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Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine
5 years full-time, up to maximum of 7 years 
Hobart, Cradle Coast
5 years full-time Hobart* 
CRICOS 107736D
Clinical Experience
Access to training within the Tasmanian health system gives you hands-on mentoring and clinical experience.
Placements for success
Our medical course has a 100% intern placement rate in Tasmanian hospitals.
Learning Facilities
Learn in our state-of-the-art facilities and alongside skilled practitioners.
Application closing dates for 2025 study for international students only
- Offer round 1: 13 May 2024
- Offer round 2: 15 July 2024
- Offer round 3: 16 September 2024
- Offer round 4: 18 November 2024
Note that aside from the above dates, the entry requirement information currently available on the course page is for the 2024 intake into medicine. Full entry requirement information for 2025 will be updated on that page in mid-2024.
Learn the theory and practical skills required for an exciting career in medicine.
Our Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (BMedScMD), will prepare you as a doctor to take a front-line leadership role in health care delivery.
Foundation Years
Students will undertake predominantly campus-based learning programs, including lectures, tutorials and practical classes. Patient contact will be introduced in the first two years in a variety of environments, exposing students to a range of healthcare practices with particular emphasis on community and rural settings. This experience will produce graduates with the flexibility to adapt to a range of healthcare environments in their future careers
Clinical Years
A focussed transition to learning in clinical settings will occur in the third year.
In Years three, four and five, you'll have immersive clinical experiences to prepare you for an internship and your future career as a medical professional.
Students will be involved in a series of clinical rotations including some electives. Students have the opportunity to undertake the final three (3) years of the course in clinical placements at one of the three Clinical Schools:
- Hobart Clinical School
- Launceston Clinical School
- Rural Clinical School in Burnie
Students will be allocated to any of these three Clinical Schools.
Students will learn with other health professionals to develop team skills and foster a multi-disciplinary approach to healthcare.
To further support the development of desirable workplace graduate skills in research, leadership, entrepreneurship, health systems change and professional practice, you will have the opportunity to engage in a professional practice project during your degree.
The BMedScMD curriculum has four Domains as its organising principle, under which the learning outcomes are grouped and assessed. They incorporate the University of Tasmania's graduate profile objectives and the Australian Medical Council’s recommendations regarding knowledge, skills and attitudes of a medical graduate.
The four Domains are:
- Clinical Practice (the medical graduate as practitioner)
- Professionalism and Leadership (the medical graduate as a professional and leader).
- Health and Society (the medical graduate as a health advocate) and
- Science and Scholarship (the medical graduate as scientist and scholar)
Teaching and learning strategies have been designed to challenge students to explore current concepts and develop new thinking.
The curriculum uses a learner-centred approach, seeking to help students respond flexibly to unfamiliar and complex information or situations.
An important principle is 'situated' learning which encourages engagement and enhances recall. There is a focus on regular Case Based Learning (CBL) activities to integrate and reinforce important concepts.
Do you live in a regional or remote area of Australia, including any part of Tasmania? If so, you may be eligible to apply via the Rural Pathway which supports students from rural areas to study medicine. Just answer the questions about rurality when completing your application online. For advice and further information about our Rural Entry Pathway please visit Rural Entry Pathways or contact us with your enquiry.
The College of Health and Medicine is committed to supporting those that identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to achieve their educational aspirations. For advice and further information about our Aboriginal Entry Pathway (AEP), please visit AEP Pathways or contact us with your enquiry.
Beginning in 2025, students will be able to study their whole BMedScMD course on the beautiful North West Coast of Tasmania. Students can apply for this option through the Tasmanian Rural Training Stream.
We prioritise entry to this scheme for applicants from rural and regional areas. If you are from a rural area and interested in a rural career, this training stream is for you!
From 2025, 20 domestic places are available applicants applying for the Tasmanian Rural Training Stream.
Priority for this training stream will be the rural and regional footprint defined as a geographical area comprising all Tasmanian MM3-7 locations, as well as Tasmanian postcodes beginning with 73(XX) and 72(XX).
Places in this scheme are open to all domestic applicants and assessed on the same criteria.
Information for the 2025 intake will be available on the course page in mid 2024.
Acceptance of a place in the Tasmanian Rural Training Stream will require you to complete all years of your BMedScMD course at the Cradle Coast campus (Burnie) and associated training sites.
Enhance your career with further postgraduate studies. For information on our postgraduate study options, please visit our further study page.
Please visit the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine course page for further information on the degree, including application dates and entry requirements.
* Subject to international student visa conditions if applicable.
Career opportunities
Once you've completed the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine, you'll be eligible to apply for provisional registration to undertake training in an approved hospital as an intern.
On successful completion of your internship, you can apply for general registration as a Medical Practitioner in Australia and New Zealand. You'll also be able to choose an area of specialisation in which to develop your future career.
Graduates can apply to specialise in a wide variety of fields such as general practice, internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, pathology, anaesthesia, radiology or psychiatry.
Graduates may also become medical administrators in hospitals or government departments, or develop academic careers which include teaching and medical research.
Medicine graduates are in high demand. Here are some of the careers projected to grow into 2026^.
15.9%
Health Professionals
Predicted job growth to 2026
10.2%
General Practitioners and
Resident Medical Officers
Predicted job growth to 2026
27%
Specialist Physicians
Predicted job growth to 2026
^ National Skills Commission five year projections from November 2020 to November 2026.
