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« on: August 11, 2012, 07:48:40 pm »
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I put mbbs as 1st. What else instead of biomed at Melbourne is good to get into the doctor of med?

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« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2012, 07:53:04 pm »
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Isn't this one kind of obvious? If you're looking at undergrad degrees from UoM, only Science (apart from Biomed) will allow you to do the MD pre-requisites as part of your main degree. Otherwise you can study any of the other New Generation degrees and try to do the pre-reqs through breadth, summer school, etc, and they'd prolly all be equally merited. If you're serious about the MD, do Science or Biomed (unless you get into the Chancellor's Scholars Program).
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« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2012, 08:02:00 pm »
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But monash has undergraduate degrees as well like the bachelor of science/ bachelor of biomed science or don't they fill the prereqs?

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« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2012, 08:04:50 pm »
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Well yes that would, seeing as it's just a Science/Biomed double degree.
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« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2012, 08:16:00 pm »
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Any science or biomed degree? Use the VTAC guide

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Re: best bachleor degrees to lead to melboune med?
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2012, 08:17:10 pm »
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If you are 100% set on med, then biomed at UoM is a better option as it is more tailored for that area. But Science at UoM offers more flexibility than biomed, so it's up to you to choose. Of the 12 majors you can do from the biomed, 11 you can do in Science. (I'm assuming you would apply for UoM med if you didn't get into MBBS)

Also you can do bachelor of bio-medical science at Monash, you just need to do the equivalent pre-req subjects and then apply for medicine at UoM :)
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« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2012, 08:19:00 pm »
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Easier to get a high GPA in Science, just make good subject choices.

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« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2012, 08:32:33 pm »
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Easier to get a high GPA in Science, just make good subject choices.

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« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2012, 09:21:21 pm »
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IMHO Science is always a better option. If after 3 years you realise that you don't want to do post-grad medicine any more, than a BSc (I assume) would give you more options. Adding on from that, even after you've done your MD you'd have science to fall back on. That's coming from someone who really likes chemistry and molecular biochemistry and stuff though and would prolly explore that instead of biomed if he were interested in doing the MD.
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« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2012, 12:49:26 pm »
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I'd encourage you to read this biomed thread first - Re: Equivalent of UoM's BBiomed?

Honestly, BSc is just as good (unless you aren't capable of choosing your own subjects and want someone to do it for you like biomed), there is more freedom as well.

As the above said, you can get into melbourne medicine with a fair few degrees. If you're willing to consider deakin or monash, you can get in with pretty much any degree (the gamsat does need first year chem, first year/ year 12 bio and year 12 physics but you can self-teach this or pick it up as electives).

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« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2012, 12:55:12 pm »
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« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2012, 01:29:38 pm »
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Any accredited degree that allows you to study 1st year bio & chem + prerequisites is excellent. The UoM biomed degree is not  tangibly or significantly 'better' for admission or for the actual MD coursework, despite what the glossy pamphlets (or those who naively believed them) try to imply.

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