|
Gamsat & GMP Home
|
Australian Graduate-Entry Medical Programs
GAMSAT
Marek Steiner
In Australia there are two pathways to gain entry to medical schools.
1. Undergraduate medical school
The first is open mainly to high school leavers.
The universities offer a 5 to 6 year medical course and entry is usually based on matriculation (year 12) results, UMAT (Undergraduate Medical Admission Test) and interview.
The second pathway is graduate-entry, hence a bachelor degree of any type is a basic requirement. The course is shortened to 4 or 4.5 years.
In addition to the bachelor degree, admission is based on GAMSAT and interview.
This website mainly deals with entry to graduate-entry medical courses at Australian universities.
Graduate-entry medical programs are offered at the following schools:
The admission criteria vary slightly between
the schools. However, in all cases it's based on:
A word of warning - the admission process is quite lengthy.
It will take a year from registering for GAMSAT to the commencement of
studies, or even longer when you consider the preparation time for the
exam (unless you're so brilliant you just need to go over a few things) It appears that the name 'graduate medical
program' creates a bit of misunderstanding especially for overseas enquiries.
In fact, these programs are graduate-entry undergraduate courses with an MBBS on offer (Bachelor
of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery). To apply for entry you must be a holder of another undergraduate degree. This website is entirely non-commercial and independent.
It is not associated with any medical school or any of the preparation-course companies.
I have prepared this site to ease the pain of gathering all
the resources regarding GAMSAT and admission. To learn more about what the graduate program is about read
the following article
So you want to be a doctor... by Damon Shorter. If you're after information regarding undergraduate admission
try the following link Oliver
Daly's "Becoming a Doctor" (in Australia) site Please with any comments regarding the site, as well as anything you would
like to add to the site, eg. your own comments - I'll be glad to put them
here. In fact please email me any contributions you would like to make to the site especially
in regards to GAMSAT preparation and interviews. That way we can all make this site a better resource.
If you are interested in undergraduate medical programs go to the links page and follow the appropriate references.
For more information on undergraduate medicine see ACER
Undergraduate Medicine is offered at:
Interestingly, The Universities of Western Australia and Melbourne offer medical courses in both pathways.
|
Created: 04 Jan 1999
Last updated: 07 Feb 2007
http://gmp.medpoint.com.au