Doctorate (PhD)
School of Medicine, Sydney Campus
The Doctor of Medical Science is awarded on the basis of a body of work completed over the course of your career. You must hold a degree qualifying you to practise medicine, and submit a thesis comprised of an original exegesis and a collection of publications completed over your research career.
The Pro Vice Chancellor-Research, on the advice of the Dean of the School, determines admission to the Doctor of Medical Science Award.
Applicants to the Doctor of Medical Science Award are expected to satisfy the following criteria:
In addition to the academic criteria listed above, applicants are normally expected to satisfy the following:
You may be required to demonstrate an ability to understand and communicate in both written and spoken English at a level adequate for the purpose of pursuing the program of study.
The Professional Doctorate is a research degree designed to meet the needs of professionals who aspire to achieve academic excellence and lead the development of knowledge within their profession. The program seeks to examine crucial professional topics and integrate professional experience with scholarly inquiry. In particular, it aims to generate a research-based approach, providing answers to questions relevant to the professions or industry and encouraging a systematic way of collecting, analysing and interpreting data. For this reason, we recommend you seek the support of a relevant professional body, employer or industry group in defining your research area.
*The Doctor of Medical Science degree is based on the examination of a portfolio comprised of selected key published works by the candidate, bound with an original unifying paper synthesising the results contained in the individual papers.
The portfolio should be submitted at the time of enrolment in the program.
The student will be enrolled in one part-time course of supervised research for administrative purposes, and be charged such fees as from time to time are deemed appropriate.
Full details of the program are contained in the Program Regulations.