Study the Bachelor of Clinical Sciences, Doctor of Medicine

Study Clinical Sciences and Medicine at Flinders

Your accelerated undergraduate track to a medical degree.

This double degree program enables school leavers without an undergraduate degree to pursue a career in medicine. The program provides a high standard of academic, clinical and professional medical training to equip graduates with the skills necessary to take up positions as hospital interns and thereby qualify for medical registration in Australia.

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Prerequisites

None

Assumed knowledge

None

Minimum selection rank

N/A

Guaranteed selection rank

N/A

Adjustment factors available

Yes

SATAC code

214941

Delivery mode

In person:

– Bedford Park

Online: No

Duration

6 years full-time

Annual indicative fee

2024: $10,700

How are these fees calculated?

Start dates

– February

Additional entry requirements

Student and ATAR profile

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Additional entry requirements

Student and ATAR profile

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Why study Clinical Sciences and Medicine at Flinders

Enables school leavers to complete a medical degree in six years
Students can choose either a health sciences or medical science focus in the clinical sciences degree
Co-located with Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide, providing authentic, patient-centred clinical experiences from early on in your studies
92% of Flinders medical and health sciences research at or above world standard in the Australian Government’s latest Excellence in Research Australia rankings (2015)

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Your career

To qualify for registration with the Medical Board of Australia, on graduation you will need to complete a year as a hospital intern. Internship allocations in South Australia are managed by South Australian Medical Education and Training.

In addition to pursuing further training in a wide range of medical specialities, graduates may work in research, public health or community aid around the world, or in health administration.

Potential occupations include:

medical intern
general practitioner
hospital medical officer
medical specialist
general practitioner in urban, rural and remote settings.

Professional accreditation/recognition

The Flinders University medical program has been re-accredited by the Australian Medical Council until 31 March 2025. Graduates of the Medicine degree will be registered with the Medical Board of Australia and permitted to practise medicine in Australia.

What you will study

First year

A typical first year may include:

core topics, practicals and workshops in the evolution of biological diversity, the molecular basis of life, legal and ethical aspects of health care, and human physiology and structure
topics, workshops and practicals in either chemical structure and bonding, and modern chemistry, or general chemistry, and chemistry for the life sciences
topics, workshops and practicals towards either your health sciences or medical science focus.

Second year

A typical second year may include:

core topics, practicals and workshops in biochemistry, molecular biology, communication for improved patient care, and human physiology
topics, workshops and practicals towards either your health sciences or medical science focus
a selection of electives in health or medical science, including nutrition and dietetics, paramedic science, immunology and microbiology, biotechnology, or disability studies, depending on your focus.

Third to sixth years

Typical third to sixth years may include:

themes in the interaction between doctor and patient including practicals and clinical placements
themes in knowledge of health and illness including practicals
themes in health professions and society, covering socially responsible health practice, clinical research foundations, and advanced studies
a theme introducing you to clinical practice, including practicals and a clinical placement
clinical performance topics including clinical and industry placements
option topics in research or coursework
a professional induction to clinical practice.

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Practical experience

The degree provides you with practical experience that prepares you for the workforce.

Practicals and workshops in the clinical sciences degree prepare you for extensive clinical placements in the MD.
Team-based learning (TBL) and other active learning strategies ensure you drive your own learning, preparing you to face the challenges of medical practice.
Work with tutors, with patients, and in the Clinical Skills and Simulation Unit.
Work alongside practising clinicians as a medical student.
Undertake clinical placements in suburban Adelaide, the Northern Territory, and/or rural and remote communities.

What you will need

By the start of the second year of the Bachelor of Clinical Sciences you will be required to undergo a Criminal History Screening (CHS) carried out by the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (DCSI) in South Australia.

Interstate and international students will need to provide a police check from their home state or country. This will be used in the first six months of the course and following that time, they will be required to apply for a CHS certificate issued by DCSI.

You will also need to adhere to the vaccination schedule for medical students mandated by SA Health for health workers.

ATAR and Student Profile Information

ATAR and Selection Rank profile

The table below shows ATAR and Selection Rank data for students offered a place wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR commencing in Semester 1, 2024. It is limited to applicants that have recently completed secondary education (within the last two years). Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.

Notes:
<5 – less than 5 ATAR based offers made
N/A – This course uses additional selection criteria and therefore Selection Rank is not published

ATAR-based offers only across all offer rounds	ATAR - Excluding adjustment factors	Selection Rank - ATAR plus any adjustment factors
Highest rank to receive an offer	99.95	N/A
Median rank to receive an offer	99.45	N/A
Lowest rank to receive an offer	90.40	N/A

Student Profile

The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students in this course. It provides data on students who commenced study in this course in Semester 1, 2024 including those admitted through all offer rounds and international students studying in Australia. Applicant background groupings are based on educational background, not basis of admission. Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.

