The Australian Medical School Market
April 14, 2023
Medical education in Australia is sanctioned by the Australian Medical Council and is provided by medical schools across various universities. They all follow asimilar education program consisting of pre-clinical classes...
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Current Australian medical schools, their location, select qualifying medical degree(s), duration, and admissions test required for entry.
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Medical School
Location
Degree
Minimum Duration
Admissions Test
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT
MChD
4 years
GAMSAT
Bond University
Gold Coast, QLD
BMedSt/MD*
4.7 years
Curtin University
Bentley, WA
MBBS
5 years
UCAT
Deakin University
Geelong, VIC
MD
4 years
GAMSAT
Flinders University
Adelaide, SA
MD, BClinSci/MD*Â
4 years
GAMSAT, UCAT
Griffith University
Gold Coast, QLD
MD, DClinDent*, Provisional Entry MD*
4 years
GAMSAT
James Cook University
Townsville, QLD
MBBS*
6 years
Macquarie University
Sydney, NSW
MD
4 years
GAMSAT
Monash University
Melbourne, VIC
MD, BMedSci/MD*
4 years
UCAT
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, SA
BMedSt/MD,Â
BDentS/DClinDent
6 years
UCAT
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC
MD, DDS, OD
4 years
GAMSAT
University of New South Wales
Sydney, NSW
BMedSt/MD, BMedSt/MD/BA
6 years
UCAT
University of Newcastle/University of New England
Newcastle and Armidale, NSW
BMedSci/MDÂ Joint Program
5 years
UCAT
University of Notre Dame (Fremantle)
Fremantle, WA
MD
4 years
GAMSAT
University of Notre Dame (Sydney)
Sydney, NSW
MD
4 years
GAMSAT
University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD
MD, DClinDent*, Provisional Entry MD*
4 years
GAMSAT, UCAT
University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW
MD, DMD, BA/MD*,Â
BSc/MD*, BSc/DMD*
4 years
GAMSAT
University of Tasmania
Hobart, TAS
MBBS
5 years
UCAT
University of Western Australia
Perth, WA
MD, DMD, Assured Pathway*
GAMSAT, UCAT
University of Western Sydney/Charles Sturt University
Campbelltown and Orange, NSW
BClinSci/MD Joint Program, BDentSci
5 years
UCAT
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, NSW
MD
4 years
GAMSAT
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*Alternative undergraduate pathway which requires UCAT score and/or academic performanceBA = Bachelor of Arts; BClinSci = Bachelor of Clinical Science; BDentS = Bachelor of Dental Surgery; BDentSci = Bachelor of Dental Science BMedSci = Bachelorof Medical Science; BMedSt = Bachelor of Medical Studies; BSc = Bachelor of Science; DClinDent = Doctor of Clinical Dentistry; DDS = Doctor of Dental Surgery;DMD = Doctor of Dental Medicine; MBBS = Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery; MChD = Doctor of Medicine and Surgery / Medicinae ac ChirurgiaeDoctoranda; MD = Doctor of Medicine; OD = Doctor of Optometry
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The annual data collection on the Australian medical school market is provided by the Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc (MDANZI). There aretwenty-one Australian medical schools in total who provide data on enrolments and graduates as of their census dates. This data indicates a projected 18,712enrolled places for domestic and international students in Australian university medical schools in 2023 collectively over a 6-year period.
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MDANZI Australian medical school projected enrolments in 2023 over a 6-year period.
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For those interested in a historical perspective on medical education and university medical schools, information is published by the Australian GovernmentDepartment of Health. There has been modest growth in medical school places over the last decade; however, the COVID-19 pandemic has meant that placeshave been limited.
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