Where can I study medicine in Australia?

Are you wondering if you can study medicine in Australia?

What kind of medical education will you receive? Is it worth it? And what about coming back to practice in Canada?

All great questions!

Australia is actually a very popular destination for anyone considering a career in medicine. In fact, Australian medical schools have excellent international reputations for the quality of their training and research. OzTREKK represents 10 Australian medical schools, several of which are consistently ranked in the top 50 in the world.

AUSTRALIA	CANADA
#18 University of Melbourne	#14 University of Toronto
#19 University of Sydney	#25 McGill University
#36 Monash University	#31 University of British Columbia
#51 University of Queensland	#41 McMaster University

QS World Rankings by Subject – Medicine 2021​

Clinical Placements
Urban, rural, and international clinical placements allow students to achieve multidisciplinary clinical competence and prepare graduates for success as healthcare professionals.

Residency Matching
Australian medical graduates successfully match into postgraduate training programs in Canada, Australia, and the US.

Graduate and Undergraduate Pathways
Depending on your educational background, you may be eligible to apply to graduate-entry MD programs (require a degree and the MCAT in most cases) or undergraduate-entry programs (for students directly from high school or in some cases, with a partially or fully completed degree).

Where can I study medicine in Australia?

Deakin University

Graduate-entry Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Duration: 4 years
Location: Geelong (suburb of Melbourne, Victoria)

Admissions Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree with minimum final weighted GPA of 2.7/4.0
• MCAT score of 125 or greater in each section
• Interview

Based in Geelong, Deakin University combines the best of city living with a more relaxed atmosphere. As a Deakin medical student, you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of the practice of medicine, with an emphasis on the early development of clinical, communication and procedural skills; diagnosis and management of chronic diseases; professionalism and work readiness; and multidisciplinary teamwork. You’ll start your journey at Deakin’s Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, home to Deakin’s $53-million purpose-built facilities. Your fourth and final year includes an elective unit that you can study overseas, as well as a pre-internship hospital rotation that offers a firsthand taste of the day-to-day life of an intern.

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Flinders University

Graduate-entry Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Duration: 4 years
Location: Adelaide, South Australia

Admissions Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree with minimum final weighted GPA of 2.7/4.0
• MCAT score of 123 or greater in each section
• Interview

Undergraduate-entry Degree: Bachelor of Clinical Sciences, Doctor of Medicine*
Duration: 2+4 years
Location: Adelaide, South Australia

Admissions Requirements

• High school diploma; overall average in all Grade 12 subjects by province: ON – 90% AB – 96% BC – 95%
• Interview

The medical programs at Flinders deliver outstanding clinical and academic training that integrates clinical medicine with the relevant biomedical sciences, while also providing you with a broader understanding of health in a range of social contexts. You’ll be introduced to clinical practice and performance and undertake practicals and clinical placements throughout, and in your final year, there is an option to do two 6-week clinical placements overseas.

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Griffith University

Graduate-entry Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Duration: 4 years
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland

Admissions Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree with minimum overall GPA of 2.7/4.0
• MCAT score of 123 or greater in each section
• Interview

Undergraduate-entry Degree: Bachelor of Medical Science, Doctor of Medicine*
Duration: 2+4 years
Location: Gold Coast or Brisbane, Queensland

Admissions Requirements

• High school diploma with minimum of 88% (English. Assumed knowledge: Maths B plus one of biology, chemistry, or physics)

Griffith University is located just minutes from the pristine beaches of the famous Gold Coast. Widely acknowledged for its strengths in health studies, Griffith boasts state-of-the-art facilities, including the $136-million Griffith Health Centre, co-located with the Gold Coast University Hospital. As a Griffith Medicine graduate, you’ll be prepared for multiple careers, including in specialist clinical practice, primary care medicine, rural medical practice, medical administration, medical research, and medical education.

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James Cook University

Undergraduate-entry Degree: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Duration: 6 years
Location: Townsville, Queensland

Admissions Requirements

• From high school – minimum 86% GPA from top 6 Grade 12 courses (English, chemistry, math); from university (either partially or fully completed) – minimum 80% cGPA
• Interview
• Supplemental application featuring your reasons for wanting to study medicine, your work and volunteer history, and other supportive information

The JCU Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree produces graduates who will be uniquely qualified in the fields of rural, remote and Indigenous health, and tropical medicine. Graduates of JCU’s MBBS are well-respected professionals, highly regarded for their knowledge to meet the medical needs of rural and tropical populations. As a medical university, JCU aspires to what the World Health Organization calls a “socially accountable medical education—a medical school accepting its obligation to direct education, research and service to priority health concerns of communities it has a mandate to serve.”

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Macquarie University

Graduate-entry Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Duration: 4 years
Location: North Ryde, New South Wales (Suburb of Sydney)

Admissions Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree with minimum overall GPA of 2.7/4.0
• MCAT minimum 500
• Interview

Undergraduate-entry Degree: Bachelor of Clinical Science, Doctor of Medicine
Duration: 2+4 years
Location: North Ryde, New South Wales (Suburb of Sydney)

Admissions Requirements

• From high school – minimum 90%+ with Grade 12 English; recommended studies include chemistry, mathematics or equivalent; from university (either partially or fully completed) – minimum 82% cGPA
• Interview

As a Macquarie medical student, you’ll study at MQ Health—Australia’s first university-led integrated health campus—where learning is fully integrated with outstanding patient-centred clinical care, and high-quality health and medical research. The Macquarie MD incorporates extended international clinical experiences, including all-expenses-paid clinical rotations in Hyderabad, India. Macquarie University recognizes the need for future doctors to be globally engaged clinicians and believes in the significant benefits of these experiences: for the student, for health systems and for the health outcomes of local and global communities.

