Flinders University Medicine
Flinders University School of Medicine
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Contacts
Website: http://som.flinders.edu.au/
Phone: +61 8 8204 5794
Admissions e-mail: intl.office@flinders.edu.au
Program Information
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS)
- Equivalent to MD from U.S.
- To practice in country besides Australia, must satisfy country’s requirements for foreign medical graduates
- To practice in Canada, one must qualify for Canadian Resident Matching Service
- click here for more information about CARMS
- To practice in the U.S., one must qualify for the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
- click here for more information about ECFMG
- 4 years in length
- click here for overall plan
- Class size: 136, 19 spots for international students
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- There are no course or specified degree requirements
- Applicants must be in or have completed their final year of a Bachelor’s Degree
- Satisfactory completion of final year is required for entry
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GPA
- Weighted GPA used to determine competitiveness
- wGPA calculated based on more recent 3 years of bachelors degree completed
- Final year x 3
- Second last year x 2
- Third last year x 1
- Masters degree or PhD will not be included in calculation of wGPA
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MCAT or GAMSAT
- Admissions test may either be MCAT or GAMSAT
- For more information about GAMSAT, click here
- May 31 MCAT is latest test for application in that year, and MCATs from within the previous 3 years will be accepted
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Supporting Documents
- Application click here
- Application must include:
- Photograph
- Scanned transcript
- GAMSAT or MCAT test results
- Application fee ($55)
- Online application includes space for paid employment, volunteer positions, and extracurricular activities
- For more information, click here
Interview
- Interview for international students based on admissions test results and weighted GPA
- Invitations for interview will be made by July and conducted in either July or August
- In North America, interviews are conducted in Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary, or Toronto/Ottawa area
- Arrangements will be made if the student cannot make a face-to-face interview
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Timeline
- January, 2010 – Applications accepted beginning now
- April 30, 2010 – Deadline for Early Decision Applicants
- May, 2010 – Early Decision Interviews
- June 18, 2010 – Deadline for Regular Applicants
- July/August, 2010 – Interviews
- August/September, 2010 – Regular offers made
- February, 2011 – Classes begin
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Tuition 2009-2010
- Total tuition per year = $43,200 (Australian)
- Application Fee: $55 (Australian)
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