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www.med.monash.edu/canada

Bachelor o Medicineand Bachelor o SurgeryInormation or Canadian Applicants2014 and 2015 entry

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences


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Medicine at Monash UniversityOur Faculty is unique among its Australian

counterparts. We provide an education

that takes intellectual, social and

ethical development beyond theory,

into clinical and research settings, and

out into the broader community.

Although Monash University is barely 50

years old, the Faculty o Medicine, Nursing

and Health Sciences is ranked at

33 in the Clinical, Pre-Clinical and Health

Universities category o the Times Higher

Education World University Rankings.

In 2013 the authoritative QS rankings

placed our Medicine program

at 29 worldwide, and our Psychology

and Pharmacology programs are ranked at

number 27 and 7 respectively.

Monash is also the only Australian

university represented within the

prestigious M8 Alliance o academic

health centres and medical universities.

This elite grouping includes Johns Hopkins

University in the United States, Imperial

College London, the Sorbonne in Paris

the Charit in Berlin and Universit de

Montral amongst others. And we are

highly prominent at the pre-eminent g lobal

orum or global health,

the annual World Health Summit in

Berlin that sets the uture direction or

health care policy and public health.

Monash University oers a ve year, direct

entry, undergraduate medical course

compared with the minimum o seven

years or an accelerated program in

Canada. This course is only

oered to students that have not

undertaken any university study.

Applicants with a Bachelors degree in

any eld degree are eligible to apply or

our graduate entry Bachelor o Medicine

and Bachelor o Surgery (MBBS). The

graduate entry MBBS is a our year course

delivered at the Gippsland Medical School.

Monash University is ranked 29th in the world for Medicine by the

authoritative QS rankings.

Melbourne has been ranked No.1 as the worlds Most Liveable City for

the second year in a row by the Economist Intelligence Units liveability

survey.


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Why study in Melbourne?

Austral ia is an exciting country with a r ich

international culture. In the Australian state

o Victoria, 45 per cent o people were

born overseas, or have a parent who was

born overseas. In Melbourne, the capital

city o Victoria, you will hear people speak

more than 150 dierent languages.

Melbourne was ranked Worlds No. 1 Most

Liveable City by the Economist Intelligence

Unit 2012 or the second consecutiveyear. The August 2012 Report rated

Melbourne as the ideal destination thanks

to a widespread availability o goods and

services, low personal risk and an eective

inrastructure.

The city boasts:

Arts and culture - Melbourne hosts a

number o international cultural events

and estivals each year. The Melbourne

International Arts Festival and the

Melbourne International Comedy Festival

are avourites.

Sport - Melbourne is home to major

sporting events, including the Australian

Open and the Spring Racing Carnival.

Caes and restaurants - Melbourne is

amous or its coee culture and unique

laneway caes.

Shopping - From large department stores

to busy markets.

Entertainment - Melbourne is home to a

number o amusement parks, recreationprecincts, zoos, parks and gardens.

Night-lie - At night, the streets light up

with a variety o theatres, bars, night-clubs,

restaurants and concerts.

Bachelor of Medicine andBachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

The curriculum is designed as an integrated

program incorporating our themes, within

which semester-long units are taught by

sta rom a range o departments across

the Faculty, in an interdisciplinary ashion.

During the early years o the course,

the basic medical and behavioural

sciences (anatomy, biochemistry,

genetics, immunology, microbiology,pathology, pharmacology, physiology,

psychology and sociology) are introduced

within interdisciplinary units. In all o these

units there is a major ocus on clinical

issues through clinical case studies.

Students participate in community-based

practice placements where they spend time

working in community settings with clients

o welare agencies.

In the frst clinical year, students study

integrated medicine and surgery,conducted in a ull-time hospital setting

in conjunction with a series o problem-

based and case-based learning sessions

led by experienced clinicians.

The next year is largely comprised o core

clinical rotations in Womens and Childrens

Health, General Practice and Medicine o

the Mind (psychiatry) which is delivered

as a hospital or community-based

medical education program.

The nal year o the course is structured

as a series o clinical rotations, where

students gain hands-on experience in a

variety o disciplines and specic areas

o interest in a range o metropolitan,

rural and overseas settings.

Can I practise in Canada?

Many Canadians return to North America

at the conclusion o their programs to

undertake local internships and ull

licensure requirements. Applicants

should however careully check the

requirements o the appropriate authority

in their province to ensure that your

specic circumstances or proessional

accreditation are considered. www.mcc.ca

Internship

International students should not have

an expectation o gaining an internship

in Australia at the completion o their

MBBS degree. Internship places are

not allocated by Monash University.


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Admissions Requirements or the MBBS(CRICOS Code Undergraduate entry 017101M, Graduate entry 061237G)For international applicants, Monash University has a three-stage selection process or undergraduate medicine at Clayton and all three categories areweighted equally . Graduate Entry is weighted 40% MCAT/GAMSAT and 60% Interview

1 Apti tude Tests 2 Interview 3 Academic Results

1. Aptitude Tests

The Faculty o Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences determines those applicants who are to be interviewed based on aptitude test result.

Direct Entry MBBS

For the undergraduate MBBS pre-selection is based on overall perormance in the International Student Aptitude Test (ISAT).

Inormation regarding ISAT can be ound at: www.isat.acer.edu.au. Applicants should register or and sit this test as early as possible in the year theyapply or the medicine course. ISAT results contribute toward the overall ranking or entry into the course.

