Prospective students

The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery is the only undergraduate Medicine course offered in Victoria. The five-year undergraduate medical curriculum provides an interdisciplinary program, organised to provide integration of structure and function within the biomedical sciences. In the early years, the basic medical sciences are taught in the context of their relevance to patient care. Later in the course, clinical teaching builds upon and reinforces this strong scientific foundation.

The Medicine course is only available to current Year 12 students or applicants who have completed VCE no more than two years previously and have not undertaken any tertiary studies since then. The selection into the course is based on performance in UMAT, an interview and ENTER or equivalent Year 12 results. Applicants are required to have Year 12 English and Chemistry as pre-requisite subjects.

Admission requirements

• Applications
• Local student admission categories
• International students
• Important dates
• Entry schemes
  • Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
  • Dean's Rural list
  • Dean's Indigenous list
  • Bonded Medical Place
  • Extended Rural Cohort 

• Important Information for new MBBS Students, 2010
  
   
• External links:
  • Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC)
  • Department of Health and Aging
  • Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT)

Scholarships

There are a number of scholarships available to students enrolled in the Monash MBBS program, both administered by Monash and by external providers.

• http://www.monash.edu.au/scholarships/

This site contains the links for a number of scholarships and bursaries offered to Monash students who meet the specified criteria.

• http://www.ruralhealth.org.au/

Available to students with a rural background, scholarships of AUD$10,000 annually are offered by the National Rural Health Alliance. For eligibility criteria and application details please visit the above site.

• http://www.acrrm.org.au/

The John Flynn Placement Program started in 1997 with the aim of increasing skilled doctors to rural locations. This placement scheme offers up to AUD$500 per week for food, transport and the associated costs while studying a medical degree.

Transfers

Unfortunately Monash University MBBS are unable to accept transfers, either currently studying an MBBS program at another institution or studying a non medical degree.

For students currently studying a non medical degree who are interested in perusing medical studies, please view information about the Graduate Medical Program that Monash University offers from the Gippsland medical School:

• http://www.med.monash.edu.au/medical/gippsland/
  

Rotations

For medical students from interstate or overseas institutions wanting to complete an elective rotation you are required to contact the hospital or clinic direct. Below is a list of websites and contacts that students may find useful:

• Southern Clinical School

Includes Monash Medical Centre in Clayton and Moorabbin, Dandenong Hospital and Casey Hospital

• Central Clinical School

Includes Alfred Hospital, Box Hill Hospital, Maroondah Hospital and Cabrini Hospital

• School of Rural Health

The school of Rural Health is responsible for placing students at a number of teaching hospitals for elective rotations including Bendigo Regional Clinical School, Mildura Regional Clinical School and many other rural locations.

Career paths

For medical students from interstate or overseas institutions wanting to complete an elective rotation you are required to contact the hospital or clinic direct. Below is a list of websites and contacts that students may find useful:

• Southern Clinical School