List of medical schools in Australia

Medical education in Australia is provided by the medical schools and faculties of various universities, accreditation for which is provided by the Australian Medical Council. There are both undergraduate and graduate medical programs; the former require the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT) whereas the latter require the Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT).

Current medical schools

State School City Est. First Class Current Degree(s) Previous Degree(s) Notes Admissions Test
Australian Capital Territory Australian National University Medical School Canberra 2004 MChD MBBS http://medicalschool.anu.edu.au GAMSAT
New South Wales Sydney Medical School Camperdown, Sydney 1883[1] 1888[2] MD MBBS http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/ GAMSAT
New South Wales University of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine Kensington, Sydney 1960[3] BMed/MD[4] MBBS http://med.unsw.edu.au/ UMAT
New South Wales University of Western Sydney School of Medicine Campbelltown, Sydney 2007 2012 MBBS N/A http://www.uws.edu.au/medicine/som UMAT
New South Wales University of Wollongong Graduate School of Medicine Wollongong 2007[5] 2010 MBBS N/A http://www.uow.edu.au/gsm/ GAMSAT
New South Wales University of Newcastle School of Medicine and Public Health
University of New England School of Rural Medicine		 Newcastle
Armidale		 1978
2008[6]		 1982 (BMed at UoN)[7]
2012 (BMed — Joint Medical Program at UoN & UNE)		 BMed BMed[8] http://www.newcastle.edu.au/school/medprac-pop/
http://www.une.edu.au/about-une/academic-schools/school-of-rural-medicine		 UMAT
New South Wales University of Notre Dame School of Medicine, Sydney Darlinghurst, Sydney 2008[9][10] 2011[11] MBBS N/A http://www.nd.edu.au/sydney/schools/medicine GAMSAT
Queensland Bond University Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine Gold Coast 2005[12] 2009[13] MBBS N/A http://www.bond.edu.au/hsm/ UMAT
Queensland Griffith University School of Medicine Southport, Gold Coast

Meadowbrook, Logan City		 2004[14] 2008[14] MD MBBS http://www.griffith.edu.au/health/school-medicine GAMSAT
Queensland James Cook University School of Medicine and Dentistry Townsville 2000[15] 2005[15] MBBS N/A http://www.jcu.edu.au/smd/medicine/index.htm N/A
Queensland University of Queensland School of Medicine Herston, Brisbane 1936[16] MD MBBS http://www.som.uq.edu.au/ GAMSAT
South Australia University of Adelaide Medical School Adelaide 1885[17] MBBS N/A http://health.adelaide.edu.au/medicine/ UMAT
South Australia Flinders University School of Medicine Adelaide 1974[18] MD BMBS http://www.flinders.edu.au/medicine/ GAMSAT
Tasmania University of Tasmania School of Medicine Tasmania 1965[19] MBBS N/A http://www.medicine.utas.edu.au/ UMAT
Victoria Melbourne Medical School Parkville, Melbourne 1862 MD[20] BMedSc/MBBS http://medicine.unimelb.edu.au/ GAMSAT
Victoria Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Clayton, Melbourne 1958 1966 MBBS N/A http://www.med.monash.edu.au/ UMAT
Victoria Deakin University School of Medicine Geelong 2008 2011 BMBS N/A http://www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/medicine/ GAMSAT
Western Australia University of Notre Dame School of Medicine, Fremantle Fremantle 2005 2008[21] MBBS N/A http://www.nd.edu.au/fremantle/schools/medicine/medfreo.shtml GAMSAT
Western Australia University of Western Australia Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Perth 1956[22] MD MBBS www.meddent.uwa.edu.au/ GAMSAT

See also

References

  1. ↑ Students at the University of Sydney – Senate – The University of Sydney
  2. ↑ Students at the University of Sydney – Senate – The University of Sydney
  3. ↑ "University of New South Wales Medicine: Brief History". University of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "From MBBS to MD – the benefits explained". University of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Campus News" (PDF). University of Wollongong. December 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "JMP Newsletter" (PDF). Joint Medical Program, University of Newcastle. December 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Celebrating 30 years. Newcastle Medical Program 2008" (PDF). University of Newcastle, Australia. 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Bachelor of Medicine – JMP Schedule / Policy Library / The University of Newcastle, Australia
  9. ↑ Lane, Bernard (27 January 2012). "Notre Dame on the mend". The Australian. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  10. ↑ Notre Dame welcomes Federal support for Sydney campus
  11. ↑ Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney – News
  12. ↑ 2013 Undergraduate Guide (Australian Students) – Bond University
  13. ↑ About the Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine | Bond University | Gold Coast, Australia
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Griffith Medicine
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Welcome to the SMD – JCU
  16. ↑ About Medicine at UQ – Med Students Online
  17. ↑ "Celebrating 125 years of medical history". University of Adelaide. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  18. ↑ "About Us - Human Physiology". Flinders University. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  19. ↑ Head of School – School of Medicine – University of Tasmania, Australia
  20. ↑ Guaranteed entry pathways to graduate degrees for school-leavers
  21. ↑ Fremantle School of Medicine graduates first cohort
  22. ↑ History of the University > The University of Western Australia: The University of Western Australia