Last Updated: 30 May 2023

Application Process

The selection process for direct entry medicine at Clayton consists of three components; Year 12 (or equivalent) results, completion of the UCAT ANZ (University Clinical Aptitude Test for Australia and New Zealand) and a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI). All three components are weighted equally.

Key Dates

How to apply

All domestic students must apply through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) by the close of timely applications.

Domestic students should refer to the Medicine program admission requirements to confirm their eligibility before applying.

VTAC Course Codes

• 2800311231 (CSP) Commonwealth Supported Places
• 2800311261 (ERC) Extended Rural Cohort
• 2800311251 (BMP) Bonded Medical Cohort

Important Note

• Only applicants with at least one Medicine VTAC code on their preferences at the close of timely applications will be eligible for consideration. You cannot add a preference for Monash medicine after the close of timely applications. Similarly, applicants who remove Medicine from their preferences after the close of timely applications will not be able to add it back into their preferences and will not be eligible to be considered for the course.

Interviews

Monash uses a Multi Mini Interview (MMI) for the selection of students. The MMI consists of six sequential interview 'stations' focusing on an applicant’s:

• advocacy;
• collaboration;
• critical thinking;
• empathy;
• ethical reasoning;
• motivation; and,
• resilience.

At each station, the applicant will have two minutes reading time with a scenario and will then be interviewed for eight minutes (i.e. ten minutes per station) with a 'circuit’ taking 70-80 minutes to complete, factoring in time for pre-briefing and debriefing sessions. Applicants will be invited via email to participate in the MMI which will be conducted online via Zoom. Only a set number of applicants will be invited for an interview.

Selection for an interview in December is open to rural and Victorian students and will be based on the UCAT score alone. This is to ensure completion of the selection process within a tight time frame. ATAR (or equivalent) scores for these applicants will be included after the MMI.

Selection for an interview (MMI) in January is open to all remaining and interstate students, including Victorian students who may not have been interviewed in the December round, and will be based on a combination of an applicant’s UCAT and ATAR (aggregate) scores.

The indicative UCAT ANZ score to be considered for interview is 3000. Please note, this indicative UCAT ANZ score would not apply to a Dean's Rural List applicant. The indicative UCAT ANZ score to be considered for interview for a Dean's Rural List applicant is 2700. These scores are indicative only and will change with each intake, depending on the distribution of scores and number of applicants applying to Monash each year.

Only those applicants who attend an interview will remain in the final ranked list to be considered for a place in the course.

Important Notes

• All applicants applying for this course are only allowed to attend the MMI once. Those who are re-applying for this course and have previously attended the MMI for this course are not eligible to attend the MMI again.
• Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview via email and will be required to log in to an online system to self-allocate a time to attend. Once the system closes, changes will not be permitted and late requests cannot be accommodated.

Offers

Offers will only be issued through in the January and February VTAC rounds. No offers will be made in the December VTAC Round. For more information on VTAC offer dates, please visit the VTAC website.

Fees

Domestic applicants are admitted into the program on a Commonwealth Support Place (CSP). More information can be found on the course fees website.

Other expenses domestic students would expect to incur are accommodation, transport and living expenses, plus textbooks and stationery. Read more about cost of living in Melbourne and other study costs.

Indigenous students

You can join a vibrant and growing group of Indigenous MD students studying at Monash University. The Monash University Indigenous Student Access Scheme recognises the systemic under representation of Indigenous Australians in higher education and seeks to remedy this.

Whether you are interested in starting a health career or furthering your existing career and study - we invite you to attend an interview with the Gukwonderuk Indigenous Unit. Interviews can be face-to-face or online and you can bring a family member or friend to accompany you.

To attend an interview simply fill in this form. For more information please contact med.indigenoushealth@monash.edu