Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admissions Guide 2023

Graduate Australian Medical Schools

Admissions Guide 2023

Application Dates:

Applications for domestic students open on 2 May 2022 and close on 31 May 2022 at 5pm AEST / 3pm AWST

NO LATE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED – Please note the closing time is 5pm AEST / 3pm AWST

GEMPASS Australia Medical Schools

Australian National University

Deakin University

Griffith University

Macquarie University

The University of Melbourne

The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle

The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney

The University of Queensland

The University of Western Australia

University of Wollongong

 
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Contents 
Timeline – 2022 for 2023 Intake ................................................................................................................................. 4 
Please read this entire guide carefully......................................................................................................................... 5 
How GEMSAS will contact you .................................................................................................................................... 5 
Contact details for further enquiries ........................................................................................................................... 5 
Admission policies ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 
Application Process.................................................................................................................................................... 8 
There are three components of the application process:.............................................................................................. 8 
 GAMSAT (https://gamsat.acer.org/).................................................................................................................... 8 
 Application ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 
 Supporting documentation................................................................................................................................. 9 
Bachelor degree and postgraduate study .................................................................................................................. 12 
Grade Point Average (GPA) ...................................................................................................................................... 12 
Interviews ............................................................................................................................................................... 13 
Offers ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13 
Quotas .................................................................................................................................................................... 15 
BMP – Bonded Medical Program .......................................................................................................................... 16 
Applicants in special categories ................................................................................................................................ 16 
Rurality ................................................................................................................................................................... 17 
How to Apply .......................................................................................................................................................... 19 
 Complete the online application form ............................................................................................................... 19 
 Upload/Email your supporting documentation .................................................................................................. 19 
Entry requirements – All applicants .......................................................................................................................... 22 
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (ANU) ............................................................................................................. 22 
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY ................................................................................................................................................ 26 
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY.............................................................................................................................................. 34 
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY ........................................................................................................................................ 39 
THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE ............................................................................................................................ 44 
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME AUSTRALIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FREMANTLE MD PROGRAM .......................... 50 
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME AUSTRALIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, SYDNEY MD PROGRAM ................................. 55 
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND........................................................................................................................... 60 
THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ............................................................................................................... 66 
UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG ............................................................................................................................... 69 
How can you assist GEMSAS? ................................................................................................................................... 74 
FAQs about the application process and GPA Calculations ......................................................................................... 76 
FAQs about completing your application................................................................................................................... 86 
How to calculate your GPA ....................................................................................................................................... 91 

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International Applications ........................................................................................................................................ 91

Appendix A: Institutions Participating in ARTS (Automated Results Transfer System) ................................................... 92

Appendix B: Grading System Conversion Table .......................................................................................................... 94

Institutional contacts ............................................................................................................................................... 96

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Timeline – 2022 for 2023 Intake

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

Ensure you have

official academic

transcripts if you

attended (at any time)

an institution NOT

participating in ARTS.

This includes overseas

and exchange

transcripts.

2 May – Medicine

Applications open.

1 May – University of

Queensland timely

prerequisite

assessment

submissions due.

31 May – Medicine

Applications close at

5pm AEST/3pm AWST.

16 June – Supporting

documents to be

provided, if required:

– Deadline to upload

official transcripts from

non-ARTS institutions

to GEMSAS, if you have

already completed your

degree.

– ELC documentation to

be uploaded.

– School-specific

supporting documents

to be emailed.

– Rurality supporting

documents to be

emailed.

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

15 July – Deadline to

upload official

transcripts from non-

ARTS institutions

(including 1

Semester

results and 2

Semester enrolled

subjects) to GEMSAS, if

you will be completing

your undergraduate

studies in 2022.

Early September -

Offers of interviews for

Medicine are released.

Late September

*Interviews held.

Early October

*Interviews held.

*Interview dates and information sessions/open days may be subject to change

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

JANUARY 2023

FEBRUARY 2023

Early November -

Offers of places for

Medicine are released.

Additional offers made

to fill vacancies.

Additional offers made

to fill vacancies.

 
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How GEMSAS will contact you 
Email will be the primary means of contact between GEMSAS and applicants and there may also be a 
need to send you letters by mail to your nominated postal address. 
It is essential that you provide a current email address which will be valid from April 2022 to February 
2023 and that you regularly check your emails, including your junk or spam folders.  Expect emails from 
GEMSAS at any time during the process but especially around the time of interview and 
offers. Some of the participating universities will only communicate with applicants via email.  
Some email messages may not be accepted or may be flagged as spam by some email providers (e.g. 
Hotmail or Yahoo).  
Applicants are advised to provide an email address other than their current university address (unless it 
will be available until February 2023), Hotmail or Yahoo email addresses.   
Neither GEMSAS nor the universities will be held responsible for undeliverable or unread email 
communication. 
Should you need to change your email or postal address, please do so in your GEMSAS user account.   
Please save the following email addresses to your safe sender list: 
info@gemsas.edu.au, GEMSAS-noreply@vtac.edu.au, noreply@gemsas.edu.au  
 
Contact details for further enquiries 
If you have further queries regarding the general application process, please contact GEMSAS: 
info@gemsas.edu.au. Please check the GEMSAS website and FAQs for details before submitting your 
query. 
For detailed information on the GEMPASS Australia graduate entry* courses, as well as university    
specific entry requirements, you should first check the Medicine Admissions Guide and the GEMSAS  
and school websites.  Links to the school websites can be found at www.gemsas.edu.au/medical-
schools.   
All GPA queries should be addressed to GEMSAS. Please check the GEMSAS website GPA FAQs and try 
the on-line GPA calculator before submitting your query - https://applygemsas.edu.au/gemsas/#/gpa-
calc.  
School-specific enquiries should be directed to the schools directly.  Contact information can be found 
on the website at www.gemsas.edu.au/medical-schools and on page 96 of this Guide.  
Information about the graduate entry medicine admissions process for GEMPASS Australia schools 
(GEMSAS) can be found on the website http://www.gemsas.edu.au/gemsas-processes. 
 
* The University of Sydney, Monash University and Flinders University are not participating in GEMSAS.  Applicants 
for places at these universities must apply directly to them. Applicants can visit their websites at 
http://www.sydney.edu.au/,  http://www.monash.edu/  and www.flinders.edu.au. 
Please read this entire guide carefully 
The following information is provided as general guidance to applicants to graduate entry medicine in Australia. 
However, all applicants should routinely check the websites of their chosen institutions and the GEMSAS website 
for admission updates. 
 

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Admission policies

Offers

Successful applicants will be given a firm date by which to accept an offer of a place and offers not accepted by that date,

according to the school’s instructions, will lapse.

If an applicant declines an offer of a place, or allows their offer to lapse, they will not be considered for

another place or receive another offer, in the 2023 intake.

If you have been offered a place in another course or by an institution not participating in GEMSAS and

you intend to accept that place, then please be considerate of fellow applicants and withdraw your

application for all GEMPASS Australia courses as soon as possible.

Deferral

Deferral of a place is unlikely to be approved. However, some universities permit deferral, particularly to complete an

Honours year. Please consult the schools’ websites or discuss the possibility of being permitted to defer with the

universities to which you wish to apply.

Exclusion

An applicant who has been excluded from any university must indicate this when they apply. The schools may contact

applicants for further details on receipt of the application data.

Admission and application irregularities

Applicants should be aware that the presentation of forged documents is a criminal offence in Australia and that

universities may take appropriate action in such cases.

All tertiary study must be declared in the application. For the purpose of university admission, the withholding of

information and the submission of incorrect or misleading information are deemed fraudulent. Actions taken in such

cases may include cancellation of an application for admission, withdrawal of an offer of admission, or cancellation of

an enrolment.

Applicants who submit fraudulent documents, or otherwise seek to gain an advantage by fraudulent means, or who

engage in any misconduct during the application process may be banned from future applications through GEMSAS.

Only your first submitted application will be processed, regardless of which application has been paid for.

Schools’ policies

Each university may have its own additional admission policies (which may include policies on prior or current studies,

enrolment irregularities and/or transfers). To confirm if there are additional policies, review each school’s entry in this

Guide and the websites of the schools to which you intend to apply.

Appeals process

Queries

If you have a query regarding your application, please contact info@gemsas.edu.au in the first instance. Please include

your GAMSAT ID or VTAC ID in the email.

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Appeals

If you wish to appeal a decision made by GEMSAS or VTAC relating to the processing of your application, please consult

the GEMSAS Appeals Policy and Procedure for details.

Email the details of your appeal and any required accompanying documentation to

gemsasappeals@medicaldeans.org.au with the subject heading "GEMSAS Appeal". Prior to submission, please ensure

you have read the Policy and Procedure document and understand the decisions that can be appealed.

Please note that this Committee can only hear appeals against decisions made in the processing of your application.

Appeals against decisions made by participating universities must be made to the individual university concerned.

Extenuating Circumstances

If you wish to request the extension of a deadline due to extenuating circumstances, please consult the GEMSAS

Extenuating Circumstances Policy and Procedure for details.

Email the details of your request and any required accompanying documentation to info@gemsas.edu.au with the

subject heading of "Extenuating circumstances” and your Name and GAMSAT ID.

Please note that this only applies to requests relating to GEMSAS or VTAC deadlines. Requests relating to deadlines

imposed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) or universities must be made to the organisation

concerned.

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Application Process

Information in this section is generally common to all the schools but is subject to the specific requirements outlined in

the school entries and on the school websites.

GEMSAS and the schools make every effort to ensure the accuracy of information provided in this Admissions Guide at

the time of publication. However, applicants must consult the GEMSAS and university websites for more detailed and

specific information and for updates.

There are three components of the application process:

1. GAMSAT

2. The application

3. Documentation

 GAMSAT (https://gamsat.acer.org/)

Results from the following GAMSAT tests are valid for application in 2022, for entry in 2023: September 2020, March

2021, September 2021 or March 2022.

All applicants for Commonwealth Supported Places and other domestic places at graduate entry schools (i.e.

citizens/permanent residents of Australia and citizens of New Zealand) must have a current score on the Graduate

Australian Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT).

GAMSAT results are valid for two years, i.e. if you sat the March test in 2022 you may use the results obtained to apply

for a graduate entry course commencing in 2023 and/or 2024. If you sit the September test in 2022 you may use the

results obtained to apply for a graduate entry course commencing in 2024 and/or 2025.

There is a very helpful table on page 76 of this guide and information that shows the validity of all the

GAMSAT tests at https://gamsat.acer.org/results/currency-of-results

Your GAMSAT results show a score for each of the three test Sections and an Overall Score. All GEMPASS Australia medical

schools (except the University of Melbourne, The University of Queensland and the University of Notre Dame Australia

Sydney and Fremantle) rank applicants using the Overall GAMSAT Score (with required minimum Section scores normally

around 50). The University of Melbourne, The University of Queensland and the University of Notre Dame Australia

Sydney and Fremantle, take an average of the three sections of the GAMSAT, rather than the Overall GAMSAT Score. The

acceptable GAMSAT scores may be different for each of the universities and may vary from year to year. When deciding

whether or not to submit an application, you are advised to make sure that your GAMSAT scores fall within the acceptable

ranges reported in the individual university entries in this Guide. You can evaluate your standing in relation to other

candidates who sat GAMSAT in the same year as you did, by consulting the chart included with your Statement of Results.

Please note that neither GEMSAS nor ACER staff have the authority to review individual GAMSAT transcripts or GAMSAT

results or to offer advice on the likelihood of selection. GAMSAT candidates are responsible for determining their

eligibility to apply.

Registration for the GAMSAT and application for admission to the graduate programs are separate

processes.

 Application

Applications are made on-line through the ApplyGEMSAS.edu.au website. There is a link to this on the home page of the

GEMSAS.edu.au website.

Applicants are selected for interview based on one or more of the following criteria:

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• performance in GAMSAT;

• performance in a qualifying/key degree (as indicated by GPA);

• performance in a portfolio, special application or supplementary form or personal statement where required;

• performance in the Casper test where required.

Deakin University and the University of Melbourne combine the first two criteria when ranking applicants for interview.

The GPA is weighted. The University of Melbourne uses an unweighted GAMSAT.

The Australian National University and The University of Western Australia combine both standardised GAMSAT and

standardised GPA when ranking applicants for interview.

Griffith University ranks applicants for interview based on selections rank derived from a 50/50 combination of an

unweighted GPA (converted to a percentage) and the overall GAMSAT score.

The University of Queensland uses a minimum unweighted GPA of 5.0/7.0 and a minimum score of 50 in each of the three

sections of the GAMSAT as qualifying hurdles, then ranks applicants for interview based on selections rank derived from

a 50/50 combination of an unweighted GPA (converted to a percentage) and an unweighted average GAMSAT score

rounded to six decimal places. If required, GPA will be used as a tie breaker.

The University of Wollongong uses a minimum weighted GPA of 5.5/7.0 and performance in the Casper test as qualifying

hurdles, then ranks applicants using 50% standardised GAMSAT results and 50% standardised portfolio/written

submission for interview offer.

The University of Notre Dame, Australia (Fremantle) and The University of Notre Dame, Australia (Sydney) rank applicants

on combined GPA, GAMSAT results and portfolio/written submission.

Macquarie University uses a minimum weighted GPA of 5.0/7.0 and a minimum score of 50 in each of the three sections

and 50 overall in the GAMSAT and the personal statement as hurdles; then ranks applicants based on a selection rank

derived from a 50/50 combination of standardised weighted GPA and standardised overall GAMSAT score.

 Supporting documentation

Supporting documentation will be required if:

• You studied at a non-ARTS

university at any time.

• You have an Australian rural background (see page 17)

• You need to supply supporting documentation required by individual schools

When you complete your Application Form, you will be presented with relevant documentation requirement information

which you must read carefully. Follow the instructions on the Documentation page of the Application to submit your

documentation, either by upload or via email.

• Academic transcripts and English Language Competency documentation (if required) must be uploaded.

• Rural background and Deakin Adjustment (bonus) supporting documentation (if required) must be emailed with

the relevant coversheet, to the email address detailed on the coversheet.

Note that there are two different email addresses to which documents are to be sent.

You can view the documentation requirements and any relevant coversheets, that you will be required to submit with

supporting documentation, on the Documentation page in the application but will only be able to access the upload

function and coversheets once you have submitted and paid for your application. Failure to include all requested

documents may disadvantage you.

Please submit only those documents that have been specifically requested and are in accordance with the new

documentation guidelines. Please ensure you follow the instructions on the Documentation page (and on the

coversheets) if applicable, to ensure your documentation is provided using the correct submission method.

See Appendix A

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1. If any of your tertiary study is from a non-ARTS university please remember to upload your official transcript(s) -

uploaded no later than 5:00pm your time on Thursday 16

June 2022. You must also include transcripts for

exchange study and study for which you may have received credit towards another degree.

Transcripts can only be uploaded once you have submitted and paid for your application. Log into your GEMSAS

account to find the upload document function, documentation requirements guide and follow the instructions

provided.

Any qualification undertaken in a language other than English must be documented by the original

transcript, accompanied by an officially translated original (by a NAATI translator), in English. The

NAATI translation must be a scan of the original hard copy translation document issued by the

translator. It should feature the translator's original stamp and signature on every page. Electronic

versions of the translation, where the translator's stamp has been affixed electronically, will not be

accepted.

