Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Bachelor of Medicine and
Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Where can students study medicine at Monash?
 Monash Clayton (undergraduate; 5 year course)
 Monash Malaysia (undergraduate; 5 year course)
 Monash Gippsland (graduate; 4 year course)
All programs are Australian Medical Council accredited
MBBS Mission Statement (Graduate attributes)
We strive to produce doctors who:
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are knowledgeable, skilful, reflective and compassionate
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are innovative in their approach to and solution of problems
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are skilled at accessing, appraising, and applying the best available evidence to their
everyday practice
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are committed to the health of populations as well as individuals
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are concerned with issues of equity, quality and humanity in health care and act as advocates
for the disadvantaged and dispossessed
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maintain high standards throughout their professional life by a commitment to life-long
learning and teaching
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have the skill to address the key questions relevant to the community and to medicine
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are capable of leadership and yet are comfortable working as a team member
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uphold the community's trust and expectations of the role of a doctor
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are advocates for health by practising preventative medicine and health promotion
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recognise the essential role of research in underpinning medical practice .
Features of the Monash U/G MBBS
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5 years duration (min)
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Vertically integrated, spiraling curriculum built
around four themes
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Taught in an interdisciplinary fashion
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Early community‘contact’
Four-theme course structure
Theme I
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Med/Law, Ethics, Professional Behaviour, Health Enhancement Program
(HEP)
Theme II
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Personal and professional development
Population, society, health & illness
Community Based Practice, Health Promotion, Evidence Based Clinical
Practice
Theme III
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Scientific basis of clinical practice
e.g. Anatomy, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, microbiology, pathology,
pharmacology, physiology, psychology, sociology
Theme IV
Clinical skills
The four Themes run through all years of the course with varying weightings
Structure of the Monash U/G MBBS
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Years 1 & 2 largely Campus-Based
– Year 1 ‘case-based’ learning
– Year 2+ ‘problem-based’ learning
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Years 3, 4 & 5 in Clinical setting (metro or rural)
– Year 3 Medicine/Surgery
– Year 4 General Practice, Psychiatry, Women’s & Children’s Health
– Year 5 students are “pre-interns” (7 x 6 week rotations)
Plus Theme I & II content
Teaching sites ~ Victoria
 Metropolitan
– Clayton Campus, Notting Hill Campus
– Metropolitan Hospitals
• Central Clinical School
– The Alfred Hospital, Cabrini Hospital
• Southern Clinical School
– Monash Medical Centre, Dandenong Hospital
• Eastern Health
– Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals
 Rural
 Gippsland Campus – Churchill
 Bendigo, East Gippsland & Mildura Regional Clinical Schools
Optional Pathways
 Honours degree of Bachelor of Medical Science
– An additional research-based degree undertaken after
completion of at least two years of MBBS course
http://www.monash.edu.au/study/coursefinder/course/0041/
 Combined MBBS / LLB
– Applicants accepted into the MBBS can apply after
completing year 1
– Seven year course
Domestic Selection for Monash Central MBBS
 Selection is based on the combined score of the following:
 Only applicants who complete all three stages of the selection process will be
considered for a place in the MBBS at Monash.
1. UMAT
Must sit – 25 July 2012 - www.umat.acer.edu.au
2. Interview
Multi-Mini Interview (8 stations of 10 minutes each- 2 minutes
reading time and 8 minutes answering questions)
Interviews will be held 4-18 December 2012 at Clayton Campus.
3. Academic results
ATAR or equivalent results MUST be available by 10 January 2013
30 in English and Chemistry
Domestic Selection for Monash Central MBBS
Applicants must be new to tertiary studies
i.e., current year 12 completion, or completed VCE or equivalent within the
previous 2 years without commencing tertiary studies
250
places
(domestic)
Approximately
600 interviews
>3000 applicants
Graduate-entry MBBS domestic places
75
places
(domestic)
Approximately
120 interviews
>1900 include Monash
as a preference (1-6)
Categories of places for ‘domestic’ students
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP): VTAC Course Code 28251
~160 places in Central Program
Extended Rural Cohort (ERC): VTAC Course Code 28151
~30 Commonwealth places
Bonded Medical Places (BMP): VTAC Course Code 28691
~63 places
Bond – ‘Return of Service Obligation’: students will work in a District of Workforce
Shortage of their choice for a duration equal to the length of their MBBS degree;
(now with ‘scaling’)
VTAC Preferences
 Separate codes – make sure you understand them
 There is NO ADVANTAGE in putting BMP code ahead of CSP or ERC
code
 Order your VTAC preferences according to level of interest
(i.e. most to least)
 Notification of interview by email in late October
 NB. Monash medicine cannot be added at December Change of
Preference
e.g. If you are interested in studying medicine in rural Victoria
consider ranking ERC before CSP
www.med.monash.edu.au/medical/northernvic/
Dean’s Rural List (DRL) & Dean’s Indigenous List (DIL)
DRL........the applicant must have resided (according to principal home address) for at least 5 years in
areas classified as RA 2-5 since beginning primary school (ASGC-RA: Australian Standard Geographic
Classification - Remoteness Areas).
