Last Updated: 28 March 2025

Minimum Entry Requirements

Applications to be considered for a place in this program will be open to students who have completed at least one of the following Monash University degrees with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 70:

• Bachelor of Biomedical Science (including double degrees);
• Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours);
• Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours);
• Bachelor of Science* (including double degrees), dependent on the completion of specified units (see below); or,
• Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Gippsland Partnership Program) from Federation University.

*Students of both S3001 - Bachelor of Science Advanced - Global Challenges (Honours) and S3002 - Bachelor of Science Advanced - Research (Honours) are eligible, subject to the Bachelor of Science specified unit requirements (outlined below).

Please note, applicants can only be considered for entry twice. These applications do not have to be in consecutive years.

Bachelor of Science specified units

A minimum of 5 of the following units must be completed within the Science degree to be eligible for Graduate Entry Medicine:

• BCH2011: Structure and function of cellular biomolecules
• BCH2022: Metabolic basis of human diseases
• DEV2011: Early human development from cells to tissues
• DEV2022: Human anatomy and development: Tissues and body systems
• GEN2052: Genomics and population genetics
• IMM2011: Basic immunology: The body's defence system
• IMM2022: Immunology in health and disease
• MIC2011: Introduction to microbiology and microbial biotechnology
• MIC2022: Microbes in health and disease
• MCB2011: Molecular biology and the cell
• MCB2022: The dynamic cell
• PHA2022: Drugs and society
• PHY2011: Neuroscience of communication, sensory and control systems
• PHY2032: Human physiology: Hormonal and digestive systems
• PHY2042: Human physiology: Cardiovascular, respiratory and renal systems

Important Notes

• At least 70% of the available places in the Graduate Entry Medicine program are reserved for students who have completed the full three-year Bachelor of Biomedical Science at Monash University.
• Bachelor of Science students who only have 4 specified units of study but have a major sequence in one of the key Biomedical Science areas (Pharmacology, Physiology, Immunology, Biochemistry, Microbiology or Genetics), may be deemed eligible for entry and will be assessed on a case by case basis.
• Applications are assessed on an applicant's undergraduate degree only. Any further results, including graduate study or honours, are not taken into consideration. For those who have not yet completed their degree, the minimum WAM must be reached after Semester 1 results of the final year. Opting for an SFR does not affect your eligibility to apply.
• Applicants are not required to sit the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) for this course. Applicants should be aware, however, that admission is highly competitive and we recommend that students consider alternative options for graduate entry medical courses including those where GAMSAT is a requirement.

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.

The following WAM cut-offs for Graduate Entry Medicine interviews applied to all applicants not on the Dean's Rural List (DRL), regardless of their pathway degree. These WAMs were taken at the end of Semester 1 in the application year:

Students from a rural background who are eligible for the DRL benefit from lower WAM thresholds for interview offers compared to non-DRL applicants. DRL applicants are assessed separately from non-DRL applicants, with a minimum of 27% of places in the course reserved for the DRL cohort.

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. This means that if you have previously interviewed for the direct entry medicine program, you can be interviewed again for graduate entry medicine.

• 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.

Inherent Requirements and Reasonable Adjustments

To meet the requirements of the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine at Monash, you need to demonstrate that you have the abilities, knowledge, and skills to achieve specific core learning outcomes. These are called inherent requirements, and they are embedded in the course and unit learning outcomes. For more information, please visit https://www.monash.edu/study/courses/admissions-transparency/inherent-requirements-for-courses

Monash promotes access and equity for students who have a disability, ongoing medical or mental health condition by providing reasonable adjustments. Reasonable adjustments refer to measures or actions taken to enable students with disability to participate on the same basis as other students and reduce the impacts of their condition on their studies. If you have an approved reasonable adjustment, it is not an adjustment to the inherent requirements of the course but an adjustment to how you can fulfil the inherent requirements. If it is determined that inherent requirements cannot be met, even by implementing reasonable adjustments, we can provide guidance regarding other possible study options.

If you feel you may experience challenges meeting the inherent requirements of the course because of your disability, medical or mental health condition, please contact medicineadmissions@monash.edu for advice.

Indigenous Entry Scheme

The Monash Indigenous Entry Scheme recognises the systemic under representation of Indigenous Australians in higher education and seeks to remedy this.

Indigenous Australian applicants will be exempt from competitive ranking and will complete a panel interview in place of the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI). This panel interview involves meeting with an all-Indigenous panel which includes academics, student engagement staff, and a community member. To attend an interview simply fill in this form.

For more information please visit the website or contact med.indigenoushealth@monash.edu.