Australian Medical Programs

Explore medical degree programs offered by universities across Australia. This guide provides an overview of each program, including course duration, academic prerequisites and additional entry requirements, to help students and families understand the available pathways into medicine and make informed decisions about their future studies.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

  • Bachelor of Medical Studies / Doctor of Medicine (BMedSt/MD)

    • Duration: 6 year(s) full-time only (no part time option)

    • Prerequisites: Completion of a secondary education qualification equivalent to the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) with an adjusted ATAR equivalent selection rank of 90.00 or higher. At least one of SACE Stage 2 Biology, Chemistry or Mathematical Methods, or an accepted equivalent.

    • Additional entry requirements: UCAT ANZ and an interview for applicants following the standard domestic entry pathway. Academic and other selection requirements also apply.

    • Program link: https://adelaide.edu.au/study/degrees/2027/doctor-of-medicine/dom/?student=future

  • Bachelor of Clinical Sciences / Doctor of Medicine

    • Duration: 6 years full-time.

    • Prerequisites: No specific Year 12 prerequisite subjects are listed for the standard domestic school-leaver pathway. Median ranking to receive ATAR is 99.45 for previous students.

VICTORIA

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)

    • Duration: 4 years full-time.

    • Prerequisites: An eligible bachelor's degree or other accepted qualification.

    • Additional entry requirements: Applicants generally need a competitive GPA and GAMSAT results for domestic graduate entry, followed by the university's selection process. Final aggregate = equal weighting of GPA + GAMSAT + applicable adjustments (50%) + MMI interview score# (50%)

    • Program link: https://www.deakin.edu.au/course/doctor-medicine

  • Bachelor of Medical Science / Doctor of Medicine (BMedSc/MD) — Direct Entry

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)

    • Duration: 7 years in total (typically 3 years of undergraduate study + 4 years of MD study)

    • Prerequisites: SACE subject prerequisites depend on the selected undergraduate degree.

     Students must meet the undergraduate degree's admission requirements.

    • Additional entry requirements: Complete the Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admission Test (GAMSAT) with a minimum of 50 in each section.

    • A combined ranked list where the interview will contribute 50%, GPA will contribute 25%, and GAMSAT will contribute 25% to the final ranking after the interview.

    • Program link: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/doctor-of-medicine/

NEW SOUTH WALES

  • Bachelor of Clinical Science (Medicine) / Doctor of Medicine

    • Duration: Minimum time - 5 year(s)

    • Prerequisites: Completion of Year 12 (or an accepted equivalent). No specific Year 12 subject prerequisites are listed.

    • Additional entry requirements: Minimum ATAR of 95.5 (general entry) or 91.5 (eligible rural applicants), UCAT ANZ, and successful completion of the Multi-Station Mini Interview (MMI) if shortlisted. Applicants must also meet the university's residency and English language requirements.

    • Program link: https://study.csu.edu.au/courses/bachelor-clinical-science-medicine-doctor-medicine

  • Bachelor of Medical Science / Doctor of Medicine — Joint Medical Program

    • Duration: 5 years full-time.

    • Prerequisites:

    1. Completion of Year 12 (or an accepted equivalent qualification).

    2. No specific Year 12 subject prerequisites.

    3. HSC English or equivalent is recommended.

    4. Applicants must meet the university's English language proficiency requirements.

    Additional Entry Requirements:

    1. Meet the minimum academic eligibility requirements based on ATAR/Selection Rank or an accepted equivalent qualification.

    2. Sit the UCAT ANZ.

    3. Complete the Personal Qualities Assessment (PQA), a non-cognitive admissions test.

    4. Attend the Multiple Skills Assessment (MSA), a multi-station interview assessing applicants' personal qualities, if invited.

    5. Apply through UAC and submit a separate direct application to the Joint Medical Program.

    6. Program link: https://www.newcastle.edu.au/degrees/bachelor-of-medical-science-doctor-of-medicine-joint-medical-program

  • Bachelor of Medical Studies / Doctor of Medicine (BMed/MD)

    • Duration: 6 years full-time.

    • Prerequisites: Year 12 or an accepted equivalent. English: Assumed knowledge; studying English in Year 12 is recommended. Chemistry: Recommended, but not compulsory.

