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The University of Western Australia

Perth, Western Australia 🇦🇺MD · 4 years

Takes internationalPanel interview
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 22, 2026

At a glance

Average GAMSAT

68.53

Entry

School-leaver & graduate

Class size

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Applicants

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Interviewed

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Admitted

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Program length

4 years

Deadline

Jun 15, 2026

Latest published figures from official sources

Who can apply

Graduate entry (domestic, total)

103 seats

Rural Pathway (graduate entry, domestic)

30% of seats

Approximately 30% of domestic places; share of the 103-place domestic total.

Indigenous entry pathway (graduate entry, domestic)

10% of seats

Up to 10% of domestic places; share of the 103-place domestic total.

Bonded Medical Program (BMP)

28% of seats

28.5% of all domestic medical Commonwealth Supported Places; share of the 103-place domestic total.

Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised)/MD Assured Pathway — Rural, Broadway and/or High Academic Achiever quotas (domestic)

Indigenous school leaver pathway (Assured Pathway, domestic)

Graduate entry (international)

40 seats

Approximately 40 places for 2027.

Minimums: MCAT total 500

International School Leaver Assured Pathway

Competitive process based on ATAR or equivalent, ISAT score and an interview; number of places not published.

Requirements

Degree

MD (graduate entry, postgraduate); or Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised) with Integrated Medical Sciences and Clinical Practice major leading to a conditional MD place (school-leaver Assured Pathway).

Prerequisites

  • Graduate entry: no specific prerequisite subjects (recommended: Physics to Year 12, Chemistry to first-year university, Biology/Human Biology to first-year university)
  • School leaver Assured Pathway: recommended Chemistry and Maths Applications or higher

GPA

Minimum 5.5 (7.0). Minimum selection GPA (sGPA) of 5.5 on a 7.0 scale at the time of interview selection (graduate entry); no 10-year rule on degree currency. School-leaver Assured Pathway requires a minimum selection GPA of 5.5 within the first two years of the Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised).

MCAT

No MCATMCAT is only accepted in place of GAMSAT for international graduate-entry applicants, with an overall minimum of 500 and no section under 124; domestic graduate applicants use GAMSAT only.

Casper

Not required

Also required

Interview required for all pathways · No deferral for graduate-entry MD offers (school-leaver Assured Pathway offers may be deferred one year, or two years for National Service obligations) · No credit/exemption for graduate entry as the MD is postgraduate · UWA does not endorse third-party admissions-test preparation courses

How selection works

Graduate entry (non-rural): shortlist for interview by GPA (60%) plus GAMSAT/MCAT (40%), then interview, then final rank by GPA (30%) plus GAMSAT/MCAT (20%) plus interview (50%). Graduate entry (rural): final rank by GPA (22.5%) plus GAMSAT (15%) plus interview (37.5%) plus rurality rating (25%). School leaver: final rank by ATAR (30%) plus interview (50%) plus UCAT ANZ/ISAT (20%), or for Rural school leavers ATAR (22.5%) plus interview (37.5%) plus UCAT ANZ (15%) plus rurality rating (25%).

Interview invitation

GPA (graduate entry, standard, pre-interview shortlist) 60%GAMSAT/MCAT (graduate entry, standard, pre-interview shortlist) 40%

Final ranking

GPA (graduate entry, standard, final offer rank) 30%GAMSAT/MCAT (graduate entry, standard, final offer rank) 20%Interview score (graduate entry, standard, final offer rank) 50%GPA (graduate entry, rural, final offer rank) 23%GAMSAT (graduate entry, rural, final offer rank) 15%Interview score (graduate entry, rural, final offer rank) 38%Rurality rating (graduate entry, rural, final offer rank) 25%ATAR or equivalent (school leaver, standard quotas) 30%Interview (school leaver, standard quotas) 50%UCAT ANZ score (school leaver, standard quotas) 20%

Interview

Format

Panel

Delivery

Virtual

When

Domestic graduate entry: late September to early October 2026 (expected 22 September to 3 October). Domestic school leaver: 30 November to 11 December 2026. International graduate main round: May 2026, second round late July/early August 2026. International school leaver: late July/early August 2026.

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. May 1, 2026

    GEMSAS applications open (domestic graduate entry)

  2. Apr 30, 2026

    International graduate-entry applications main round close

  3. Jun 15, 2026

    Rural Pathway supporting documentation deadline (domestic graduate entry)

  4. Jun 30, 2026

    International graduate-entry applications second round close

  5. Sep 22, 2026

    Domestic graduate-entry interviews · Expected 22 September to 3 October 2026.

  6. Nov 30, 2026

    Domestic school-leaver (TISC) interviews · Selected dates within 30 November to 11 December 2026.

  7. January 2027

    MD course commencement

GEMSAS application fee (domestic graduate entry)

A$275

Tuition (2026-27 (indexed annually))

Domestic: Commonwealth-supported places are charged in A$ per unit based on area of study, subject to annual indexation; Full-Fee Paying places are charged an annual course fee in A$ per credit point; exact 2027 A$ figures not published (see UWA's Fee Calculator). · International: Annual course fee charged in A$ per credit point based on annual study load, subject to annual indexation; exact 2027 A$ figure not published (see UWA's Fee Calculator).

Special programs & mission

Bonded Medical Program (BMP)

Rural Pathway (graduate and school leaver)

Indigenous entry pathway (Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health / Boola Boola Djinda)

Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised) / MD Assured Pathway

Broadway UWA

Sources

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