Would you happen to know how the college allocates trainees to the advanced training programs? I can't imagine there'd be many ENT wannabes compared to those of something like cardiology.
I'm not super familiar with it given it's many years away for me, but each college has their own system. Yeah there won't be as many applicants, but then how many people do you thing ENT takes?
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These spots are highly competitive, and getting increasingly so with all these new medical schools popping up. You'd want to have very good references, recent research in the field (maybe a PhD) and so forth. (NB. ENT is actually a surgical pathway, my doc was for the physician pathways, there is a difference in how surgery works training-wise too)
Best to check each college for their specific requirements though
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edit: what Russ said, it's complicated
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Hey Pi, just had a look. Couldnt find radiology undergrad on JCU website, would you mind linking me to where its at?
Radiology isn't something you do in med school, it's a medical specialty (ie. needs a medical degree) that has it's own training pathway after intern year.
I did however look at MBBS, http://www-public.jcu.edu.au/courses/health/index.htm , is UMAT required? and what is the vce equivalent of English, Maths B and Chemistry. if you are aware.
UMAT is not required, as per your original question. English is English, Maths B is Maths Methods, and Chemistry is Chemistry.
Also would you be able to name a few medical jobs which are rated as good? - work conditions, demand, "fashionable" pay? i just want to see other options out there, there might be something i dont know and may be interested in.
They're all "good" if you enjoy them. It's highly subjective and everyone will have different views on this. Again, they all have very good pay (there is a neat table illustrating this on Russ' main post). GP is said to be the specialty with the best lifestyle, but again, that's very subjective and that pathway is no longer a "sure thing". The pdf I added to the main post of this thread lists most of the medical specialties.
Most people don't have a realistic sense of what they want to be until they actually experience it during placement or during early years working.