The University of Western Australia

School of Medicine Contact Details

Numbers are indicative only and are subject to annual variations

Telephone: 131 UWA (131 892)

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Web: https://www.uwa.edu.au/apply-health

Course Type

UWA offers a 4-year Doctor of Medicine (MD) course.

Places available in 2027

Up to 103 Domestic Places, of which:

• approximately 30% of domestic places are available for rural applicants
• up to 10% of domestic places are available for Indigenous students
• 28.5% of all domestic medical places are BMPs

Further information on quotas can be found on our website.

Note: Approximately 40 places are given to International applicants. 

Bachelor Degree/ GPA

In order to be eligible for entry, applicants must have completed a recognised* bachelor degree, or will complete a recognised* bachelor degree by the end of the application year.
Applicants who only hold higher degrees

As all applicants require a recognised* bachelor degree for entry to the UWA MD course, applicants who have completed a higher degree but have not completed a recognised* bachelor degree will not be eligible for consideration.

GPA: Domestic applicants who were successful in obtaining an interview for 2026 entry averaged GPA of 6.82.

Study included in the GPA calculation:Applicants must have achieved a GPA of at least 5.5 at time of interview selection. The GPA is calculated on the most recent three full-time-equivalent years (FTE) of study (e.g. 3 FTE is 144 credit points at UWA). Please note this excludes any exemptions, credit or advanced standing. UWA includes Bachelor, Honours year (only if already completed or if it will be completed by end of semester one, 2026), Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, and Masters by coursework level of study in the GPA calculation if undertaken in the most recent three years FTE. Additional study (other than honours) does not need to be completed. Applicants who have undertaken additional study (whether postgraduate or additional undergraduate study) should indicate this on the GEMSAS application.

Unweighted GPA: The GPA for UWA is not weighted. To calculate an unweighted GPA you simply need to add the three GPA years (final GPA year, final GPA year-1 and final GPA year -2) together and divide by three. If you only have two years of results at the time you calculate your GPA you would add the two GPA years together and divide by 2.

Further GPA Complications: Please see our website for information on how we deal with the following complications to a GPA calculation:

• Ungraded Passes (and Fails)
• Exchange Studies
• Credit/Exemptions/Advanced Standing
• Not-for-degree/Open University studies
• Repeating Units

Minimal results in the current year of study: Where an applicant has less than 0.375 FTE of graded results for their final GPA year at the end of semester 1, 2026, Admissions will include older study, where available. Where no older study is available, Admissions will calculate the GPA on only the “GPA Final-1” and “GPA Final-2” years and will calculate over 1FTE to include all results. For example if an applicant has a total of 2.125 FTE studies, one of the GPA years will be calculated from 1.125 FTE. In this instance, if an applicant is made an offer, it will be conditional upon their performance in all units in 2026 (see section below about conditional offers).

Applicants with completed PhDs: Applicants who have completed a PhD (from a recognised Institution) by the time of application will be awarded/deemed a GPA of 7.0.

Applicants with completed Doctor of Dental Medicine from UWA: Applicants who have completed a Doctor of Dental Medicine from UWA by the time of application will be awarded/deemed a GPA of 7.0.

Applicants with completed Masters by Research: Completed Masters by research qualifications are not included in the GPA calculation. Instead Admissions will add a small bonus of 0.2 to the overall GPA for applicants who have completed this qualification by 31 July.

Degree Completion and semester two, 2026 results - Conditional Offers: Applicants who are eligible for a course offer and have not completed their first bachelor degree by semester 1, 2026 will be made a conditional offer requiring them to achieve a minimum GPA of 5.5 in the final semester.

Please note that if you are completing your initial bachelor degree and undertake a course of action that will result in you receiving late results, you may not meet offer conditions by the required deadline (i.e. COB 23 December 2026) which will result in your offer being withdrawn. Therefore take care when undertaking any course of action in semester 2, 2026 that could delay your results or degree completion. This may include undertaking deferred/supplementary exams, undertaking units that fall outside normal semesters (e.g. summer units or trimester units) or going on exchange. If you anticipate any problems, please contact the Admissions Team as soon as possible to determine whether your offer will be withdrawn.

Accelerated degrees and conversion courses: UWA will accept 2-year bachelor degrees and 1-year conversion degrees for the purposes of admission to our medical course. However, applicants undertaking a 1-year conversion degree who have not completed a previous bachelor degree must complete that course before applying for entry to UWA (i.e. applicants cannot apply during the conversion course).

*The completed undergraduate degree must be from an Australian university or a Higher Education Institution recognised by the Australian Qualifications Framework, or a recognised Bachelor qualification listed by the Department of Education (DE).

Currency of qualification

There is no 10-year rule for entry to UWA which means that we will consider applicants with degrees older than 10 years.

GAMSAT

Applicants must obtain a minimum overall score of 55 with no individual section score below 50.

Domestic applicants who were successful in gaining an interview for 2026 entry averaged a GAMSAT score of 68.53.

Indigenous Applicants

UWA encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to consider applying for entry into the MD. In addition to the pathways listed here, there are alternative pathways available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. These are available through the Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health (Boola Boola Djinda) (see www.uwa.edu.au/facilities/centre-for-aboriginal-medical-and-dental-health for further details).

Rural

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements in order to apply for the Rural Pathway.

Applicants, who wish to apply for the Rural Pathway, must complete the relevant questions in the application form and submit supporting documentation to GEMSAS by 15 June 2026 in order to prove their eligibility for the pathway.

Interview

Selection for interview is based on standardised GAMSAT Overall Score and GPA and weighted (40% GAMSAT, 60% GPA). Online interviews are expected to take place within the period 22 September to 3 October. Please note that not all dates within the period will be available.

Offers

Applicants are ranked by the following elements (all scores standardised prior to ranking):

Deferral

There are no deferrals granted to the MD unless under exceptional circumstances.

Credit/Exemption

As the course is postgraduate, no credit or exemptions can be granted from undergraduate courses, including graduate entry MBBS courses.

International Students

International applicants will need to apply directly to UWA. For more information please refer to https://www.uwa.edu.au/apply-health.

English Language Proficiency

Domestic and international applicants will meet English language requirements if their tertiary qualification(s) have been taught and assessed in one of the following countries (minimum two years FTE):

• Australia
• Canada (except Quebec)
• New Zealand
• Republic of Ireland
• United Kingdom
• United States of America

Domestic and international applicants may also meet the higher ELC requirement if they hold current AHPRA registration.

Domestic and international applicants who do not meet the above English language requirements can provide evidence of meeting via the following International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic scores:

• A minimum overall score of 7.0
• A minimum score of 7.0 in each band

Minimum IELTS scores must be achieved less than two years from intended enrolment.

For further information please visit https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/how-to-apply/pathways-and-eligibility/english-language-requirements