Postgraduate Guide Fremantle 2021

70 | NOTRE DAME AUSTRALIA POSTGRADUATE GUIDE MEDICINE Doctor of Medicine Fully accredited by the Australian Medical Council, the Doctor of Medicine at Notre Dame is a four-year AQF9E program. As the only medical degree offered by a Catholic university in Australia, this program gives you the opportunity to complement your technical skills and medical knowledge with a thorough grounding in ethics. This program also examines the special health needs of Indigenous people and rural communities in Western Australia. Program code: 5141 Commencement: Semester 1 Duration: 4 years full-time Practical component: Third and fourth year clinical placements Study mode: Fremantle Campus Why study this degree? Are you curious about medical research and/or clinical practice? Do you have an innate need to help your fellow human? Or maybe you have a calling to help poorly-serviced communities with special health needs? If so, our Doctor of Medicine degree program has special appeal for you. At the School of Medicine, we are committed to providing an education that not only teaches the science and craft of medicine, but also develops passionate and devoted medical practitioners. It is for this reason that our entry requirements are based on so much more than your test scores, with traits such as passion, motivation and purpose highly regarded. The first two years of your degree are underpinned by Problem Based Learning (PBL) and include the study of basic clinical sciences, population and preventive health, bioethics, therapeutics and more. Your third and fourth years are clinically based and present the opportunity to explore the different disciplines of medicine such as paediatrics and surgery. You are required to complete eight to nine week discipline-based rotations in a clinical setting, and further develop your research skills with a translational research project based in the health sector. There are rural/remote training opportunities and for some students, placement with the Rural Clinical School in third-year. Program summary Year One • Foundations of a Medical Vocation Year Two • Foundations of Clinical Practice Year Three • Clinical Apprenticeships in Practice or Clinical Apprenticeships in a Rural Setting • Systematic Research Inquiry Year Four • Preparing for Internship Entry requirements Admission to the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program is currently only available to Australian citizens, Australian permanent humanitarian visa holders, Australian permanent residents and New Zealand citizens. Candidates are selected for admission based on the following criteria: • Bachelor’s degree (recognised by the Australian Qualifications Framework or the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition Guide) within the last 10 years, or be in the final year of a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline • Personal qualities, community contribution and motivation to study Medicine at Notre Dame assessed in the Notre Dame portfolio • Overall GAMSAT score (of 50 or greater) • Overall Grade Point Average (of 5.2 or higher) for domestic applicants only • Multiple mini-interviews All applicants must submit a two-part application: • GEMSAS Online Application, and • Notre Dame Portfolio As a guide, students who commenced the Doctor of Medicine at Notre Dame in 2019 had an average GPA of 6.5 and an average GAMSAT score of 63. Please see the 2020 GEMSAS Admissions Guide for further details on admission requirements for the Doctor of Medicine.