Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathway to Medicine)

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement The COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory to be eligible to attend a WIL placement for this course. Students will be required to provide evidence of having completed a COVID-19 vaccination schedule by the closing date prior to a WIL placement. The vaccine received must be a vaccine approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of Australia.

Entry Requirements

To be eligible to apply for entry to this course, you must be graduating high school, at your first attempt, in the year of application. For example, you must graduate high school in 2022 to be eligible to apply for entry in Term 1, 2023.

Inherent knowledge

Students must comply with and meet the Inherent Requirements for the Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathway to Medicine). The Inherent Requirements for Studying Medicine in Australia and New Zealand specifies the requirements of pre-registration medical training rather than medical practice and sets out what a medical student is expected to demonstrate and how a student will be assessed at entry and during the medical course.

Admission pathways

This course provides a general admission pathway and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander admission pathway. You can view a detailed summary of each admission pathway including the process to be selected for an interview and selection for an offer of a place in the course, in the CQUni Entry Admission (PDF).Within these pathways there is the option to apply for a Bonded Medical place.

Bonded Medical PlacesYou have the option to apply for a Bonded Medical place under the Bonded Medical Program (BMP), a Government initiative to provide more Australian trained doctors in areas of workforce shortage, particularly in regional, rural and remote Australia. Accepting a Bonded Medical place means you are committing to working in priority regional areas for three years which can be accumulated over a period of 18 years. This commitment is referred to as a Return of Service Obligation (RoSO). Many of the regions that you will study and train in across the Rural Medical Program footprint are classified as priority regions under the Bonded Medical Program, meaning if you continue to work in the regions of Central Queensland, you will be accumulating time as part of your RoSO. Use the interactive map available in the Workforce Calculator to identify the regions currently classified as priority areas (look for Distribution Priority Areas (DPAs), Districts of Workforce Shortage (DWS) and Modified Monas Model (MMM)). If you accept a Bonded Medical place, upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathway to Medicine) and entry into UQ's MD program, you will register as studying in a Bonded Medical place through the Government's website known as BRoSS. This is the system you will use in your career to record your service in priority areas. Bonded Medical places are available via the General Admission pathway only. Further information is available from the Department of Health.

Entry Requirements (General Admission)

To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants must demonstrate:

• English (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent; Mathematical Methods (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent; and One of Biology, Chemistry, Physics (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent.
• A competitive University Clinical Aptitude Test for Australia and New Zealand (UCAT ANZ) aggregate score; and
• A multiple mini interview (MMI).

You will need to sit the UCAT ANZ before you apply for this course. The minimum required UCAT ANZ aggregate score depends on the performance of applicants and available places in the course.

Entry is competitive with limited places available. Shortlisted applicants must attend a multiple mini interview.

Meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee admission

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Admission Pathway

An alternative admission pathway is available for students who identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person. Find out more about CQUni's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Admission Pathway (CM17)

English Language Proficiency Requirements

If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or the United States of America you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University.

Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion within the last 5 years of a secondary qualification (Year 11 or 12, or equivalent), completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or the United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.

If you do not satisfy any of the above you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores:

• An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 7.0 with a minimum 7.0 in each subset; or

• Test of English as a Foreign Language internet based test (TOEFL iBT) - Requires 94 or better overall and minimum score of 24 for listening and reading, 27 for writing and 23 for speaking; or

• Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 65 with no communication score less than 65; or

• An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.

English test results remain valid for no more than two years between the final examination date and the date of commencement of the study and must appear on a single result certificate.

Security Requirements

The course includes work placement. Students must satisfy specific pre-clinical safety and security requirements prior to each placement, including a clear criminal record check, valid Blue Card, and must disclose any condition that may put themselves or the public, at significant risk whilst on placement. Students are required to meet all mandatory requirements to attend work placements. Students who have a criminal history check disclosure prior to commencing the course or recorded in the duration of the course are required to have their fitness for placement assessed on a case by case basis by the University or in conjunction with the placement provider or State Health Department (as appropriate). Where a student has a criminal history check prior to enrolment in the course, the student may be required to apply for clearance through the applicable State Health Department to determine fitness for placement prior to enrolment in the course.

A student may be declared ineligible for placement based on the nature of the criminal history disclosure, the inability to perform required tasks, or if the student may be determined a risk to clients, staff or other stakeholders. A student may be determined ineligible for placement if the placement site is unable to work with the constraints of any conditions or work modifications placement upon the placement provider by the State Health Department or assessment unit within a private organisation. If conditions imposed upon the placement are too restrictive for placement sites within the current offer round, the student may be determined as not fit for placement and is at risk of the University terminating their enrolment in the course.Health Requirements

Assumed Knowledge

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