Extra documentation requirements for study in China and India:

China:

- Original Transcript in both Chinese and English Language

- Original Degree Certificate that is "Awarded according to the Regulations Concerning Academic

Degrees in the People’s Republic of China (中华人民共和国学位条例)” - both in English and

Chinese Language

- If you have completed a Masters degree we will need your original Graduation Certificate that

shows you completed/defended your Thesis - both in English and Chinese Language. In addition to

the above.

*English Translations must either be issued from your school or NAATI Translations.

*Please note if you do not provide all of the above it may delay the assessment of your application.

India:

- Unconsolidated Marksheets including any backlogs - Marksheets must be issued from the awarding

University NOT the college.

- Official finalised completion certificate (not provisional) as issued by the awarding university (in

addition to the marksheets/transcripts).

*Please note if you do not provide all of the above it may delay the assessment of your application.

2. Applicants to Deakin University who are applying for any of the adjustments (bonuses) listed on pages 30 to 33 must

email their documents, with the relevant Deakin adjustment (bonus) coversheet, no later than 5:00pm your time on

Thursday 16

June 2022, to GEMSAS-Deakinbonus@vtac.edu.au

3. Supporting documents, which must be provided DIRECTLY to the university, for:

• The University of Melbourne:

Doctor of Medicine applicants wishing to be considered for Graduate Access Melbourne (GAM) at the

University of Melbourne must complete the GAM Application Form including uploading associated

documentation at https://go.unimelb.edu.au/qa3i.

Due date: Applications must be submitted no later than 5:00pm EST on Tuesday 31 May 2022.

• The University of Queensland prerequisite requirement:

Applicants must submit documentation DIRECTLY to the University of Queensland by 1

of May 2022 for

assessment of prerequisite equivalency.

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4. All applicants who have completed the rural background questions in the Application Form must email their

supporting documentation, with the Coversheet, to GEMSAS-rural@vtac.edu.au

Note that the supporting documentation must be received via email by no later than 5:00pm your time on Thursday

June 2022. Please ensure the Rural Background coversheet, which is generated when you have paid for your

application, is attached in the email.

This is in addition to any university-specific documents requested in this section, and listed in the school entry

section.

Please refer to the ‘Rurality’ section on page 17 of this guide.

If you do not provide any required additional documentation, you will not be eligible for consideration for

the category/sub-quota concerned.

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Bachelor degree and postgraduate study

All applicants must have completed, or be in the final year, of a Bachelor or Honours degree. Undergraduate and

postgraduate Australian degrees must be from a Commonwealth-accredited institution as listed by TEQSA (see

http://www.teqsa.gov.au/national-register). (NB. Wollongong require that qualifying/key degrees are from a

University and not a Higher Education Provider). Overseas degrees must be recognised by the Australian Department of

Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) (previously AEI-NOOSR) or UK ENIC (previously UK NARIC) as comparable to an

Australian Bachelor or Postgraduate degree. Your qualifications will be assessed for comparability as part of your

application process.

Please do not contact the Australian Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) for

assessment of your degree.

For those in the final year of study, satisfactory completion of the degree in 2022 will be a condition of entry. Note that

if you cannot complete and provide evidence of completion of your degree in the 2022 calendar year, any offer you have

received that is conditional upon completion of your current degree may be withdrawn.

Normally a bachelor degree of 3 years full time equivalent (FTE) study is required, this study can be part-time study and

does not need to be completed on a full time basis.

Applicants enrolled in a two-year degree, a three or four year embedded degree, graduate entry programs or one-

year conversion degree, or those who have completed a higher degree without a prior Bachelor degree should consult

their preferred school/s to ascertain eligibility. Note that not all schools accept such degrees. Please see individual

school entries in this Guide.

Grade Point Average (GPA)

GEMSAS will calculate a Grade Point Average (GPA) from electronic copies of academic transcripts (from ARTS institutions)

or transcripts provided by the applicant. Scans of original hard-copy transcripts or an official and secure electronic copy

of your transcript will be needed if you have completed your degree or any part of your qualifying/key degree at an

overseas university or any university not included in the list of ARTS institutions in Appendix A.

Applicants may wish to calculate their GPA according to the instructions on the GEMSAS website

(www.gemsas.edu.au/gpa-calculations). A GPA calculator is available on the application page

(https://applygemsas.edu.au/gemsas/#/gpa-calc) for use. Please note that any GPA calculated by an applicant will be

an estimated GPA and used only for the information of the applicant.

Exception: The University of Queensland (UQ), please check UQ’s school entry in this Guide for further information.

No preference is given to graduates with particular Bachelor degrees. GEMPASS Australia encourages individuals from

diverse educational backgrounds who will bring to the profession a variety of talents and interests.

Exception: Applicants to Medicine at the University of Queensland must have successfully completed approved prerequisite

studies in “Integrative Cell and Tissue Biology” and “Systems Physiology”. See the UQ school entry for details.

The GPA indicates the level of performance in the qualifying/key degree. There is no differentiation of GPA between

institutions or courses. It should be emphasised that a science major is not a prerequisite, and that academic excellence

in other areas, such as the humanities and social sciences, is encouraged and recognised.

The GEMSAS medical schools have considered options for changing GPA methodology, recognising the impact of

COVID-19 on 2020 study. As a result a number of schools have made changes, deciding whether or not to include

2020 results in GPA calculations. See the school entry section for changes/updates.

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Interviews

The interview* is designed to assess qualities considered by the schools to be associated with success in both medical

school and later practice, and is conducted by trained interviewers. Academic performance is not discussed at the

interview. No domestic applicant will receive more than one interview offer from a medical school participating in

GEMSAS in the 2022 admissions round, for entry in 2023.

An exception is for applicants who qualify for the Guaranteed Entry Pathway, MD Rural Pathway or the Indigenous MD

Student Entry Pathway at the University of Melbourne. Guaranteed Entry Pathway, MD Rural Pathway and Indigenous

MD Student Entry Pathway applicants will be considered by the University of Melbourne separately to the GEMSAS

process and must apply directly to the University of Melbourne in accordance with instructions available at

https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/doctor-of-medicine/how-to-apply/

All other shortlisted, eligible applicants will be interviewed. Note that if Guaranteed Entry Full Fee eligible applicants

wish to be considered for CSP and Bonded Medical Places at the University of Melbourne, they must apply via GEMSAS.

If MD Rural Pathway applicants wish to also be considered for a non-bonded CSP and/or place outside of the rural

pathway, they must also apply via GEMSAS. If Guaranteed Entry Full Fee, MD Rural Pathway or Indigenous MD Student

Entry Pathway eligible applicants wish to be considered by the other medical schools, they are advised to consult the

relevant entries in this Guide for application details.

Selected applicants receive an invitation to interview by letter or email. This invitation must be presented on arrival at

the medical school for an in-person interview, together with a valid passport or current photo-bearing driver’s licence for

identification purposes.

Some schools require that you supply a passport photograph prior to interview. If this applies to you, you will be notified

when interview invitations are issued, with instructions on how and when to submit your digital photo.

Applicants must meet all expenses associated with attending an interview.

Applicants unsuccessful in receiving an interview at any of the medical schools they applied to will be notified by email by

the GEMSAS team. Applicants who were not interviewed will not participate in further processing.

*Interview dates may be subject to change

If you are eligible to be made an offer at a University that did not interview you, the

University reserves the right to call you for an informal conversation prior to offers being

made. This is to ensure that the applicant is aware of specific course and University

requirements. This conversation does not constitute an interview or indicate an offer of a

place.

Offers

Selection into graduate entry medicine is based on up to five criteria:

• performance in GAMSAT;

• performance as indicated by GPA. Please see school entries for details about qualifying/key degrees and GPA

calculations;

• performance in interview;

• performance in a portfolio, special application or supplementary form or personal statement;

• performance in the Casper test where required.

The way in which each university combines these criteria when making their final offers varies. For more information

refer to the individual university entries which begin on page 22 of this Guide. Alternatively, you can consult each

university’s website for detailed information. Links are available from http://www.gemsas.edu.au/medical-schools/.

A successful application may lead to an offer of one of a range of places, including bonded and full-fee places. When

you apply you will be asked (for each school on your preference list), to choose (and for some schools, rank) the types of

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places you will be prepared to accept. Selection is based on ranked lists and quotas. The quota (i.e. number of places)

available for each offer type is restricted. To maximise your chances of receiving an offer at the schools of your choice,

consider listing all types of places. If you omit (for instance) the Bonded Medical Program (BMP) offer type and you are

ranked to get a BMP offer, it will not be made and you’ll drop down to your next preferred school for consideration.

Please read carefully all the information about bonded places on the DoH website at

https://www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/bonded-medical-program.

When allocations are being made, schools will allocate quotas for each offer type. The allocation will be made using that

school’s ranked list in order: CSP, BMP and FEE (if applicable). Some schools will ask you to rank all offer types and some

will just want you to indicate which offer types you are prepared to accept if offered. To list only one offer type means

you limit the available places that can be offered to you.

Individual School Details:

• For The University of Queensland you may specify the types of places you wish to be considered for, however no

consideration is given to preferred offer type when offers are made. Offers will be made in the order of CSP first and

BMP second.

• For the University of Melbourne you may specify the types of places you wish to be considered for. You will not be

considered for a type of place that you have not listed, however no consideration is given to the order of preferred

offer types listed when offers are made. Offers will be made in the following order: CSP, BMP, and FEE, with the most

highly ranked applicants being offered CSP places and so on down the merit order until all vacancies are filled. It is

important that applicants who are not in a position to pay for a full fee (FEE) paying place DO NOT list this type of

place in their application for the University of Melbourne. Once an applicant is offered a FEE place it is not possible

to swap into a CSP or BMP.

• For The University of Western Australia you may specify the types of places you wish to be considered for, however

no consideration is given to preferred offer type when offers are made. Offers will be made in the following order:

CSP then BMP.

• ANU will allocate place types based on the ranking of the applicant and their preferences.

• For the University of Wollongong you must specify the types of places you wish to be considered for in your preferred

order. You must also note your preference for the Wollongong campus or the Shoalhaven campus (or indicate no

preference). Allocations will be according to applicant rank and preference.

• For Deakin University you may specify the types of places you wish to be considered for. You will not be considered

for a type of place that you have not listed. Offers will be made in the following order: CSP and BMP, with the most

highly ranked applicants being offered CSP places and so on down the merit order until all vacancies are filled.

• For Griffith University you must specify the types of places you wish to be considered for in your preferred order. You

must also note your preference (1 and 2 or no preference) for the Gold Coast campus and the Sunshine Coast Health

Institute teaching location. Allocations will be according to applicant rank and preferences, however your preference

is not guaranteed.

• For The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle and Sydney, applicants must specify the types of places they

wish to be considered for. Applicants will not be considered for a place they have not selected. Offers will be made in

the following order: CSP first and BMP second for Fremantle campus. CSP first, BMP second and Full-Fee third for

Sydney campus.

• For Macquarie University all places are Full-Fee paying and will be allocated based on the ranking of the applicant.

▪ If you decline an offer of a place, you will not be considered for another place or receive

another offer.

▪ If you have been offered a place in another course or by an institution not participating in

GEMSAS and you intend to accept that place, then please be considerate of fellow

applicants and withdraw your application for all GEMPASS Australia courses as soon as

possible.

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Quotas

Each university has a quota for the year’s intake of domestic students (Australian citizens/permanent residents and New

Zealand citizens). This includes Commonwealth supported non-bonded places (CSP) and Commonwealth supported

bonded places (BMP) as well as Australian full fee places (Macquarie, Melbourne and Notre Dame only).

Most schools are obliged to fill at least 25% of all Commonwealth Supported Places with students from a rural background.

Rural background sub-quotas can be filled from a combination of offer types and are not restricted to only bonded places.

Quotas for 2023 are expected to be:

School places

CSP

BMP CSP

Other

Total

Australian National University

64*

26*

Up to 20* international

*Approximately 40 of the available

places are reserved for students through

an ANU pathway program

110

Deakin University

86^

35^

Up to 15 international*

^ 30 places are reserved for the Rural

Training Stream (CSP and BMP CSP,

subject to rankings) in addition to the

minimum 25% requirement.

^ Up to 5% of CSP places will be held for

Indigenous applicants who apply

through the Indigenous Entry Stream.

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Griffith University

142*

56*

Up to 35 international

*80 Medical Science Pathway including

20 students from University of Sunshine

Coast B Medical Science

(28.5% are BMP places)

* included in total CSP and BMP places

233

Macquarie University

N/A

40 full-fee

20 international

The University of Melbourne

177*

70^

Up to 45 domestic full-fee

Up to 60 international full-fee

Guaranteed Entry (no quota)

Indigenous MD Student Entry Pathway (no

quota)

^- 30 available via MD Rural Pathway

applicants

- 40 available via GEMSAS

350

The University of Notre Dame, Australia

(Fremantle)

100

The University of Notre Dame, Australia

(Sydney)

Up to 60 domestic full-fee

120

The University of Queensland

100

180 international

135 provisional entry for school leavers

(including rural and BMP quotas)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Admission Pathway (no set quota)

455

The University of Western Australia

15 international

The University of Wollongong

15 international/domestic FFP

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*These quotas are indicative only and are subject to change.

BMP – Bonded Medical P rogram

The Bonded Medical Program (BMP) is a Federal Government initiative which aims to provide more Australian trained

doctors where there are workplace shortages – particularly (but not limited to) rural and remote Australia.

Information about this scheme can be found on the Australian Government Department of Health website

(https://www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/bonded-medical-program). The BMP is open to all first year

medical students who are Australian citizens, permanent residents of Australia or Australian permanent humanitarian

visa holders.

Any applicant who has previously studied in a Bonded Medical Place at any University would need to have discharged any

obligations they had under their agreement with the Government, including repaying any amounts owing, before being

eligible to be offered a medicine CSP or BMP via GEMSAS. If you have previously studied in a BMP, please check and

confirm that you are eligible prior to submitting your application.

Applicants in special categories

Applicants in the following categories should refer to the medical school websites, the entry requirements section (from

page 22) and on pages 9 – 11 and 17:

• Combined Degree applicants;

• Indigenous applicants;

• Rural resident applicants;

• Other special sub-quota applicants.

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Rurality

Please note process updates for 2022 to the:

• MMM 2019 classification map, and

• documentation requirements.

If you have resided in an Australian rural area, MM 2 to 7, for 5 years consecutively or 10 years cumulatively, you may

be eligible for consideration in rural schemes and sub-quotas. You will need to complete the Rurality question in the

Application Form and submit supporting documentation. For information about rural sub quotas or bonus points please

view the schools' entry requirements pages.

The Modified Monash Model (MMM) is how the Department of Health define whether a location is a city, rural, remote

or very remote. The model measures remoteness and population size on a scale of Modified Monash (MM) category MM

1 to MM 7. The Modified Monash Model (MMM) 2019 has been updated to align with the latest available census data.

The model was developed to better target health workforce programs to attract health professionals to more remote and

smaller communities. The MMM classifies metropolitan, regional, rural and remote areas according to geographical

remoteness, as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), and town size. The most recent classification

(Modified Monash Model 2019), based on 2016 census data, is the one by which we will assess your rurality.

The Graduate Entry Medical School Admissions System (GEMSAS) will use these guidelines in the processing of Rurality

Claims.

The Modified Monash Model (MM 2019) is made up of 7 categories:

• MM 1 Metropolitan areas

• MM 2 Regional centres

• MM 3 Large rural towns

• MM 4 Medium rural towns

• MM 5 Small rural towns

• MM 6 Remote communities

• MM 7 Very remote communities

If you have resided in a MM 2 to 7 area for 5 years consecutively or 10 years cumulatively and wish to be considered for

rural schemes and sub-quotas, you will need to provide documentary evidence.

