Bachelor
The Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Gippsland Partnership Program) is designed to enable Gippsland-origin students* to qualify for the Monash University graduate entry medicine program and then, if selected, complete their medical training in the Gippsland region. Selected students will complete a Federation University biomedical science degree, comprising of 16 units of study with Federation University and 6 units with Monash University**.
Students in the program who achieve a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 70 during their degree are eligible to apply for a place in Monash University's graduate entry Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine. The first year of this program commences at Monash University's School of Rural Health in Churchill, Gippsland.
To be eligible for admission into the Monash University graduate entry medicine program, students must meet rural-origin requirements* and achieve a WAM of at least 70 in addition to a minimum score in a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
* Gippsland origin is defined as residency for at least 10 years cumulatively or any 5 years consecutively in a Gippsland region classified as MM 2-7 (Modified Monash Model; includes all Gippsland shires and outer metro regions east of Pakenham).
** Some travel to Clayton will be required for the units undertaken with Monash University.
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