Course

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

Approved Abbreviation: MBBS

Western Sydney University Course Code: 4641.3

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 2010.

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.

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

Commencement Year 2007, 2008 - 4641.1 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

This course prepares graduates for eligibility for registration as a medical practitioner in Australia or New Zealand. It is an integrated program in which the basic sciences and areas of knowledge underpinning medical practice are learnt in a framework that emphasises active learning, based on clinical and other relevant scenarios. Teaching of clinical skills begins in the first year and continues throughout the program. In the last three years of the course, students undertake clinical placements in a wide range of settings across Greater Western Sydney and beyond. The course is arranged around three vertical themes: Professional Skills and Attitudes; The Scientific Basis of Medical Practice; and Health and Illness in Societies. Students who undertake the embedded Honours program during the final two years of the course will also carry out a research project.

Study Mode
Five years full-time. In the first two years of the course, students will study at both the Campbelltown campus of the University and at the Liverpool TAFE precinct. In the later years, students may be required to spend a period of time in one or more clinical rotations outside the Sydney metropolitan area, and will also be rotated to a substantial number of different locations within Sydney.

Advanced standing

The course is extensively integrated horizontally, and as a result it will not be possible to grant credit for units taken in other courses.

Accreditation
The Australian Medical Council accredits the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program, and graduates will be eligible for registration by medical boards in all Australian states and territories and New Zealand, and able to apply for registration in a number of overseas countries. The Sri Lankan Medical Council has accredited this course until August 2018. This approval allows Sri Lankan students to study at Western Sydney University.

Admission

Potential students should apply through the Universities Admission Centre (UAC). Selection is on the basis of:

academic merit (UAI or its equivalent, for those without a completed degree; grade point average in their most recent degree, for graduate applicants)

Results of the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT); and

Performance at an interview.

Evidence of connection to Greater Western Sydney may also be taken into account.

The requirements for International applicants to be considered for admission to the medical course are:

Achieve a scholastic performance in the final year of secondary school equivalent to a New South Wales UAI of 95 (ATAR of 95.40 or 93.55 for applicants from Greater Western Sydney) (International Baccalaureate 34) or higher

for those who have completed a 3 year or longer Bachelors degree, the grade point average in the degree must be at least 5.5 on the 7 point scale

Have completed IELTS or equivalent examination (Academic Module) and achieve a minimum score of 6.5 in each of the four components, and an overall score of at least 7.0

Sit the International Student Admissions Test (ISAT) administered by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). For details see the ACER web page at www.acer.edu.au

For more information on entry requirements and how to apply please see the School of Medicine web page.

http://www.uws.edu.au/medicine/som/courses

For Honours Students:

Assumed knowledge required: Completion of Year 3 of Western Sydney University MBBS, with a grade-point average in the course to that time of 6.0 or better.

Applications will be directly to the School, from currently enrolled students in Year 3 of MBBS.

Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

UAC

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

International Office

Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof can be found on the Universities Admissions Centre website (UAC).

UAC

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
To be enrolled in this course students must comply with the current occupational screening and vaccination policy of NSW Health at course commencement. Students must obtain Student Registration by the Medical Board of NSW, and must successfully complete a Work Cover Authority approved First Aid Certificate prior to the completion of the first semester of the course.

Course Structure

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

Please note that successfully passing the previous year's units is a prerequisite for attempting the units in the following year, therefore deviations from the sequence below will not be possible.

Recommended Sequence

Full-time

Year 1

1H Session

400861

Foundations of Medicine 1

2H Session

400861

Foundations of Medicine 1

Year 2

1H Session

400862