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Doctor of Medicine and Surgery

The Medicinae ac Chirurgiae Doctoranda (MChD), Latin for Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, is a comprehensive and varied four year program for graduate students looking to enter the rewarding field of medicine. It aims to produce graduates who are committed to compassionate, ethical health care and the expansion of medical knowledge. The MChD is a Level 9 Extended Masters qualification as defined by the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

The School of Medicine and Psychology provides our students the opportunity to gain clinical experience across many of our teaching locations, including Canberra, Sydney, rural locations in NSW, the Northern Territory, and overseas.

Bachelor Degree

Applicants must have completed a Bachelor degree or be completing the final year of a Bachelor degree at the time of application.

The Bachelor degree must be an AQF Level 7 qualification (at minimum) and must be comprised of at least three full-time equivalent years (3.0 FTE) worth of study.

One and two-year graduate entry Bachelor Degrees will be considered only where the applicant has previously completed an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree comprised of at least 3.0 FTE worth of study.

Two-year accelerated Bachelor degrees (i.e. where 3.0 FTE worth of study is fast-tracked over two years) will be accepted if the degree is due to be completed by COB 23 December in the year of application.

The ANU does not accept conversion degrees (any undergraduate qualification below 2FTE standard duration). In addition, ANU will not accept Bachelor degrees that include more than 1.0 FTE of credit from previous studies undertaken below AQF Level 7 (e.g. a Bachelor degree containing prior credit from a TAFE certificate/diploma).

Bachelor degrees completed in Australia must be from a Commonwealth-accredited institution. Bachelor degrees completed overseas must be from a recognised institution and must be equivalent to an Australian Bachelor degree, as determined by the Australian Government Department of Education.

The ANU School of Medicine and Psychology welcomes graduates from a variety of undergraduate backgrounds and considers all applicants equally. There is no preferred Bachelor degree or prerequisite subjects for entry to the MChD program.

Applicants who have completed a higher-level qualification but do not hold a recognised Bachelor degree are not eligible for consideration.

Standalone Honours, Graduate Diplomas and/or Masters by Coursework qualifications will only be accepted as a qualifying degree if the applicant has already completed a recognised Bachelor degree prior to undertaking the higher-level study.

Applicants whose Bachelor degree was completed prior to 31st May 2016 will need to meet further study requirements to be eligible to apply. Please read the ‘Currency of Qualification’ section for more information.

GPA Calculation

The ANU School of Medicine and Psychology uses a weighted GPA calculation for admission to the MChD program. This means your most recent results are weighted more heavily:

• Final GPA Year (most recent) = Weighted x3
• Final-1 GPA Year (2nd most recent) = Weighted x2
• Final-2 GPA Year (3rd most recent) = Weghted x1

A minimum weighted GPA of 5.0 is required to be considered for interview.

The GPA calculation is based on three years of full-time equivalent study (3.0 FTE) in your most recent eligible degree (or combination of degrees, if applicable). For the purpose of the GPA calculation, eligible degrees include Bachelor, Honours, Graduate Diploma and Masters by Coursework programs. Course results from eligible degrees will be included in the GPA calculation if the degree is already completed or due to be completed by COB 23 December in the year of application.

If your most recent eligible degree comprises less than 3.0 FTE worth of study, course results from your next-most-recent eligible degree(s) may be used to make up the remainder of the 3.0 FTE. For example, if an applicant has completed a 1 year standalone Honours degree after their Bachelor degree, their GPA would be calculated using 1.0 FTE worth of results from the Honours program (Final GPA Year) and the remaining 2.0 FTE worth of results would be taken from the last two years of the Bachelor degree (Final-1 and Final-2 GPA Years).

If the duration of a degree exceeds the equivalent of 3 full-time years of study, only the courses comprising the last 3.0 FTE worth of study will be used in the GPA calculation. For example, for a 5 year combined degree, the GPA calculation will only include the last 3 years of study and will not include the first 2 years.

Where an applicant is completing the final year of their degree in 2026, the current year of study will only be included in the GPA calculation if at least 0.375 FTE worth of graded course results in the Final GPA year are available to be used in the calculation. If at least 0.375 FTE worth of graded results are not yet available, the Final GPA Year will be excluded from the calculation and the GPA will be calculated using only the Final-1 (x2) and Final-2 (x1) GPA Years.

Ungraded Pass (UGP/CRS) results will not be included in the GPA calculation. We will include UGP passes in the ‘credit count’ for a particular GPA year, however, they are excluded from the calculation and that particular GPA year will be calculated based on the available graded course results only.

An applicant must have a minimum of 0.375 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) worth of graded results available for a GPA to be calculated for that particular GPA year, i.e.: if 1.0FTE is the equivalent of 8 courses (or 48 credits with 6 credits per course), then using this module, you must have a minimum of 3 courses (0.375 FTE) that are graded (not UGP/CRS) for that year.

Applicants must have at least 0.375 FTE of graded results in at least 2 of the 3 GPA years to have a valid GPA calculated.

Graduate Certificates, Masters by Research, PhDs, non-award study and study completed below AQF Level 7 will not be included in the GPA calculation. However, credit awarded towards a completed postgraduate diploma or Masters by Coursework may be considered in the GPA calculation.