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Monash University

Graduate-entry Degree: Bachelor of Medical Science / Doctor of Medicine
Duration: 4 years
Location: Churchill, Victoria (approximately 160 km southeast of Melbourne) & Melbourne City

Admissions Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree with minimum overall GPA of 3.3/4.0 and must consist of significant and broad biomedical science content (pharmacology, physiology, immunology, biochemistry, microbiology or genetics)
• Interview
• Situational judgement test

Undergraduate-entry Degree: Bachelor of Medical Science / Doctor of Medicine*
Duration: 5 years
Location: Melbourne, Victoria

Admissions Requirements

• From high school – overall average in all Grade 12 subjects (English and chemistry): ON – 92.5%  BC – 90%
• ISAT (no lower than 165 and overall no lower than 170)
• Interview

The Bachelor of Medical Science / Doctor of Medicine at Monash University develops through theme studies in personal and professional development; population, society, health and illness; scientific basis of clinical practice; and clinical skills, all of which come together in professional practice demonstrated in the clinical placement units. In your final year, you’ll have several clinical placements which take place in both community and hospital settings. One of the rotations is an elective placement, where you’ll complete your degree by gaining wider experience in chosen disciplines and specific areas of interest.

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University of Melbourne

Graduate-entry Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Duration: 4 years
Location: Melbourne, Victoria

Admissions Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree with minimum weighted GPA of 2.7/4.0
• MCAT minimum 492
• Interview

The University of Melbourne is home to the oldest medical school in Australia and is internationally renowned for global leadership in teaching and training, health research, policy, and practice. The new core curriculum is designed to train quality evidence-based doctors. It will have a modular design for progress at each student’s optimal pace, with online platforms for consistent delivery across all sites and continual assessment to reinforce knowledge.

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University of Queensland

Graduate-entry Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Duration: 4 years
Location: Brisbane, Queensland

Admissions Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree with minimum cGPA of 2.7/4.0; prerequisites include Integrative Cell and Tissue Biology, System Physiology; recommended subjects include anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry
• MCAT minimum 504
• Interview

The Doctor of Medicine (MD) program is structured in two phases: Clinical Preparation and Clinical Practice. Across the program, you’ll transition from studying specific cases in classes with a tutor to undertaking clinical placements in hospitals. You will undertake 10 core clinical placements in varied disciplines while also learning to work in and collaborate with clinical teams. Opportunities are embedded in the program for you to undertake international placements or elsewhere in Australia.

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University of Sydney

Graduate-entry Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Duration: 4 years
Location: Brisbane, Queensland

Admissions Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree with minimum cGPA of 2.7/4.0 (assumed knowledge includes anatomy, physiology, and molecular/cellular biology)
• MCAT minimum 500
• Interview

The new Sydney MD curriculum and course structure was launched in 2020 to enhance learning opportunities through earlier clinical exposure, added personalization options, new research opportunities, and immersive clinical placements in the last year of the program, preparing you for practice as a doctor. The Sydney MD offers elective extension activities in a range of different disciplines, including anatomy, pathology, radiology, and pediatrics. These placements are offered throughout the program and will help you gain a competitive edge as you position yourself for a specialist role.

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University of Western Australia

Graduate-entry Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Duration: 4 years
Location: Perth, Western Australia

Admissions Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree with minimum overall GPA of 3.1/4.0 (recommended undergrad subjects include physics (or Grade 12 physics), chemistry (including completion of Grade 12 chemistry); and biology or human biology at first-year university level)
• MCAT score of 123 or greater in each section
• Interview

Undergraduate-entry Degree: Bachelor of Biomedical Science & Doctor of Medicine*
Duration: 3+3 years
Location: Perth, Western Australia

Admissions Requirements

• High school diploma with minimum of 89%+ (math and chemistry)
• ISAT (25+ percentile)
• Interview

The UWA Medical School aims to produce graduates who are responsible, accountable, scholarly, capable, and caring doctors. You’ll be taught by world-class researchers in cutting-edge laboratories and tutorial rooms at UWA’s main campus and at the Queen Elizabeth II hospital campus. After graduating, you could pursue a career or further study in areas as diverse as clinical practice, medical technology, medical research, or public health.

*Only open to applicants who have completed Grade 12 (or equivalent) within the last 2 years and have not since undertaken any post-secondary studies. This pathway is designed for high-achieving high school students.

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Practicing Medicine

We know that an international medical education means you have questions about what happens after you graduate. Each year, OzTREKK hosts several medical licensing seminars for students who have submitted their med school application via OzTREKK. These sessions provide the latest information regarding the accreditation and medical licensing processes in Canada and the United States, as well as outline options for internships in Australia—an option that a growing number of students choose.

Our Medical Licensing webpage is a great place to start your research!

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Would you like to study medicine in Australia but not sure where to start? We can help! Email us at medicine@oztrekk.com or call toll free in Canada at 1-866-698-7355.