Postgraduate
Doctor of Medicine
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Take your studies to a new level with a postgraduate degree and discover what career opportunities lie ahead.
Career Pathways
Following graduation from the MD, further studies can be undertaken with a professional college for specialisation in a medical discipline, such as anaesthesia, obstetrics or psychiatry.
Career Opportunities
Anatomist or Physiologist
Cardiologist
Doctor (Medical Practitioner)
Gastroenterologist
Further Study
Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education, Graduate Diploma in Health Professions Education, Master of Health Professions Education, Graduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases, Master of Infectious Diseases, Graduate Diploma in Neonatology, Master of Neonatology, Graduate Certificate in Rural and Remote Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy.
Fees and scholarships
Learn more about the fees that apply to you for this course. For fee type definitions and further assistance, see the Fee Calculator Help page. You can also search our database for scholarships that are relevant to you or this course.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.
Cost of living
Postgraduate – onshore students
Annual course fees are calculated based on a standard annual study load of 48 credit points.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.
Cost of living
Admission requirements
If you’re interested in furthering your career by studying this postgraduate degree, find out the admission details below.
Domestic school leaver
You are a domestic school leaver if you are an Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand citizen, and recently completed Year 12 studies.
View the application information for medicine or dentistry.
International school leaver
You are an international school leaver if you have recently completed Yr 12 studies or equivalent and are not an Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand citizen.
View the application information for medicine or dentistry.
University graduate
You are graduate applicant if you have a bachelor’s degree or are in progress of your first bachelor’s degree.
View the domestic and international application information for medicine or dentistry.
How to apply
Ready to apply for this postgraduate course? Follow the steps and you’ll be on your way to joining us at UWA.
Course details
About the course
The UWA Doctor of Medicine (MD) aims to produce graduates committed to the wellbeing of the patient, community and society as responsible, accountable, scholarly, capable and caring doctors.
Quick details
- Available 2020
- Full-time only
- On-campus
- January
- There will be approximately 20 hours per week of face-to-face contact time, in addition to at least 20 hours per week of personal study and completion of online modules. Each academic year is 42 weeks long.
- Postgraduate
- 90850
- 089788A
Course structure
Postgraduate coursework degrees and combined (coursework and research) degrees comprise a number of units. Refer to the course structure for more information.
Application deadlines
Graduate applications for domestic students are via GEMSAS and will close on 11 June 2020.
Graduate applications for international students will close 31 May 2020.
Refer to Admissions Requirements for details.
Doctor of Medicine six core themes
The course is structured around six core themes:
- Professional
- Leader
- Advocate
- Clinician
- Educator
- Scholar
Clinician Student Professional Development and Mentoring Program
Course Accreditation
Yogesh Jeelall
Yogesh Jeelall
UWA offers one of the best Doctor of Medicine degrees in Australia in my opinion. The early placements within the health system and the focus on independent learning and research prepare you for when you graduate and enter the field. I wanted to study medicine because I knew it would be a challenging but rewarding career for me.
The world-class facilities that are available to students have really enhanced my peers’ and my learning during the course. The Clinical Training and Evaluation Centre is one of my highlights, providing us with medical and surgical skills training and interactions with leaders in various medical subspecialties.
One of the most enjoyable aspects of the course is the clinical rotations in hospitals with unique opportunities to learn and develop our clinical skills as well as being organised and effectively communicating in the workplace under the guidance of senior doctors.Admissions test for undergraduate entry into medicine
For entry into 2021, all applicants to the domestic High Academic Achievement, Rural and Broadway School Leaver Pathways to the Doctor of Medicine (MD) must sit the 2020 University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT). UCAT ANZ has replaced UMAT.
Becoming a doctor
There are four steps to becoming a specialist doctor.
Becoming a doctor
This is a four-year program for entry to professional practice as a medical doctor.
The outcomes, content and teaching are based on the 6 PLACES themes of the program—a medical graduate will have the following roles as a doctor: professional, leader, advocate, clinician, educator and scholar. Graduates are eligible to apply for internships as a pre-registration medical practitioner. The Australian Medical Association provides more information on career pathways after graduation.
Doctor of Medicine graduate Catherine Nguyen
Medical School
