Okay I’m half thai half australia, I am currently a third year university student in logistic management next year Im going to live with my aunt in australia. Im 22 years old gratuated from welding technical college. I now think that i choose the wrong road ,i love become a psychiatrist.
I need some advice, information everything that i need to know even if it 1% chance of it to get into a medical school.
Thank you in advance
And sorry for my bad english.
Australia has both undergraduate and graduate medical education programs. The undergraduate programs admit students after high school. Admission is based on grades and test scores. (UMAT/ISAT are required.) Graduate medical education admits students after the completion of an undergraduate degree in the chemical or biological sciences. Admission is based upon undergraduate grades and test scores. (GAMSAT or MCAT is required.)
Many Australian graduate medical programs readily accept international applicants if you meet entrance requirements–and can pay the approx AU$400K price tag. There is no financial aid available for international students.
Be aware that Australia has declared it has a physician oversupply. Physician was removed from the acceptable occupations category for immigration last year. Unless you already hold Australian citizenship or permanent resident status, you will not be placed into a clinical training program to become a general medicine physician. (Becoming a generalist is the first necessary step before specialization in psychiatry.)
Where are you a citizen?
Where do you live now?
@WayOutWestMom Would Australian med schools accept a non-citizen?
Australian graduate medical education programs accept many non-citizens. There are several programs that are basically just for non-citizens.
The issue is that after graduating from an Australian medical school, it verges on impossible for a non-citizen to move onto clinical training (internship/residency) in Australia. Non-citizens are expected to return to their home country for clinical training.
Yes, but the problem is that At my old college is a technical college we have no biology and science course also now Im studying in a university of logistic management we have some mathmatics and basic psychology. I have read some of the topic it says that the requirement to apply you need to have biology and science.
The point is how many ways can i apply to medical school.
For example I gratuated from my university next year then fly to austrlia take the MCAT and then apply to the medical school is it possible.
Thank you.
No, if the medical school says it requires that you take biology and other sciences to be considered for admission, then you must take those courses. You will be required to submit a transcript of your coursework when apply to prove you have taken the required courses.
There are 5 medical programs in Australia–I’ve linked their international admission pages below.
Here’s the admission page for U of Queensland Ochsner (which is largest graduate medical program for internationals in Australia)
https://future-students.uq.edu.au/study/program/Doctor-of-Medicine-5579
Here’s the admission page for international students at U of Sydney graduate medical education
http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/study/md/InternationalAdmissionsGuide.pdf
Here’s the admission page for international at Monash University graduate medical education–
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/medicine/admissions/grad-entry/2017-entry-international.html
Monash requires that your degree have “significant and broad biomedical science content to be eligible for consideration.”
Here’s the admission page for international students at University of Western Australia–
http://www.meddent.uwa.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/apply-professional/int-std-path/MD
UWA accept just 10-12 international students/year
Here’s the admission page for international students at Griffith University’s graduate medical education program
https://degrees.griffith.edu.au/Program/5099/Courses/International#course-list
All require that your degree come from an approved foreign institution-- you’ll need to register with the AU Dept of Education and Training to have your degree assessed (requires a fee) to see if it meets minimum standards for consideration.
The MCAT test your knowledge of biology, genetics, biochemistry, chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, statistics, sociology and psychology. It is extremely unlikely that you will score high enough for medical school admisison without taking coursework in those subjects.
I am unfamiliar with the content of GAMSAT–but here’s the exam’s home page
https://gamsat.acer.org/gamsat-uk
Here’s a description of the exam: