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JPM WSU/CSU JPM: WSU General Discussion and Questions

Has WSU medicine got bad reputation?people seem to look down on it? Now I am hesitated . In Sydney people only treat usyd and UNSW as good medical schools.
 
jayson said:
Has WSU medicine got bad reputation?people seem to look down on it? Now I am hesitated . In Sydney people only treat usyd and UNSW as good medical schools.
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The reputation doesn’t matter at the end of the day. You’ll be a qualified doctor at the end of it and university prestige will have no influence on your career opportunities.
 
jayson said:
it does affect to get in specialist training,isn’t it.
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Ive said it once and I’ll say it again - no one will judge you based on where you graduate from. It’s based on your ability to perform as a doctor and who you know/references which determine if you’ll get in.
It’s discrimination and illegal to be bias towards schools as an employer.
 
Kezza said:
Ive said it once and I’ll say it again - no one will judge you based on where you graduate from. It’s based on your ability to perform as a doctor and who you know/references which determine if you’ll get in.
It’s discrimination and illegal to be bias towards schools as an employer.
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We mods (including those that are already doctors) say it doesn’t matter on a very regular basis and no one believes us either!
 
jayson said:
I heard we still have to pay medical school fee besides HECS. Said about $15000 per year.is it true?
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You may be misunderstanding the system. A year of studying medicine costs about 25-30k. (I used to know the exact figure, but can’t find it now, and this is more at FFP Universities). If you have a CSP or BMP the government pay all but about 12k per year (this may vary from Uni to Uni, I’ve not compared, but I pay just under that at UTAS). The 12k per year is what I put on HECS. So the only thing I pay upfront is the SSAF of about $200.00 per year split into two payments, one per semester.
 
In an article the USyd Dean wrote a med student costs ~55k/year there. Assuming it's similar at other schools this is paid by

- For CSP/BMP students: student pays 11k, gov pays 24k, the remaining 20k is subsidised by the uni or from int'l students (who pay typically 70-75k/year).

- Aus FFP students at UoM & MQ pay around 60k/year. Similar at Bond if we count a year = 2 trimesters.

- Aus FFP students at Notre Dame pay 35k/year. With no int'l students there it is thought the remaining amount is subsidised by the Church.
 
Can anyone get onto the blackboard site yet? I have already spoken to Penny about my vaccination card and she has told me on a side note that I am completely enrolled!
 
Sorry to keep asking questions, but how do we know if we got a bonded/unbonded place. I haven’t had any indication of having a bonded place during enrolment but is there a way i can be sure?
 
Tangle said:
Sorry to keep asking questions, but how do we know if we got a bonded/unbonded place. I haven’t had any indication of having a bonded place during enrolment but is there a way i can be sure?
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It should be indicated on your UAC offer email. For me it says that I’ve received a CSP in:
Doctor of Medicine - full time at Western Sydney University, Campbelltown campus (725505), start date 17 Feb 2020 (course type: CSP)
 
kumquat999 said:
It should be indicated on your UAC offer email. For me it says that I’ve received a CSP in:
Doctor of Medicine - full time at Western Sydney University, Campbelltown campus (725505), start date 17 Feb 2020 (course type: CSP)
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Beware CSP in itself means it's not full-fee paying. You are only sure when it says unbonded. Lack of unbonded/bonded info *usually* means unbonded but not guaranteed.
 
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