Local applicants

Sydney Medical School encourages applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds who will bring to the medical profession a variety of talents and interests. Applicants should have an enthusiasm for medicine, a concern for the welfare of others in the community, a capacity for consistent study, an ability to develop high level communication skills and qualities that will enable them to benefit from self-directed and interactive learning techniques.

No specific courses or subjects are prescribed as prerequisites. There is no preference or advanced standing offered to applicants with particular first degrees and no exemptions are offered. It is emphasised that a science major is not a prerequisite, and that academic excellence in other areas, such as the humanities and social sciences, is encouraged and recognised.

All applications for the Medical Program are handled by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and must be submitted to ACER (see ACER contact details). Local applicants are citizens or permanent residents of Australia or citizens of New Zealand. Permanent residents of New Zealand are not categorised as local applicants for admission into Australian universities. All other applicants are international.

An Important Message to 2010 Entry Applicants

Admissions policies are subject to change. Please visit this website regularly for updates on the applications to the Medical Program commencing in 2010.

We understand that you will be eager to find out the GAMSAT cut-off/and or the outcome of your application. However, your phone/and or email enquiry causes delay in processing the applications. The cut-off for 2010 will not be available until late August, when all applications have been processed. The GAMSAT cut-off and important dates for the 2010 cohort (e.g. the date when invitation/ rejection letters will be sent) will be published on this site as soon as the information is available.

Information obtained by the Admissions Office from your application is confidential. It is University policy that for privacy reasons we will not discuss your application with anyone else. If you will be absent during the admission process, you may authorise an agent to act on your behalf. In this case, please provide the Admissions Office with a letter of authority. The letter of authority must include:

• your full name and signature
• the printed full name of the authorised agent who will be acting on your behalf
• the signature of the authorised agent

Correspondence will be sent via email ONLY. Some email messages/attachments may not be accepted or may be flagged as spam by some email providers (e.g. Hotmail or Yahoo). Applicants are advised not to provide a Hotmail or Yahoo or similar address for the purposes of admission and are responsible for any delays caused by the above problem. Neither the University of Sydney nor ACER will be held responsible for unread email communication.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation and wish you all the best to your application.

Yours sincerely,

Admissions Office
Medical Program Administration Unit