The Australian Government currently defines ‘Rural origin’ as residency for at least 10 years cumulatively or any 5 years

consecutively in a MM2-7 area.

You can check your MMM status at (select Modified Monash Model 2019): https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-

and-tools/health-workforce-locator/health-workforce-locator

Acceptable supporting documents include:

• You, the applicant, must provide a statutory declaration in your name. If you are providing bills or invoices in a

parent’s name, from when you were under 18, then both a statutory declaration from a parent and one from

yourself will be required. The statutory declaration/s must be accompanied by either:

1. Professional supporting letters from a GP/dentist, bank, school, university or workplace.

▪ Professional supporting letters must be dated, signed, include your rural residential address and rural

address history, and the dates that you resided at the address.

▪ The professional supporting letters must detail how you are known to the author of the letter and

you must be known in a professional capacity e.g. patient of the GP or student of the

school/university.

▪ The GP practice/school/bank/work place/university should be in or around the same rural area you

are providing support for residing in. If not, the letter needs to clearly detail how the author is able

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to confirm the rural address history and time periods. The professional letter of support must be

official on letterhead and include, if from a GP their AHPRA registration number or official practice

stamp.

OR;

2. Documents to prove residence such as invoices for telephone, utilities, or bank statements showing your

(or your family’s) address, can be provided.

▪ If you were over 18 at the time, bills and invoices will only be accepted if in your name.

▪ Rates notices are not acceptable.

▪ An online printed invoice will only be acceptable if dated the year it was issued. E.g. a bank statement

must be dated the year you are supporting (i.e. dated 19 July 2017 if you are supporting the year

2017, it cannot be dated 2021 if you are supporting the year 2017).

The professional letters of support and statutory declarations must include the rural address history and time

periods.

Please note:

• All rural residing should be included in the online application but supporting documentation only needs to support

5 years consecutive or 10 years cumulative rural residing.

• School reports are not sufficient documentation as we need to clearly see your rural residential address

• Please ensure your documentation supports 5 years consecutively or 10 years cumulatively of rural residing and

includes the cover sheet you will print off when you submit your on-line application.

• You cannot claim time in the future as part of the 5 or 10 years, as there is no way to establish proof that you will

continue to reside in a rural setting.

• Time spent at a holiday home (second residence) or during school holidays in a rural setting, will not be

considered.

• If selecting 5 years consecutive then the supporting documentation must support 5 full years (documentation is

required for every year) and must be consecutive.

• If selecting 10 years cumulative then the supporting documentation must support 10 full years and

documentation will be needed for each time period, one document for the start of each time period and one for

the end of each time period (documentation is required for every year).

• An official statutory declaration template must be used, either your state or territory one or a Commonwealth

one.

Please email your supporting documentation with the Rural coversheet to GEMSAS-rural@vtac.edu.au

Note that the supporting documentation must be emailed no later than 5pm your time on Thursday 16

June 2022.

Please read the Rural background Document Guide, found on the Documentation page in the application and on the

website, to assist you to understand the expectations that GEMSAS has regarding the documentation. The guide also

provides examples of acceptable wording for the statutory declaration/s and professional supporting letters.

Emailed documentation:

• must include the Rural coversheet, or it will not be assessed

• subject line should include your full name and GAMSAT ID

• should only be submitted once.

If you apply for the Rural background and are found ineligible, you will be emailed and informed of this. We do not

send confirmation emails if your rural documentation was found to be eligible. You can log into your GEMSAS account

and see your rural background outcome, on the MyApplication page, in early August.

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How to Apply

 Complete the online application form

To apply for admission to a course commencing in 2023, you must complete and submit the online Application Form – on

the ApplyGEMSAS website – by no later than 5pm AEST/3pm AWST Tuesday 31

May 2022. Please do not leave

submission until the last minute as many others will also do this and system overloading can impact your ability to meet

the deadline.

Only your first submitted medicine application will be processed, regardless of which application has been paid for.

Late applications will NOT be accepted.

The application fee is paid by credit card, when completing the online application form. You do not need to complete

your payment at the time of submission but must do so by 5pm AEST/3pm AWST Tuesday 7

June.

In 2022, for 2023 entry, the application fee is AUD$230.

Don’t forget to include info@gemsas.edu.au, GEMSAS-noreply@vtac.edu.au, noreply@gemsas.edu.au as trusted email

addresses, to ensure messages from the GEMSAS team are not treated as spam and sent to your Junk folder. We

cannot be held responsible for any email not reaching or not being read by you.

 Upload/Email your supporting documentation

GEMSAS will not be accepting any hardcopy documentation. After completing the online Application Form and making

your payment, you may need to upload and/or email supporting documents. You will be presented with relevant

documentation requirement information which you must read carefully. Follow the instructions on the Documentation

page in the application on how to submit your documentation, either by upload or via email.

• Academic transcripts and English Language Competency documentation (if required) must be uploaded through

your GEMSAS account.

• Rural background and Deakin Adjustment (bonus) supporting documentation (if required) must be emailed with

the relevant coversheet, to the email address detailed on the coversheet.

Note that there are two different email addresses to which documents are to be sent.

Documentation without a relevant coversheet will not be processed or assessed.

Please upload and/or email only those documents that have been specifically requested and are in accordance with the

new documentation guidelines. Please ensure you follow the instructions on the Documentation page (and on the

coversheets) to ensure your documentation is provided using the correct submission method.

All additional documentation must be uploaded and/or emailed according to the dates listed below and must adhere to

the very strict documentation guidelines. Wherever possible they should be provided sooner rather than later. Please

refer to the information below about where you need to send the required documentation.

Upload/email documentation requirements, if applicable (see below for further information and due dates):

• Education documentation (e.g. transcripts, exchange study etc.) – upload in your GEMSAS account, My

Applications page

• English Language Competency documentation – upload in your GEMSAS account, My Applications page

• Rural background – email with coversheet to GEMSAS-rural@vtac.edu.au

• Deakin adjustment (bonus) – email with coversheet to GEMSAS-Deakinbonus@vtac.edu.au

ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCY DOCUMENTATION

Due date: Uploaded no later than 5:00pm your time on Thursday 16

June 2022

If any of your tertiary studies were undertaken at a university NOT listed in Appendix A (as an institution whose results

can be retrieved through ARTS), you MUST upload your official academic transcripts for all such studies. Note: supporting

documents for any study at Certificate IV level and below are only required if that study has contributed to a Bachelor

level or higher qualification. You can upload your transcripts in your GEMSAS account once you have submitted and paid

for your application.

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Only one set of transcripts is required to complete your GEMSAS application, even if you are applying for multiple

applications across Medicine, Dentistry and Optometry.

If there has been no change to your education history and you applied through GEMSAS within the last two years (in

2020 or 2021) you do not need to provide GEMSAS with your academic documents again. You will be contacted should

GEMSAS require any further academic documentation.

Please refer to your Documentation page in the application for the full Academic Document Guide.

Any qualification undertaken in a language other than English must be documented by the original

transcript, accompanied by an officially translated original (by a NAATI translator), in English. The

NAATI translation must be a scan of the original hard copy translation document issued by the

translator. It should feature the translator's original stamp and signature on every page. Electronic

versions of the translation, where the translator's stamp has been affixed electronically, will not be

accepted.

Extra documentation requirements for study in China and India:

China:

- Original Transcript in both Chinese and English Language

- Original Degree Certificate that is "Awarded according to the Regulations Concerning Academic

Degrees in the People’s Republic of China (中华人民共和国学位条例)” - both in English and

Chinese Language

- If you have completed a Masters degree we will need your original Graduation Certificate that

shows you completed/defended your Thesis - both in English and Chinese Language, in addition to

the above.

*English Translations must either be issued from your school or NAATI Translations.

*Please note if you do not provide all of the above it may delay the assessment of your application.

India:

- Unconsolidated Marksheets including any backlogs - Marksheets must be issued from the awarding

University NOT the college.

- Official finalised completion certificate (not provisional) as issued by the awarding university (in

addition to the marksheets/transcripts)

*Please note if you do not provide all of the above it may delay the assessment of your application.

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION (if required)

The universities listed on pages 9 to 11 require applicants to submit additional documents.

Additional supporting documentation for Deakin University should be emailed with the relevant

coversheet, as outlined on pages 10 and 30 to 33, to GEMSAS-Deakinbonus@vtac.edu.au

Due date: Emailed no later than 5:00pm your time on Thursday 16

June 2022

Additional supporting documentation for the University of Melbourne: Doctor of Medicine

applicants wishing to be considered for Graduate Access Melbourne (GAM) must complete the

GAM Application Form including uploading associated documentation at

https://go.unimelb.edu.au/qa3i.

Due date: Applications must be submitted no later than 5pm EST on Tuesday 31 May 2022

Additional supporting documentation for the University of Queensland assessment of prerequisite

equivalency, as outlined on pages 10 and 61 to 62.

Due date: 1

of May 2022

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SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR APPLICANTS FROM A RURAL BACKGROUND

Due date: Emailed no later than 5:00pm your time on Thursday 16

June 2022

All applicants who have completed the rural background questions in the Application Form, including those applying for

the Deakin Rural Training Stream, must email their supporting documentation with the Rural coversheet to GEMSAS-

rural@vtac.edu.au

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Entry requirements – All applicants

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (ANU)

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Contact details:

Telephone

(02) 6125 5605, (02) 6125 1304 or (02) 6125 5674

admissions.medicalschool@anu.edu.au

Web

http://medicalschool.anu.edu.au

Places Available in

2023

CSP

64*

BMP

26*

International

Up to 20*

*approximately 40 of the available places are reserved for students through

an ANU pathway program

Doctor of Medicine

and Surgery

The Medicinae ac Chirurgiae Doctoranda (MChD), Latin for Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, is a

comprehensive and varied four year program for graduate students looking to enter the

rewarding field of medicine. It aims to produce graduates who are committed to compassionate,

ethical health care and the expansion of medical knowledge. The MChD is a Level 9 Extended

Masters qualification as defined by the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

Bachelor Degree

Applicants must have completed a Bachelor degree or be completing the final year of a Bachelor

degree at the time of application.

The Bachelor degree must be an AQF Level 7 qualification (at minimum) and must be comprised

of at least three full-time equivalent years (3.0 FTE) worth of study.

Two-year accelerated Bachelor degrees (i.e. where 3.0 FTE worth of study is fast-tracked over two

years) will be accepted if the degree is due to be completed by 31 December in the year of

application. Bachelor degrees containing only 2.0 FTE worth of study will not be accepted.

The ANU Medical School does not accept conversion degrees. A conversion degree is defined as a

Bachelor degree that includes more than 0.375 FTE of credit from previous studies undertaken

below AQF Level 7 (e.g. a Bachelor degree containing prior credit from a TAFE certificate/diploma).

Bachelor degrees completed in Australia must be from a Commonwealth-accredited institution.

Bachelor degrees completed overseas must be from a recognised institution and must be

equivalent to an Australian Bachelor degree, as determined by the Australian Government

Department of Education, Skills and Employment.

The ANU Medical School welcomes graduates from a variety of undergraduate backgrounds and

considers all applicants equally. There is no preferred Bachelor degree or prerequisite subjects for

entry to the MChD program.

Applicants who have completed a higher-level qualification but do not hold a recognised Bachelor

degree are not eligible for consideration. Standalone Honours, Graduate Diplomas and/or Masters

by Coursework qualifications will only be accepted as ‘key degrees’ if the applicant has already

completed a recognised Bachelor degree prior to undertaking the higher-level study.

Applicants whose Bachelor degree was awarded more than 10 years ago will need to meet

further study requirements to be eligible to apply. Please read the ‘Currency of Qualification’

section for more information.

GPA Calculation

The ANU Medical School uses a weighted GPA calculation for admission to the MChD program.

This means your most recent results are weighted more heavily:

• Final GPA Year (most recent) = Weighted x3

• Final-1 GPA Year (2nd most recent) = Weighted x2

• Final-2 GPA Year (3rd most recent) = Weighted x1

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A minimum weighted GPA of 5.6 is required to be considered for interview.

The GPA calculation is based on three years of full-time equivalent study (3.0 FTE) in your most

recent eligible degree (or combination of degrees, if applicable). For the purpose of the GPA

calculation, eligible degrees include Bachelor, Honours, Graduate Diploma and Masters by

Coursework programs. Course results from eligible degrees will be included in the GPA calculation

if the degree is already completed or due to be completed by 31 December in the year of

application.

If your most recent eligible degree comprises less than 3.0 FTE worth of study, course results from

your next-most-recent eligible degree(s) may be used to make up the remainder of the 3.0 FTE.

For example, if an applicant has completed a 1 year standalone Honours degree after their

Bachelor degree, their GPA would be calculated using 1.0 FTE worth of results from the Honours

program (Final GPA Year) and the remaining 2.0 FTE worth of results would be taken from the last

two years of the Bachelor degree (Final-1 and Final-2 GPA Years).

If the duration of a degree exceeds the equivalent of 3 full-time years of study, only the courses

comprising the last 3.0 FTE worth of study will be used in the GPA calculation. For example, for a

5 year combined degree, the GPA calculation will only include the last 3 years of study and will

not include the first 2 years.

Where an applicant is completing the final year of their degree in 2022, the current year of study

will only be included in the GPA calculation if at least 0.375 FTE worth of graded course results

from Semester/Trimester 1 2022 are available to be used in the calculation. If at least 0.375 FTE

worth of graded results are not yet available, the Final GPA Year will be excluded from the

calculation and the GPA will be calculated using only the Final-1 (x2) and Final-2 (x1) GPA Years.

Ungraded Pass (UGP/CRS) results will not be included in the GPA calculation. We will include UGP

passes in the ‘credit count’ for a particular GPA year, however, they are excluded from the

calculation and that particular GPA ‘year’ will be calculated based on the available graded course

results only.

An applicant must have a minimum of 0.375 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) worth of graded results

available for a GPA to be calculated for that particular GPA ‘year’, i.e.: if 1.0FTE is the equivalent

of 8 courses (or 48 credits with 6 credits per course), then using this module, you must have a

minimum of 3 courses (0.375 FTE) that are graded (not UGP/CRS) for that year.

However it is important to note that if you have equal to or greater than 1.0 FTE worth of

Ungraded pass results across your entire qualifying degree this will be dealt with on a case by case

basis and may result in the degree being deemed ineligible.

Please note Graduate Certificates, Masters by Research, PhDs, non-award study and study

completed below AQF Level 7 will not be included in the GPA calculation. However, completion

of some higher-level qualifications may attract a percentage bonus. Please refer to the ‘Bonuses’

section for further information.

Currency of

qualification

Applicants are required to have completed their Bachelor degree within 10 years of the date of

application. The 10 years is measured from the date your degree was officially completed (i.e. the

date of conferral), not the date of your graduation ceremony. If your Bachelor degree was

completed more than 10 years ago, the ‘10 year rule’ may be waived if you have undertaken

additional undergraduate or postgraduate study in the intervening period. This must be evidenced

by successful completion of at least 0.5 years of full-time equivalent study (0.5 FTE) in a

Commonwealth-accredited program at Bachelor level or higher (as defined by the Australian

Qualifications Framework) in the 10 years prior to the date of application.

A study load of 0.5 FTE is usually equivalent to one semester of full-time study or two semesters

of part-time study.

GAMSAT

Applicants must have achieved a minimum score of 50 in each section of the GAMSAT and a

minimum Overall Score of 55 to be considered for an interview.

