Doctor of Medicine (MD) and
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
UWA no longer offers an undergraduate course in medicine or dentistry. Instead, we will be offering a four year postgraduate Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) course and a four year Doctor of Medicine (MD) course with some entry pathways available to school leaver applicants. There are three entry pathways for school leavers: the Assured Pathway (High Academic Achievement), the Choose Dentistry, Choose Medicine (Rural) Pathway, the Choose Dentistry, Choose Medicine (Metropolitan) pathway and the Indigenous Pathway. There is also an Assured Pathway (international School Leavers) available for international school leaver applicants. All school leaver pathways are available to year 12 graduates only. Students with any university results (including only one semester) are not eligible to apply for these pathways and should instead sit GAMSAT and apply as graduate applicants via the Standard Pathway from their final year of their bachelor degree (please see our website at www.meddent.uwa.edu.au/admissions for entry requirements for the Standard Pathway).
Assured Pathway (High Academic Achievement)
* A quota of approximately 40 Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) is available for domestic school leavers for the MD and approximately 5 CSPs are available for domestic school leaver applicants for the DMD.
Selection for the Assured Pathway (High Academic Achievement) will be based on:
Students gaining entry to the Assured Pathway must complete one of UWA’s five undergraduate bachelor degrees (Arts, Commerce, Design, Philosophy* or Science). Taking up an assured place in the graduate programme is conditional on applicants obtaining a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.50 in their initial UWA degree. Applicants wishing to progress to the DMD will also need to satisfactorily complete a manual dexterity and a spatial awareness admission test at the time of interview.
Applicants will need to apply for the Assured Pathway (High Academic Achievement) via TISC by 28 September 2012.
Assured Pathway (International School Leavers)
International applicants are eligible to apply for the Assured Pathway (international school leavers).
Selection for the Assured Pathway (International School Leavers) will be based on:
Note: We do not accept UMAT results for International applicants.
There will be approximately 15 places available for international applicants for the Assured Pathway (International School Leavers) to the MD and approximately 3 places available for Assured Pathway (International School Leavers) to the DMD. International applicants will need to apply for the Assured Pathway via the UWA International Centre by 29 June 2012.
Students gaining entry to the Assured Pathway (International School Leavers) must complete a 3-year UWA bachelor degree (Arts, Commerce, Design or Science). Taking up an assured place in the graduate programme is conditional on applicants obtaining a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.50 in their initial UWA degree. Applicants wishing to progress to the DMD will also need to satisfactorily complete a manual dexterity and a spatial awareness admission test at the time of interview.
Choose Dentistry, Choose Medicine (Rural) Pathway
*A quota of approximately 30 Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) is available for the Rural Pathway for domestic school leavers to the MD and approximately 3 CSPs are available for the Rural Pathway for domestic school leaver applicants to the DMD. Eligibility criteria apply. For further information on eligibility, please see: http://www.meddent.uwa.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/apply-professional/domestic-school-path/rural
Selection for entry will be based on:
Students gaining entry to the Rural Pathway must complete one of UWA’s five undergraduate bachelor degrees (see above under the High Academic Achievement Pathway). Taking up an assured place in the graduate programme is conditional on applicants obtaining a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.50 in their initial UWA degree. Applicants wishing to progress to the DMD will also need to satisfactorily complete a manual dexterity and a spatial awareness admission test at the time of interview.
Choose Dentistry, Choose Medicine (Metropolitan) Pathway
*A quota of approximately 12 Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) is available for the Metropolitan Pathway for domestic school leavers to the MD and approximately 3 CSPs are available for the Metropolitan Pathway for domestic school leaver applicants to the DMD. Eligibility criteria apply. For further information on eligibility and to find the list of high schools involved in the programme, please see our website at: http://www.meddent.uwa.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/apply-professional/metro
Selection for entry will be based on:
Students gaining entry to the Metropolitan Pathway must complete one of UWA’s five undergraduate bachelor degrees (see above under the High Academic Achievement Pathway). Taking up an assured place in the graduate programme is conditional on applicants obtaining a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.50 in their initial UWA degree. Applicants wishing to progress to the DMD will also need to satisfactorily complete a manual dexterity and a spatial awareness admission test at the interview.
Indigenous Pathway
The Faculty encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to consider applying for entry into medicine or dentistry. In addition to the school leaver entry pathways there are alternative pathways available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. These are available through the Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health (see www.camdh.uwa.edu.au for further details).
Further information can be obtained by contacting the faculty at: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or by visiting our website at: www.meddent.uwa.edu.au/admissions.
*Additional selection criteria apply for the Bachelor of Philosophy.
