Rural End-to-End Program

If you are interested in medical practice in rural or regional Australia once you graduate, the Monash Rural End-to-End program offers you the opportunity to experience those settings as part of your medical studies.

What is the Monash Rural End-to-End program?

The Monash Rural End-to-End program is a cohort of domestic graduate entry students within the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (MD). These students have the opportunity to undertake their medical degree in rural and regional Victoria through Monash Rural Health.

Each year 30 of the 73 places within the graduate entry MD are set aside for students undertaking the Monash Rural End-to-End program.

Join the first class of the Monash Rural End-to-End Program as it takes off in 2021

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It’s the same Monash medical degree, but in a different location.

As a Rural End-to-End student, you will complete the Monash graduate entry MD curriculum in rural and regional Victoria.

You will gain invaluable skills in clinical decision-making, patient safety, as well as enhanced research and professional practice skills to improve the health of our communities.

Students undertaking End-to-End rural training have unparalleled access to hands-on clinical skills training with clinicians and experienced educators, and they enjoy a great lifestyle, too.

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Location

Your first year will be at Monash Rural Health Churchill in Gippsland.

The next two and a half years of your three years of clinical training are completed in rural and regional hospitals and community-based practices. These are primarily in regional and rural north west Victoria, with opportunities for placements in Gippsland as well.

During your final clinical training year, which involves a series of six-week placements, you can choose to undertake 18 weeks in metropolitan hospitals.

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Eligibility

To be considered for a place in this program, you must be an Australian domestic student.

You must also be currently studying or have completed one of the following degrees through Monash University with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 70 or above in:

  • Bachelor of Biomedical Science (including double degrees)
  • Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)
  • Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
  • Bachelor of Science (including double degrees and dependent on the completion of designated unit).

 

Application process

Apply online

Admission procedures, deadlines and requirements are the same for all domestic students applying for a place in the graduate entry MD. Apply here.

Select your preference for the Rural End-to-End

Choosing the Rural End-to-End is a two-step process.

  1. Submit your application for a place in the graduate entry MD by 30 June 2020.
  2. A couple of weeks after the closing date, the faculty admissions team will email all applicants inviting them to express a preference for the Rural End-to-End program. This is your chance to say you'd like to take part.

Dean’s Rural List

The same follow-up email will give you details about applying for the Dean's Rural List if you meet those criteria.
Learn more about the Dean’s Rural List

Check the key dates on the MD website for more information about the process.

 

Apply now

Ready to embark on a journey to become a rural doctor?

 

 

Contact us

If you have questions about the Monash Rural End-to-End program, please get in touch with:

Laura Major
Rural Health Education Manager
Monash Rural Health
T: +61 3 9905 1521
E: laura.major@monash.edu

This Monash Rural End-to-End Program is funded by the Australian Government under the Murray-Darling Medical Schools Network.