Doctor of Medicine 48 months PHD Program By The University of Queensland |Top Universities
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Program Duration

48 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

91,819 AUDTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

31 May, 2024Application Deadline

Program overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

MD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Our UQ Doctor of Medicine will provide you with a world-class medical education. You'll gain hands-on experience preparing you to work in any global setting.

We nurture and educate medical graduates who are clinically excellent, team players, kind and compassionate, serve responsibly and dedicated to continual improvement of health among people and communities.

From 2023, we’ll be offering our revisioned Doctor of Medicine (MD) program, designed to build on the enthusiasm, maturity and diversity of our students. It features a streamlined structure that takes an integrated approach to active learning. Across the program you’ll be able to tailor your learning by choosing enrichment opportunities.

You'll join a 'learning community', a clinical home for your ongoing learning through the program.

  • Year 1 focuses on fundamental concepts of medical sciences, clinical, professional and procedural skills, and the role of the doctor.
  • Year 2, learn in clinical practice settings, developing knowledge and skills for medical practice, focusing on symptomatology of common conditions and clinical reasoning. 
  • Year 3, be immersed in hospital and community settings, with structured teaching and clinical learning in the workplace.  
Your final semester is a dedicated Transition to Practice term where you will be an active pre-intern member of a clinical team – this will help you make the safe and effective transition to internship/residency and your ongoing medical career. 

Program overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

MD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Our UQ Doctor of Medicine will provide you with a world-class medical education. You'll gain hands-on experience preparing you to work in any global setting.

We nurture and educate medical graduates who are clinically excellent, team players, kind and compassionate, serve responsibly and dedicated to continual improvement of health among people and communities.

From 2023, we’ll be offering our revisioned Doctor of Medicine (MD) program, designed to build on the enthusiasm, maturity and diversity of our students. It features a streamlined structure that takes an integrated approach to active learning. Across the program you’ll be able to tailor your learning by choosing enrichment opportunities.

You'll join a 'learning community', a clinical home for your ongoing learning through the program.

  • Year 1 focuses on fundamental concepts of medical sciences, clinical, professional and procedural skills, and the role of the doctor.
  • Year 2, learn in clinical practice settings, developing knowledge and skills for medical practice, focusing on symptomatology of common conditions and clinical reasoning. 
  • Year 3, be immersed in hospital and community settings, with structured teaching and clinical learning in the workplace.  
Your final semester is a dedicated Transition to Practice term where you will be an active pre-intern member of a clinical team – this will help you make the safe and effective transition to internship/residency and your ongoing medical career. 

Admission Requirements

72+
95+
5+
7+
100+

To be eligible for entry, you'll need:

For Provisional entry (you must be completing Year 12 in the year you apply):

  • an adjusted ATAR 95 (or equivalent), and
  • Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent) English, and
  • a competitive University Clinical Aptitude Test for Australia and New Zealand (UCAT ANZ) aggregate score from the year you apply, and
  • attendance at a multiple mini-interview (MMI).
UCAT ANZ scores are used to rank applicants for invitation to interview (MMI). Please note ISAT is not accepted. Provisional entry is competitive, based on your ATAR, UCAT ANZ and interview score. If you receive a provisional entry offer, you'll need to complete your first bachelor degree at UQ before you start the MD program. To progress to the MD, you'll also need:

  • to complete your first degree at UQ within the minimum time specified for the program, and
  • to achieve a grade point average (GPA) of 5.0 on a 7-point scale in your first degree, and
  • to complete MD subject prerequisite courses.
For Graduate entry:

  • a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) (known as a key degree), and
  • a grade point average (GPA) of 5.0 on a 7-point scale in your key degree, and
  • a minimum score of 50 in each section of the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) or for international applicants 504 in the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), and
  • attendance at a multiple mini-interview (MMI), and
  • successful completion of MD subject prerequisite courses.
You'll also need to complete:

  • your key degree within 10 years prior to the year you commence the MD, and
  • the GAMSAT or MCAT within 4 years before the year you commence.

31 May 2024
4 Years
Jan

Tuition fees

Domestic Students

12,720 AUD
-

International Students

91,819 AUD
-

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