Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

The five-year Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) curriculum is designed as an integrated structure incorporating four themes, within which units are taught in an interdisciplinary fashion by staff from across the faculty. The basic knowledge, skills and attitudes that form the curriculum will be related to clinical and other problems or issues. Learning in an appropriate medical context is an overarching principle of the curriculum. During the early years of the course, the basic medical and behavioural sciences (anatomy, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, psychology and sociology) are introduced within interdisciplinary units. These units will all have a major focus on clinical issues through clinical case studies. The course features extended semester durations and requires about 25 formal contact hours per week, though in years three to five, it is expected that students will spend around 40 hours per week working in a clinical site. This provides students with time for self-directed study, and the time and opportunity to be in control of their own learning and to develop skills in problem-solving and the critical appraisal of information.
Minimum entrance requirements Equivalent Australian Year 12. Minimum entrance requirements for non-school-leavers Places will not be offered to non-school applicants in the MBBS course. Non-school leaver applicants should consider investigating the Monash University graduate medical program at the Gippsland campus. VCE prerequisites Units 3 and 4-a study score of at least 35 in English (ESL) or 30 in any other English and a study score of at least 30 in chemistry. International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites •A score of at least 5 in English SL or 4 in English HL or 6 in English B SL or 5 in English B HL, and •A score of at least 5 in chemistry SL or 4 in chemistry HL. Applicants must sit the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admissions Test (UMAT). Registration forms must be submitted to UMAT at ACER in early June. For further information contact the UMAT officer at ACER (03) 9277 5746, email umat@acer.edu.au; website http://www.umat.acer.edu.au/. Short listed applicants will be required to attend an interview. Special application requirements LOCAL APPLICANTS (Australian and New Zealand Citizens and Australian Permanent Residents only) Applicants must sit the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT). Registration forms must be submitted to UMAT at ACER in early June. For further information contact the UMAT Officer at ACER (03) 9277 5746, (03) 8508 7643; email umat@acer.edu.au; web site http://umatweb.acer.edu.au/. INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS (Non Australian Citizens or Permanent Residents) International VCE or interstate Yr 12 applicants who are onshore MUST apply through VTAC and must sit the International Student Admissions Test (ISAT) (information regarding ISAT to be obtained from ACER at www.isat.acer.edu.au), and if invited to do so must attend an interview at Monash Clayton (notified by phone or email). Invitation to attend an interview will depend on the applicants ISAT score.
This course is designed with an integrated structure incorporating four themes, including interdisciplinary units taught by staff from across the faculty. The basic medical and behavioural sciences (anatomy, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, psychology and sociology) are introduced within interdisciplinary units. There is a strong focus on clinical issues through clinical case studies. The four themes are: Theme I - personal and professional development; Theme II - population, society, health and illness; Theme III - scientific basis of clinical practice; Theme IV - clinical skills. Theme I deals with the personal attributes and qualities needed by medical students, for example communication skills, information technology, medical informatics and computing skills, ethics and legal issues and clinical effectiveness. Theme II helps develop abilities to deal with society and issues. Students learn to consider the social, environmental and behavioural backgrounds of illness and the practice of medicine, especially in rural and remote Australia. Theme III covers much of the system-based teaching in the course. In the first two years, blocks of units are presented with a mix of basic medical science, case-based presentations and discussions in small groups. Theme IV is presented in a range of settings, including hospitals and ambulatory clinics, where students develop expertise in clinical practice. The first two years of the course are largely campus-based, with an opportunity for clinical placements in metropolitan and rural Victoria. The third to fifth years are conducted in clinical settings, generally hospitals and practices across metropolitan and rural Victoria. The fifth year gives students the chance for elective and selective studies. Students may interrupt their studies after third year to study in an area of medical science focused on medical research.