2008 List of All Australian Medical Schools and Tuition Cost for Full Fee Paying Internationals

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1. Dr. K.

   January 5th, 2008 at 8:03 pm

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   Adam, please forgive my ignorance but what is meant by ‘undergraduate entry’ versus ‘graduate entry’? My best guess is that it means the difference between having a completed degree in hand when applying versus not having completed a degree. Even if that is the case, it is a different course of study once admitted to medicine?

2. Adam

   January 5th, 2008 at 9:03 pm

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   Hey Dr. K, “Undergraduate Entry” implies that the student can get admitted straight out of high school and “Graduate Entry” means that the student has to complete at least a bachelor’s degree plus specific university requirements, in some cases a bachelor’s degree is only 3 years.

   In Australia, length of medical school is either 4, 5, or 6 years. 4 years is graduate, 5 and 6 are undergraduate. In any case we all end up learning the same thing. Some 6 year programs in Australia gives a Bachelor of Biomedical Science along with your Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). An MBBS is equivalent to an MD in Canada and the US. An MD in Australia implies that you have completed an MBBS and then get a PhD in Medicine. Australia is trying to steer away from the 6 year programs because they still employ the old system where you do 3 years of sciences and then 3 years of clinical separately, most programs in Australia are now heading towards PBL.

   

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   January 6th, 2008 at 11:33 am

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4. Joe

   January 19th, 2008 at 12:44 pm

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   Do you hav any Idea what’s considered as competitive stats to gain admission into an Australian medical school?

5. Adam

   January 19th, 2008 at 3:53 pm

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   Hi I think most Australian graduate entry programs require you to have at least an 8/8/8 MCAT score if you’re coming from North America. I’m pretty sure most of them require an interview. It seems like Australian schools like to look at the whole picture and not just grades. Like with most schools, marks will get your foot in the door, but the interview can be the deciding factor.

6. jess

   April 19th, 2008 at 9:37 am

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   hey! anyone what degree classification you need to be able to be considered for graduate entry medicine in aus? I am just about to complete Biomedical Sciences degree in the UK at a University of London. I have been unsuccessful from all four universities that I applied to in UK. Therefore, considering Australia..is it easier to get into Australian med schools?

7. steven

   May 8th, 2008 at 10:50 pm

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   To U.S. students thinking about australian medical school, think real hard before you commit, their schools are awful. My experience is with the university of melbourne, that school is HELL on earth. There are no classes such as anatomy, physioloyy, pathology, etc., they just have a series of continuing lectures which are random to say the least, expect to study for USMLE on your OWN. A great deal of time is devoted to things like aboriginal health concerns and doctor-patient interactions. The PBL system is a nightmare, its the blind leading the blind. The PBLs are proctored by 1st year PhD. who are clueless, it is their job to just sit there and listen to clueless students engage in discussions that are completely disjointed. There is no real faculty to speak of, just volunteer lecturers talking about what they want to talk about (no real direction). Basically international students are treated like cattle, its a cash cow thats it, thats the aussie way. Be advised that australian medical schools prepare their students for 6-8 year residencies, aussie students graduate knowing very little, it is expected that they will learn most of their medicine on the job. Coming back to US is difficult as people find out that they learned very few clinical skills in Australia(passing USMLE is the least of your problems). If your parents have money to burn, be my guest, but if you are relying solely on student loans, BE VERRRY careful with aussie schools, their administrators are SCAM artists, they have no shame at all.

8. sola

   July 20th, 2008 at 6:26 pm

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   am a nigerian seeking admission .av completed 2 years of undergrad. program.aw much is the tuition and the requirements since dia is no MCAT centre in nigeria

9. Tman

   August 28th, 2008 at 11:50 pm

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   Does anyone know which of the schools with GRADUATE ENTRY accept the MCAT??

   thanks

10. loz

    October 18th, 2008 at 4:03 am

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    I’m pretty sure University of Wollongong accepts MCAT.

    I’m sorry to hear you had a bad experience with Uni of Melb Steven. I’m currently in my second year at Wollongong and I think it’s great. I’ve attended a couple of classes at a few US schools and I don’t think there is much difference in the standard of teaching, if anything I thought Australia was slightly better. However, the US is better at doing blocks relevant for the USMLE because that is the test that all the students there take. I wouldn’t however think that by not learning everything in blocks, you won’t pass the USMLE. I’ve taken a couple of practice tests and got above 50% in them and I still have 2 and a bit years of learning to go.

    Definitely consider applying to an Aussie school

11. Gaurav purohit

    November 30th, 2008 at 3:17 am

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    Hey i m going to complete my 5.5 yr mbbs frm india now i want to come to australia what will i have to do