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Contacts

  • University of Syndey
    • Phone (University of Syndey): +61-2-9351-3132
    • Admissions e-mail: admissions@med.usyd.edu.au
  • AustraLearn
    • Phone:1-800-980-0033 ext 140
    • e-mail:canada@degreesoverseas.com

Program Information

  • Australia’s first and largest medical school
  • Over 150 years of tradition and achievement
  • MBBS degree - Four-year graduate entry program
  • This website will concern the information for international applicants only
  • Information on local applicants can be found in the website and is similar in structure and content to the international counterparts
  • Full-fee paying basis for international students
  • Offers are made based on a ranked list on 50% GAMSAT/MCAT performance and 50% MMI performance
  • Numbers of International Applicants for the February 2011 entry: 80
  • Total intake including domestic students: 310

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Degree: Minimum a bachelor’s degree of B average or better
    • Note – Firm offers are given to applicants who are already graduates and provisional offers are given to applicants who have not completed the final year of bachelor’s
  • There are no specific prerequisites

For more information click here

GPA

  • Minimum of 2.7 out of 4 for USA/Canada Universities
  • GPA is calculated for the last 3 years of study

For more information click here

MCAT

  • Required
  • or GAMSAT (Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test) can be submitted
  • Valid for two years (January 2007 by the earliest and May 2009 at the latest for 2010 international application

For more information click here

Supporting Documents

  • Application is made through the AustraLearn (contact 1-800-980-0033 ext 140)
  • Autobiographical sketch – outline of extra-curricular activities (with contact information)
  • References (must provide 3) – referees must write a narrative statement and complete a standardized form
  • Official transcripts from universities attended

For more information, click here
For checklist regarding the application procedure, click here

Interview

  • Multi-mini Interview style
  • International applicants who meet the minimum GPA requirement and minimum GAMSAT or MCAT cut-off are invited for interview
  • Interview held in August at UBC

For more information, click here

Timeline 2010 admissions

  • May, first week 2009 – AustraLearn online applicantion opens
  • May 28, 2009 – Latest date to sit in for MCAT
  • Jun 26, 2009 – Deadline for online applications from international applicants
  • End of July – Invitations to interview will be sent out
  • August - Interviews for international applicants at UBC
  • October – Offers of place will be sent via e-mail
  • Feb 2010 – Enrolment and course commences

For more information click here

Tuition 2010

  • Tuition for 2010 will be $56 400AUD (~$54 000CAD) per annum + $1 482 four year health coverage
  • Total fee is estimated to be - $74 400AUD (~$70 680CAD) per annum

For more information on tuition, click here
For information on admission scholarships, click here