Course

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

Approved Abbreviation: MBBS

Western Sydney University Course Code: 4641.7

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 060218G

Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year in this course is 2018 or later.

Units may be revised or replaced to ensure students are provided with up to date curriculum throughout their studies, and this may result in a new course version. Refer to the Check My Course Progress page in MySR for the most up to date information for your course.

For commencement Year 2017, please refer to: 4641.6 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

Commencement Year 2015 - 4641.5 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

Commencement Year 2011 - 4641.4 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

Commencement Year 2010 - 4641.3 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

Commencement Year 2009 - 4641.2 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

This course prepares graduates for eligibility for registration as a medical practitioner in Australia or New Zealand following successful completion of a period of supervised graduate training as required by the Medical Board (AHPRA). It is an integrated program where learning in the basic sciences is applied to clinical scenarios through problem based and experiential learning. Following preparation and teaching of clinical skills in the first two years, students undertake clinical and community placements in a wide range of settings in Greater Western Sydney, and other urban, rural and remote areas. The course is organised around 4 vertical themes: Patient Care, Health in the Community, Professional and Personal Development, and Scientific Basis of Medicine. Students who are eligible to undertake the embedded Honours program in the final year of the course will carry out an additional program of research.

Study Mode
Five years full-time. In the first two years of the course, students will be based at the Campbelltown campus of the University with weekly clinical skills sessions at Campbelltown or Blacktown Hospitals. In the later years, students will be required to spend a period of time in one or more clinical rotations outside the Sydney metropolitan area, and rotate through a substantial number of different locations within Sydney.

Accreditation
On completion of this Course graduates will be eligible for registration by the Medical Board (AHPRA) in all Australian states and territories in Australia, following successful completion of a period of required supervised graduate training. Graduates will also be able to apply for registration in a number of overseas countries.

Inherent requirements

There are inherent requirements for this course that you must meet in order to complete your course and graduate. Make sure you read and understand the requirements for this course online.

Inherent Requirements

Admission

There are multiple entry pathways to the MBBS course. Prospective applicants are directed to the School of Medicine webpage for current detailed requirements.

School of Medicine

The requirements for domestic students are detailed below

MBBS Admission Criteria

To be eligible for a place in MBBS, applicants must meet three criteria

  • Academic threshold
  • UMAT threshold
  • Interview performance

The School does not consider any other criteria.

Meeting the academic threshold

Applicants with current or previous university study

Where a degree has not been completed the applicant will be assessed on their GPA. Where an applicant has completed a degree, only the most recent GPA of all study attempted will be considered.

Qualifications that are more than 10 year old prior to the year of entry will not be considered.

Criteria 1 – Academic Rank

Note: The below GPAs are on a 7 scale. If your GPA is calculated on a 4 scale, simply multiply your GPA mark by 1.75.

Non Greater Western Sydney applicants - ATAR (or equivalent) of 95.5

Equivalency: IB 37 or higher; OP1 to 3; GCE of A*A*AA or higher

1 semester full time GPA = 6.2

1 year full time GPA = 6.0

Between 1 year and 3 years GPA = 6.0

Completed degree GPA = 5.6

Greater Western Sydney applicants - ATAR (or equivalent) of 93.5

Equivalency: IB 35 or higher; OP 1 to 4

1 semester full time GPA = 6.0

1 year full time GPA = 5.5

Between 1 year and 3 years GPA = 5.5

Completed degree GPA = 5.1

Criteria 2 - UMAT

Applicants must register to sit the UMAT at a time determined by ACER. For details about registration and dates for the UMAT please see the ACER web page or contact ACER directly via

Phone: (03) 9277 5746 International: (+61 3) 9277 5746

Fax: (03) 9277 5757 International: (+61 3) 9277 5757

Email: umat@acer.edu.au

https://umat.acer.edu.au/

The threshold level of achievement the University requires in UMAT changes each year and is determined by the performance of all applicants competing for a place in the MBBS course and will not be disclosed. GWS applicants may have a slightly lower threshold than non-GWS applicants.

Applicants who meet both academic and UMAT thresholds are subsequently invited to interview. Final rankings for offers for the MBBS will be based on interview performance, plus UMAT scores (with a greater emphasis being on the interviews).

Criteria 3 - Interview (MMI)

The interview will take the format of a Multistation Mini Interview (MMI). This involves the applicant being asked a series of questions; each question is asked by a separate interviewer in a separate interview station. Applicants will have approximately eight minutes to respond to the question before being asked to move to the next interview station.

No deferrals will be accepted for this course

Additional information

Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Use the links below to apply via UAC or Western Sydney University. Applications made directly to Western Sydney do not have an application fee.

Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Local and International applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to the University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.

http://www.uac.edu.au/

https://westernsydney.uac.edu.au/ws/

International applicants must apply directly to the University via the International Office.

International students applying to the University through the International Office can find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on their website.

International Office

Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.

Special Requirements Prerequisites
Students are required to have obtained all the necessary documentation to be verified by NSW ClinConnect. This verification is a requirement of NSW Health for all students enrolled in medical programs. If a student fails to produce this documentation to ClinConnect they will be unable to attend their hospital tutorials and placements. Attendance at the hospital is a mandatory requirement of the Unit and failure to attend will result in a ‘CF’ (Compulsory Fail) of the unit. The documents that are to be provided to ClinConnect are 1. National Police Certificate 2. Adult Health Immunisation Schedule 3. Code of Conduct Agreement Essential Equipment 1. Stethoscope 2. Pencil torch 3. White laboratory coat 4. Watch (with a second hand or display)

Course Structure

Qualification for the award requires the successful completion of 400 credit points including the units listed in the sequence below.

Full-time

Year 1

1H Session

400861Foundations of Medicine 1

2H Session

400861Foundations of Medicine 1

Year 2

1H Session

400862Foundations of Medicine 2

2H Session

400862Foundations of Medicine 2

Year 3

1H Session

400810Integrated Clinical Rotations 1

2H Session

400810Integrated Clinical Rotations 1

Year 4

1H Session

400811Integrated Clinical Rotations 2

2H Session

400811Integrated Clinical Rotations 2

Year 5 (Non-Honours stream)

1H Session

400977Integrated Clinical Rotations 3

2H session

400978Integrated Clinical Rotations 4

Unsatisfactory Completion of Core Units

Students who are unable to satisfy the requirements of the core unit 400977 Integrated Clinical Rotations 3 will be expected to enrol in and complete the unit 401201 Integrated Clinical Rotations General (ICR General). Such students should immediately seek academic advice regarding their progression and pattern of enrolment in this unit, which may need to be varied to meet unit and course requirements

401201Integrated Clinical Rotations General (ICR General)

Honours Stream

To be considered for graduation with Honours, students who meet requirements will enrol in an additional Honours unit in the final year of study. Requirements for enrolment in this unit include a grade point average of 5.5 or above, and submission of a portfolio of research work.

Honours Coordinator: Professor Phillipa Hay, e-mail: mbbshons@westernsydney.edu.au

Honours stream students will complete the following units in Year 5 of the course

1H Session

400977Integrated Clinical Rotations 3

2H session

400978Integrated Clinical Rotations 4
401172Honours Project (Medicine)

See the Honours in Bachelors Awards Policy and associated Guidelines for further information.



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