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Bonuses

Honours: A percentage bonus of 2% may be awarded for a standalone Honours degree if the

qualification is already complete or due to be completed in the year of application. The bonus

applies to standalone Honours degrees only. Embedded and Professional Honours programs are

included in the GPA calculation but do not receive the percentage bonus.

Masters by Research or PhD: A percentage bonus may be awarded for a Masters by Research

(2%) or PhD (4%) if the qualification is completed prior to the date of application.

Note: The percentage bonus is applied to the combined GPA/GAMSAT score. Applicants must

meet the individual GPA and GAMSAT minimum requirements before they can be eligible for a

bonus.

Applicants cannot accumulate additional bonuses for completing more than one of the degrees

listed above. If an applicant has completed more than one qualification that is eligible for a

bonus, only the highest bonus will apply.

Indigenous

Applicants

The ANU Medical School encourages applications from people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait

Islander background and has a dedicated Indigenous entry pathway for the MChD program. Each

year, there are reserved places in the MChD through the Indigenous entry pathway.

Applicants from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent can apply directly to the ANU by

completing the application process as outlined on the ANU website:

https://health.anu.edu.au/study/doctor-medicine-and-surgery#acton-tabs-link--tabs-

degree_program_apply-middle-3

Rural entry

In line with Federal Government initiatives, the ANU Medical School offers 29% of its domestic

places to students from a rural background. GEMSAS will use the Modified Monash Model (MMM)

system to determine if applicants meet the rural background criteria. If your primary place of

residence has been in an Australian rural area (MM2 to 7) for 5 years consecutively or 10 years

cumulatively, you may be eligible for consideration in the rural sub-quota. You can check the

MMM classification of your address by visiting the Department of Health’s online Health

Workforce Locator.

To be considered in the rural sub-quota, applicants must answer the Rurality question when

completing their GEMSAS application and must provide supporting documentation to GEMSAS.

Interview

Applicants are ranked for interview consideration based on a composite score derived from the

standardised weighted GPA and standardised Overall GAMSAT score, using a 50/50 weighting.

Offers

Offers of a place in the program will be based on a total combined score derived from the

interview score (weighted 50%) and the composite GPA/GAMSAT score used for the interview

ranking (weighted 50%). Meeting the minimum criteria does not guarantee admission into the

program.

An offer made to an applicant who is studying the final year of their key degree in 2022 will be

conditional on the successful completion of the degree. Evidence of successful completion must

be received by GEMSAS no later than 31 December 2022. Applicants must meet the minimum

weighted GPA threshold of 5.6 upon completion.

All students offered a place at the ANU Medical School are required to meet the mandatory

screening and vaccination requirements for the ANU, ACT Health and NSW Health. Students who

receive an offer of place to the MChD program will receive the screening and vaccination

booklet with their offer letter. All requirements included in the booklet must be completed and

evidence provided prior to commencement of the program.

Deferral

An offer of a place is only valid for the year in which it is offered. The Medical School will not

consider deferral of enrolment for students unless exceptional circumstances arise that were not

foreseeable at the time of application.

Conjoint

MChD/PhD

The ANU Medical School offers the opportunity for high achieving students to undertake a

conjoint Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (MChD) / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) conjoint program.

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This program caters for students who have a desire to enter the medical profession but also

possess a keen interest in cutting-edge research. The conjoint program is available for students

who qualify for entry to a PhD program (H1 Honours or equivalent) and who achieve a higher

level performance in the Advanced Research Project course and/or subject to the approval of

the Director of the Medical School.

Applications and selection for the conjoint program is completed during the second year of the

MChD program, therefore no application is required prior to starting the program.

English Language

Proficiency

All applicants must meet the Australian National University's English language requirements for

graduate admission. Please refer to the ANU Policy Library for further

details https://policies.anu.edu.au/ppl/document/ANUP_6546951

International

Applicants

International applicants must apply directly to the ANU. The entry requirements and application

process for international applicants can be found on the ANU Medical School website:

https://health.anu.edu.au/study/doctor-medicine-and-surgery

Scholarships

The Australian National University offers a wide range of scholarships to current and future

students to assist with the cost of their studies. Many of the scholarships on offer are funded by

donors and benefactors, external organisations and the Australian Government. Please visit the

ANU Scholarships Portal for details:

http://www.anu.edu.au/students/scholarships-fees/scholarships

Open Days and

Information

Sessions

Please visit the ANU website for information about open day and information sessions:

www.anu.edu.au

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DEAKIN UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

This information is correct at the time of publishing

Contact details:

Telephone

(03) 9251 7777

health-enquire@deakin.edu.au

Web

https://www.deakin.edu.au/doctor-medicine

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• Up to 5% of domestic places will be held for Indigenous applicants who apply through the

Indigenous Entry Stream)

• 30 domestic places are reserved for the Rural Training Stream

• A minimum of 25% of domestic places will be allocated to applicants from a rural

background, in addition to the 30 domestic places reserved for the Rural Training

Scheme

Deakin’s goal is to address the workforce needs and advance the health and wellbeing of

regional and rural individuals and communities. To achieve this the school aims to recruit

50% of its cohort from rural applicants.

CSP

BMP

International

Qualifying degree/

GPA

Qualifying degree

Applicants are considered on academic performance in an approved Bachelor, Honours,

Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master’s by coursework with a minimum

weighted GPA of 5.0.

The minimum entry requirement is:

• A completed Bachelor degree with a minimum weighted GPA of 5.0

• Applicants currently studying the minimum requirement must be in their final year of a

3-year bachelor which must be completed by 31 December in the year of application.

The completed qualifying degree must be from an Australian University or a Higher

Education Institution recognised by the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), or

equivalent as deemed by Deakin University.

Deakin recognises up to one year of credit, from below AQF Level 7 study, towards the

completion of an undergraduate degree. Deakin does not recognise 2-year bachelor degrees

(accelerated degrees (3FTE) completed over 2 years, however, are accepted).

Any credit from an International Baccalaureate will also not be accepted.

GPA

• For all applicants, the GPA will be calculated based on academic grades obtained during

the final three full-time equivalent years of the most recent study. Years are

progressively weighted x1, x2 and x3, to give greater weight to the most recent results.

• 2020 Calendar year results will not be used in the GPA calculation. Applicants who

completed their qualifying degree in 2020 will have a GPA calculated based on the

previous two most recent years of study.

• Applicants who studied in the final year of their most recent degree in 2020 and who

completed at least 0.25FTE of their final year requirements prior to 2020, will have their

GPA calculated as Final - 2 x1, Final - 1 x2 and Final x3.

• Applicants who studied in the final year of their most recent degree in 2020 and had less

than 0.25FTE of their final year requirements completed prior to 2020, will have their GPA

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calculated from the Final - 1 and Final - 2 years only. Years will be progressively weighted

x5 and x1 to give greater weight to the most recent results.

• An Honours year (embedded or standalone) will be considered and may count as your

final year in the GPA calculation. Applicants should note that results for all 2020

calendar year enrolled subjects will not be used (regardless of subject or degree

completion/conferral in 2021).

• Graduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas and Masters by coursework qualifications

successfully completed by 31 July 2022 will also be used towards GPA calculations.

Applicants should note that 2020 calendar year results will not be used.

Note: A GPA year must have at least 0.25FTE of graded results.

Early exit from a combined degree

Applicants will meet Deakin University’s admission requirement if they have completed

3FTE when taking an early exit from a combined degree.

If the applicant takes an early exit from the combined degree, the GPA will be

recalculated and if applicable, made a conditional offer of a place. This is dependent on

the successful completion and evidence via an official transcript for the single degree.

Submission of documentation to the University after the closing date for the purpose of

assessing qualifications will not be accepted. All documentation must be submitted with the

application.

Currency of

qualification

Applicants are required to have completed their qualifying degree within 10 years of their

projected commencement date.

Applicants whose qualifying degree was completed outside this 10 year period may be

considered for admission only if they have successfully completed the equivalent of one half

year of tertiary coursework study (i.e. 0.5FTE) at Honours, Graduate Certificate, Graduate

Diploma level or higher. Note: A PhD will not be considered in the GPA calculation, but may

meet the requirements for currency of qualification.

Qualifications must be completed at a TEQSA-accredited institution (or for equivalent

international qualifications, defined by the Australian Department of Education, Skills and

Employment (DESE) (previously AEI-NOOSR).

Postgraduate study undertaken for currency of qualification must be successfully completed by

31 December of the year of application. Note: This study will not be considered in the GPA

calculation if the qualification is not completed by 31 July in the year of application.

GAMSAT

A minimum GAMSAT Overall Score of 50 with a minimum of 50 in each of the three Sections is

required to be considered for interview.

Adjustments

(Bonuses) / Special

entry schemes

Invitations to interview will be sent to a maximum of 220 applicants based on GAMSAT + GPA

Score (50:50) with additional weighting for:

• Rural/Regional residency

• Prior clinical experience in a health discipline

• Demonstration of financial disadvantage

• Work experience

• Deakin study adjustment (bonus)

Please see the table below for more information.

Rural Training

Stream Applicants

In addition to the entry requirements above, applicants to the RTS will be considered on the

basis of their residency within the Deakin rural footprint and greater rural areas. Applicants

will be ranked on a tiered priority system (please visit

https://www.deakin.edu.au/medicine/study-opportunities/rural-training-stream for further

information on how this Stream operates.

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Applicants are required to submit a written application demonstrating rural community

connection and a commitment to completing four clinical semesters in rural and regional

Victoria during years 3 and 4 of the course.

To be considered for a place in the RTS, it is strongly recommended that applicants

preference Deakin first.

Indigenous

Applicants

Up to 5% of domestic places will be held for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (ATSI)

applicants who apply through the Indigenous Entry Stream (IES). ATSI applicants can apply

either via GEMSAS or the IES.

See school website for details: https://www.deakin.edu.au/doctor-medicine

English Language

Requirement

English language requirements apply to international applicants and other applicants whose

previous study was undertaken in a country other than Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Fiji,

Republic of Ireland, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South

Africa, United Kingdom, the United States of America, Zambia or undertaken in a language

other than English.

Qualifications must be completed no more than 5 years prior to commencement at Deakin

unless otherwise specified.

Deakin’s English Language Requirements can be satisfied in other ways, as outlined at the

following link (https://policy.deakin.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=161), and this may

require further evidence. to be provided at the time of application.

Further evidence can be demonstrated as follows:

1. Applicants may demonstrate they meet the English language proficiency criteria by

providing evidence of ongoing residence and employment for a period of not less than 5

years within Australia or one of the following specified English speaking countries (in an

occupation requiring proficient written and verbal communication in English):

a. Canada

b. Fiji

c. Ireland

d. Kenya

e. New Zealand

f. Papua New Guinea

g. Samoa

h. Singapore

i. Solomon Islands

j. South Africa

k. United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales)

l. United States of America

m. Zambia

2. IELTS

3. Pearson’s Test of English

4. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

Please refer to the policy for the required scores.

If these documents are not provided at the time of application, any offer made will be

conditional on the provision of this evidence.

Interview

A maximum of 220 applicants will be interviewed. Interviewees will be selected based on

GAMSAT and weighted GPA (50:50). The ranking for interview will include additional

adjustment (bonus) points for:

• Relevant Prior Clinical experience (4%);

• Work Experience (2%);

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• Deakin Study adjustment (bonus) (4%);

• Rural/Regional residency (Geelong MM1 and Modified Monash Model-MM2 (4%)

Modified Monash Model-MM3-MM7 (8%);

• Demonstration of financial disadvantage during undergraduate and/or postgraduate

degree (2%).

Interviews will use the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) format in which applicants are

interviewed at up to 10 consecutive stations with 5 minutes for each interaction. Qualities to

be assessed at interview may include

• communication skills

• commitment to rural and regional practice

• evidence-based practice

• self-directed learning

• teamwork

• motivation for a career in medicine

• a commitment to social justice

• professionalism

• effective use of resources

• health promotion

Interviews will be held in September 2022. Applicants are strongly advised to refer to the

School website for updated information, https://www.deakin.edu.au/doctor-medicine.

Offers

The final ranked list, from which offers will be progressively made, is based on an entry score

calculation which weights the GPA (25%), GAMSAT (25%) and Interview (50%). Additional

adjustment (bonus) points, previously listed, will be included in this calculation. Offers will

be made in early November 2022.

Conditional Offers

Offers for applicants in the final year of their degree will be conditional on successfully

passing their qualifying degree. Applicants who are in the process of completing their

qualifying degree MUST provide their finalised transcript to GEMSAS by 31 December 2022.

Applicants who receive a conditional offer will have their overall GPA recalculated. Applicants

will be expected to maintain or exceed their overall GPA used when shortlisted for an offer.

• An applicant whose overall GPA decreases by 0.4 or less, will have their offer confirmed.

• An applicant whose GPA decreases by more than 0.4 or conditions are not met by the

specified date on the offer letter the offer will be withdrawn.

Applicants who are in the process of completing their undergraduate degree MUST provide

their finalised transcript to GEMSAS by 31 December 2022.

Please note that deferrals are not permitted.

International

students

International applicants may apply with GAMSAT or MCAT scores. The minimum GAMSAT

score is at least 50 in each section and a score of at least 50 overall. The minimum score for

MCAT is 125 in each section. GAMSAT and/or MCAT results must be obtained within 2 years

prior to the application. Students who have undertaken their qualifying studies in a non-

English speaking country must, in addition, obtain a minimum overall IELTS score of 7.0

(with no band less than 7.0). Applicants, whose qualifying degree was taught and assessed

entirely in English, no more than 2 years prior to enrolment at Deakin, are considered as

having met the English language requirement. A combination of GAMSAT/MCAT score, GPA

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score and adjustments (bonuses) will be taken into consideration when selecting applicants

for interview.

International applicants must apply directly to International Admissions at Deakin

University: https://student-deakin.studylink.com

For more information, please use the above link.

Open Days and

Information

Sessions

Online Information Session

Tuesday, 26

April 2022 from 6.00pm. To register your interest please visit

https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/events/doctor-of-medicine-course-information-

session.

Open Day

Please visit the Deakin website for information about Open Day,

https://www.deakin.edu.au/openday.

Deakin University

Documents required

Adjustments (Bonuses) /

Special entry schemes

If you applied for any of the following Deakin adjustments (bonuses) in 2019, 2020

or 2021, please select the “2019/2020/2021 applied for adjustment (bonus)” tick

box in the application and we will not require any further documentation:

Financial disadvantage, Clinical experience, Work experience, Deakin Geelong

rural adjustment (bonus).

NB. If you applied and were found ineligible or did not provide documentation in 2019,

2020 or 2021 (you would have been emailed and informed of this), please DO NOT tick

the 2019/2020/2021 box but select yes in the application if you are eligible for the

adjustment (bonus) and provide the required documentation.

If you apply and are found ineligible for any of the 2022 Deakin adjustments (bonuses),

you will be emailed and informed of this.

Please read the Deakin Adjustment (bonus) Document Guide, found on the

Documentation page in the application, to assist you to understand the expectations

that GEMSAS has regarding the documentation.

Emailed documentation:

• must include the relevant coversheet, or it will not be assessed

• subject line must include your full name and GAMSAT ID.

See school website for details:

https://www.deakin.edu.au/doctor-medicine

Financial Disadvantage

Applicants who can demonstrate financial disadvantage, which may have impacted on

academic performance during their undergraduate and/or postgraduate degree, may

receive a 2% adjustment (bonus) of the combined GPA and GAMSAT score.

