Bachelor of Clinical Sciences, Doctor of Medicine (BClinSci MD)

Entry Level

School Leaver Provisional

Location

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Duration

6 years

Important Dates

July: date of UMAT, register for UMAT by early June (dates subject to change) in year 12. September: Applications to SATAC closes in September. Students studying year 12 will be asked to enter their UMAT identification number when they lodge their application on SATAC’s UniWeb.

University

Flinders University NT

NT Medical Program

Yellow Building 4
Cnr University Dr North & University Dr West
Casuarina NT 0815
Australia

Contact Information

Overview

Charles Darwin University and Flinders University work in partnership by offering a double degree pathway in the Northern Territory. The Bachelor of Clinical Sciences is available to school leavers or higher education students who have studied for no more than one year and hold year 12 qualifications. There are 12 places available per year. There is a sub quota of 7 places, 5 NT Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander places and 2 National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander places. CDU’s BCSc is a 2 year degree before transitioning into Flinders NT Medical Program (NTMP) is 4 years totalling 6 years double degree.

This program is unique in that students who are successful in transitioning into the Doctor of Medicine with Flinders NT Medical Program qualify for a return to service agreement with the Government where their Medical degrees are funded by the Northern Territory Government in return for their service to the Northern Territory for 4 years, this is an initiative to grow local Doctors and ideally keep the Doctors in the NT.

Admissions

Entry Level

School leaver provisional
School leaver provisional entry pathways are offered by universities that have graduate-entry medical courses. They guarantee school leavers a place in the graduate entry medical program on the condition that they first complete a bachelor level degree course at the university and meet specified conditions (such as maintaining a particular grade point average and finishing the degree in the normal minimum time period).

Entry Criteria

The selection into the course is based on your performance in the UMAT and obtaining a competitive ATAR, usually about 92>, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ATAR of 85>

To progress to the Flinders MD Program you will need to maintain a credit average throughout the Bachelor course.

Preparation Course

None

Additional Information

  • Subject to passing all topics in these first two years and gaining a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5 (Credit average) you will then undertake the existing four year Doctor of Medicine (MD) program.

Support

Assistance

Scholarships available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students through Flinders NT Medical Program.

University Scholarships

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