Medicine at Griffith

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Medicine at Griffith

• Maxine Hughes
• Medical Selections Officer

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B Medical Science (MBBS Provisional Entry for
School Leavers)
The admissions criteria for the Bachelor of
Medical Science has changed significantly for
those applying for 2011 entry.
Anticipated cut off
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Bachelor of Medical ScienceMajor changes for
2011 commencements

• UMAT requirement has been removed
• Selection will be on academic achievement only.
• The Interview will be replaced
• with the Human Skills for Medicine course

Innovative changes make for new beginnings for
Medicine at Griffith
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Bachelor of Medical Science(MBBS Provisional
Entry for School Leavers)

• Human Skills for Medicine
• Taken in semester 2 of the final year.
• The subject has been designed to specifically
  assess the qualities and skills necessary for the
  safe and effective practice of medicine. Topics
  will include
• Emotional awareness
• Interpersonal communication
• Ethics and Professionalism
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Human Skills for Medicine has been nominated as a
  Designated Course this means that should the
  student fail the course, they will not be able to
  completethe degree or gain entry to the
  MBBS.At the discretion of the Dean, students
  may be giventhe opportunity to take the subject
  again the followingyear.

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Bachelor of Medical Science(MBBS Provisional
Entry for School Leavers)

• Seamless entry to the MBBS
• Completion of the Bachelor of Medical Science
  program with a GPA of at least 5.0 and a minimum
  grade of Pass in Human Skills for Medicine will
  see students gain seamless entry into 1272
  Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery (no
  need to sit GAMSAT).

• The type of place in the MBBS program offered to
  Bachelor of Medical Science graduates who meet
  the minimum requirements will be allocated
  according to GPA achieved in the B Med Sci,
  taking into account individual preferences.
• All of the places on offer at the Griffith
  University School of Medicine are Commonwealth
  Supported Places . HOWEVER in accordance with
  legislative requirements 25 of the 150 places
  on offer are offered with a Bonded return of
  service requirement attached to them

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Getting more information

• Pathways to Medicine Information Evening
• www.griffith.edu.au/health/biomedical-medical-scie
  nce/pathways-to-medicine
• Monday 17 May 6 8pm
• Lecture Theatre 1.08, Clinical Sciences 2 (G16),
  Gold Coast campus
• School leaver / undergraduate entry session
  session 6 7pm
• Wednesday 19 May 5 8pm
• Eco Centre (N68), Nathan campus
• School leaver / undergraduate entry session 5
  6pm
• Open Day
• www.griffith.edu.au/open-day
• Sunday 8 August 9am 2pm
• Medicine information available at Gold Coast and
  Nathan campuses

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Contacts

• Ms Leigh Owen School Executive OfficerSchool of
  Biomolecular Physical SciencesNathan
  Campus(07) 3735 7009 l.owen_at_griffith.edu.au
• Ms Sassy BraisbySchool Administrative
  OfficerSchool of Medical Science Gold Coast
  Campus(07) 5552 8678s.braisby_at_griffith.edu.au
• Ms Kay BillsSchool Administrative OfficerSchool
  of Medicine Gold Coast Campus(07) 5678
  0324k.bills_at_griffith.edu.au
• Ms Maxine HughesMedical Selections
  OfficerSchool of Medical Science Gold Coast
  Campus(07) 5678 0305maxine.hughes_at_griffith.edu.a
  u

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Selection for Oral Health Programs
NEW UPDATE CHANGES TO ADMISSION
CRITERIA Bachelor of Oral Health in Dental
Science Bachelor of Oral Health in Oral Health
TherapyBachelor of Oral Health in Dental
Technology
Prerequisites for the above degrees are English
(4SA), plus one of Biological Science, Chemistry,
Physics, or Maths B (4SA)
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