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.