Doctor of Medicine Information Evening - 8 May 2018 Admissions Office (02) 8204 4430 - Notre Dame

8 May 2018

Doctor of Medicine Information Evening

           Admissions Office (02) 8204 4430
       Prospective Students Office (02) 8204 4404

Admissions Timeline
April – May: Applications are submitted via the GEMSAS website

July – August: GEMSAS calculates GPAs

      Applicants are ranked for interview based on combination of GAMSAT, GPA and
      the Portfolio. No special consideration is applied to the GAMSAT or GPA scores

September: Interview offers are made

Late September: Interviews are held. About 300 applicants will be interviewed for
      Sydney and 170 for Fremantle

October 5: Fee-preferences are set

      Applicants are ranked for offer by combining the standardised scores calculated
      from a combination of GPA, GAMSAT and Portfolio with the applicant's interview
      score

November: Offers are made

Application Requirements

• A current GAMSAT score of 50 or greater

• A GPA of 5.0 or greater

• Current qualifications

• A completed Notre Dame Portfolio

• A Personal Statement

• Australian Citizenship / Australian Permanent Residency / Australian Permanent
Humanitarian Visa Holder / NZ Citizenship - AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION

Historical Averages

2018: over 3,000 applications for approximately 114 places.

SYDNEY                               GAMSAT           GPA
To Interview 2017 entry year             63           6.49
To Offer 2017 entry year                 63           6.48
To Interview 2018 entry year             65           6.54
To Offer 2018 entry year                 65           6.54

Currency of Qualification

You are in the final year of a minimum three-year full-time equivalent undergraduate
degree.

    OR

You completed your qualifying degree after 31 July 2008.

    OR

Your qualifying degree was completed before 31 July 2008, but since then you have
completed the equivalent of one year’s full-time study at Bachelor-level or higher as
defined by the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

Notre Dame Medicine Portfolio

 About the Portfolio

 • Part of the online application process on the GEMSAS website.

 • Captures your history of leadership, service to community or church, and other
   academic or life achievements.

 • Three sections, four examples under each section – competitive!

 • For each example, provide a verification contact name, phone number and email
   address

 • SEE PORTFOLIO GUIDE at:

 www.notredame.edu.au/programs/sydney/school-of-medicine/postgraduate/doctor-
 of-medicine

Notre Dame Medicine Portfolio
Do
•   Read the Notre Dame Portfolio Guide on the website.
•   Practise on the template and save a draft of your work.
•   Be concise; 480 characters per box, including spaces, dropped lines, etc.
•   Qualify your experience; was your music study to Grade 8 AMEB or Book 10 Suzuki?
•   Quantify your experience; did you work in the soup kitchen once, or once a month for
    five years?
•   Include here any qualifications or degrees which cannot be used for GPA calculation.
•   Let us know if the contact details change for your nominated referees.

Do Not
•   Ask us for advice about what to include or for feedback about your proposed Portfolio
•   Include anything you haven’t done yet.
•   Rely on any activity which cannot be verified.
•   Send us supporting documentation

Notre Dame Medicine Portfolio
Personal Statement
• Compulsory – if you do not complete a Personal Statement you will not be considered.

• MUST NOT exceed 4800 characters (approx. 800 words)

• Need to outline:
- Your motivation/s for pursuing a career in Medicine
- Why you want to study at Notre Dame
- Your understanding of and respect for the Objects of the University and how this
   understanding informs your desire to enter the medical program

Be concise, don’t ramble, we will be looking for articulate individuals!

SEE PORTFOLIO GUIDE at:

www.notredame.edu.au/programs/sydney/school-of-medicine/postgraduate/doctor-of-
medicine

Fee Types & Fee Places

The University's Admissions Office ranks applications and offers places as follows*:

                 43 CSP ~ Commonwealth-Supported places

                  17 BMP ~ Bonded Medical Places Scheme

                                 Up to 60 Full-Fee places

   *The expected number of places available for the Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 2019 is subject to change.

Full-Fee paying places
•    You do not have to list a Full-Fee place as a fee option

•    If you don’t tick the box you will not be considered for one

•    The only request for a change of fee-type that is considered is a request to add or remove the
     Full-Fee category.

For example, if you select Full-Fee as an option, but your financial circumstances change, you may remove this fee-type from your
preferences. Conversely, should your financial situation change so that you could accept a fee-paying place, you may add the Full-
Fee fee-type preference.

•    To add or remove the Full-Fee category from the Sydney fee-preference list, contact the
     Sydney Admissions Office by no-later-than 4pm (AWST) 5 October, 2018.

•    To add or remove the Full-Fee category from your Fremantle fee-preference list, contact the
     Fremantle Admissions office by no-later-than 4pm (AEST) 5 October, 2018.

•    If approved, the change will be confirmed by the University via email.

•    Only one change per application is permissible.

Offers

•   If you do list Full Fee as a preference, are then offered a Full-Fee place and cannot accept it,
    you will not be eligible for an offer at any other university within the consortium.

•   Applicants are made only one offer each year.

•   Once you have been made an offer, you are not eligible for subsequent-round offers.

•   If you decline your offer you are removed from the applicant pool and can apply again next
    year.

THANK YOU
                 Q&A

    Admissions Office (02) 8204 4430
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