The Deakin School of Medicine recognises the following benefits as providing eligibility

for the financial disadvantage adjustment (bonus):-

•

Centrelink income support payments and allowances - The School of Medicine

recognises the following Centrelink payments and allowances:

ABSTUDY, AUSTUDY, Parenting Payment, Youth Allowance, Disability Support

Pension, Carer Payment, JobSeeker, JobKeeper, Farm Household Allowance.

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•

Department of Veterans’ Affairs income payments.

•

Other Australian Federal or State Government income payments of similar

amounts may be considered.

•

StudyLink benefits for applicants from New Zealand, excluding the StudyLink loan.

Please ensure supporting documentation clearly shows the approved benefit and

supports a minimum of 12 months.

Supporting documentation includes (approved benefit must clearly be listed):

•

A letter/statement from Centrelink or StudyLink (each month must be clearly

visible if providing Centrelink documents).

•

A PAYG Centrelink Payment Summary (showing a minimum payment period of

52 weeks).

•

Tax returns (if the approved benefit and time period are clearly shown).

•

Bank statements (only if the approved benefit is detailed).

•

Any other document clearly supporting the adjustment (bonus) criteria.

Please note:

•

Documents with "Employment or Youth and Student Assistance service" or

“NSS” detailed are not sufficient as they do not clearly state the approved

benefit.

•

Applicants must have been in receipt of the approved benefit for at least 12

months cumulatively, at the time of application (not the end of 2022 or at the

time of course commencement, as there is no guarantee that the applicant will

receive the benefit in the future).

•

Insufficient supporting documentation includes: documents provided with

"Employment or Youth and Student Assistance service” listed (the approved

benefit must be detailed); documents showing less than 52 weeks payment

period; providing one document at the beginning of the time period and one at

the end is not sufficient, (each month must clearly be shown).

Prior Clinical

Experience in a Health

Discipline

Applicants who have completed the equivalent of one year of full-time clinical practice (i.e.

minimum of 36 hours per week) as an AHPRA registered health professional, or in speech

pathology or dietetics, may receive a 4% adjustment (bonus) of the combined GPA and

GAMSAT score.

Applicants with international clinical practice and registration (that aligns with the

professions listed on the AHPRA website

(https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Registers-of-Practitioners/Professions-and-

Divisions.aspx), including speech pathology and dietetics, may also be eligible to receive this

adjustment (bonus).

Please provide documentation that will show:

• 12 months of full-time equivalent clinical experience (e.g. letter of support from

employer / group certificate),

AND

• Evidence of registered health professional status for the relevant clinical experience

year(s) (e.g. proof of registration / print out from AHPRA website).

Supporting documentation includes:

• Supporting letters from the applicant’s employer(s) stating length of employment

in the clinical field. The letters must be dated and signed.

• Payslips, ensure the payslips cover one year full-time clinical experience and

includes both the applicant name and the employers’ name.

• Group Certificate/PAYG Summary, ensure the group certificate includes both the

applicant name and the employers’ name.

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• Registration documentation, ensure the documentation covers the clinical year(s)

that are being claimed.

Please note:

• Periods of provisional registration, or as an intern, are excluded.

• Offers of employment and contracts are not acceptable documentation as they do

not prove actual clinical experience, or that the contract was completed.

• Unpaid work, cash in hand and voluntary work will not be considered.

• Tax Return application. Please note a notice of tax assessment is not acceptable as

it does not state the occupation.

• Future registration or employment cannot be considered. Applicants must have

completed the one year (12 months), at the time of application. Adjustments

(bonuses) can only be awarded to applicants who will have completed the 1 year

(12 months) at the time of application.

• If you receive the Prior Clinical Experience adjustment (bonus) you are not eligible

for the Work Experience adjustment (bonus).

Work Experience

Applicants who have worked full time (i.e. minimum of 36 hours per week) for 2 years

cumulatively over a 4 year period, or 2 years consecutively may receive a 2% adjustment

(bonus) of the combined GPA and GAMSAT score.

Supporting documentation includes:

• Supporting letters from the applicant’s employer(s) stating the length of

employment and weekly hours worked. The letters must be dated and signed.

• Group Certificate/PAYG Summary, ensure the group certificate includes both the

applicant name and the employers’ name.

• Payslips, ensure the payslips cover the two years full-time equivalent work

experience over a maximum 4 years; and includes both the applicant name and

the employers’ name.

• Tax Return application / Notice of Tax Assessment.

• Any other documentation supporting the adjustment (bonus) criteria.

Please note:

• Applicants can either receive the Work Experience adjustment (bonus) (2%) or

the Prior Clinical Work adjustment (bonus) (4%). They cannot claim both

adjustments (bonuses). The Work Experience adjustment (bonus) applies to any

paid work, non-clinical work or clinical work that is not listed in the defined list of

disciplines.

• Adjustments (bonuses) can only be awarded to those applicants who have

completed 2 years cumulatively over a 4 year period, or 2 years consecutively at

the time of application (not the end of 2022).

• Offers of employment and contracts are not acceptable documentation as they

do not prove actual work experience, or that the contract was completed.

• Unpaid work, cash in hand and voluntary work will not be considered.

Deakin Study

adjustment (bonus)

Eligible applicants may receive a 4% adjustment (bonus) of the combined GPA and GAMSAT

score.

Applicants are eligible for this adjustment (bonus) if, at the time of application, they:-

•

Have completed and graduated with an undergraduate or postgraduate degree

from Deakin University with a minimum of two thirds of their course requirement

completed at Deakin University Or

•

Will be completing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree from Deakin

University and have completed at least two thirds of their course requirement at

Deakin University.

Please note:

•

Credit for Prior Learning will not count as having met the two thirds of the course

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requirement.

This adjustment (bonus) will be assessed using study results automatically retrieved via

ARTS (i.e. no extra documentation will be required).

Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander

Applicants

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants can apply through either GEMSAS or the

Indigenous Entry Stream (IES) through Deakin University.

Rurality / Geelong

MM1 (bonus)

This adjustment (bonus) is given to applicants who have resided in the Geelong MM1 or a

Rural/Regional area for at least 5 years consecutively or 10 years cumulatively. Complete

the questions in the application form and submit the required supporting documentation

(see page 17 for both rural and Deakin Geelong acceptable supporting documentation and

notes/conditions).

•

Residence in MM2 or Geelong MM1: an adjustment (bonus) of 4% of the combined

GPA and GAMSAT score.

•

Residence in MM3-7: an adjustment (bonus) of 8% of the combined GPA and

GAMSAT score.

Note:

Some suburbs in the Geelong region are deemed MM2-4 (please check the

DoctorConnect site, using the Modified Monash Model 2019)

https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps -and-tools/health-workforce-locator/health-

workforce-locator

If deemed MM2-4, please apply for both the Rural and the Geelong adjustment (bonus).

GEMSAS will assess your application and deem the applicable adjustment (bonus).

Please note that only one adjustment (bonus) will be awarded.

Rural Training Stream

The Deakin Rural Training Stream (RTS) is designed to increase access to the MD for students

from rural and regional communities, with a focus on applicants residing within Deakin’s rural

footprint; and provide the opportunity to complete two years of clinical training at our rural

clinical schools. The program will make 30 existing training places available only to rural and

regional students and give priority to applicants from Deakin’s rural partner communities in

South West Victoria and the Grampians region. Successful applicants to this stream are

required to undertake four clinical semesters in rural and regional Victoria.

Application is made in the GEMSAS application and by selecting YES, if successful, you are

committing to complete four semesters in Deakin’s clinical schools in rural and regional

Victoria (Rural Clinical Schools).

The compulsory requirement will be to complete these clinical semesters in both years 3

and 4 of the course, along with short term rural clinical placements in years 1 and 2.

Applicants will be ranked on a tiered priority system

(see https://www.deakin.edu.au/medicine/study-opportunities/rural-training-stream).

There is a supporting documentation requirement, which must meet the criteria to have

resided in Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 3 areas for at least 5 years consecutively or 10 years

cumulatively.

For Tier 1 and Tier 2 please ensure your rural supporting documentation that is provided

under the Rural background assessment includes documentation to support the rural areas

selected under Tier 1 or Tier 2.

For Tier 3, information supplied on the Rural background page and the rural supporting

documentation required for the Rural background assessment, will be used for the Tier 3

assessment.

Applicants will also be required to submit a written application demonstrating rural

community connection and a commitment to completing four clinical semesters in rural

and regional Victoria.

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GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Contact details:

Telephone

1800 677728

medicine@griffith.edu.au

Web

www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-health/school-medicine

Places Available in

2023

CSP

142

BMP

B.Medical Science Pathway

(Griffith University and

University of Sunshine

Coast)

80* (Includes 28.5% BMP places)

* included in total CSP and BMP places

International

Up to 35

Doctor of Medicine

(MD)

Successful Applicants to Griffith University will be admitted to the Doctor of Medicine (MD), an

AQF level 9 Masters extended degree.

International

applicants

International applicants apply directly to Griffith University. For further information: Phone +61

7 373 56425 or Web: www.griffith.edu.au/international

International students will be allocated to the Gold Coast Campus.

Campus and Place

Type Preference

Students will be placed at either the Gold Coast campus or the Sunshine Coast Health

Institute Teaching Location* at the time of the offer round.

At the time of application, applicants must specify the types of places (non-bonded CSP

and/or bonded CSP (BMP) they wish to be considered for in preferred order. They must

also note their preference order for the Gold Coast campus and the Sunshine Coast Health

Institute Teaching Location. Please note that preferences will be considered, but not

guaranteed as quotas apply.

* Griffith University Bachelor of Medical Science Pathway students will not be allocated to the

Sunshine Coast Health Institute Teaching Location. University of the Sunshine Coast Bachelor of

Medical Science Pathway students will not be allocated to the Gold Coast Campus.

Gold Coast campus is located at Parklands Drive Southport Queensland 4215.

Sunshine Coast Health Institute teaching location is located at 6 Doherty Street Birtinya

Queensland 4575.

Key Degree

Griffith University welcomes graduates from a variety of backgrounds (sciences, social sciences,

arts, humanities, law, etc.). There is no preferred Area of study or key degree.

Bachelor Degree

- Applicants must have achieved a minimum GPA of 5.0 in a completed bachelor degree or be in

the final year of a bachelor degree (scheduled for completion by 31 December in the year of

application)

- Griffith recognises that some students may undertake other pathways from the standard 3

year and 4 year bachelor degrees, including completed standalone Honours and embedded

Honours

• Incomplete 4 year embedded Honours degrees must be completed by 31 December.

• If a standalone Honours degree is not completed by 31 July, it will not be used.

Postgraduate Key Degrees

- Combined Bachelor/Masters degrees: All program requirements must be completed by 31

July in the year of application for the qualification to be accepted for admissions purposes. This

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qualification must have a minimum length of three years FTE, and the GPA will be calculated

using the final three years of the combined degree.

- Combined Bachelor/Postgraduate Diplomas degrees: All program requirements must be

completed by 31 July in the year of application for the qualification to be accepted for

admissions purposes. Griffith does not accept Postgraduate Diplomas as a Key Degree. In

determining the GPA, the Postgraduate Diploma component will be ignored and the GPA

calculated from the undergraduate component alone, provided that the applicant has three full-

time years of undergraduate study.

- Masters by Research Only must be completed by 31 July in the year of application

- Masters by Coursework, or a combination of coursework and research must be completed by

31 July in the year of application

- PhDs must be completed by 31 July in the year of application

Completion means the applicant completed all academic requirements for the

qualification, and approval is given for the award to be granted.

GPA Calculation

Griffith University uses an unweighted GPA calculation for admission to the Doctor of

Medicine.

- For a Bachelor degree, the GPA will be calculated using the GEMSAS grading schema and will

be calculated over the final three years of full-time study. Applicants who are in the final year

of a Bachelor degree at the time of application will have a GPA calculated over all grades

available to date.

Due to COVID-19 applicants for admission in 2023 will have any study completed in

Semester/Trimester 1 2020 assessed as follows:

*Ungraded passes to a maximum of one semester/trimester FTE study will be disregarded.

* Graded courses or a combination of graded and ungraded courses will have a GPA calculated

using the GEMSAS schema – ungraded courses will be disregarded.

* Applicants may request to have ALL Semester/Trimester 1 grades in 2020 disregarded.

However, applicants cannot request to have individual Semester/Trimester 1 grades in 2020

disregarded.

Requests to have Semester/Trimester 1 2020 grades disregarded must be sent to

medicine@griffith.edu.au by no later than 5pm on 31 May 2022.

Late requests and multiple requests will not be entertained.

- The GPA for a completed standalone Honours degree will have a final year GPA based on the

classification awarded (as per the conversion table in this guide) or subject results and best GPA

used. The balance of the GPA calculation will be based on the final two years of the Bachelor

degree.

- For an embedded Honours degree, the GPA will be calculated using the final year subject

results or the classification awarded (if completed) and the best GPA used. The balance of the

GPA will be based on the 3

and 2

years of subject results.

Due to COVID-19 applicants for admission in 2023 in a 4 year Bachelor degree with embedded

honours will have any study completed in Semester/Trimester 1 2020 assessed in the same

way as a Bachelor degree.

- For a completed Professional Honours qualification, please contact Griffith University

(medicine@griffith.edu.au).

- For a completed Combined Bachelor/Masters degrees, the GPA will be calculated using the

final three years of the combined degree. This qualification must have a minimum length of

three years full time equivalent (FTE) study.

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- For a completed Combined Bachelor/Postgraduate Diplomas degrees, the GPA will be

calculated from the undergraduate component alone. We do not accept Postgraduate

Diplomas as a Key Degree therefore the Postgraduate Diploma component will be ignored in

the GPA calculation, provided there is three full-time years of undergraduate study.

- Completed Masters by Research Only (where the degree is entirely non-graded) will receive a

GPA of 7.0 for the duration of equivalent full-time study (up to a maximum of two years). The

balance of the GPA calculation will be based on the final one or two years of the next most

recently completed key degree.

- Completed Masters by Coursework, or a combination of coursework and research, will have

a GPA calculated from the graded components of the program for the duration of equivalent

full-time years of study in the program, with the balance of the GPA calculation being based on

the final one or two years of the next most recently completed key degree.

- Completed PhDs receive an overall GPA of 7.0.

Currency of

qualification

The key degree must have been completed within 10 years of the projected commencement

date. The year of completion is the year the applicant completed all academic requirements for

the qualification, and approval is given for the award to be granted. Applicants whose key

degree was completed outside the 10-year period are considered for admission if they have

completed by 31 July, with a passing GPA, the equivalent of 1 year’s full time tertiary level

studies within the past 10 years. This study does not need to be a completed program of study

as long as the duration is equivalent to one year or more full-time study by 31 July in the year of

application.

GAMSAT

To be eligible for admission, applicants must achieve:

• a minimum score of 50 in each GAMSAT section,

• with an overall score of at least 50.

Aboriginal and

Torres Strait

Islander Applicants

Griffith upholds a commitment to support people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island descent to pursue a medical

career.

The First Peoples Health Pathway is:

Qualification

Griffith University Health Related

Degree

Other degree – including Griffith

degrees not listed as health related

Required GPA

5.0 or higher

Required

GAMSAT score

Not required, applicants do not

need to sit GAMSAT

Minimum requirement overall score

of 50 with no subscore less than 50

Application

Apply through GEMSAS,

identifying as Aboriginal and/or

Torres Strait Islander and include

Griffith University as a preference

Apply through GEMSAS, identifying

as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait

Islander and include Griffith

University as a preference

Next Step

Contact medicine@griffith.edu.au

and provide GEMSAS application

number

Contact medicine@griffith.edu.au

and provide GEMSAS application

number

GUMSAA

Interview

Not required

First People

applicant

Interview

Applicants will be interviewed by a

panel including representatives

from the GUMURRII Student

Success Unit, the Office of the Pro

Applicants will be interviewed by a

panel including representatives from

GUMURRII Student Success Unit, the

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Vice Chancellor (Indigenous) and

Griffith Health.

