Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (Joint Medical Program)

Save lives and help shape future health care

The Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (Joint Medical Program) is delivered in partnership with the University of New England. This partnership is in collaboration with the Central Coast Local Health District and the Hunter New England Local Health District.

You will gain a world-class dual medical qualification in just five years. We are one of the few universities that provide undergraduate entry to a medical degree program that leads to internship.

Be career ready with our advanced learning environments and educational technologies. Clinical placement opportunities start early in your degree. This will help you to hone your medical knowledge and skills in real-world settings.

You will learn from leading clinicians and researchers who are actively involved in breaking research discoveries.

Course overview

You'll study a Bachelor of Medical Science in years one to three, and a Doctor of Medicine in years four and five. Throughout this degree, you'll:

• Gain a thorough and broad understanding of medicine and the basic sciences, learning how to apply your knowledge to specific medical problems.
• Discover patient-centred clinical methods through problem-based learning.
• Choose to study electives that interest you, such as rural and global health, Indigenous health, laboratory medicine, medical education and entrepreneurship.
• Develop critical research skills that will set you in good stead for life-long learning in your medical career.

Admission to our undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC), the highest educational award in New South Wales schools.

Applicants who do not speak English as a first language must demonstrate that they meet the University's English proficiency requirement. Further information regarding English language proficiency requirements can be found at the English Language Proficiency for Admission Policy.

In the application portal, you can enter the program you wish to study and upload relevant documents needed as part of your application. It is recommended you submit your application a minimum of 12 weeks before your intended semester of trimester start date.

After graduating you’ll need to complete additional internship training as a Junior Medical Officer (JMO) at an approved training facility to enter medical practice. Following the successful completion of the internship period, many graduates elect to undertake specialist training which takes a minimum of four to five years.

On the successful completion of further study, you’ll be able to work in roles such as:

• Emergency Medicine
• General Practice
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Paediatrics & Child Health
• Medicine
• Surgery

Graduate Outcomes Survey 2022-2024 (Undergraduate Medicine category)