Detailed Selection Criteria
Doctor of Medicine [400 points]
- The Selection Committee will evaluate the applicant's ability to pursue the course successfully using the following criteria:
- either, an undergraduate degree in any discipline, with studies to have been completed within 10 years of commencing the Doctor of Medicine;
or, for applicants whose most recently completed undergraduate degree was completed 10 or more years before 1 January of the year in which the applicant intends to commence the Doctor of Medicine, a Graduate Diploma, Master or PhD degree or equivalent completed within 10 years before 1 January of the year in which the applicant intends to commence the Doctor of Medicine;
and - successful completion of pre-requisite studies in anatomy, physiology and biochemistry each consisting of at least one subject at second-year level of each, with pre-requisite subjects to have been completed within 10 years of commencing the Doctor of Medicine;
and - performance in the Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admission Test (GAMSAT) or for international students who are located overseas only, either the GAMSAT or the North American Medical Colleges Admission Test (MCAT); all sections in the GAMSAT will be weighted equally.
- The Selection Committee will shortlist applicants for multi-mini interview on the basis of their performance in previous studies, using a Grade Point Average (GPA) computed in a manner approved by the Academic Board for the Doctor of Medicine, and their results in the GAMSAT or MCAT. The Selection Committee will give equal weight to the GPA, GAMSAT (or MCAT) and interview in determining offers to be made.
Notes
- In considering students under special entry schemes the Selection Committee will consider aspects of disadvantage as set out from time to time in the University of Melbourne Graduate Access policy, evidence of rurality for rural applicants, and confirmation of aboriginality for indigenous applicants.
- Students applying for the Doctor of Medicine from the University of Melbourne degrees of Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Biomedicine who meet entry and course requirements for a guaranteed place are admitted subject only to meeting any minimum grade point average as prescribed by the Academic Board; satisfactory performance at an interview to demonstrate adequate communication skills; and completion of relevant pre-requisite subjects.
- Applicants who need to satisfy the University's English language requirements via the IELTS (International English Language Testing System: Academic English only) or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) must meet one of the following standards:
- IELTS (Academic English only) 7.0 (written 7.0 with no band less than 6.0)
- TOEFL (paper-based test) 600 + TWE 5.0
- TOEFL (computer-based test) 250 + 5.0 essay rating
- TOEFL (internet-based test) 100 + written score of 24 and no band less than 21
Grade Point Average (GPA) Calculation for Selection into the Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Dental Surgery and Doctor of Physiotherapy
GPA protocol for selection into the Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Dental Surgery and Doctor of Physiotherapy. Except for applicants eligible under the Guaranteed Pathway, the Grade Point Average (GPA) used to rank applicants on academic merit based on their tertiary previous studies will be computed in the following way.
- Except as explicitly provided for under clause 3 below, the most recent bachelor degree results (including Honours) will be used for the purposes of calculating the Grade Point Average (GPA) regardless of any subsequent graduate studies completed.
- The Grade Point Average (GPA) will be measured by considering the last 3 years of the applicant's undergraduate coursework studies (including Honours). Weightings will be applied by weighting the first of the final three years by 1, the second year by 2 and the final year by 3.
- The Selection Committee may re-rank applicants with a high level of performance in postgraduate studies in a cognate area subject to the following:
- postgraduate study must have been completed with ten years of commencement of the Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Physiotherapy;
- postgraduate study must be the equivalent of at least a one year full time program;
- postgraduate study must be in a discipline that builds upon studies completed at the undergraduate level;
- postgraduate study must be in a health related or biological sciences discipline.
The quotas of places available for selection of applicants re-ranked on the basis of postgraduate study as prescribed under the Grade Point Average definition given below will be set initially as follows:
- Doctor of Medicine - up to 10 places,
- Doctor of Dental Surgery - up to 2 places,
- Doctor of Physiotherapy - up to 3 places.
Re-ranked applicants not selected on this basis who otherwise satisfy the selection criteria, will be re-considered on the basis of their undergraduate results.The Selection Committee is not required to fill the quotas and any unused places will be allocated as normal.Approved by Academic Board 19 May 2011.
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