Office of the Pro Vice Chancellor

(Indigenous) and Griffith Health.

Rural Applicants

Griffith University Rural Priority Access Scheme (GURPAS): A proportion of the Griffith

University medical intake will include students from a rural background MM 2 to MM 7.

Competitive applicants who meet the rural criteria will be given priority access to the Griffith

University Doctor of Medicine program. For more information visit www.griffith.edu.au/rural-

priority.

Interview

The interview or Griffith University Multiple Station Admissions Assessment (GUMSAA) is

designed to assess personal qualities deemed desirable in medical students and medical

practitioners and will take the form of scenario based, multi-station interviews.

Applicants will be invited to GUMSAA based on an interview selections rank derived from a

50:50 combination of the unweighted GPA (converted to a percentage) and the overall

GAMSAT score. Entry is competitive and a GPA required for interview selection is likely to be

significantly higher than 5.0 out of 7.0. A high GAMSAT can offset a slightly lower GPA and vice

versa. As a result of using a 50:50 GPA/GAMSAT selections methodology, there is no discrete

cut-off point for GAMSAT.

GUMSAA for 2023 entry is scheduled for Wednesday 21 September 2022 and will be held online.

Offers

Offers are made based on an overall ranking of interviewed applicants. This ranking is

calculated as 50:50 combination of the interview selections rank (50:50 GPA/GAMSAT) and the

overall Interview score (converted to a percentage).

The main round of offers will be made in early November, but if required, ‘top up’ offers will be

made in subsequent offer rounds.

The offer letter will state both offer type and campus/teaching location.

Applicants who are in the final year of a Bachelor degree at the time offers are made will receive

an offer conditional upon them completing their degree before 31 December 2022 while

maintaining a GPA above the minimum requirement of 5.00.

Other requirements

Orientation will be in mid-January and prior to this date students are required to:

o provide documentation regarding vaccination status;

o complete a Nationally Accredited Training Provider Registered First Aid and CPR

Course;

o obtain a National Police Check Certificate; and

o obtain a Queensland Blue Card.

See https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-health/fit-for-professional-practice/schools/clinical-

medicine for further information.

English Language

Proficiency

English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose

previous study was undertaken in a country other than Australia, Canada, New Zealand,

Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom, the United States of America or South Africa, or

undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for

such applicants for admission to this program are as follows:

• a minimum overall band score of 7.0 on IELTS (Academic) with a minimum of 7.0 in each sub-

score;

• OR the Occupational English Test (OET) with a minimum score of B in each of the four

components (listening, reading, writing and speaking);

• OR an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score of 94 (minimum score of 24 for listening and reading,

27 for writing and 23 for speaking);

• OR a minimum overall score of 65 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less

than 65;

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• OR successful completion of at least two years of secondary and your entire tertiary studies

taught and assessed solely in English from a recognised country*;

• OR successful completion of at least two years in the last five years of tertiary study taught and

assessed solely in English from a recognised country* prior to commencement.

English test results must be no more than two years old.

* Recognised countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa,

United Kingdom and the United States of America.

Applicants should refer to the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for

the English Language Skills Standard for all Doctor of Medicine graduates seeking registration

as an Intern.

Deferrals

Griffith only allows the deferral of the commencement of study for one year when there are

documented exceptional circumstances that could not have been foreseen at the time of

application.

All deferrals must be requested in writing and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the

Dean of Medicine (medicine@griffith.edu.au).

Failure to Enrol

An offer of a place is only available for that year’s intake. Applicants are required to respond

and/or enrol within a short timeframe to secure their place. An applicant who does not

respond to their offer, or accepts their offer but does not enrol, must reapply to undertake

the program in a subsequent year.

Open day and

information

sessions

Griffith Open Day will be on Sunday 14 August at our Gold Coast and Nathan campuses. This

date is subject to change and events may be held online. For more information visit

https://www.griffith.edu.au/open-day

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MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY

Contact details:

Telephone

02 9850 4538

medicine@mq.edu.au

Web

http://www.mq.edu.au/study/medicine

Places Available in

2023

These quotas are subject to change

Full-fee

40 places

International

20 places

Doctor of Medicine

selection policies

All applicants should refer to the Macquarie MD website for detailed information on the

program including selection and program policies.

Australian and

international

clinical placements

The Macquarie MD requires students to attend clinical placements in both Australian and

international settings.

Bachelor degree

and GPA

Bachelor degree

Applicants must have completed a bachelor degree or be in their final year of a bachelor

degree (scheduled for completion by 31 December in the year of application, to accommodate

universities with 3 semesters this can be extended to 22 January in the year of admission). The

bachelor degree must be:

- A level 7 Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualification, or an equivalent

overseas degree as recognised by The Department of Education, Skills and

Employment (DESE) Qualifications Recognition Policy Unit.

Bachelor degrees must be completed less than 10 years from intended enrolment unless the

applicant meets accepted postgraduate study requirements.

Only the following postgraduate study is accepted:

- Graduate Diploma

- Coursework Masters

- Higher Degree Research Masters

- PhD

Postgraduate coursework (Graduate Diploma and Coursework Masters) must be:

- Complete or scheduled for completion by 31 December in the year of application

- Completed less than 10 years from intended enrolment

Postgraduate research (Higher Degree Research Masters and PhD) must be:

- Complete at the time of application

- Completed less than 10 years from intended enrolment

Only one postgraduate qualification will be used in the GPA calculation. This will be the highest

or most recent qualification.

Grade Point Average (GPA) or Weighted Average Mark (WAM)

Applicants are required to have achieved:

- A minimum weighted GPA of 5.0 out of 7.0 to be considered for interview or

- A minimum WAM of 65 to be considered for interview

WAM scores will be converted to a GPA for the ranking calculations through GEMSAS.

Note that entry is competitive and a GPA required for interview selection is likely to be

significantly higher than 5.0 out of 7.0.

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Macquarie University will calculate a GPA including Graduate Diploma and Coursework

Masters, if this degree will be completed by 31 December in the year of application. Completed

Higher Degree Research Masters and PhD will be used in GPA calculations. The GPA calculation

considers full time equivalent (FTE) years of study. The weightings used give higher level results

greater value.

The following method of GPA calculation will be used when a qualifying degree was completed

in 2020:

- All graded unit results from 2020 will be included in the calculation using the normal

weightings (see below).

- Ungraded units from 2020 will be excluded from the GPA calculation.

Applicants with a bachelor degree only will have their GPA calculated with the following

weightings:

- Final year (most recent FTE year of study) = x 3

- Final-1 (second most recent FTE year of study) = x 2

- Final-2 (third most recent FTE year of study) = x 1

Applicants with a bachelor degree and standalone honours year will have their GPA calculated

with the following weightings:

- Final year (honours) = x 3

- Final-1 (most recent FTE year of bachelor degree) = x 2

- Final-2 (second most recent FTE year of bachelor degree) = x 1

- If there are results for less than 0.5 FTE in the Honours degree from semester 1

completed, the Bachelor degree will be used to calculate the GPA. The Honours

degree will be the key degree and a conditional offer will be issued on completion of

Honours.

Applicants with postgraduate coursework (Graduate Diploma and Masters) will have their GPA

calculated with the following weightings:

- Postgraduate coursework (considered as whole) = x 3

- Final-1 (most recent FTE year of bachelor degree or standalone honours year) = x 2

- Final-2 (second most recent FTE year of bachelor degree or most recent year of

bachelor degree if honours is used) = x 1

Applicants with completed postgraduate research (Higher Degree Research Masters or PhD)

will have their GPA calculated with the following weightings:

- Postgraduate research (considered as whole, given maximum GPA value of 7.0) = x 3

- Final-1 (most recent FTE year of bachelor degree or standalone honours year) = x 2

- Final-2 (second most recent FTE year of bachelor degree or most recent year of

bachelor degree if honours is used) = x 1

Note that non-award units will not be used as part of the GPA calculation.

GAMSAT

All domestic applicants must submit GAMSAT scores of:

- A minimum overall score of 50

- A minimum of 50 in each of the three sections

GAMSAT scores submitted must be within two years of intended enrolment.

Please note that an alternative Indigenous Pathway is also available, with details provided in a

later section.

Personal Statement

All applicants must submit a Personal Statement. The personal statement involves responding

to a series of targeted questions relating to the program.

Personal Statements are not graded but are evaluated as either satisfactory or unsatisfactory.

Only applicants who have met eligibility requirements and have satisfactory Personal

Statements can progress to interview.

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Currency of

qualification

Qualifications considered for admission must have been completed within 10 years of intended

enrolment.

English language

requirements

Domestic and international applicants will meet English language requirements if their

secondary and tertiary qualification(s) have been taught and assessed in English in a country

where English is the native or first language (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of

Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, or United States of America). Please see the Macquarie

MD website for further information: http://www.mq.edu.au/study/medicine

IELTS

Domestic and international applicants who do not meet the above English language

requirements must provide evidence of meeting the following International English Language

Testing System (IELTS) scores:

- A minimum overall score of 7.0

- A minimum score of 7.0 in each band

Minimum IELTS scores must be achieved in one sitting of the test less than two years from

intended enrolment.

Bonus Points

A 3% bonus will be applied to the weighted GPA of the following cohorts:

- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants

- Rural applicants

- Macquarie University Bachelor of Clinical Science applicants

Students who belong to more than one of the above cohorts will have a maximum 5% bonus

applied to their weighted GPA. Please note that bonus points are not available to International

applicants.

Indigenous

Pathway

All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants will have a 3% bonus applied to their

weighted GPA.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants can choose to apply through the standard

pathway and / or the Indigenous Pathway. The Indigenous Pathway offers:

o Case-by-case application consideration for interview and offer

o Optional submission of GAMSAT results

o Support through the interview process

To be eligible for the Indigenous Pathway applicants are required to demonstrate:

o Proof of Aboriginality (Macquarie University will liaise directly with candidates who

identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander). Please note that this pathway is not

available to International applicants.

Campus and place

type preference

Macquarie University

Balaclava Road, North Ryde

NSW, 2109, Australia

All places in the Macquarie University Doctor of Medicine are full-fee.

The program requires students to attend clinical placements in both Australian and

international settings (travel restrictions permitting).

Interview

Interview selection

Applicants will be ranked and selected for interview based on the following criteria:

- Meeting minimum eligibility requirements outlined above

- 50% weighted GPA

- 50% GAMSAT (50% MCAT for international applicants residing outside of Australia

only)

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- Personal statement evaluated as satisfactory

Up to 20 interview places will be reserved for Macquarie University Bachelor of Clinical Science

graduates / final year students.

Interview format

Interviews will be conducted in the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) format, which will see

applicants rotate through a series of short interview stations.

International applicants will be offered a modified MMI conducted via videoconference.

MMIs for domestic applicants will be on Friday or Saturday 23 or 24 September 2022.

Offer

Offer selection

Applicants will be ranked and selected for offer based on the following:

- 50% GPA

- 50% MMI

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be selected on a case-by-case basis.

Conditional offers

If an offer is made where a degree is not yet complete, the offer will be conditional. To be made

a full offer, study must be complete by the 31 December in the year of application, to

accommodate universities with 3 semesters this can be extended to 22 January in the year of

admission.

If conditions are not met by the specified date in the offer letter, the offer will be withdrawn.

International

applicants

International applicants apply directly to Macquarie University.

Visit http://www.mq.edu.au/study/medicine for more information.

International applicants must meet the same minimum entry requirements as domestic

applicants with three variations:

- MCAT scores as indicated below will be accepted as an alternative to GAMSAT scores

(for international applicants residing outside of Australia)

- IELTS scores may be required, as per the ‘English language requirements’ section

above

- Modified MMI

MCAT

International applicants residing outside of Australia can choose to submit Medical College

Admissions Test (MCAT) scores or GAMSAT scores. International applicants residing in Australia

at the time of application must submit GAMSAT scores.

MCAT scores will be used and weighted for selection for interview and offer in the same way

that GAMSAT scores are used (see ‘Interview’ and ‘Offer’ sections above).

MCAT scores submitted must satisfy:

- A minimum total score of 500

- Completion less than three years from intended enrolment

IELTS

Some international applicants will be required to submit IELTS scores. See ‘English language

requirements’ section above for details.

Interviews

International applicants who receive an interview will be offered a modified MMI conducted

via videoconference. MMIs will take place on a rolling basis.

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Offers

Successful international applicants will be notified by Macquarie University on a rolling basis up

to October 2022.

Open days and

information session

Macquarie MD Information Evening: Date and time to be advised on the Macquarie website.

mq.edu.au/MD2022

Open Day: Saturday 13 August 2022, 10.00am to 4.00pm. Updates will be available on the

website.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

MELBOURNE MEDICAL SCHOOL

Contact details:

Enquiries

http://go.unimelb.edu.au/47ki

Web

https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/doctor-of-

medicine/

Places available in

2023

These quotas are subject to change

CSP

*177 (These places are also available to eligible Chancellor’s

Scholars applicants).

BMP

*70 (40 places available via GEMSAS and 30 available via MD

Rural Pathway)

Domestic full-fee and

International full-fee

*Up to 105 (These places are also available to eligible

Guaranteed Entry Full-Fee applicants).

Fee-type and

Quotas

Applicants must specify which fee-type places they are applying for. Applicants will not be

considered for fee type places they have not selected. Offers will be made in the following

order: CSP first, BMP second and Full-Fee third.

Change of Fee-Type

Preferences

No fee-type changes whatsoever will be allowed for Commonwealth Supported (bonded or

non-bonded) places.

The only permissible request for fee-type change is a request to add or remove the Full-Fee

category. However, applicants must note that only one change per application per year is

permissible. All changes must be submitted through Melbourne Medical School’s ‘Fee-Type

Change Request’ form no later than 4pm (AEST) on 30 September 2022. Requests received

after this date/time will not be considered.

To submit a change of fee-type preference for University of Melbourne, please complete the

form athttps://go.unimelb.edu.au/8p3i

All changes will be confirmed by the University via email within 5 business days.

Melbourne MD

Selection Policies

All applicants to the University of Melbourne are asked to refer to the MD Selection Guidelines

http://go.unimelb.edu.au/m7ki for detailed selection policy information.

Clinical School Zone

allocation

Most of the Melbourne MD is delivered through clinical schools based within health

services. Applicants are asked to choose their preferred clinical school zone (i.e. rural or

metropolitan). Allocation to zones is based on a random order list and applicant preference,

although those whose MD offer results from their rural origins will be allocated to the rural

zone. Government regulations prevent international students from being placed in the rural

clinical school zone. A successful applicant’s acceptance of their offer of a place in the course is

also acceptance of their allocated clinical school zone.

Successful applicants will also be asked to express their preferences for the specific clinical

school they would like to attend within their allocated zone. A randomised process will allocate

students to their highest-ranked clinical school at which a place is available, while ensuring a

similar mix of student characteristics (such as gender and fee type) at each site. Information

on each clinical school is available from: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/hht6

Bachelor Degree/

GPA/ GAMSAT

A minimum GPA of 5 and a minimum GAMSAT Score of 50 in each of the three sections of the

GAMSAT is required. These are minimum requirements only, and selection into the course is

highly competitive.

The Grade Point Average (GPA) is measured by considering the last 3 years of the

applicant’s undergraduate coursework studies (only including Honours where the Honours

Degree is completed by mid-year in the year of application, and the results are available for

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selection). GPA years will be weighted: the final-minus-2 x 1, the final-minus-1 x 2 and the

final x 2.

If an Honours degree is not completed by mid-year in the year of application, then GPA

weightings will be applied by weighting the first of the final three pre-honours undergraduate

years, as outlined above.

An undergraduate degree is defined as a degree of at least three years duration when studied

full-time, or equivalent, from a recognised university. However, accelerated entry and

conversion degrees may be accepted, depending on the level and extent of credited study, at

the discretion of the selection committee. GPAs may be adjusted in the applicant’s favour for

applicants with a completed PhD or Masters qualification in a related discipline (quotas apply).

Results for 2020 subjects completed before the COVID-19 pandemic and results

for honours subjects completed in 2020 will be included in the GPA calculations

for entry to Doctor of Medicine program. All other 2020 subject results will be

excluded for entry. This is applicable from 2022 for all forthcoming intakes.

Results for subjects completed in 2021 will be included in GPA calculations for

2023 and all future intakes.

Currency of

qualification

Undergraduate degree must have been completed within 10 years of commencing the Doctor

of Medicine. For applicants whose most recently completed undergraduate degree was

completed 10 or more years before 1 January 2023 in the year of application, a Graduate

Diploma, Master or PhD degree, or equivalent, must have been completed within the last 10

years.

MCAT

Only international students who reside outside of Australia at the time of application may

apply using an MCAT score.

Aboriginal and/or

Torres Strait

Islander Applicants

Applicants of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) descent are given priority access to

Doctor of Medicine at the University of Melbourne.

Applicants of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) descent can apply for the Doctor of

Medicine via one of two ways:

• The standard pathway – applications submitted via GEMSAS

• The University of Melbourne Indigenous pathway* – applications submitted direct to

the University of Melbourne

*Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) applicants are encouraged to apply via the

University of Melbourne Indigenous pathway as this allows them to be given priority access to

the Doctor of Medicine at the University of Melbourne and eligible applicants are required to

meet the minimum entry requirements only.

Indigenous applicants are not required to apply via GEMSAS nor sit the GAMSAT if they are

applying via the University of Melbourne Indigenous pathway and the University of Melbourne

is their only preference. Indigenous applicants wishing to be considered by other medical

schools (in addition to the University of Melbourne) should consult the relevant entries in this

Guide for application details.

Indigenous applicants are strongly encouraged to email the University of Melbourne at mdhs-

indigenous-admissions@unimelb.edu.au for advice about the direct application process and

our Indigenous MD Student Entry Pathway.

Applying via the University of Melbourne Indigenous Pathway

Applicants applying via the University of Melbourne Indigenous pathway will have priority

access. These applicants will:

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1. Need to meet the eligibility requirements for the Indigenous Pathway including

supplying a Confirmation of Identity to mdhs-indigenous-admissions@unimelb.edu.au

2. Need to still meet the entry requirements of the Doctor of Medicine however are not

required to undertake GAMSAT or apply via GEMSAS if applying via the Melbourne

Indigenous pathway

3. Applicants eligible for the Indigenous Pathway will not be subject to ranking and will

be selected into the program if the following minimum requirements are met: GPA of

5.0 or above; and Multi Mini Interviews passed.

4. Indigenous applicants who satisfy these minimum requirements may be invited to

attend an additional interview with a panel chaired by the Associate Dean (Indigenous)

of the Faculty (or their nominee), and other appropriate Indigenous representatives in

place of the GAMSAT.

To apply via the University of Melbourne Indigenous Pathway applicants must ensure they:

1. Submit a Doctor of Medicine course application directly via the University of

Melbourne Course Application portal by 5:00pm AEST on Tuesday 31st May 2022

2. Complete the University of Melbourne Graduate Access Melbourne application by

5:00pm AEST on Tuesday 31st May 2022

3. Submit a Confirmation of Identity to mdhs-indigenous-admissions@unimelb.edu.au

Indigenous applicants applying via this pathway are strongly encouraged to get in touch

with our Indigenous Student Support Officer at mdhs-indigenous-

admissions@unimelb.edu.au

Special entry

schemes

Graduate Access Melbourne (GAM)

Graduate Access Melbourne (GAM) provides access to applicants whose personal

circumstances have had a sustained adverse effect on their academic achievement at

undergraduate level or who are members of a specified group known to be under-represented

in higher education. Applicants approved for the Graduate Access Melbourne scheme may be

re-ranked based on their level of disadvantage.

Only applicants who have experienced disadvantage during their undergraduate degree, or

who are members of specific recognized groups, as listed below, are eligible to apply for

Graduate Access Melbourne (GAM).

• Applicants with previous status as a refugee, or holders of a Humanitarian visa

• Applicants who experienced any of the following, with an impact on their

undergraduate studies: disadvantaged socio-economic circumstances; disability or a

chronic medical condition; or personal difficulties.

• Further information about eligibility can be found at https://go.unimelb.edu.au/yxy6

How to apply for GAM

1. GAM applications are made separately to your course application and must be

submitted directly to the University of Melbourne at https://go.unimelb.edu.au/qa3i

2. All supporting documentation must be attached to the online form at the time of

submission. Incomplete applications are not able to be considered.

3. The closing date for GAM applications for the 2023 intake is Tuesday 31 May 2022

4. Only eligible applicants should apply

Guaranteed Entry Scheme

This scheme is available to two cohorts of students who are completing their undergraduate

degree at the University of Melbourne.

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• Chancellors Scholars (current University of Melbourne students who entered their

undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne with an ATAR of 99.90 or

above). More information at https://go.unimelb.edu.au/u726

• Guaranteed Full Fee Entry (current University of Melbourne students who entered

their undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne with an ATAR of 99.00 or

above). More information at https://go.unimelb.edu.au/q5mi

How to Apply under the Guaranteed Entry Scheme

1. Applications must be submitted directly to the University of Melbourne at

https://go.unimelb.edu.au/88b6

2. Applications must be submitted by 5:00pm AEST on Tuesday 31 May 2022

3. Eligible Guaranteed Entry applicants will be invited to attend a multi-mini Interview in

September 2022, provided they have applied via the above website, by the due date.

Please note:

• Satisfactory performance at a multi-mini interview is required to demonstrate adequate

communication skills. Students who fail to achieve this will not be eligible for guaranteed

entry into the course.

• Applicants eligible for guaranteed entry will not be required to complete the Graduate

Australian Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT).

• Full-Fee Guaranteed Entry applicants must also meet course Weighted Average Mark of 75

or above.

• Full-Fee Guaranteed Entry applicants who wish to be considered for other fee type places

must apply via the standard GEMSAS process. These applications will be considered

separately.

Rural entry

The Melbourne Medical School at the University of Melbourne recognises the importance of

building and sustaining a rural medical workforce and will therefore offer priority access to at

least 30% of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) in the Melbourne MD to applicants from a

rural background, subject to the standard selection policies. For further information on rurality

classification please refer to page 17 of this Guide.

Within this 30%, 30 places will be offered to successful applicants via the MD Rural Pathway

(see information below).

MD Rural Pathway

Students from a rural background who are committed to undertaking their medical education

wholly in rural settings and becoming part of rural and regional Australia’s workforce, may wish

to apply via the University of Melbourne’s MD Rural Pathway.

There are 30 places available via the MD Rural Pathway. 15 bonded CSPs are reserved for

graduates of the La Trobe University’s Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (Medical) degree. The

other 15 bonded Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) will be available for students who

have completed an undergraduate degree with a minimum GPA of 5.0 or above and are able to

demonstrate their rural origins and pass a rural specific multi-mini Interview.

How to apply for the MD Rural Pathway

1. Applications must be submitted directly to the University of Melbourne at

https://go.unimelb.edu.au/88b6

2. Supporting documents will need to be uploaded to online application to demonstrate

the applicant’s rurality

3. Applications must be submitted by 5:00pm AEST on Tuesday 31 May 2022

4. If selected for an interview, MD Rural applicants may be asked to provide a personal

statement regarding their connection with their rural or regional community.

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Please note:

• Eligible applicants for the MD Rural Pathway are not required to apply via GEMSAS nor

sit the GAMSAT if the MD Rural Pathway option is their only preference.

• Rural applicants wishing to also be considered via the University of Melbourne’s non-

MD Rural Pathway or by other medical schools (in addition to the University of

Melbourne) should consult the relevant entries in this Guide for application details.

Interview

Multi Mini Interviews (MMI): The interview component will be an eight station Multiple Mini

Interview. Each station takes approximately five minutes and has a single interviewer.

The MMI aims to assess non-academic qualities including cultural sensitivity, maturity,

collaboration, reliability and communication skills.

The stations could include practical tasks, commenting on short films, or explaining your

thinking.

Further important information on how the MMI is applied to guaranteed entry and GEMSAS

applications can be found here: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/m7ki

Offers

Interview offers will be made on the basis of a combined ranked list using weighted GPA and

the GAMSAT score (where each of the three sections is weighted equally). The GPA and

GAMSAT score are weighted equally to create the ranked list for interview.

Course offers will be made on the basis of a combined ranked list where ranks by GAMSAT will

be weighted by 25%, GPA by 25%, and interview by 50%. Eligible Guaranteed Entry and

Indigenous applications will not be subject to ranking. Eligible rural background applicants may

be selected above higher-ranked applicants, in order to satisfy the University’s rural-

background quota.

Conditional offers

If an offer is made where a degree is not yet complete, the offer will be conditional. When the

degree is completed and the final results are received a final GPA will be calculated. Applicants

will be expected to maintain or exceed the GPA used when shortlisted for interview. An

applicant whose final GPA drops, but only by 0.3 or less, will in most cases have their offer

confirmed. If conditions aren’t met by the specified date on the offer letter the offer will be

withdrawn.

Applicants enrolled in a combined degree (bachelor/bachelor double degree) who receive a

conditional offer for a place at the University of Melbourne based on that combined degree,

must complete both awards in order to have their offer confirmed.

Successful applicants are required to meet condition by Thursday 5

January 2023.

For further information, refer to the MD Selection Guidelines: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/m7ki

Prerequisite

subjects and

equivalents

As of the 2022 intake and onwards, applicants will not be required to complete prerequisite

subjects for the Doctor of Medicine.

These changes are in line with the proposed updates to the curriculum:

https://go.unimelb.edu.au/s2ur

Selection Criteria

For detailed selection criteria, refer to the following resources:

Doctor of Medicine webpage

University of Melbourne handbook

Core Participation

Requirements

All applicants must familiarise themselves with the Doctor of Medicine Core Participation

Requirements before applying to enter the MD at Melbourne.

This document outlines the aptitude required to achieve the necessary attributes to progress

through the course.

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All successful applicants will be asked to acknowledge that they have read and understood the

Core Participation Requirements of the MD before commencing the course.

International

students

International applicants should refer to the University of Melbourne’s International Admissions

Guide when applying for the Doctor of Medicine found online at:

https://go.unimelb.edu.au/88b6

Note:

1. International students must submit their application directly to the University of

Melbourne at https://go.unimelb.edu.au/88b6

2. Applications must be submitted by 5:00pm AEST on Friday 24 June 2022.

3. International students may apply for the Doctor of Medicine with either a score from

GAMSAT or MCAT

a. Note: international applicants with an MCAT cannot be considered if they are

residing in Australia at the time of application (these applicants must apply

with GAMSAT).

b. International applicants who use the MCAT must achieve a minimum score of

at least 492 in order to be considered eligible for entry.

4. Applicants who have undertaken their undergraduate studies in a language other than

English should consult the University of Melbourne’s website for information about

minimum English language requirements.

Find out more about English language requirements

English Language

Proficiency

Domestic applicants who have completed their undergraduate degree, or a graduate degree of

at least two years duration, where the degree was taught and assessed entirely in English^,

may satisfy the University’s English requirements if you fulfil the following:

If the degree was completed:

• within two years of your commencement to study at the University of Melbourne,

no additional evidence of English language proficiency is required

• between two and five years of your commencement to study at the University of

Melbourne, evidence of work* in an English-speaking environment is required

• more than five years of your commencement to study at the University of

Melbourne, evidence that sustained work* in a designated country**, in an

English-speaking environment, has been undertaken since completing the degree

will be required.

^ This option is not available if the institution is in China, India, Nepal or Pakistan.

*Evidence of work: sufficient documentation includes an up-to-date resume

** Designated countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Republic of

Ireland, United Kingdom and United States

Applicants who have not completed undergraduate studies in English can satisfy the English

Language Requirements in a number of ways and must provide evidence to support this upon

receipt of an offer at the University of Melbourne.

Find out more about English language requirements

Open Days and

Information

Sessions

You can find out more about the University of Melbourne’s Doctor of Medicine at Open Day and

through Information Sessions run throughout the year.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME AUSTRALIA

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FREMANTLE MD PROGRAM

The information below only applies to The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle MD Program.

Applicants to The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney MD Program, must read the separate section contained in

this Guide.

The Objects of The

University of Notre

Dame Australia are:

a. The provision of university education, within a context of Catholic faith and values; and

b. The provision of an excellent standard of:

i. teaching, scholarship and research;

ii. training for the professions; and

iii. pastoral care for its students.

Contact details:

Telephone

(08) 9433 0537

admissions@nd.edu.au

Web

https://www.notredame.edu.au/programs/fremantle/school-of-

medicine/postgraduate/doctor-of-medicine

Places Available in

2023*

*The expected number of places available for the Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 2023 is subject to

change.

CSP

BMP

Fee-type and

Quotas

Applicants must specify which fee-type places they are applying for. Applicants will not be

considered for places they have not selected. Offers will be made in the following order: CSP first

and BMP second.

Change of Fee-Type

Preferences

No fee-type changes whatsoever will be allowed for Commonwealth Supported (bonded or non-

bonded) places.

No Transfer of Offer

between Notre

Dame’s Fremantle

and Sydney

campuses.

Under no circumstances will any offer of a place be transferable between Notre Dame’s Sydney

and Fremantle campuses. Applicants should not preference a given campus unless they are

willing and able to commit to the full duration of the Doctor of Medicine program at that

campus.

Selection Process

Candidates are ranked for offer on the following criteria:

• Notre Dame Portfolio: Personal qualities, motivation to study medicine and to study at Notre

Dame Fremantle;

• Unweighted average GAMSAT Score: Notre Dame will take an average of the three sections

of GAMSAT. Applicants must achieve a total score of at least 52 with a minimum of 50 in

each subsection;

• Grade Point Average (GPA): Applicants must achieve an overall GPA score of at least 5.2; and

• Interview (Multi Mini Interview). If this is not possible in the 2022 environment, notification

regarding any changes to this process or substitution of a suitable alternative will be made

available on the School's website. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that they

inform themselves of these possible alternatives or updates by checking the website

regularly.

Qualifying Bachelor

Degree

Applicants must have completed, or be in the final year of, a minimum three-year full-time

equivalent (FTE) undergraduate degree (including an Honours year if applicable.)

The following degrees may also be used as qualifying degrees, subject to the conditions stated:

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Vertical Double/ Combined Degrees

An undergraduate/postgraduate combined degree - consisting of at least two undergraduate

years plus at least one postgraduate year - must be completed by 31 December 2022.

