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Contacts
Website: http://www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/
Phone: +61-2-9351-3132
Admissions e-mail: admissions@med.usyd.edu.au
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
- Up to 60 students in the international medical program
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
- No specific required courses are listed
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GPA
- Minimum of 2.7 out of 4 for USA/Canada Universities
- GPA is calculated for the last 3 years of study
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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
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Supporting Documents
- Application is made through the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
- 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
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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
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Timeline 2010 admissions
- May, first week 2009 – ACER online applicants for 2009 entry open
- 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
- October – Offers of place will be sent via e-mail
- Feb 2010 – Enrolment and course commences
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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
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For information on admission scholarships, click here