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Medicine FAQ / So You Want To Be A Doctor
thammie:
Hi Guys!
So I've been reading a lot of UMAT threads on AN and I found out that quite a few med students don't recommend UMAT tuition, medentry programs, etc. which made me really curious..... What did you guys do to score so well in UMAT? I really want to do well in the UMAT and I need some advice and some ideas on what will actually help me to do well. Thanks!! :)
Monkeymafia:
Just in terms of the Bonded Rural thing you do after uni, is it 1 year (according to the person that started this sub forum) or 6 years according to law. I would like to do this pathway, but I'm not sure about the whole 6 years thing. Anyone got any advice or clarification on the amount of years we spend in a rural area.
Russ:
--- Quote from: Monkeymafia on December 21, 2016, 05:25:08 pm ---Just in terms of the Bonded Rural thing you do after uni, is it 1 year (according to the person that started this sub forum) or 6 years according to law. I would like to do this pathway, but I'm not sure about the whole 6 years thing. Anyone got any advice or clarification on the amount of years we spend in a rural area.
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One year. It was changed recently and the original post hasn't been updated.
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/BMP-2016
If they count time spent rurally whilst not a fellow, you can likely do a lot of it during your junior doctor training
vox nihili:
--- Quote from: datfatcat on December 21, 2016, 04:34:30 pm ---You can't resit UMAT and study bachelor of science at the same time. UMAT is for undergrad medicine and you can't apply for undergrad medicine if you are doing a bachelor degree already. There are some exceptions. University of Adelaide, University of Western Sydney and James Cook university have non-standard entry. You can apply for their medicine programs in first year uni (you cannot apply in second year or beyond). But be aware that there are very limited places and university of Adelaide prefers accepting their own students (such as dental students studying in UoA). Most people resitting UMAT would defer their degree and take a gap year after year 12 to "study" for UMAT. Some people succeed and some people don't.
You can resit GAMSAT numerous times during uni. Some people take GAMSAT twice within a year and end up doing GAMSAT 4-6 times.
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While a lot of people do this, for many it isn't feasible as the cost of the test itself is more than 500 bucks.
A1P:
--- Quote from: datfatcat on December 21, 2016, 04:34:30 pm ---You can't resit UMAT and study bachelor of science at the same time. UMAT is for undergrad medicine and you can't apply for undergrad medicine if you are doing a bachelor degree already. There are some exceptions. University of Adelaide, University of Western Sydney and James Cook university have non-standard entry. You can apply for their medicine programs in first year uni (you cannot apply in second year or beyond).
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How did this advice go uncorrected. You can apply to UNSW, WSU, JMP, JCU, UTas in 1st year, 2nd-3rd year or even after you have completed a Bachelor degree, at these unis or elsewhere.
UTas is phasing out this pathway from 2018 but in return you can apply to Curtin if you have completed a degree (1st-3rd year is for Curtin students only).
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