Faculty board has determined that up to fifteen places are available in the first year of the medical course for international students (overseas full-fee paying students). These students come from overseas to study in Australia under student visas and return overseas upon completion of their medical degree.
Selection of international students is determined on the basis of the equivalency of each applicant's academic qualifications to those admitted in the quota for Australian citizens. In particular the faculty selection committee will give full regard to internationally recognised secondary qualifications such as the General Certificate of Education (A levels) in the United Kingdom and its equivalents. In addition to original documentary evidence of such qualifications, applicants may be required to attend for an interview which would assess their verbal command of the English language. In the latter years of the course medical students are given a considerable measure of responsibility in the hospital wards under the supervision of hospital staff. It is vital, in the interests alike of patients and staff in the hospital, that students should be able to communicate fluently and accurately in this situation.
The faculty selection committee accepts applications throughout the year and meets at regular intervals to make offers of places for the following year.
Prospective applicants should be aware that the fee charged for the course will be set annually, taking into account inflation and other factors. International students who during the life of their course become permanent residents of Australia are not automatically guaranteed a place in the local quota for the following year. All such students are required to compete for a place in that quota and it is possible that insufficient places may preclude a student from continuing in the course. Applicants should note that there is no guarantee of an internship place for international students. Prospective international students should ascertain the mutual recognition procedures and internship policies of their home country government authorities.
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