutoff for 2011 is 90.6 (top 15% of applicants). This is only a threshold.
Interview offers are released on the ____. Attend the interviews if you are offered.
[insert brief description of interview, including: length of time, structure, number of interviews. Your final offer will be ranked on your interview score. It will therefore make up 100% of your final aggregate. See [insert link to wiki article] for more information on the interview.
Offers are released on the Wed 19 Jan 2011 via UAC.
Second round offers are released on the Wed 2 Feb 2011 via UAC.
These offers will be released to successful applicants who have not been offered a place in first round offers. Also, the type of offer you receive may be 'upgraded' (from bonded to unbonded).
Further information:
Pre-requisites: None, although English and Chemistry are recommended.
What classifies as rural
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Indigenous
Indigenous students can apply through the JMP Bachelor of Medicine Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander admissions scheme
The maximum number of Indigenous applicants selected under this scheme is 16.
To apply:
Register to sit for the UMAT exam by 18/6/2010. Registrations are now closed.
The UMAT cutoff for 2011 is ___. You will be ranked on this score for interview offers, and it will make up __% of your final aggregate.
Fill in the application form on the [insert uni] website [insert link to application form]. This will require a predicted ATAR.
The predicted ATAR cutoff for 2011 is ___ (__ GPA). It will make up __% of your interview offers.
Register for [insert course name] on [insert uni admissions centre] by [insert closing date]
Sit the HSC and acquire an ATAR.
The ATAR cutoff for 2011 is ___. It will make up __% of your final aggregate.
Attend a "Confirmation of Aboriginality" Interview
Interview offers are released on the ____. Attend the interviews if you are offered.
[insert brief description of interview, including: length of time, structure, number of interviews. The interview will make up __% of your final aggregate. See [insert link to wiki article] for more information on the interview.
Offers are released on the Wed 19 Jan 2011 via UAC.
Second round offers are released on the Wed 2 Feb 2011 via UAC.
These offers will be released to successful applicants who have not been offered a place in first round offers. Also, the type of offer you receive may be 'upgraded' (from bonded to unbonded).
Further information:
Pre-requisites?
International
[Insert definition]
Places for International students within the program are filled via contractual agreements with specific overseas institutions. In addition, limited places are reserved for International students entering via the University of Newcastle International Foundation Program. Direct applications to the university are not accepted.
OFFER CATEGORIES
Your offer may fall under certain categories as some places in Medicine have been added due to government policy. As a result, you will be required to sign a contract and fulfill certain duties, in order to be given a spot. For more information on these categories, please visit [wiki]Types of medical places[/wiki]. These categories include:
SCHOLARSHIPS
Insert scholarship
Description
Criteria
Money/benefits
Requirements
Applications
Due dates
ACCOMMODATION (UNCLE)
Accommodation near Uncle
Name of Accommodation
Description
Fees
Facilities (food, internet, phone, tutors, parking, bathroom)
Location
Social Life/general area
Application deadlines, fees, requirements
A comparison of accommodation
Comparison of Fees
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Comparison of facilities
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ACCOMMODATION (UNE)
Accommodation near UNE
Name of Accommodation
Description
Fees
Facilities (food, internet, phone, tutors, parking, bathroom)
Location
Social Life/general area
Application deadlines, fees, requirements
A comparison of accommodation
Comparison of Fees
[I'm planning to work out how to insert a table, and then it'll just have a table comparing the fees of all the accommodations. Maybe a list of accommodations down the side, with different rooms/stuff across the top]
Comparison of facilities
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NEWCASTLE LIFE
[This would include a description of the atmosphere in the city (mainly for internationals I guess), targeting the main questions they ask: weather, multiculturalism, how rural it is, transport system...etc
ARMIDALE LIFE
[This would include a description of the atmosphere in the city (mainly for internationals I guess), targeting the main questions they ask: weather, multiculturalism, how rural it is, transport system...etc
CONTACT DETAILS
University of Newcastle (Tracy Bristow- Head of Admssions)
University of New England
OTHER SITES
Uncle med website
UNE med websiteUNE website
Information on the Uncle med school
Information on enrolments and applications
ACER details
UNE accommodation
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