Graduate entry MBBS

Applicants must sit the Graduate Australian Medical School Admission Test (GAMSAT).

For urther inormation contact the GAMSAT oce at ACER on +61 3 8508 9097; [email protected]; website: www.gamsat.edu.au.

The North American Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) will also be accepted or admission o international students into this course. MCAT testresults must be available to Monash University at least one month prior to interview.

Canadian applicants need to undertake the relevant test (ISAT or MCAT or GAMSAT)

For all 2014 entry application deadlines, please reer to: www.med.monash.edu/medical/central/important-dates.html

2. Interview

Selection into the medical course is based upon a combination o the applicants aptitude test, academic studies, and perormance in aMultiple Mini Interview (MMI).

This interview ormat allows the Faculty to better determine applicants that possess the desired personal qual ities required to succeed in the MBBScourse. The MMI ormat allows each applicant to be assessed by trained interviewers. MMI stations comprise a series o scenarios and associatedquestions ocusing on an applicants relevant personal qualities including: motivation, communication skills,critical thinking and ethical/empatheticreasoning.

Canadian interview dates: Toronto October 29 and Vancouver November 1, 2013

* Applicants who are prepared to travel to Singapore, Malaysia or Australia may be interviewed at an alternative date.Reer to www.med.monash.edu/medical/central/important-dates.html

Only those applicants who complete an interview will be eligible or a place.


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Timeline or 2014 Intake

September 2013 Canadian applicants or undergraduate MBBS must undertake the ISAT and applyby 27 September, 2013. Inormation regarding ISAT can be ound at: www.isat.acer.edu.au/

Canadian applicants or Graduate Entry MBBS must undertake MCAT or GAMSATby 31 May, 2013.www.gamsat.edu.au/ (GAMSAT and graduate application process);www.aamc.org/students/mcat (MCAT).

October 2013 Overseas-based interviews in Canada will be held or MBBS in Toronto on Monday October 28 and Tuesday

October 29, Vancouver Thursday October 30 and Friday November 1.

November 2013 Oers to Canadian applicants, (o-shore).

January 2014 Graduate-entry course commences Friday 4 January, 2014

February March 2014

or undergraduate

MBBS

International enrolment late February, 2014.

Orientation Week: 24 February, 2014.

Compulsory attendance at MBBS Transition Program: 28 February 1 March, 2014 (TBC).

Semester 1 commences Monday 3 March, 2014.

Timeline or 2015 Intake

February 2014 Canadian applicants or undergraduate MBBS must undertake the ISAT and applyby 14 February, 2014. Inormation regarding ISAT can be ound at: www.isat.acer.edu.au/

March 2014

Overseas-based interviews in Canada will be held or MBBS.

Toronto March 17 and 18

Vancouver March 20 and 21

May - September 2014 Oers to Canadian applicants, (o-shore).

January 2015

Graduate-entry course commences

February March 2015

or undergraduate

MBBS

International enrolment late February, 2015. Orientation Week: 23-27 February, 2015. Compulsory attendance at MBBS Transition Program: Early March, 2015 (TBC). Semester 1 commences 2 March 2015

Tuition Fees 2013

Undergraduate MBBS Course Code 0040 $61,000 AUD Annually, CRICOS Code 017101M;

Graduate entry MBBS Course Code 3952 $57,060 AUD Annually, CRICOS Code 061237G;

Addit iona lly, other expenses students would expect to incur are accommodation, transport and l iving expenses, plus tex tbooks

and stationery.

Please note: International students who, during the application process, become citizens or permanent residents o Australia (including New

Zealand citizens) will no longer be eligible or a ull ee international place and will have their application terminated. Applicants who are applying

or Australian Permanent Residency or Citizenship must immediately notiy Medicine Admissions o any changes to their residential status.


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Monash University reserves the right to alter inormation, procedures, ees and regulations contained in thisdocument. Please check the Monash Universit y website or updates (www.monash.edu). All inormationrefects prescriptions, policy and practice in orce at time o publication.CRICOS provider: Monash University 00008C. CRICOS Codes 017101M & 061237G.Published May 2013. MMS343845

Application procedureOverseas-based and Foundation year applicants must

contact Monash International Recruitment Services.

Web: www.monash.edu/study/international/

apply/apply-now.html

Email: [email protected]

Admission enquiries

Enquiries should be directed to:Medicine Admissions Ofce

Faculty o Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Building 15, Monash University

Clayton, Victoria 3800, AUSTRALIA

Tel: +61 3 9905 2048

Fax: +61 3 9905 9327


Monash Course Finder

(course inormation and requirements):

www.monash.edu/study/coursefnder/course/0040

For the graduate MBBS see:

www.med.monash.edu/medical/gippsland

(details o the course)

International Admissions:

www.med.monash.edu/medical/central/international.

html

Faculty o Medicine, Nursing and Health Science

website:

www.med.monash.edu/canada

Tourism Victoria:

www.tourism.vic.gov.au

Agents

OzTREKK Educational Services

Tel: 1 866 698 7355Email: [email protected]: www.oztrekk.com

GlobaLinks Learning Abroad Canada

Tel: 1 800 980 0033Email: [email protected]: www.degreesoverseas.com

iae Edu Net Vancouver

Tel: 1(604)632-0233


Web: www.canadahomestay.net

MBBS programs representative or Canada(British Columbia)Justin Kohlman

Tel: 778 868 8859

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