bachelor of med/surgery/law

[????]

What requirements are needed for this course. I love both science and English so these two would be an awesome amalgam. Also what job prospects are there?

P.S been preparing for UMAT a lot so got that covered if all goes well on the day.

[pi]

You want to do all 3?

It's do-able at Monash http://www.med.monash.edu.au/medical/central/combined.html. Note that this isn't a course you apply through VTAC, you must be in the Monash MBBS and then apply from there later in the course. There is also an additional interview, and as the professor at the Open Day said: "The interview is there so we can check the sanity of the applicant"

But you're pretty crazy if you want to it though haha, it's incredibly hard

[KevinooBz]

What would the ATAR requirement be like?

[????]

Students who are selected for this program will be required to overload by a minimum of one 6 point credit unit per year, with the duration of the program taking 7 years full time study.

What does he mean by overload?

[pi]

What would the ATAR requirement be like?

Well, you get into med first (so ATAR+UMAT+interview) as normal. Only once you are in the course (I think second year) can you decide to apply to do LLB too. So no ATAR requirement for that as you choose whilst in uni

What does he mean by overload?

It means you do more units than normal, that's why it's super tough as med units by themselves are incredibly difficult and so are law units. Doing both at the same time is a huge increase in workload imo. It's much more work than a Law/Engi major for example (as the MBBS is technically a double degree by itself).

[????]

sounds like a challenge. First goal then is to get into MBBS. On another note if you get like 90% for each section on the UMAT would they let you straight into the course? 

[pi]

sounds like a challenge. First goal then is to get into MBBS. On another note if you get like 90% for each section on the UMAT would they let you straight into the course? 

I think a "challenge" is a gross understatement

No, you need to pass the interview and have a sufficient ATAR. They use all three, not just one. Although having a very good UMAT obviously helps in that calculation.

[ninwa]

Overload law units PLUS med? Good luck. I hope you don't plan on having much of the social life for the next 8 years :\

[Hancock]

The question is why you would want to. You are either going to be a doctor, or work in a law firm / commerce-type industry. I don't think that many prospective law firms would really think it of it as an added bonus if you went through med school, similarly, a doctor who has a law degree is still employed as a doctor in a hospital. What's your endgame / career goal?

[Romperait]

sounds like a challenge. First goal then is to get into MBBS. On another note if you get like 90% for each section on the UMAT would they let you straight into the course? 

Even if you got full marks on each section on the UMAT, you wouldn't be let straight into the course.

[ninwa]

Re: job prospects, there are very little (if any) career paths in law that would look favourably upon a med degree. You won't be disadvantaged, of course (except that you will lack the experience that your fellow law students will have, because while they're out getting internships you're still stuck at uni in your med degree), but your resume won't be any more attractive.

Unless you were going for an extremely niche job (I don't even know, maybe in-house lawyer for a hospital? Even then, your med degree will be next to useless. I honestly cannot think of any examples), you're frankly wasting your time and money. And for what? Bragging rights?

The only time I can see a law degree being useful to a doctor is if you were sued for malpractice, and generally lawyers are discouraged from representing themselves anyway.

Also, if you like English then do arts majoring in English. Being good at/interested in English has no correlation with success/interest in law.

[paulsterio]

Also, if you like English then do arts majoring in English. Being good at/interested in English has no correlation with success/interest in law.

Agree, if you like English, you can take a Diploma of Arts on top of your med degree, which doesn't add any time, although you will be forced to overload.

You can major in English, Linguistics, Sociology...etc. (basically all the Arts majors)

Btw, there are people who do Med/Law and I reckon there probably would be some place that might need that, I don't know where - but I think one of my friend's brother is in Med/Law

[shinny]

My understanding is that Med/Law is used mainly in medical litigation, i.e. sueing other doctors. Damn traitors.