Theme III: Foundations of medicine
As the term‘ foundations’ implies, much of the knowledge and concepts that underpin medicine – both in the basic medical sciences and in the clinical sciences – are delivered within this theme. In the early semesters, a system-based structure is adopted, in which the basic sciences of anatomy, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology and physiology of each system are taught in an integrated manner and from a clinically relevant perspective.
YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5
Overall Structure of Theme lll: Foundations of Medicine |
• Molecular and cellular defence
• Integration and movement
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• Cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and haematology
• Hormones, sex growth and nutrition
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• Multi system disease
• Integrated medicine and surgery
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• Women’ s and children’ s health
• General practice and psychological health
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• Student internship
• Selectives
• Electives
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Theme IV: Clinical skills
This theme encompasses the whole range of clinical skills from the earliest to the later parts of the course. In the early years, you’ ll go on general practice and rural visits and be introduced to community clinics and hospitals. Multi-professional education is encouraged via potential educational interactions with nurses, paramedics, radiographers and other healthcare professionals during a range of rural health activities. Your later years will include advanced elective experiences in diverse medical workplaces, both within and outside the hospital environment.
YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5
Overall Structure of Theme IV: Clinical Skills |
• Community visits
• First Aid course including CPR
• Clinical skills laboratory
• Clinical and communication skills
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• Clinical and communication skills linked with systems teaching
• Rural rotations
• Clinical skills laboratory
• Teamwork experiences
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• Medicine and surgery
• Communication skills in clinical setting
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• Skills in Clinical rotations
• Women’ s and children’ s health
• Psychiatry and general practice medicine
• Medical teamwork experiences
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• Clinical skills laboratory for one intensive week prior to student internship
• Student internship
• Rural rotations
• Teamwork
• Leadership
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BEFORE YOU APPLY
Entry requirements See page 28 for details.
If you’ ve completed your pre-university studies, you can apply for entry into the medicine course at Monash University. Your application will be assessed based on a combination of:
• pre-university qualifications( e. g. A Level, International Baccalaureate Diploma, Monash University Foundation Year, South Australian Matriculation, Australian Matriculation, or STPM)
• International Student Admissions Test( ISAT)
• adequate performance in the Multiple Mini Interviews
• English proficiency.
Pre-university qualifications You’ ll need to have satisfactorily completed an appropriate pre-university course. Results of your pre-university studies must be available prior to the commencement of the medicine course. See page 28 for more details.
International Student Admission Test( ISAT) You’ re required to undertake the ISAT. Your results will contribute towards the overall ranking for entry into the course. For further information about ISAT, including test centres and closing dates, please visit their website at www. acer. edu. au / isat or enquire at:
ISAT office Australian Council for Educational Research 19 Prospect Hill Rd, Camberwell, VIC, Australia 3124
Telephone: + 61 3 9277 5357 Fax: + 61 3 9277 5757 Email: isat @ acer. org
Multiple Mini Interviews( MMI) The Multiple Mini Interviews will be conducted online. Other interview sites may also be announced, so please check our website and with local agents. The interview format is designed to evaluate whether you possess the relevant personal qualities to succeed in the medicine course, and you’ ll be assessed by trained interviewers. MMI stations will comprise a series of scenarios and associated questions focusing on your relevant personal qualities such as:
• motivation
• communication skills
• critical thinking
• ethical / empathetic reasoning.
The MMI consists of four sequential interview stations. At each station, you’ ll be interviewed for eight minutes, followed by a two-minute changeover( i. e. 10 minutes per station), with a circuit that takes 40 minutes to complete. If you haven’ t been invited to participate, you cannot request for an interview.
English proficiency You must be proficient in English. This can be demonstrated through one of the following:
• Higher score in English( Australian Year 12 equivalent)
• 1119 Bahasa Inggeris – CEFR( SPM)( awarded from 2021 onwards): A grade or above in SPM English language and CEFR B2, C1 or C2; OR GCE O Level English Language – 1119( SPM)( prior to 2021): B grade
• IELTS( Academic)/ IELTS One Skill Retake( Academic)/ IELTS Online: An overall score of 7.0 or greater with no individual band less than 6.5
• TOEFL iBT / TOEFL iBT Paper Edition: An overall score of 94 or greater with 20 in Listening, 19 in Reading, 20 in Speaking and 24 in Writing
• Pearson Test of English( Academic): An overall score of 65 or above with no Communication Skills lower than 58
• C1 Advanced / C2 Proficiency: An overall score of 185 with no skill score lower than 176
• Higher score in GCE A Level English.
Monash English Bridging is not accepted for admission into this program.
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