The University of Melbourne

Melbourne (Parkville), Victoria 🇦🇺MD · 4 years

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At a glance

Application

GEMSAS

Entry

Graduate entry

Class size

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Applicants

—

Interviewed

—

Admitted

—

Program length

4 years

Deadline

May 29, 2026

2027 intake figures from official sources

Who can apply

Standard pathway (domestic CSP)

Rural Pathway (Bonded Medical Program CSPs)

32 seats

North Western Pathway (Victoria University partnership)

8 seats

Indigenous MD Student Entry Pathway

International

Minimums: MCAT total 492

Requirements

Degree

MD (graduate entry), course code MC-DMED. Bachelor degree (AQF7) or equivalent in any discipline, completed within 10 years of 1 January of the commencement year (or completed 10+ years ago plus a graduate diploma completed within 10 years).

Prerequisites

Bachelor degree in any discipline (no subject prerequisites stated)

GPA

Minimum 5 (7.0). GPA computed over the last three years of the most recent bachelor degree (including honours if completed by June), weighted 1:2:2. Standard pathway minimum GPA 5.0; Indigenous pathway minimum GPA 5.0; North Western pathway GPA at least 5 (Victoria University degrees); La Trobe Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Medical) rural-pathway graduates instead need a final Weighted Average Mark of 70%.

MCAT

No MCATMCAT is only accepted in place of GAMSAT for international applicants residing overseas at the time of application (minimum total score 492); international applicants residing in Australia at the time of application and all domestic applicants must use GAMSAT.

Casper

Not required

Also required

Multi Mini Interview (MMI) if shortlisted · Transcripts for all previous study · Rural pathway: rurality statutory declaration and evidence (MM2-MM7 for 5 consecutive or 10 cumulative years) and, if shortlisted, a personal statement on rural connection · Police Record Check, Working with Children Check, immunisation compliance for clinical placements · Guaranteed Entry pathway: current/recent University of Melbourne undergraduate who entered with ATAR 99.90+ (Chancellor's Scholars) or ATAR 99.00+ (Full-Fee); no GAMSAT, satisfactory MMI only · PhD re-rank quota: up to 10 places for applicants with a completed PhD in a cognate discipline · Graduate Access Melbourne (GAM): special-entry scheme for domestic applicants with disadvantage (rural, Indigenous, financial hardship, refugee, disability)

How selection works

Standard pathway: eligibility check, then shortlist for MMI on GPA + GAMSAT/MCAT (equal 50:50 weighting), then MMI, then offers from a combined ranked list (MMI 50%, GPA 25%, GAMSAT/MCAT 25%). Rural and North Western pathways: shortlist on GPA, then pathway-specific MMI, then ranking MMI 70% + GPA 30%. Indigenous pathway: not ranked; GPA 5.0+ plus a satisfactory panel interview. Guaranteed Entry pathways: satisfactory (or, for Full-Fee Priority commencing 2027+, 100%-weighted) MMI required, no GAMSAT.

Interview invitation

GPA (pre-interview shortlist, standard pathway) 50%GAMSAT/MCAT (pre-interview shortlist, standard pathway) 50%

Final ranking

MMI (standard pathway final ranking) 50%GPA (standard pathway final ranking) 25%GAMSAT or MCAT (standard pathway final ranking) 25%Rural / North Western pathway MMI 70%Rural / North Western pathway GPA 30%

Interview

Format

MMI · 8 stations

Delivery

Virtual

When

Interview requests sent mid-to-late August 2026; GEMSAS interviews held September/October 2026; offers late October 2026.

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Dates, deadlines & fees

May 1, 2026
GEMSAS applications open (domestic standard pathway)
May 29, 2026
Domestic application deadline (all domestic pathways) · 5:00pm AEST; North Western Pathway may be finalised until 5pm AEST 8 June.
Jun 15, 2026
International application deadline (direct to University) · 11:59pm AEST for the following year's intake; no late applications accepted.
Feb 28, 2026
GAMSAT March 2026 testing window (valid for 2027 GEMSAS intake) · Written Communication 28 February – 1 March 2026; Humanities and Biological Sciences 20–22 March 2026.
mid-to-late August 2026
Interview requests sent
September/October 2026
Interviews (GEMSAS schedule)
late October 2026
Offers
January 2027
Course commences

GEMSAS application fee (domestic standard pathway)

AUD $275

GAMSAT registration fee (Australia)

AUD $568

Tuition (2026 and 2027)

Domestic: Commonwealth Supported Places available (limited; CSP student contribution amount not published). Australian full-fee place (Guaranteed Entry / Full-Fee Priority pathways): AUD $94,976 first-year fee (total course fee $440,784) for 2026; AUD $98,752 first-year fee (total $458,309) for 2027. · International: AUD $122,976 first-year fee (total $570,732) for 2026; AUD $130,336 first-year fee (total $604,890) for 2027.

Special programs & mission

Guaranteed Entry pathway (Chancellor's Scholars)

Full-Fee guaranteed entry / Australian Full Fee Priority pathway

Rural Pathway

North Western Pathway

Indigenous MD Student Entry Pathway

Verified Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants; GPA 5.0+ and a satisfactory panel MMI; no GAMSAT; not via GEMSAS.

Graduate Access Melbourne (GAM)

Sources

Every figure links to the official page it came from. Look for the icon. Verified Oct 22, 2026.

Some details aren't published by the school yet; they show as “—” until they are.

Where official sources disagree

pools.rural.seats: The course overview page (last Wayback capture 2025-12-22) states 30 Rural Pathway places (15 general + 15 La Trobe-reserved); the MD Selection Guidelines PDF v2.7 (updated 14 August 2026) states 32 (15 general + 17 La Trobe-reserved). This record uses the more recent PDF figure (32).