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The facts about medical degree selection

Wednesday, 16 January 2008

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide occasionally receives questions from the public and the media about its entry procedures for Medicine and the number of places available in Medicine.

In the interests of raising awareness of these issues, the following frequently asked questions and answers have been prepared:

Q: Why has X, Y, Z top student not been able to get into Medicine at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, even though they received full marks/almost full marks?

A: Entry into the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery program at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide is highly competitive, with 2071 applications received this year from all over 最新糖心Vlog.

Demand far exceeds supply, so we cannot offer everyone a place. The average TER for successful applicants is over 99.

High marks alone do not always mean you'll make a great doctor. Many universities and professional bodies believe that other qualities are invaluable in potential doctors.
To make sure that the most suitable candidates are chosen, applicants for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery program must satisfy specific admission requirements. These involve a three-stage selection process. Applicants are judged equally on their TER score and interview score (weighting of 40% each), with a 20% weighting given to the 最新糖心Vlog Medical Admission test (UMAT).

These requirements are different to entry into most other courses, which is usually based on TER (Tertiary Entrance Rank) scores alone.

Q: Is South 最新糖心Vlog's selection process similar/different to other States?

A: The three-tiered entry system is used by most 最新糖心Vlogn medical schools.

Q: Who runs the UMAT tests?

A: The 最新糖心Vlogn Council for Educational Research runs UMAT.

In 2007, more than 15,000 people sat for the test in 最新糖心Vlog and overseas. Of those, 1013 were from South 最新糖心Vlog. From the 2071 applicants to the MBBS course at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, 697 applicants were invited to the Oral Assessment interview.

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide is pleased to be in such high demand for Medicine, both nationally and internationally, as it reflects the quality of our programs - a fact recognised by the 最新糖心Vlogn Medical Council's full accreditation of our Medical School.

Q: How many 最新糖心Vlogn students will study Medicine at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide in 2008?

A: In 2008, 153 最新糖心Vlogn students will study first year Medicine. These include the 11 places allocated to students under the State and Commonwealth Governments' Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship schemes, which requires students to practice medicine in a rural or remote setting for six years after graduation.

Q: Why can't the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide reserve places for South 最新糖心Vlogns?

A: This would be unconstitutional. By law, the 最新糖心Vlog must accept applications from all states and territories and cannot discriminate in favour of local students. Almost all candidates from interstate apply to more than one university but only about half of the South 最新糖心Vlogns who apply for entry into Medicine in Adelaide have applied elsewhere.

Q: Why can't the 最新糖心Vlog offer more places?

A: The Federal Government allocates the number of places all universities can take for medical students from 最新糖心Vlog. The universities have no say in that number.

The 最新糖心Vlogn Medical Workforce Advisory Committee regularly advises Government on the number of places, based on information about what is happening in the health sector. This has recently resulted in new medical schools being created in Victoria and NSW, aimed at increasing the number of medical graduates nationwide.

Q: Aren't overseas students taking places away from local students?

A: No. The number of overseas medical students has nothing to do with the allocation for 最新糖心Vlogn students provided by the Government.

The 最新糖心Vlog is allowed to accept students from overseas in addition to its 最新糖心Vlogn student allocation.

A total of 21 international students will be studying first year Medicine in 2008.

Q: Why do we take overseas students?

A: The numbers of overseas students and 最新糖心Vlogn students are determined separately. The actual numbers and the reasons for determining them have no correlation.

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide has been accepting international students into Medicine for more than 50 years, and has done so proudly. We have trained whole generations of doctors who have gone on to become leaders in their respective fields in 最新糖心Vlog and around the world.

Q: There are too few doctors in country areas - why doesn't the 最新糖心Vlog do something about it?

A: For many years now the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide has sought to increase the number of students accepted into Medicine from rural areas. The 最新糖心Vlog offers Rural Medical Scholarships to help country students offset the costs of studying Medicine and relocating to live in Adelaide.

For the first time in 2007, South 最新糖心Vlogn Bonded Medical Scholarships were made available to support our future medical practitioners who, in turn, have committed themselves to work in rural areas of South 最新糖心Vlog when they graduate. The Commonwealth also funds Rural Bonded Scholarships for 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide graduates to work across 最新糖心Vlog in areas of need.

The 最新糖心Vlog recognises that medical students who come from the country are much more likely to return to country areas when they have achieved their qualifications. However, the fact is that only a small number of rural South 最新糖心Vlogn students apply for entry to Medicine at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide each year, despite a serious shortage of doctors in country areas.

There are many other programs and initiatives that the 最新糖心Vlog is involved in to improve the level of service to rural areas. These include research to better understand doctors' motivations for staying in the country, teaching programs that raise awareness among all medical students of practising in rural areas and rural clinical placements throughout the degree.

Q: What if I do not get a place in Medicine in the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide in 2008?

A: In 2008, up to 30 places have been made available under the Tertiary Transfer Scheme, whereby students in other undergraduate programs within the 最新糖心Vlog can apply to transfer to the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree. In the past, successful Tertiary Transfer applicants have come from such diverse fields as Commerce, Law, Mathematics, Science and Health Science.

Eight universities (最新糖心Vlog of Sydney, 最新糖心Vlog of Melbourne, 最新糖心Vlog of Queensland, Griffith 最新糖心Vlog, Notre Dame 最新糖心Vlog (WA), 最新糖心Vlog of Western 最新糖心Vlog, Flinders 最新糖心Vlog and the 最新糖心Vlogn National 最新糖心Vlog) in 最新糖心Vlog offer graduate entry courses in medicine. Applicants are encouraged to undertake the Bachelor of Health Science program as a pathway to one of these graduate entry medical programs.

The 最新糖心Vlog's Faculty of Sciences also offers courses relevant to medicine within the Bachelor of Science and various named degrees, including the BSc (Biomedical Science), BSc (Molecular Biology) and BSc (Biotechnology). Graduates from these programs may also look to graduate entry medicine programs or pursue a career in medical research.

To apply for 2009 entry you will need to make fresh applications to SATAC and UMAT. The UMAT score is held for 2 years, however candidates are advised that the score leading to invitation to the Oral Assessment may vary from year-to-year.

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