The RA categories are defined in terms of ‘remoteness’ - the physical distance of a location from the
nearest Urban Centre based on population size.
RA1 - Major Cities of Australia
RA2 - Inner Regional Australia
RA3 - Outer Regional Australia
RA4 - Remote Australia
RA5 - Very Remote Australia
postcode / town
classification ‘calculator’
www.doctorconnect.gov.au/internet/otd/Publishing.nsf/Content/locator
DIL........ Australian Indigenous applicants to the medicine course may apply to be considered for the Dean's
Indigenous List. Please note that applicants of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who are members of
an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community are eligible to apply for waiving of certain costs associated
with their study. Based on these applications, some additional interviews will be offered to applicants eligible
for the Dean's Indigenous List, which will function in the same way as the Dean's Rural List to enable us to
identify Australian Indigenous applicants not offered an interview in the initial round. The faculty will contact the
Indigenous Engagement Unit to confirm applications and you will be contacted by the Indigenous Engagement
Unit.
Web: www.monash.edu.au/study/indigenous/
Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship (MRBS)
Scholarships available for applicants who qualify for a CSP ($25,013 pa)
(Bond - ‘Return of Service Obligation’ - 6 years; now with ‘scaling’)
http://www.health.gov.au/mrbscholarships
Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
 MMI stations will comprise a series of scenarios and associated
questions or tasks focusing on an applicant’s relevant personal
qualities, including:
• motivation
• critical thinking
• communication
• ethical/empathetic reasoning
The MMI consists of eight sequential interview‘stations’ (plus one rest
station). At each station the applicant is interviewed for 8 minutes
followed by 2 minutes for changeover (i.e. 10 minutes per station) with
a ‘circuit’ taking 90 minutes to complete.
Medicine at Monash – Graduate Entry
 Available to applicants who have previously
completed a 3 year (or equivalent) Bachelor
degree
 Students will undertake Year A at Gippsland
campus
 Years B-D will be taught across eastern
Victoria in a range of hospitals, community
health settings and in general practices.
Selection for Monash Graduate Entry MBBS
 Selection is based on the combined score on the following:
 Only applicants who complete all three stages of the selection process will be
considered for a place in the MBBS at Monash.
1. GPA - (hurdle only) ≥5.0 (out of 7.0 max)
2. GAMSAT (40%)
(minimum score of 50 in each of three sections and an overall
indicative score is determined annually).
 Test Date for 2013 intake was 24 March 2012
Next test will be March 2013 for 2014 entry.
3. Interview (60%)
Interviews held at Gippsland - 26, 27 and 29 September 2012
Invitations for interview sent out late August
Timeline
MARCH
24 March – Sit
GAMSAT
APRIL
30 April – Medicine
Applications open
MAY
OCTOBER
Interviews held
Interviews held
29 – 31 October –
Offers of places for
Medicine are
released
AUGUST
30 May – Medicine
Applications close
8 June –
Supporting
documents due at
GEMSAS PO Box.
Includes hard copy
transcripts if
required and
documents in
support of rurality
claims
22 – 29 August – Offers of
interviews for Medicine (and
offers of places at the
University of Queensland) are
released
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY 2013
Additional offers
made to fill
vacancies
Additional offers made to fill
vacancies
Order academic
transcripts if you
attended (at any
time) a school not
participating in
ARTS
SEPTEMBER
JUNE
MBBS pathways
Gap year
or resit UMAT +
3 year
U/G +
5 years
MBBS
4 years Grad
MBBS
= 6 years
=7
years
Presentation title
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Normanby House
Richardson Hall
Roberts Hall
South East Flats
Benefits of Clayton Halls & Normanby
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Benefits of Clayton South East Flats
Common Facilities
Accommodation Rates
Applying for Accommodation
Frequently Asked Questions
Regulations & Policies
Phones
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Halls Cafe
Halls Cafe weekly menu
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Community Links
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Handbooks
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Residential Support Team
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http://www.mrs.monash.edu/on-campus-accommodation/clayton/index.html
Scholarships
In 2013 Monash will offer one of the most generous
scholarship programs in Australia.
This program will reward the dedication and talent of the
country's highest achieving students and provide access
and support to those who may not otherwise be able to
participate in the world-class education Monash offers.
If you're interested in receiving more information about these
new scholarships please provide us with your contact details
in the form.
http://www.monash.edu.au/scholarships/
Medicine at Monash University
On-line information:
Medicine Website:
www.med.monash.edu/medical/central
Important Dates for Applicants:
www.med.monash.edu.au/medical/central/importantdates.html
Medicine Handbook:
www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/ugmedicine.html