INFORMATION EVENING 2010:

DENTISTRY AND MEDICINE

THE ADMISSION PROCESS
Professor Stewart Dunn | Associate Dean (Medical Program Admissions)
 GETTING INTO DENTISTRY OR MEDICINE

THE GRADUATE-ENTRY ROUTE

1. Bachelors Degree in any subject
Dentistry GPA 4.0 / 7.0 (USyd pass average)
Medicine GPA 5.5 / 7.0 (USyd credit average)
2. Admissions Test
GAMSAT - domestic applicants must sit this (minimum score 50 in each
section)
MCAT - international applicants can sit this or GAMSAT
In addition, international dentistry applicants can also sit the DAT or Canadian
DAT
3. Multiple Mini Interview

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 STUDENT DIVERSITY: DENTISTRY

FIRST DEGREES OF DOMESTIC STUDENTS COMMENCING IN 2010

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 STUDENT DIVERSITY: MEDICINE

FIRST DEGREES OF DOMESTIC STUDENTS COMMENCING IN 2010

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 STEP 1: SIT GAMSAT

A GAMSAT cut-off will be one of the criteria used to determine if

applicants are invited for interview

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 STEP 2: APPLY FOR ADMISSION

All applications are handled by the Australian Council for Educational

Research (ACER) and must be submitted to ACER
International dentistry applicants may apply directly to the Faculty
Medicine applicants in Canada may apply through ACER or AustraLearn
Closing dates for 2011 entry:
- Domestic applicants: 4 June 2010
- International applicants: 25 June 2010

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 STEP 3: SELECTION FOR INTERVIEW

Applicants who meet the minimum GPA requirement and the minimum
GAMSAT cut-off are invited for interview
Number of interviews is approx. 1.4 times the total number of places
available
Invitations will be sent in August
Applicants who are not offered an interview will have their applications
forwarded to their next preference

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 INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS

International applicants are assessed on the same basis as domestic

applicants
International applicants may sit GAMSAT or MCAT (North American
Medical College Admission Test)
Dentistry applicants may also sit US or Canadian DAT (Dental Admissions
Test) at the discretion of the Faculty
International dentistry applicants apply direct to the Faculty
International medicine applicants apply through ACER; applicants in
Canada may apply through ACER or AustraLearn
Interviews are conducted in overseas locations

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 DENTISTRY PLACES

Type of place offered for 2011 entry Planned quota

CSP 60
International 20
Total 80

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 MEDICINE PLACES

Type of place offered for 2011 entry Quota

CSP (Commonwealth Supported Place) 163
MRBSS (Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship Scheme Place) 8
BMP (Bonded Medical Place) 57
International 80
Total 308

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 COMBINED DEGREES

Undergraduate (Year 12) entry to the Combined Medical Degree Program:

- Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Medical Science
- Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours)
- Bachelor of Music Studies
- Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Commerce
Highly competitive ATAR of 99.95 plus interview
Music Medicine ATAR of 99.5 plus interview and audition
Apply through UAC
Vice-Chancellors Outstanding Achievement Award scholarships for ATAR
of 99.95
National scholarships for interstate students

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THE MULTIPLE MINI INTERVIEW
Professor David Tiller | Admissions Committee

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 THE MULTIPLE MINI INTERVIEW (MMI)

9 mini-interviews
7 minutes each
2 minutes break in between
One-on-one
To determine how you will manage in the program
 MMI INTERVIEWERS

Gender balance
Optimally 50% faculty staff
Community members
Students and alumni

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 ATTRIBUTES

Integrity
Respect for diversity
Sensitivity to the needs of others
Effective communicator
Demonstrates insight
Effective decision-maker
Information manager
Ability to make a shared plan
Self-directed learner
Understands the role of health professionals in society

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 CATEGORIES

Ethical understanding
Communication
Working in teams
Continuous teaching and learning
Personal well-being
Practitioner and society

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 A SAMPLE MMI QUESTION

Your mother rings you and asks you to come round to help them with a
major decision. Your maternal grandfather is 70 years old and has been
diagnosed with a condition that will kill him some time in the next five
years. He can have a procedure that will correct the disease and not leave
him with any long-term problems, but the procedure has a 10% mortality
rate. He wants to have the procedure but your mother does not want him
to.
How would you help mediate this issue?

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DEMONSTRATION OF AN MMI
MMI SCORESHEET