    • Additional entry requirements: ATAR + UCAT ANZ + Interview, or IB+UCAT ANZ+Interview, or A Levels + UCAT ANZ + Interview

    ·         2026 Lowest ATAR: 91.05 (Rural)/94.25* Gateway/99.75 (Local)

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)

    • Duration: 4 years full-time.

    • Prerequisites: A recognised bachelor's degree (AQF-recognised or equivalent), completed within the last 10 years; OR  Applicants currently in the final year of a bachelor's degree in any discipline.

    • Additional entry requirements: GAMSAT+ Grade Point Average+ Casper score from the online Situational Judgement Test+ Interview

    • Program link: https://www.notredame.edu.au/programs/school-of-medicine/postgraduate/doctor-of-medicine

  • Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine

    Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine

    • Duration: 7 years full-time

    • Prerequisites: An eligible bachelor's degree.

    • Entry requirements: A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents). An ATAR of 99.95* or equivalent is required. Satisfactory performance in Assessment Day. Eligible applicants will be invited to attend an assessment process after ATAR (or other secondary education qualification) results are released. The assessment will be conducted online and will include both a group interview and a written assessment. 

    • Program link: https://www.sydney.edu.au/courses/courses/uc/bachelor-of-science-and-doctor-of-medicine.html

  • Bachelor of Clinical Science / Doctor of Medicine (BClinSci/MD)

QUEENSLAND

  • Bachelor of Medical Studies / Doctor of Medicine (BMedSt/MD)

    • Duration: 4 years and 8 months full-time.

    • Prerequisites: English or an accepted equivalent, subject to the university's current admission requirements.

    • Additional entry requirements:

    1. Undergraduate applicants: Competitive ATAR (96+).

    2. Graduate applicants: Competitive cumulative GPA (greater than 6.0/7.0).

    3. Online psychometric testing.

    4. Interview.

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)

    • Duration: 4 years full-time.

    • Graduate Entry：

    1. Complete a Bachelor degree or other key degree with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 5.0 (on a 7-point scale) calculated using the grading schema and calculation method available on the Graduate Entry Medical School Admissions System (GEMSAS) website

    2. Register online at ACER GAMSAT and sit the Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admissions Test (GAMSAT)

    3. Apply via GEMSAS to Griffith University School of Medicine and Dentistry

    4. Receive an invitation to attend a Griffith University Multi Station Admissions Assessment (GUMSAA) 

    Bachelor of Medical Science

    • Duration: 2 years (intensive)

    • Purpose: Guaranteed admission to the Doctor of Medicine at Griffith University, Gold Coast campus, subject to achieving a minimum GPA of 5.5 in the Bachelor of Medical Science.

    • Prerequisites: General English, Mathematical Methods, At least one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics.

    • Additional Entry Requirements

    1. ATAR: Highly competitive ATAR of approximately 99.80–99.90 or above.

    2. UCAT ANZ: Optional but strongly recommended. Used as a secondary selection criterion to differentiate applicants within the same ATAR band.

    3. Interview: Not required for this pathway.

    4. Application: Domestic applicants must apply through QTAC.

    5. Applicants must not have undertaken tertiary study at diploma level or higher.

    6. Important: For 2026 admission, the minimum adjusted ATAR receiving an offer was:

    7. Gold Coast: 99.90 (UCAT ANZ score of 2240 was used as a secondary differentiator).

    8. Brisbane South (Nathan): 99.95.

  • Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD) — Graduate Entry

    • Duration: 4 years full-time.

    • Prerequisites: An eligible bachelor's degree and the university's specified prerequisite study in cell and tissue biology and systems physiology at second-year undergraduate level.

    • Additional entry requirements: A minimum UQ-equivalent GPA of 5.0/7.0, a GAMSAT score of at least 50 in each section or an MCAT overall score of at least 504, completion of a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI), and fulfilment of UQ's English language proficiency requirements.

    • Program link: https://study.uq.edu.au/admissions/doctor-medicine/graduate-entry

    Undergraduate Provisional Entry Pathway to the Doctor of Medicine

    • Duration: Typically 3 years of an eligible bachelor's degree followed by 4 years of the MD, or approximately 7 years in total.

    • Prerequisites: Year 12 English and Mathematical Methods, or accepted equivalents. Chemistry and Biology are recommended but are not compulsory prerequisites for this pathway.

