Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

James Cook University - Cairns

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Overview

This comprehensive six-year course covers the essential requirements of an Australian medical degree including anatomy and physiology, biological and social sciences, and clinical medicine. This course places special emphasis on tropical medicine and the health of rural and remote communities and Indigenous Australians. Students gain practical experience through a series of clinical placements, including in rural and remote areas. Townsville students must be prepared to take prescribed placements outside Townsville with about half of fifth- and sixth-year students relocated to clinical school sites such as Cairns and Mackay. Details can be found at JCU Teaching Sites. For current course information, visit Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at JCU.

Prerequisites

Potential Career Outcomes

With further study, general practitioners or medical specialists working in community settings, private practice, public or private hospitals, in medical research.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer99.9599.95
Median rank to receive an offer96.6596.65
Lowest rank to receive an offer91.8591.85

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the James Cook University website for admission criteria information.

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University

James Cook University

Campus

Cairns

Course Type

Bachelors Degree

Study Area

Health Sciences

Indicative ATAR

91.85

Delivery Mode

On-campus

Duration

Full-time: 6 years

Course Link

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State
QLD
Type
University
Courses
105
Campuses
Brisbane Cairns Mackay Mount Isa Thursday Island Townsville
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Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at James Cook University. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.

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