Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (International)

Key dates

DateActivity
Early MarchApplications open
30 JuneApplications close
Mid/late JulyInternational Interviews
AugustInternational offers released

These dates are subject to change. Email admissions.smp@anu.edu.au for confirmation. 

Understand the entry requirements

The programs and courses website outlines the award rules for this program. For further details please see below.

English Language Requirements

Applicants must meet the Australian National University's English language requirements for admission to postgraduate coursework programs.

Applicant should be aware that the ANU’s English language requirements differ from the Medical Board of Australia’s English Language requirements. This becomes more significant upon graduation and prior to registering for an internship.
 

Qualification Requirements

Applicants must have completed or be studying the final year of a bachelor’s degree at the time of application. The bachelor’s degree must be an AQF Level 7 qualification (at minimum) and comprise of at least three full-time equivalent years (3.0 FTE) worth of study.

If your bachelor’s degree was completed more than 10 years ago, you will need to meet additional study requirements to be eligible to apply.

For further qualification details please read the information under the guidelines tab above.
 

Achieve the minimum GPA

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 eligible degrees (if applicable). For the purpose of the GPA calculation, eligible degrees include Bachelor, Honours, Graduate Diploma and Master’s by coursework programs. Course results from eligible degrees will be included in the GPA calculation if the degree is already complete or due to be completed by 23 December in the year of application.

The ANU uses a 3-year weighted GPA calculation for admission to the MChD program. This means that your most recent results are weighted more heavily:

  • Final GPA Year – Weighted x3
  • Final-1 GPA Year – Weighted x2
  • Final-2 GPA Year – Weighted x1

You must have a minimum weighted GPA of 5.0 to be considered for an interview.

Meeting the minimum GPA does not guarantee an interview.

For further details about the GPA calculation please read the information under the guidelines tab above.
 

Take the GAMSAT or MCAT

International applicants must sit either the Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) or the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT).

The GAMSAT is held in March and September each year. Results are released in May and November respectively. For the purpose of admissions, GAMSAT results are valid for four years.

You must achieve a minimum overall score of 50, with a minimum score of 50 in each section.

The MCAT is held at various times during each year. For the purpose of admissions, MCAT results are valid for four years.

You must achieve a minimum score of 125 in each section.

GAMSAT/MCAT results must be provided by the closing date of application.

Meeting the minimum GAMSAT or MCAT score does not guarantee an interview.

Submit an application

Applications close on 30 June 2025.

Apply directly to ANU

You must include the following documentation in your application:

*All tertiary level study must be declared in the application. For the purpose of University admissions, the withholding of information and the submission of incorrect or misleading information are deemed fraudulent. Action taken in such cases may include cancellation of an application for admissions, withdrawal of an offer of admissions, or cancellation of an enrolment.

All supporting documentation must be submitted by the closing date of application.

Attend an interview

Selection for interview is based on a 50:50 composite score derived from your GPA (weighted 50%) and Overall GAMSAT or MCAT score (weighted 50%), plus any applicable higher degree research bonus.

Applicants must meet the minimum GPA and GAMSAT or MCAT scores to be considered for an interview.

Interviews are conducted online via zoom in mid-July. The interview will cover a range of topics and scenarios.

Interview Guarantee

Applicants who have achieved a minimum weighted GPA of 6.0 and an Overall GAMSAT Score of at least 60, with an individual score of at least 50 in each section OR an overall MCAT of at least 515, with an individual score of at least 125 in each section will be guaranteed an interview offer, pending they have met all other eligibility requirements.

Applicants who have not meet the interview guarantee requirements are still eligible to receive an interview. The interview guarantee simply guarantees an interview for those who have achieved the required scores. 

Receive an offer

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

Successful applicants will be offered an International Full-Fee Paying Place.

The offer is issued to you as an Overseas student as defined by the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA). If your residency status changes prior to census date in your first semester, such that your student status is defined as Domestic, the offer will be retracted, and you would need to reapply to a future intake as a domestic applicant.

If your residency status changes after census date in your first semester, such that your student status is defined as Domestic, you will be transferred to a domestic tuition fee-paying (DTF) place in the program.

If your visa, residency and/or passport details change you must notify the university within 10 working days of these changes.

An offer of a place is only valid for the year in which it is offered. The ANU will not consider deferrals. If an applicant is unable to accept their offer for that commencement year, they would need to decline the offer and would be required to re-apply the follow the year.

Once you receive an offer, please follow the instructions in the letter to accept your place at ANU.

Get screened and vaccinated

All commencing MChD students are required to meet the mandatory screening and vaccination requirements for the ANU, ACT Health and NSW Health.

If you're offered a place in the MChD program, you will receive the detailed Screening and Vaccination Information Booklet with your offer letter. You must complete and provide evidence for all requirements in the booklet prior to commencing the program. Some of the primary requirements include: