Undergraduate resources

In Australia there are two pathways to gain entry to medical schools.

1. Undergraduate medical school

2. Graduate-entry medical school


The first is open mainly to high school leavers, although some non-school-leavers (called "nonstandards") can apply to some of the undergrad schools. The universities offer a 5 to 6 year medical course and entry is usually based on matriculation (year 12) results, UMAT (Undergraduate Medical Admission Test) and interview.


The second pathway is graduate-entry, hence a bachelor degree of any type is a basic requirement. The course is shortened to 4 or 4.5 years. In addition to the bachelor degree, admission is based on GAMSAT and interview.

Information on entry into undergraduate medicine

Unlike many other courses, applying for medicine in Australia can be an incredibly complicated process. The following resources provide some of the information needed in order to apply for Australian undergraduate universities.

Types of medical places
Undergraduate Universities
Note: Griffith University, the University of Queensland (UQ) and the University of Sydney run graduate medical programs, but also have provisional entry schemes into their respective graduate courses for high school leavers.

University of Adelaide

Bond
Griffith University
Monash University
University of New South Wales
University of Newcastle/New England
James Cook University
UWA
UWS
University of Sydney
UTAS
The University of Queensland

Graduate Universities

UniMelb

Pre-requisite requirements for Undergraduate-entry Medical Courses

NZ Universitives
Otago Medical School


UMAT

UMAT questions - Section 1

UMAT questions - Section 2

UMAT questions - Section 3

Interviews

Non-Standard Entry

International Entry Requirements

Scholarships


Glossary

Questions

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