Completion of the undergraduate component alone will be deemed insufficient, unless the

applicant has been approved by the conferring institution to exit the qualification early with a

three-year FTE degree.

Where an undergraduate/postgraduate degree has been used as the qualifying undergraduate

degree, and it is the most recent study undertaken, all available units will be used in calculating

the GPA.

Accelerated Degrees

An accelerated degree consists of three trimesters per year completed in two years. Applicants in

their final year of an accelerated degree must be due to complete their degree by 31 December

2022. Where an accelerated degree is later completed as a standard duration undergraduate

degree, the most recent three years of study will be used in the GPA calculation.

Conversion Degrees

A conversion degree will be eligible for use as a qualifying degree if it is preceded by a relevant

diploma or succeeded by a completed minimum one-year full-time (1FTE) postgraduate degree in

a related discipline or field.

Other Accepted Study

Applicants who have completed a combined minimum of three years’ study at AQF Level 7 or

higher in a single discipline or in related fields may also be eligible, provided the

qualifications/degrees are complete at the time of application.

Prior Credit towards Qualifying Bachelor Degree

Applicants who have completed a three-year full-time equivalent (FTE) Bachelor degree but have

been awarded credit for prior academic learning are generally required to have completed at least

two years of full-time study within their awarding institution. We also recognise up to one year of

prior credit, from below AQF Level 7 study, towards the completion of an undergraduate degree.

If you don’t meet the above requirement your qualification may be deemed ineligible for the

purpose of admission to the medical course.

Applicants in the Final Year of the Qualifying Degree

Applicants who apply using their current enrolled minimum three-year full-time equivalent (FTE)

undergraduate degree will be expected to successfully complete all requirements of the degree,

including any Study Abroad components, as at 31 December 2022. Where deferred or

supplementary exams are scheduled after 31 December 2022, the applicant will be deemed not

to have successfully completed all requirements of the degree as at 31 December 2022. As such,

applicants must note the stipulated deadlines carefully if and when requesting deferred or

supplementary exams. The MD program at Notre Dame commences in early 2023. As such, an

extension cannot be granted in any circumstances. Where an applicant is in the final year of

study, the final-year GPA will be calculated based on the completed units within their final year.

For example, if 0.25FTE units have been completed and the applicant is expected to complete

0.75FTE that year in order to complete their degree, their final year GPA will be calculated using

0.25FTE of units. Some institutions have decided to change their grading system to pass/fail for

either Semester One, 2020 or for the whole of 2020. These qualifications will still be accepted

provided they remain a minimum three-year full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate degree, or

other accepted qualifying degree. An applicant’s GPA will be calculated in line with the

appropriate rules. Results for Semester One, 2022, must be available by 31 July 2022 to be used

in the GPA calculation for Interview selection.

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Offers to candidates completing their degree in 2022 will be conditional upon maintenance of a

competitive GPA and documentary evidence to GEMSAS of degree completion prior to 31

December 2022. Where relevant, this documentary evidence includes results from all Study

Abroad components of their degree. As such, applicants must note their international

institution’s timeframe for supplying results if they are taking part in Study Abroad.

GPA Calculation

An applicant’s GPA will, subject to the exclusions below, be calculated on the most recent 3-FTE

years of study of completed/ completing degrees at AQF Level 7 or above. All grades/results

(including fail grades, if applicable) from the most recent 3-FTE years of completed/ completing

study will be used.

Not-for-Degree and Audit study that is not credited to a degree will not be used for the purposes

of GPA calculation.

GPAs will be calculated using Bachelor degrees, Honours (excluding clinical and professional

honours), Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, and Masters by coursework only. Graduate

Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters by coursework qualifications must be completed by 31

July 2022 to be used in the GPA calculation. Qualifications at Bachelor level completed in addition

to an accepted qualifying degree must be completed by 31 July 2022 to be used in the GPA

calculation.

Masters by research, Doctoral Degrees, clinical and professional honours, and study below

Bachelor AQF Level 7 will not be considered for the purpose of GPA calculation.

Qualifications must be completed at a TEQSA accredited institution (or for equivalent

international qualifications, defined by the Australian Department of Education, Skills and

Employment (DESE) (previously AEI-NOOSR).

GPA years will be progressively weighted Final-minus-2 x 1, Final-minus-1 x 2 and Final x 3, to give

greatest weight to the most recent results. If Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters

by coursework degrees are to be included in an applicant’s GPA calculation, the GPA calculation

will not be weighted. The results from each of the applicant’s three most recent years of eligible

study would be of equal weight.

For more information regarding GPA calculations and this terminology please refer to the GPA

Guides on the GEMSAS Website: http://www.gemsas.edu.au/gpa-calculations/

Masters by Research or Doctoral degrees, classified by the host institution as Course Complete

(or equivalent) by 31 July 2022, will be awarded bonus points on the Notre Dame Portfolio.

These qualifications will not be used for the purposes of GPA calculations.

Currency of

Qualification

Notre Dame requires qualifying degrees to be completed after 31 May 2012.

Applicants whose qualifying degrees were completed before 31 May 2012, must have, between

31 May 2012 and 31 July 2022, successfully completed a 0.5 FTE Graduate Certificate or the

equivalent duration at AQF Level 8 or above or the equivalent of 1.0 FTE study at Bachelor Level

AQF 7 as defined by the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) or for international

qualifications, defined by the Australian Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE)

(previously AEI-NOOSR).

Application Process

All applicants must complete the online GEMSAS Application inclusive of the embedded Notre

Dame Portfolio.

The Notre Dame Portfolio must be completed irrespective of the ranking of Notre Dame

Fremantle in the GEMSAS application. Applicants who fail to submit a Notre Dame Portfolio will

not be considered for a place.

As part of the Notre Dame Portfolio, applicants must complete the Personal Statement section

on-line. In this section, applicants will be asked to outline their motivation for pursuing a career

in Medicine and for studying at Notre Dame, including their understanding of and respect for the

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Objects of the University. Applicants who fail to submit an acceptable Personal Statement as part

of the Notre Dame Portfolio will not be considered for a place.

The Notre Dame Portfolio may take time to complete and it is recommended that applicants

commence preparation early and submit well before the closing date.

A Notre Dame Portfolio template and guide will be available from the Notre Dame website from

30 April 2022 at https://www.notredame.edu.au/about/schools/fremantle/medicine/how-to-

apply and applicants are strongly encouraged to consider this template and guide when

completing the Notre Dame Portfolio.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to review their application before submission. Strictly no

changes can be made once submitted, with the exception of updating verification contact

information. Verification contact detail changes should only be requested if the verifier has

updated contact details or is no longer able to verify experience due to unforeseen

circumstances outside of the applicant’s control. All verification contact details should be

finalised before the submission of your portfolio.

To update verification contact details please contact the Notre Dame Admissions Office at

admissions@nd.edu.au. The final date for changing verification contact details is Tuesday 30

August 2022.

Higher Degrees

(Doctoral Degrees

& Masters)

Masters by Research or Doctoral degrees, classified by the host institution as Course Complete

(or equivalent) by 31 July 2022, will be awarded bonus points on the Notre Dame Portfolio.

Combined undergraduate/postgraduate degrees will not be awarded recognition through the

scoring on the Notre Dame Portfolio.

Aboriginal and

Torres Strait

Islander Applicants

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants can apply through GEMSAS or may contact The

Notre Dame Fremantle Admissions Office on 08 9433 0537 for advice on alternative pathways.

Information on the Aboriginal Entry Pathway can be found at:

https://www.notredame.edu.au/programs/fremantle/school-of-medicine/postgraduate/doctor-

of-medicine.

Rural Applicants

The equivalent of at least 28% of the University’s Commonwealth-supported medical student

allocation must be of rural background as defined by the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training

(RHMT) Program.

If you come from a rural background (MM2 to 7 area) and wish this to be taken into account in

your application, you will need to provide documentary evidence to GEMSAS and meet the

eligibility requirements as defined by the RHMT Program. Eligibility requirements are detailed by

GEMSAS in this publication.

Applicants of demonstrated rural background will receive bonus points on the Notre Dame

Portfolio.

Western Australian

Residency Scheme

Applicants who have resided cumulatively in Western Australia for 10 years or more as at 31

May 2022 may have this taken into consideration in the scoring of their Notre Dame Portfolio.

Specific documented evidence of this will be requested from applicants who are offered an

interview. If an applicant cannot supply the required documentation, they may no longer be

eligible for the interview.

Interview

Applicants are ranked according to a composite of the GPA, unweighted average GAMSAT and

Notre Dame Portfolio scores.

Approximately 200* applicants will be interviewed. Interview offers will be made in September

2022. Further details regarding any changes to the Interview process or substitution of a suitable

alternative will be provided on the School's website. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure

that they inform themselves of these possible alternatives or updates by checking the website

regularly.

*Subject to change.

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The University of Notre Dame Australia reserves the right to offer additional interviews to

applicants from alternative pathways.

Offers

Interviewed applicants are ranked by combining the scores calculated from the GPA, unweighted

average GAMSAT and Notre Dame Portfolio with the applicant’s interview score. Offers for both

interview and course places are made via email to the email address provided by the applicant in

his or her application.

If no acceptance is received from an applicant within the stipulated timeframe, the offer will no

longer be valid.

Offers to successful candidates completing their degrees in 2022 will be conditional upon

maintenance of a competitive GPA. Offers will be conditional until evidence is received by

GEMSAS from the applicant that the applicant has achieved the required GPA as stated in the

offer letter. Applicants who are conditionally-offered are encouraged to approach their

conferring institutions to ensure that their completion will be confirmed by 31 December 2022.

Under no circumstances will offers to study the Doctor of Medicine at Notre Dame, Fremantle be

deferred or transferred.

International

Students

Places for international students in 2023 are not available through the GEMSAS application

process. International applicants may contact the University’s International Office at

international@nd.edu.au for information on how to apply.

Medicine

Information Session

Details and registration available at https://www.notredame.edu.au/events-items/doctor-of-

medicine-info-session

The Medicine Info Session provides an opportunity to:

• Learn more about studying the Doctor of Medicine at Notre Dame at each of our

Campuses

• Find out important information on how to apply

• Hear from current MD students and their experience studying at Notre Dame

For other upcoming events, visit www.notredame.edu.au/events

Changes/Updates

All information contained within this guide is subject to change. Any changes made during the

2022 application round in response to government restrictions will be made available on our

website at https://www.notredame.edu.au/programs/fremantle/school-of-

medicine/postgraduate/doctor-of-medicine

Verification

In fairness to all applicants, all information and documentation (Material) submitted in support

of an application will be subject to strict verification and checking processes. A selection of

verifiers will be contacted to confirm the Material of applicants. In the event that any Material is

not verified, the University may request further additional documentation, seek clarification

and/or take any action in relation to the application, at any stage in the process that it deems

appropriate. As GEMSAS will not be accepting hard copy transcripts to verify documents in 2022,

successful applicants who attended non-ARTS institutions will need to provide hard copies of

original transcripts to the Notre Dame Admissions team for assessment before enrolment is

accepted. Please do not provide documents directly to Notre Dame unless specifically requested.

Feedback

Notre Dame Fremantle will not provide feedback on any portion of the application. The

average GPA and GAMSAT scores of the successful cohort will be published.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME AUSTRALIA

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, SYDNEY MD PROGRAM

The information below only applies to The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney MD Program.

Applicants to The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle MD Program, must read the separate section contained in this

Guide.

The Objects of The

University of Notre

Dame Australia are:

a. The provision of university education, within a context of Catholic faith and values; and

b. The provision of an excellent standard of:

i. teaching, scholarship and research;

ii. training for the professions; and

iii. pastoral care for its students.

Contact details:

Telephone

(02) 8204 4430

admissions@nd.edu.au

Web

https://www.notredame.edu.au/programs/sydney/school-of-

medicine/postgraduate/doctor-of-medicine

Places Available in

2023*

*The expected number of places available for the Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 2023 is subject to

change.

CSP

BMP

Full-fee

Up to 60

Fee-type and

Quotas

Applicants must specify which fee-type places they are applying for. Applicants will not be

considered for places they have not selected. Offers will be made in the following order: CSP first,

BMP second and Full-Fee third.

Change of Fee-Type

Preferences

No fee-type changes whatsoever will be allowed for Commonwealth Supported (bonded or non-

bonded) places.

The only permissible request for fee-type change is a request to add or remove the Full-Fee

category. However, applicants must note that only one change per application per year is

permissible. All changes must be submitted by email no later than 4pm (AEST) on 1 October 2022.

Requests received after this date/time will not be considered.

To submit a change of fee-type preference for Notre Dame Sydney, please email Sydney

Admissions at admissions@nd.edu.au. All changes will be confirmed by the University via email.

No Transfer of

Offer between

Notre Dame’s

Fremantle and

Sydney campuses.

Under no circumstances will any offer of a place be transferable between Notre Dame’s Sydney

and Fremantle campuses. Applicants should not preference a given campus unless they are

willing and able to commit to the full duration of the Doctor of Medicine program at that campus.

Selection Process

Candidates are ranked for offer on the following criteria:

• Notre Dame Portfolio: Personal qualities, motivation to study medicine and to study at Notre

Dame Sydney;

• Unweighted average GAMSAT Score: Notre Dame will take an average of the three sections

of GAMSAT. Applicants must achieve a total score of at least 52 with a minimum of 50 in

each subsection;

• Grade Point Average (GPA): Applicants must achieve an overall GPA score of at least 5.2; and

• Interview (Multi Mini Interview). If this is not possible in the 2022 environment, notification

regarding any changes to this process or substitution of a suitable alternative will be made

available on the School's website. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that they

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inform themselves of these possible alternatives or updates by checking the website

regularly.

Qualifying Bachelor

Degree

Applicants must have completed, or be in the final year of, a minimum three-year full-time

equivalent (FTE) undergraduate degree (including an Honours year if applicable.)

The following degrees may also be used as qualifying degrees, subject to the conditions stated:

Vertical Double/ Combined Degrees

An undergraduate/postgraduate combined degree - consisting of at least two undergraduate years

plus at least one postgraduate year - must be completed by 31 December 2022.

Completion of the undergraduate component alone will be deemed insufficient, unless the

applicant has been approved by the conferring institution to exit the qualification early with a

three-year FTE degree.

Where an undergraduate/postgraduate degree has been used as the qualifying undergraduate

degree, and it is the most recent study undertaken, all available units will be used in calculating the

GPA.

Accelerated Degrees

An accelerated degree consists of three trimesters per year completed in two years. Applicants in

their final year of an accelerated degree must be due to complete their degree by 31 December

2022. Where an accelerated degree is later completed as a standard duration undergraduate

degree, the most recent three years of study will be used in the GPA calculation.

Conversion Degrees

A conversion degree will be eligible for use as a qualifying degree if it is preceded by a relevant

diploma or succeeded by a completed minimum one-year full-time (1FTE) postgraduate degree in

a related discipline or field.

Other Accepted Study

Applicants who have completed a combined minimum of three years’ study at AQF Level 7 or

higher in a single discipline or in related fields may also be eligible, provided the

qualifications/degrees are complete at the time of application.

Prior Credit towards Qualifying Bachelor Degree

Applicants who have completed a three-year full-time equivalent (FTE) Bachelor degree but have

been awarded credit for prior academic learning are generally required to have completed at least

two years of full-time study within their awarding institution. We also recognise up to one year of

prior credit, from below AQF Level 7 study, towards the completion of an undergraduate degree. If

you don’t meet the above requirement your qualification may be deemed ineligible for the