Undergraduate courses and subjects 2000

Medicine

The normal way for a person to become a medical practitioner in Victoria is by doing a university course leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). The graduate is then eligible for provisional registration by the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria and after serving a compulsory internship year in an approved hospital, is eligible for final registration in Victoria, and for registration in other states of Australia.
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) has the responsibility for the accreditation of medical schools in Australia. This accreditation 'is required to provide assurance to State and Territory Medical Boards of the continued satisfactory standard of graduates from all Australian medical schools'. In 1993 the Monash Medical course was accredited for 10 years - the maximum period attainable.