UQ vs UoM for MD

[20221]

Hi everyone,

Please be nice as I am new to the forum. I was wondering, is UQ or UniMelb better for Medicine? As in education-wise. I was thinking of applying to Vice Chancellor's Program at UoM or the School Leavers' Guaranteed at UQ. So either way I would be 'guaranteed' a spot in their respective Med schools.
So... what do you think? 

Thanks! 

[ChickenCh0wM1en]

Hi,

I haven't heard of the "Vice Chancellors Scholars" program at UoM ? UoM has the Chancellors Scholars program which guarantees you a CSP in any of their postgraduate courses including the MD, DDS etc however you must get 99.90+ and nothing lower.

I would definitely say that the UQ guaranteed pathway is a lot easier to get into as you need OP1 (equivalent of 99 - but if you do any languages or specialist maths, you get +2 to each. e.g. if you took specialist maths and chinese (SL) and got 95, you would satisfy this requirement). You also need to sit the UMAT and achieve the hurdle.

I would argue that the university name doesn't play a big role in the better medical school as it varies from person to person how they learn and how the medical school caters to their needs/desires. I've heard great things from both and no one really cares where you went to medical school as long as you have sufficient clinical knowledge and skill.

[Russ]

Be aware the commitment is for more than just medical school, it's also for your first couple of years of working.

[heart]

any reasons for not trying for undergrad med you do save two years and you seem certain that you want to do med?

[Shenz0r]

Be aware the commitment is for more than just medical school, it's also for your first couple of years of working.

Isn't it most likely even more than just the first few years? I'm under the impression that it's nigh impossible to return back to your home state since it's way too hard.

[Russ]

Your first couple of years involve you applying for jobs through a matching system, in which your lower priority as an interstate applicant means you should assume you're working wherever you graduate. After that, I gather that you can apply directly to the different health services (albeit at a competitive disadvantage, since you're up against people who've already worked there). You're certainly not locked into working in whatever state you graduate in for the rest of your career.

[grannysmith]

So just to clarify, UQ has a 'provisional entry into MD' program which requires a 5.0 GPA over the course of the undergrad degree, in order to be 'guaranteed' a place in the MD? Does the calculation of GPA vary between unis, and what does 5.0 translate into as a percentage (60%?).

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding of the UQ system is that it requires:
1. An OP (ATAR?) of 99, which is a minimum? And the ~160 places on offer are given to the top ~160 students according to ATAR?
2. Once you're in, bonded and non-bonded places are given out according to UMAT.
3. A GPA of 5.0 is to be maintained across the undergrad degree, which then guarantees a place in the MD.

[hobbitle]

what does 5.0 translate into as a percentage (60%?).

I think it's 70%.

[thushan]

Hi everyone,

Please be nice as I am new to the forum. I was wondering, is UQ or UniMelb better for Medicine? As in education-wise. I was thinking of applying to Vice Chancellor's Program at UoM or the School Leavers' Guaranteed at UQ. So either way I would be 'guaranteed' a spot in their respective Med schools.
So... what do you think? 

Thanks! 

Hey! If you're sure you want to do Medicine, I would strongly recommend you do UMAT and go for Monash. It's shorter, Monash is an excellent medical school and you'll be a fully qualified doctor in 5 years instead of 7.

If you prefer the graduate pathway - I strongly recommend you go for UoM first if you want to live and work in Melbourne. It is - rather - difficult to get a job in Melbourne as a Queensland graduate (as a junior doctor - when you become a registrar/consultant its a little different).