Medicine: Quality of degrees and employability

[stonecold]

I know this is probably a stupid question but here goes.

Would there be a difference in terms of employability between say a med degree from Griffith in QLD or one at UoM?

I am under the impression that there is no difference, as all med degrees are accredited by the AMC, however I would like some opinions.

Also, is it where you undertake your internship that most hospitals/employers look at?

I just feel kind of stuck at the moment, because if an offer for BMedSc/MBBS at Griffith were to come up, then i'd either have to choose between a scholarship at UoM or a sure thing in terms of med in QLD.

The only caveat I can see with Griffith is that the medicine place could be bonded if my GPA is not up to scratch.

Advice much appreciated.

[Russ]

If you go interstate to do your medical degree, you may have to do your internship and residency there because (from memory) Victoria doesn't prioritize interstate graduates. Just food for thought, you'll get a much better response to this question on PD or MSO

[happyhappyland]

You pretty much have to do your internship in queensland but if you have family issues or you plan to work in rural victoria.. then you MIGHT get an internship place.

I still reckon griffith will be better than melbourne MD since you are guarenteed a CSP place there.

Ofcourse a Melbourne MD degree will be more prestigious than griffith, however if you wish to something competitive; say Surgery, a melbourne MD degree will give you an slight advantage (ofcourse they dont tell you this).

I asked this at my JCU interview and they said that if you really want to medicine to help people, there be no reason not to do a degree at less prestigious university since the training is pretty much the same. Infact, in rural hospitals you get more serious or rather complicated injuries (less doctors means that even if you have less experience you are thrown in the deep end).