Quick Questions 2019/2020

[Logic]

Nope, only thing is that the bottom 25% of the cohort gets bonded and the top 75% gets unbonded; this is in the medical science degree obviously

In addition to the 5.0 a minimum grade of Pass in the "Human Skills for Medicine" course is required. However, as far as I know, this is relatively easy to achieve (Crow can confirm). But yes, provided you meet those two criteria, you are given direct entry in to the doctor of medicine.

 

[A1]

is Griffith medicine basically direct entry?

Only 80 out of Griffith's ~180 places are direct entry. For these the competition occurs at the entry point to the MedSc, thus you need typically 99.6 for USC and 99.7+ for Nathan/Gold Coast.

 

[plzlemmemed]

Quick q, for UQ provisional entry, do we have to finish the undergrad course we have selected or only the first three years of it, I am interested in pursuing a pharmacy degree for undergrad but that is 4 years long so would it defer my entry into medicine by a year?

ETA: Also as a NSW applicant to SATAC, if I did an accelerated course last year would I need to select "I have also completed OTHER year 12 level studies" and then fill in my details for 2018 too?

 

[Crow]

Quick q, for UQ provisional entry, do we have to finish the undergrad course we have selected or only the first three years of it, I am interested in pursuing a pharmacy degree for undergrad but that is 4 years long so would it defer my entry into medicine by a year?

Yes, you definitely need to complete the degree. If you choose pharmacy then your entry will be delayed by a year.

 

[Cal]

Quick q, for UQ provisional entry, do we have to finish the undergrad course we have selected or only the first three years of it, I am interested in pursuing a pharmacy degree for undergrad but that is 4 years long so would it defer my entry into medicine by a year?

ETA: Also as a NSW applicant to SATAC, if I did an accelerated course last year would I need to select "I have also completed OTHER year 12 level studies" and then fill in my details for 2018 too?

Actually I am pretty sure you can after the 3rd year drop out and take the qualification for a degree in pharmacology, if you so wish to save some time. But yeah you need a degree for it.

Edit: it is called a bachelor of pharmaceutics and therapeutic science if you do 48 units for the 1-3 year courses.

 

[plzlemmemed]

Actually I am pretty sure you can after the 3rd year drop out and take the qualification for a degree in pharmacology, if you so wish to save some time. But yeah you need a degree for it.

Edit: it is called a bachelor of pharmaceutics and therapeutic science if you do 48 units for the 1-3 year courses.

Oh wow thank you, would you happen to have a link to more information about the bachelor of pharmaceutics and therapeutic science and also, does the undergrad degree we choose has any relevance in terms of the workplace, and if so, is the extra year for a degree in pharmacy worth it?

 

[Cal]

Actually I am pretty sure you can after the 3rd year drop out and take the qualification for a degree in pharmacology, if you so wish to save some time. But yeah you need a degree for it.

Oh wow thank you, would you happen to have a link to more information about the bachelor of pharmaceutics and therapeutic science?

I am on phone, but if you go to bachelor of pharmacy and then go to program rules when you scroll down, there is a list of rules and then there is a little line in the pdf that mentions it. And no worries

 

[zx72ksq8o]

hi, does Charles Sturt Uni offer med/dent undergrad?

 

[CatzDreaming]

hi, does Charles Sturt Uni offer med/dent undergrad?

Charles Sturt Uni in Orange NSW offers dent undergrad

 

[zx72ksq8o]

Does anybody know the ucat:interview weighting WSU uses for med offers?

 

[TKAO]

Does anybody know the ucat:interview weighting WSU uses for med offers?

75:25 if i'm not wrong for interview:ucat

 

[plzlemmemed]

Just wondering, are there any undergrad degrees which would enable better employability in medicine?

 

[dee7275]

Hi, just to add onto the above because I've noticed some recent changes on some application sites. On UAC, I believe they may have removed the "provisional entry into MD for school leavers" part in brackets after the Bachelor of Medical Science degree. However, the Bachelor of Medical Science degree is still the same as before (with similar entry requirements to last year) and still gives direct entry into MD, so placing that degree by itself is basically the same as applying to Griffith provisional MD.

Also note the GC and Nathan campuses need to be applied separately. Only GC is available on UAC, both GC and Nathan are available on QTAC, each has a different cutoff and similar intake per campus each year.

GC: Bachelor of Medical Science (1280)
Nathan: Bachelor of Medical Science (1306)

Thank you so much, this is incredibly helpful!

 

[Cal]

Just wondering, are there any undergrad degrees which would enable better employability in medicine?

If I am not mistaken, they generally don't look much at your undergrad degree when it comes to getting internships at the end of the degree. I think most of the time it is randomly distributed based on a preference system. Then it is kind of a streamlined process from there. But there are some undergrads that will help improve similar communication skills, but it is not a requirement obviously. So do something you like honestly, best way to do it. You will enjoy uni lots more and meet like-minded people. But obviously up to you.

 

[Crow]

Just wondering, are there any undergrad degrees which would enable better employability in medicine?

Do you mean while studying medicine or once you’re a doctor and applying for jobs? Assuming the latter, I think it sort of depends. For internship it likely has little impact (it may boost your CV score in Victoria, but I haven’t looked into that enough to know). I know in QLD at least (and I assume other states), having a bachelor degree on top of an MD does help by way of landing interviews (and jobs?) for RMO positions as it’s part of the criteria.

Beyond that, I believe what you’ve done as a doctor is a lot more important than your undergraduate degree, though I imagine having certain undergraduate degrees would help for getting on some training programs / relevancy to certain specialties (e.g. having a Physio degree is very relevant to rehab medicine) and for maxfax in particular you have to have a dentistry degree completed.

Maybe chinaski has something to add.

 

[Jenga118]

Just curious, any reason why TISC asks for your UCAT ID number? I thought they were being sent directly to the universities?

 

[A1]

Just curious, any reason why TISC asks for your UCAT ID number? I thought they were being sent directly to the universities?

I think all except QTAC do. Pearson will send UCAT results directly to the TACs and/or the unis in an electronic file. Having your UCAT ID makes it easier for them to retrieve your score from Pearson's listing then insert it into your TAC application.

 

[failedlobster]

im trying to apply via TISC but when I click to start the application it asks me to pay straight away but i want to edit my preferences. what do I do? also when asking for student number for cert courses is it asking for USI?

 

[Crow]

im trying to apply via TISC but when I click to start the application it asks me to pay straight away but i want to edit my preferences. what do I do? also when asking for student number for cert courses is it asking for USI?

Probably best to give TISC a call if you haven't sorted it out yet.

 

[ucatsyd]

I've read somewhere that Griffith doesn't do interviews for dentistry (non-standard), is that true? I'm currently sitting with all HDs in a 0.75FTE at UNSW (7 GPA) and 97 UCAT, so can I hopeful for a place?