Completion of some higher-level qualifications may attract a percentage bonus. Please refer to the ‘Bonuses’ section for further information.

Currency of qualification

Applicants are required to have completed their Bachelor degree within 10 years of the closing date of application. The 10 years is measured from the date your degree was officially completed (i.e. the date of conferral), not the date of your graduation ceremony. If your Bachelor degree was completed more than 10 years ago, the '10 year rule' may be waived if you have undertaken additional undergraduate or postgraduate study in the intervening period. This must be evidenced by successful completion of at least 0.5 years of full-time equivalent study (0.5 FTE) in a Commonwealth-accredited program at Bachelor level or higher (as defined by the Australian Qualifications Framework) in the 10 years prior to the date of application.

A study load of 0.5 FTE is usually equivalent to one semester of full-time study or two semesters of part-time study.

GAMSAT

Applicants must have achieved a minimum score of 50 in each section of the GAMSAT and a minimum Overall Score of 50 to be considered for an interview.

Bonuses

Honours

A percentage bonus of 2% may be awarded for a standalone Honours degree if the qualification is already complete or due to be completed in the year of application. The bonus applies to standalone Honours degrees only. Embedded and Professional Honours programs are included in the GPA calculation but do not receive the percentage bonus.

Masters by Research or PhD

A percentage bonus may be awarded for a Masters by Research (2%) or PhD (4%) if the qualification is completed prior to the date of application.

The percentage bonus is applied to the combined GPA/GAMSAT score. Applicants must meet the individual GPA and GAMSAT minimum requirements before they can be eligible for a bonus.

Applicants cannot accumulate additional bonuses for completing more than one of the degrees listed above. If an applicant has completed more than one qualification that is eligible for a bonus, only the highest bonus will apply.

Indigenous Applicants

The ANU School of Medicine and Psychology encourages applications from people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background and has a dedicated Indigenous entry pathway for the MChD program. Each year, there are reserved places in the MChD through the Indigenous entry pathway. Places for Indigenous students are uncapped and may be offered in addition to the indicative CSP/BMP cap.

Applicants from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent can apply directly to the ANU or via GEMSAS.

Please visit https://science.anu.edu.au/study/masters/doctor-medicine-surgery-mchd for detailed information.

All Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students who are admitted into the MChD program are automatically considered for a scholarship.

Rural Entry

In line with Federal Government initiatives, the ANU School of Medicine and Psychology offers 29% of its domestic places to students from a rural background. GEMSAS will use the Modified Monash Model (MMM) system to determine if applicants meet the rural background criteria. If your primary place of residence has been in an Australian rural area (MM2 to 7) for 5 years consecutively or 10 years cumulatively, you may be eligible for consideration in the rural sub-quota. You can check the MMM classification of your address by visiting the Department of Health's online Health Workforce Locator.

To be considered in the rural sub-quota, applicants must answer the Rurality question when completing their GEMSAS application and must provide supporting documentation to GEMSAS.

Interview

Applicants are ranked for interview consideration based on a composite score derived from the standardised weighted GPA and standardised Overall GAMSAT score, using a 50/50 weighting.

Applicants who are eligible for a Higher Degree Research (HDR) percentage bonus will have this bonus applied to the combined GPA/GAMSAT score.

Interviews will be held in two parts from Friday 4th to Friday 11th September 2026 . All interviews are held online and there is no requirement to be in Canberra for the interview.

Applicants will be sent further details about the interview including their allocated dates/times in late August/early September. Applicants are advised to keep the above interview dates free.

Offers

Offers of a place in the program will be based on a total combined score derived from the interview score (weighted 50%) and the composite GPA/GAMSAT score used for the interview ranking (weighted 50%).

An offer made to an applicant who is studying the final year of their key degree in 2026 will be conditional on the successful completion of the degree. Evidence of successful completion must be received by GEMSAS no later than COB 23 December 2026. Applicants must meet the minimum weighted GPA threshold of 5.0 upon completion.

All students offered a place at the ANU Medical School are required to meet the mandatory screening and vaccination requirements for the ANU, ACT Health, NSW Health and other clinical placement providers. Students who receive an offer of place to the MChD program will receive the screening and vaccination booklet with their offer letter. All requirements included in the booklet must be completed and evidence provided prior to commencement of the program.

Deferral

An offer of a place is only valid for the year in which it is offered. The ANU School of Medicine and Psychology will not consider deferral of enrolment for students.

English Language Proficiency 

All applicants must meet the Australian National University's English language requirements for graduate admission. Please refer to the ANU Policy Library for further details https://policies.anu.edu.au/ppl/document/ANUP_000408

International Applicants

International applicants must apply directly to the ANU. The entry requirements and application process for international applicants can be found on the ANU Medical School website: https://science.anu.edu.au/study/masters/doctor-medicine-surgery-mchd

Scholarships

The Australian National University offers a wide range of scholarships to current and future students to assist with the cost of their studies. Many of the scholarships on offer are funded by donors and benefactors, external organisations and the Australian Government. Please visit the ANU Scholarships Portal for details:
http://www.anu.edu.au/students/scholarships-fees/scholarships

Open Days and Information Sessions

Please visit the ANU website for information about Open Day and information sessions: www.anu.edu.au