Selection process for all applicants

The medicine course at the Gippsland campus of Monash University is only available to people that have previously successfully completed undergraduate degree.

Selection will be made up of three components:

a) Grade Point Average (GPA)

Your weighted GPA from your undergraduate degree is considered the first requirement. You will need to have a weighted GPA of 5.0 (out of 7.0) to meet this hurdle. GPA is assessed on the last three full-time equivalent years of the most recent undergraduate degree undertaken, with successive years weighted x1, x2 and x3, so that the greatest weight is given to the most recent results. The GPA will be as calculated by Australian Council for Education Research (ACER). Honours year grades will be converted to GAMSAT grades using the table provided in the GAMSAT admissions guide. Bonus points are given to applicants with PhD or Masters by Research qualifications (0.2 and 0.1 respectively). The GPA does not form part of the ranking process, but rather is a hurdle requirement to be met in order to be eligible for ranking using the other two processes.

b) GAMSAT Results

Provided you have met the first criterion, the panel will then consider your results from the GAMSAT. The use of the GAMSAT means the selection process will conform to the timelines and procedures that have been put in place by the GAMSAT Consortium. As a minimum you will require a score of 50 in each of the three GAMSAT sections. A cut-off for the total GAMSAT score is determined annually. A major emphasis of the test is the assessment of problem-solving ability across a wide range of subject areas. Among other things, the exam will ensure that all students have a base level of competency in chemistry, biology and physics.

GAMSAT can be sat in all Australian capital cities, plus Townsville, and at key international locations which include Wellington (NZ), London (UK), Singapore and Washington DC (USA). For further details, refer to: www.gamsat.acer.edu.au

The MCAT (North American Medical College Admissions Test) will also be accepted for admission of international students into this course. Information on MCAT test is available at: www.aamc.org/students/mcat

c) Interview Results

Provided you successfully complete the first two steps, you will then be eligible to take part in an interview. By agreement amongst the consortium members, medical schools conduct approximately 1.5 interviews for each place. For this course, that will amount to approximately 80 interviews. Letters inviting eligible applicants to be interviewed will be sent by the GAMSAT Admissions Centre in mid-August 2007 (for those who sat the test in early 2007). The interviews will take place in late-September at the Gippsland Campus of Monash University. The interview process, known as the Multiple Mini-Interview or MMI process, involves a series (5 to 10) of short interviews (approximately 10 to 15 minutes each) totalling less than 2 hours.

Applications

Applications into the Graduate MBBS must be submitted via ACER (Australian Council for Educational Research).
Information is available at www.acer.edu.au

Health requirements and police checks

The faculty has an Immunisation and Infection Risk Policy and students are required to comply with a number of recommendations and procedures to enable them to proceed through the course with an acceptably low level of risk. All successful applicants will require a health check and have up-to-date and appropriate immunisation status.

A satisfactory police check is required for each student.

Student Registration

All MBBS students must be registered with the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria in order to have access to clinical placements. The faculty will advise students on the procedure as part of the enrolment process.