Medicine-specific information

The following are requirements for participation in Sydney Medical Program and are relevant once students have met the requirements of the first three years of the Combined Program.

Clinical schools
Contact with patients and observation of the physical aspects of disease commence in the first year of the MBBS and continue to the final year.
Allocation to one of the main teaching hospitals for the clinical components of the Medical Program will not be made until students have fulfilled the requirements of the first three years of the Combined Program.

* Personal health
Applicants need to be aware of their personal health status, including that in relation to immunisation and infectious diseases, and the NSW Department of Health guidelines concerning the undertaking of "exposure-prone procedures".
Please note it is an applicant's responsibility to be familiar with and adhere to these requirements. The Medical Program is both physically and mentally demanding, so an applicant's personal health is a factor to be considered when deciding to accept a place in the program.

* First Aid Certificate
Students participating in the Medical Program must provide evidence that they hold a current approved Senior First Aid Certificate at commencement of study.

* Police checks
Medical students are required to complete a Criminal Records Check prior to commencement of their medical studies. Medical students must also complete a Volunteer/Student Declaration as required by the Commission for Children and Young People Act 1998.

* Special consideration
In the interests of equity and fairness to all applicants, those applicants who do not meet the required ATAR or equivalent will not be considered for admission to the Combined Medicine degree.
The ATAR or equivalent requirement shall apply, regardless of circumstances such as illness, misadventure or disadvantage during the test.



* For full details, refer to Medical Program - Other important information for applicants