I'm an undergraduate student in the US planning on attending a medical school here or possibly in Australia.. does anyone know how the two compare? I will have a degree by the time I am ready to apply to med school so I am interested in the graduate programs there.. does anyone know if med schools in Australia require pre-med courses like the US and if so what are they? Any info you can give me will help, thanks!
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It depends. I know for Australia schools for example Melbourne or Monash university, it needs a good undergraduate degree of at least 2nd upper class honours for graduate entry into medical school. US depends on whether is higher tier or middle tier medical school, for best medical school like Queen Mary Medical school in London, you will need a first class honours degree in any subject as they encourage diversity. But it is extremely competitive. If not, at least 2nd upper class honours. Next thing, take the MCAT or GMAT. Get a good grade. Then perform well in your interview, at your local representative. Good luck for your undergraduate degree and score well. Hope you will make it to medical school. See yar, hope it helps.
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Hi there, The GAMSAT is a test for graduates to be admitted into Australian medical schools (Universities). A link is attached below with info. It is very competitive. We have a Doctor shortage in this country and an even greater shortage of medical places, due to the Govt's lack of investment in Universities. So, I encourage you to work hard at it, whereever you chose to study. We'd welcome you to Australia, that's for sure. It is certainly worthwhile to give this a go if you're planning on living and working in Australia. As I said, we have a Doctor shortage here and we could do with as many Doctors as we can get. Obviously if you're studying here we'd want you to be working here also... Even a full-fee paying student in Medical school isn't really any good to us if they don't practice medicine here. That's my view anyway. All the best with your studies.
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G'day, Unfortunately you did not mention the area of study that you intend to do for your graduate course. To find out the course that you are taking and where it is offered, I suggest you to go to IDP Education Australia website (www.idp.edu.au). IDP is an organisation that gives information to international students who wants to continue their study in Australia. The information abt tuition fee and requirement will be available from the universities' website. Once decided on the uni, fill in the application form and send it together with certified copy of your academic qualification. The process will take abt 2-3weeks, depending on the time of the year. Hope this helps. Good luck for your study and welcome to Australia :)
