Doctor of Medicine

Academic entry requirement

How your Grade Point Average (GPA) will be calculated Except for applicants eligible under the Guaranteed entry pathway, the Grade Point Average (GPA) used to rank applicants on academic merit based on their previous tertiary studies will be computed in the following way: - The most recent bachelor degree results (including honours*) will be used for the purposes of calculating the Grade Point Average (GPA) regardless of any subsequent graduate studies completed. - The Grade Point Average (GPA) will be measured by considering the last three years of the applicant's undergraduate coursework studies (including honours*). - Weightings will be applied by weighting the first of the final three years by 1, the second year by 2 and the final year by 2. *Honours:The GPA will be measured by considering the last three years of the applicant’s undergraduate coursework studies, only including honours where the honours degree is completed by June, and the results are available by 15 July of the year of application. Applicants with a PhD Inherent requirements for the Doctor of Medicine In line with University of Melbourne education, and diversity and inclusion strategies, the Melbourne Medical School (MMS) is committed to Doctor of Medicine students' experiences being powerful, engaging and tailored to the individual, and nurturing excellent students from all backgrounds that better reflect our local, regional and global communities. The Melbourne MD prepares future medical professionals to provide culturally safe, high-quality patient-focused healthcare across the population of Victoria and Australia, including First Nations people, people living in rural and remote communities, and people who disproportionately experience adverse health care interaction and health outcomes. The Inherent requirements for the MD program are the essential functional abilities that form the basis of knowledge, skills and behaviours necessary for a student to successfully achieve the course learning outcomes. In addition to describing the inherent requirements required to engage successfully with the MD program, these requirements also support the retention, promotion and graduation of medical students. Inherent requirements help maintain the academic integrity, assessment and accreditation processes of the Melbourne MD. The Melbourne MD has course learning outcomes in four domains: as a clinician scholar and scientist, medical practitioner, health advocate and a professional and leader. Medical students are expected to achieve the course learning outcomes by the completion of the program. The Melbourne MD course learning outcomes are in line with the Graduate Outcomes statement set out by the Australian Medical Council required of all medical students at the time of graduation from an accredited medical program in Australia. It is essential that all students can demonstrate the inherent requirements during the course activities including placements within health care settings. | Inherent requirement | Description of ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) | | --- | --- | | Learning and Assessment for Learning | Medical students acquire knowledge, skills, and behaviours through a variety of modalities, including, but not limited to, classroom-based activities; laboratory instruction, including cadaver lab; physical demonstrations, small-group, bedside, team, and collaborative activities; participation in the provision of patient care in clinical settings; individual study; preparation and presentation of reports; and use of technology. Medical students will be assessed on the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and behaviours through a variety of assessment modalities including, but not limited to, written or computer-based examinations; workplace-based assessments and Mini Clinical Evaluations; reflective activities (written and oral); long case presentations and standardised case based discussions and observed structured clinical examinations, as required by the Program for advancement, promotion, and graduation. | | Knowledge integration | Medical students interpret and synthesise information obtained by interview, observation, examination, diagnostic procedures and investigations, and medical research, based on scientific principles; to understand and problem solve the complex medical needs of patients, whilst also considering the context of the patient's circumstances and the health system they are working in. | | Communication | Medical students actively communicate, conveying information effectively and sensitively in person and virtually: · with peers, administrative staff, multidisciplinary team members, and preceptors to enable learning and effective participation in the program; · with patients and their supporters, building rapport and eliciting their perspectives, and collaborating in management; and recording elicited information clearly and accurately. This applies to listening, speaking, reading, writing, and the capability to use these different modes to elicit information from people in a culturally safe way. | | Patient Safety and Quality | Medical students practice within their level of competence to recruit or deliver patient-centred care. This includes: · Participating as a team member in responding to patient safety situations in a timely manner, recognizing that team roles are not limited to performing procedures or directing emergency responses; · Carrying out a range of procedures suitable to their level of capability; · Complying with safety standards in the learning and clinical environment, following universal precaution procedures. | | Professionalism | Medical students will be expected to demonstrate capabilities consistent with those of a medical professional and will · Engage in self-reflection to identify personal and professional learning needs to maintain competence; · Respect boundaries, confidentiality, and privacy for patients and colleagues regardless of gender, gender ide