Doctor of Medicine (WA)

Are you curious about medical research and/or clinical practice? Do you have an innate need to help your fellow human? Or maybe you have a calling to help poorly serviced communities with special health needs? If so, our Doctor of Medicine degree program has special appeal for you.

At the School of Medicine, we are committed to providing an education that not only teaches the science and craft of medicine, but also develops passionate and devoted medical practitioners. It is for this reason that our entry requirements are based on so much more than your test scores, with traits such as passion, motivation and purpose highly regarded.

The first two years of your degree are underpinned by Problem Based Learning (PBL) and include the study of basic clinical sciences, population and preventive health, bioethics, therapeutics and more.

Your third and fourth years are clinically based and present the opportunity to explore the different disciplines of medicine such as paediatrics and surgery. You are required to complete eight to nine week discipline-based rotations in a clinical setting, and further develop your research skills with a translational research project based in the health sector. There are rural/remote training opportunities and for some students, placement with the Rural Clinical School in third-year.

Essential elements of our Medical postgraduate degree include:

• Access to innovative clinical skills training
• Learning from clinical academics who are experts in their fields
• Aboriginal health, rural and remote placements
• A problem-based learning curriculum delivered in small groups in years one and two
• Clinical placements in both the public and private sector hospitals in years three and four
• A liberal arts education in bioethics
• Applied research project in an area of interest to you

Medicine Information Session

Are you curious about medical research and/or clinical practice? Do you have an innate need to help your fellow human? Or maybe you have a calling to help poorly-serviced communities with special health needs? If so, our Doctor of Medicine degree program has special appeal for you.

At the School of Medicine, we are committed to providing an education that not only teaches the science and craft of medicine, but also develops passionate and devoted medical practitioners. It is for this reason that our entry requirements are based on so much more than your test scores, with traits such as passion, motivation and purpose highly regarded.

The first two years of your degree are underpinned by Problem Based Learning (PBL) and include the study of basic clinical sciences, population and preventive health, bioethics, therapeutics and more.

Your third and fourth years are clinically based and present the opportunity to explore the different disciplines of medicine such as paediatrics and surgery. You are required to complete eight to nine week discipline-based rotations in a clinical setting, and further develop your research skills with a translational research project based in the health sector. There are rural/remote training opportunities and for some students, placement with the Rural Clinical School in third-year.

Essential elements of our Medical postgraduate degree include:

• Access to innovative clinical skills training
• Learning from clinical academics who are experts in their fields
• Aboriginal health, rural and remote placements
• A problem-based learning curriculum delivered in small groups in years one and two
• Clinical placements in both the public and private sector hospitals in years three and four
• A liberal arts education in bioethics
• Applied research project in an area of interest to you

Medicine Information Session

A Doctor of Medicine degree can lead to many career opportunities depending on your area of specialisation or interest. Careers include Medical practitioners, cardiologists, physiologists, obstetricians, gastroenterologists, neurologists, and oncologists.

A Doctor of Medicine degree can lead to many career opportunities depending on your area of specialisation or interest. Careers include General practice, Surgery, Physician, Public health, Medical Education, Medical research, Government departments, Not-for-profit organisations.

Year One

• Foundations of a Medical Vocation

Year Two

• Foundations of Clinical Practice

Year Three

• Clinical Apprenticeships/ Clinical Apprenticeships in a Rural Setting
• Systematic Research Inquiry

Year Four

• Preparing for Internship

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.

Year One

• Foundations of a Medical Vocation

Year Two

• Foundations of Clinical Practice

Year Three

• Clinical Apprenticeships/ Clinical Apprenticeships in a Rural Setting
• Systematic Research Inquiry

Year Four

• Preparing for Internship

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.