Helen Logan

Medical Selections Officer

Doctor of Medicine (MD) AQF Level 9 extended Masters program

Session Overview • Admissions Criteria • Application Process • Special Entry Pathways • Offer Types • International

Doctor of Medicine (MD) AQF Level 9 extended Masters program

Admission criteria • Completed bachelor degree with a minimum GPA of 5.00 • GAMSAT test with a minimum of 50 in each of the 3 sections • Success in the GUMSAA interview

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Key Degree • Study can be in any field or discipline. • In the final year of a bachelor degree program, or completed bachelor

(1 yr conversion or 2 yr accelerated), honours, masters degree or PhD. • Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma not accepted as a key degree. • A minimum GPA of 5.0 on a 7.0 grading scale.

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Grade Point Average (GPA) • Bachelors – final three years of degree using GEMSAS schema • Honours - final year GPA uses the classification awarded and balance using final years of

undergraduate. • Masters (Research) - a GPA of 7.0 for the duration of equivalent full-time study (max.

2yrs) and balance calculated on final year/s of undergraduate. • Masters (Coursework or combined) - the graded components for the duration of

equivalent full-time years and balance on final years of undergraduate. • PhD – overall GPA of 7.0. • Calculation method: gemsas.edu.au/gpa-calculations

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) • Minimum of 50 in each of the 3 sections • September or March • Valid for 2 years • Year 1 University level in Chemistry, Biology and Physics • Preparation materials: gamsat.acer.org/prepare/preparation-materials

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Griffith University Multiple Station Admissions Assessment (GUMSAA) • A multi station, scenario-based circuit assessment • Invitation to attend is based on an Interview Selection Rank • Runs for approximately 2.5 hours • Wednesday 20 September 2017

Register and sit GAMSAT gamsat.acer.org

Apply through GEMSAS

gemsas.edu.au

Receive an invitation and attend GUMSAA

Receive an offer into Doctor of Medicine (MD)

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Special Entry Pathways

• Griffith University Rural Priority Access Scheme (GURPAS) 10 years collectively OR 5 years consecutively in a rural area (RA 2-5) doctorconnect.gov.au/internet/otd/publishing.nsf/Content/ASGSRA_locator

• First Peoples’ Pathway

email medicine@griffith.edu.au for further details

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Dr Samara Toby

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Offers • Offer Rank - Interview Selection Score/Interview Score • Candidates are ranked in order of merit.

Non-bonded CSP and Bonded CSP (BMP) • Bonded Medical Places Scheme - BMP health.gov.au/bmpscheme

2017 First Year Medical students

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

International • A person who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen or a person

with permanent residency status in Australia. • Any Bachelor degree or other key degree (5.0 GPA); GAMSAT (min score

of 50 in each section) or MCAT (123 in each section); and interview (end of June, and in August and October 2017).

• Apply for admission through Griffith International • English Language Proficiency

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Placement requirements • Vaccination status; • Australian Registered Senior First Aid Course; • Federal Government Police Clearance; and • Working with Children Clearance (Blue Card) • griffith.edu.au/health/placement-essentials/clinical-medicine

Open Day Sunday 23 July 2017 griffith.edu.au/open-day Domestic Admissions 1800 677 728 medicine@griffith.edu.au griffith.edu.au/admissions Griffith International (07) 3735 6425 griffith.edu.au/international/contact-us