Med School (Interstate Med): Does the Uni Matter?

[mtDNA]

While sorting through and researching the various medical schools in Australia during this period of applications, I have decided that I’ll 100% apply for universities located away from my home state (VIC) due to the competitive nature of admissions. In so doing, some concerns have emerged:

1) By accepting and enrolling to an interstate university, how long does it take to then come back to VIC and practice as a medical professional? Clearly, you’d need to complete the degree to which you enrol, but afterwards, how many years of further study does it take before you can move back to practise in Victoria (I tried asking my careers councillor and he simply said that “you won’t want to come back”... -_- )? Furthermore, do hospitals preferentially choose graduates from their home state, or do they not care where you attend university?

2) Although this may sound silly, should you consider the ‘reputation’ of the university? Given the competitiveness of medicine, should you care whether you get accepted in a ‘mediocre’ uni in comparison to one which is regarded as prestigious? I guess the main point to make is that does it affect your employment opportunities? In hindsight, there is a lot more ‘further study’ required, so is the university you attend insignificant?

3) What is the difference between the various qualifications for medicine (e.g. MD, MBBS, MChD, etc.)? Do they have any impact on your employment opportunity, or is it ‘just the name’?

Thanks for the help - any feedback is appreciated!

[vox nihili]

While sorting through and researching the various medical schools in Australia during this period of applications, I have decided that I’ll 100% apply for universities located away from my home state (VIC) due to the competitive nature of admissions. In so doing, some concerns have emerged:

1) By accepting and enrolling to an interstate university, how long does it take to then come back to VIC and practice as a medical professional? Clearly, you’d need to complete the degree to which you enrol, but afterwards, how many years of further study does it take before you can move back to practise in Victoria (I tried asking my careers councillor and he simply said that “you won’t want to come back”... -_- )? Furthermore, do hospitals preferentially choose graduates from their home state, or do they not care where you attend university?

2) Although this may sound silly, should you consider the ‘reputation’ of the university? Given the competitiveness of medicine, should you care whether you get accepted in a ‘mediocre’ uni in comparison to one which is regarded as prestigious? I guess the main point to make is that does it affect your employment opportunities? In hindsight, there is a lot more ‘further study’ required, so is the university you attend insignificant?

3) What is the difference between the various qualifications for medicine (e.g. MD, MBBS, MChD, etc.)? Do they have any impact on your employment opportunity, or is it ‘just the name’?

Thanks for the help - any feedback is appreciated!

1. Really hard to get an internship back in Victoria, but after that moving back is a little different. It's always more of a challenging coming back to your home state once yuo're somewhere else, but once internship is done it should be easy enough.

2. University you go to is reasonably insignificant tbh, just  go to where you think you'll do well.

3. Not a big difference tbh. SOme degrees have a research component, which might make it easier finding research opportunities in future.