    • Additional entry requirements: An adjusted ATAR of 95 or equivalent, Queensland Year 12 General English (Units 3 & 4, C) and Mathematical Methods (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent subjects, a competitive UCAT ANZ aggregate score, and successful completion of a Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI).

    • Program link: https://study.uq.edu.au/admissions/doctor-medicine/pathways-high-school-leavers

 

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

  • Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (MChD)

    • Duration: 4 years full-time.

    • Prerequisites: Completion of, or enrolment in the final year of, an AQF Level 7 bachelor's degree (minimum three years of full-time equivalent study) or an AQF Level 8 bachelor's honours degree.

    No specific undergraduate degree discipline or prerequisite subjects are required; applicants from all academic backgrounds are welcome.

    • Additional entry requirements: A minimum weighted GPA of 5.0/7.0 for interview consideration, a GAMSAT overall score of at least 50 with a minimum of 50 in each of the three sections (or, for international applicants, an MCAT score of at least 125 in each section), completion of an interview, and fulfilment of ANU's English language requirements.

    • Program link: https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/program/8950xmchd

    • Pathways: Bachelor of Health Science, Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) – Science eligibility

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

  • Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

    • Duration: 5 years full-time.

    • Prerequisites: Chemistry prerequisite can be met by completing CHEM1003 (minimum 60%) together with either CHEM1007 or CHEM1001 (minimum 60%).

    • Desirable Subjects: Mathematics Methods, Mathematics Specialist, Mathematics Applications, Human Biology or Biology ATAR.

    • Additional entry requirements: Minimum ATAR of 95 or equivalent, a scaled score of at least 50 in WACE ATAR English, English Literature or EALD, and completion of the UCAT ANZ and Casper tests (for the standard domestic school-leaver pathway). Applicants must also meet the relevant interview and selection requirements.

    • Program link: https://www.curtin.edu.au/study/offering/course-ug-bachelor-of-medicine-bachelor-of-surgery--b-mbbs/

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD) — Assured Pathway

    • Duration: 3 years of an eligible bachelor's degree followed by 3 years of the MD, or approximately 6 years in total.

    • Prerequisites: Chemistry ATAR or an accepted bridging unit, and Mathematics Applications ATAR or higher-level mathematics or an accepted bridging unit.

    • Additional entry requirements: Minimum ATAR of 98 (or equivalent) for High Academic Achievers, Rural and Broadway applicants, or 90 for eligible Indigenous applicants; a competitive UCAT ANZ score, an interview and fulfilment of English language requirements.

    • Program link: https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/courses/doctor-of-MEDICINE

    Doctor of Medicine (MD) — Graduate Entry

    • Duration: 4 years (full-time)

    • Prerequisites: An eligible bachelor's degree and the university's graduate-entry admission requirements.

    • Additional entry requirements: A minimum selection GPA of 5.5/7.0, a GAMSAT overall score of at least 55 with no section below 50, or an MCAT score of at least 500 with no section below 124 (for international applicants), completion of a structured interview, and fulfilment of UWA's English language requirements (IELTS Academic 7.0 overall, with no band below 7.0).

    • Selection Criteria:

    1. Interview invitations are based on a combined weighting of GPA (60%) and GAMSAT/MCAT (40%).

    2. Final selection considers academic performance, admissions test results and interview performance.

    3. Admission is competitive and meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee an offer.

  • Bachelor of Clinical Sciences / Doctor of Medicine (BClinSci/MD)

    • Duration: 5 year/s full-time.

    • Prerequisites:

    1. School leavers: Recent Year 12 completion (within two years of course commencement) with an adjusted ATAR of at least 85.

    2. Current university students: At least one year of full-time higher education study completed by course commencement, with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0.

    3. University graduates: A completed bachelor-level or higher qualification (or equivalent), with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0; the qualification must have been completed within the past 10 years.

    • Additional entry requirements:

    1. Applicants must submit the CDU Menzies Medical Program Application Pack in addition to their SATAC application.

    2. Shortlisted applicants must attend an interview assessing their empathy, communication and ability to work effectively in an interprofessional clinical team.

    3. Final selection is based on academic results (50%) and interview performance (50%).

    4. Admission is highly competitive, with places allocated through specific subquotas for eligible applicants, including NT residents, First Nations applicants, and rural and remote applicants.

    5. Applicants must meet CDU's English language proficiency requirements.

NORTHERN TERRITORY