Notes:
<5 – the number of students is less than 5
N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students

Applicant background (Semester 1, 2024)	Number of students	Percentage of all students
Higher education study (includes a bridging or enabling course)	0	0
Vocational education and training (VET) study	0	0
Work and life experience	0	0
Recent secondary education - Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points)	0	0
Recent secondary education - Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test)	27	44%
Recent secondary education - Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration pathways)	0	0
International Students	35	56%
All students	62	100%

Study abroad

In your final year you may be able to undertake 12 weeks of clinical electives anywhere in the world.

Add Innovation and Enterprise
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At Flinders University, we recognise that careers are evolving and the workplace of the future will look very different from today.

Whatever undergraduate course you are studying at Flinders, you can add innovation and enterprise electives to your degree to gain new, adaptable and transferrable skills that will equip you for the careers of tomorrow.

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How to apply

Check the entry requirements.

Consider the admission pathways available to you.

Register to sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT). Registrations open in March each year.

Choose other courses to include in your preferences.

Visit SATAC and submit your application online.

Additional entry requirements

Applicants must also complete the University Clinical Aptitude Test for Australia and New Zealand (UCAT ANZ). Final ranking for a place is determined by combining scores from the applicant's Year 12 subject results that are used to calculate the ATAR (or equivalent) and their UCAT results.

It is expected that applicants will need to achieve an ATAR of 95 or above (after the addition of any relevant adjustment factors) to be competitive for a place. Ranking for offers of places will be based on a rank combining Year 12 subject results (90%) and a UCAT ANZ-derived score (10%), which will be based on results from five sections of the UCAT ANZ test (Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning and Situational Judgment), with each section equally contributing to the UCAT ANZ-derived score.

Adjustment factors

Adjustment factors are available through the University Equity Scheme only.

Admission pathways

This course is only available to school leavers - i.e. applicants who are competing for entry on the basis of performance in either SACE Stage 2 studies, the International Baccalaureate or the interstate/overseas equivalent and do not have an academic record of study at higher education level (including Bachelor degrees from TAFE or RTOs).

Rural and remote sub-quotas

An annual subquota is available for applicants from rural and remote areas. To be considered for the rural and remote subquota applicants must apply to SATAC in the normal way.

Applicants must also, within 10 working days after submitting the SATAC application, submit a Statutory Declaration to SATAC which confirms that they have lived in non-metropolitan areas of Australia (Remoteness Classifications RA2 to RA5) for at least 5 consecutive years, or 10 years cumulatively, from birth (i.e. during any period of their life). A Statutory Declaration form can be downloaded here (PDF 95KB).

Applicants can check their eligibility in accordance with the definition above using the search tool at the Remoteness Area (RA) Locator site. Filter your search using the ASGS Remoteness Areas (2016) layer.

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Indigenous sub-quotas

An annual sub-quota of up to 5 places is available for Indigenous applicants. Such applicants are required to apply in the normal way. It is expected that applicants will need to achieve an ATAR of 90 or above (after the addition of eligible bonus points) to be considered a place in this sub-quota.

Applicants must also, within 10 working days after submitting the SATAC application, submit a Statutory Declaration to SATAC confirming the applicant is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent.

Download a Statutory Declaration form

Choosing your preferences

When choosing your preferences through SATAC, other Flinders degrees you might want to include in your list are:

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How to apply

Select your course.

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Applicants must achieve a minimum Year 12 ATAR of 95.00 or above or an equivalent score from an equivalent qualification to be considered.

Selection for a place in the course will be based on performance in the interview. Should there be more eligible applicants than places available for the course, selection will be based on a rank score combining their Year 12 (or equivalent) qualification score and their interview score.

This course has limited places. Applications may close without notice.

Additional entry requirements

Applicants who meet the minimum Year 12 score or equivalent, will be invited to attend an interview.

The interview is semi-structured with a common set of scenarios and questions for all applicants. It is designed to assess qualities considered important both for success in medical school and in subsequent medical practice. These include:

Communication skills
Pro-social attitude
Personal management and self-evaluation skills
Quality of motivation.

Application timeframes

Applications close when positions are filled. Please submit your application as soon as possible, ensuring you provide all supporting documentation.

Application timelines - 2022 entry

Applications open for 2022 entry in February 2021.
Interviews conducted from May 2021.
Classes commence February 2022.

Course enquiries

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Bachelor of Clinical Sciences, Doctor of Medicine

Study Clinical Sciences and Medicine at Flinders

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