Final ranking for graduate entry to medicine is based on:
These are weighted equally but you must must also meet the minimum threshold in each of the three areas to remain in contention for a place in the graduate entry medicine course.
| Date | Requirement |
|---|---|
| October 2008 - February 3 2009 | Register for GAMSAT (late application 13 February). |
| March 21 | Sit GAMSAT. |
| May 20 | Graduate Medicine information evening |
| May – early June (TBA) | Register for graduate entry medical schools with ACER. |
| May – early June (TBA) | Include statutory declaration with ACER application (if applying as a rural applicant). |
| May – early June (TBA) | Include undergraduate transcripts and postgraduate transcripts (if applicable) with ACER application. |
| Early - mid July (TBA) | Submit semester one 2009 results directly to the Faculty if you want them to be included in GPA calculation for interview offers (includes postgraduate - if applicable). |
| Mid August (TBA) | Receive interview offer from Faculty or unsuccessful letter from ACER. |
| Mid August – late September (TBA) | Applicants invited for interview apply through TISC (including any preference for a bonded medical place). Late applications not accepted. |
| Sept and/or Oct (TBA) | Attend interview (if invited) - not all days used within the period. |
| Sept and/or Oct (TBA) | Apply for Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship applications available at interviews (this is optional). |
| Mid December (TBA) | Preliminary offers (not available to applicants studying in semester two of 2009). |
| December - early January 2010 (TBA) | Interviewees submit semester two results to the Faculty so GPA can be recalculated for final ranking (if studying in 2009) - includes postgraduate studies (if applicable). |
| December early January (TBA) | Submit semester two results to TISC if studied at a private university or an international university, including New Zealand universities. |
| Mid January 2010 (TBA) | Main-round offers. |
| Early February (TBA) | Second-round offers. |
| Late April (TBA) | First-year graduate entry medicine starts. |