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Pathway to Medicine and Dentistry

The University of Western Australia is the only Group of Eight University in Perth offering both Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery in 2009.

Taylors College is fully committed to ensuring you receive the best possible academic preparation for university studies.

Applying through UWAFP to Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or the Bachelor of Dental Science at UWA (BDSc)

Requirements
Aptitude test	International Student Admissions Test (ISAT)
Interview	Meeting the required threshold will be interviewed
Minimum Course Average Score required (2008)	78%
Bookmark	www.studyat.uwa.edu.au/undergrad/international/admission/meddent

MBBS and BDSc Application Procedure

International Student Admissions Test (ISAT)

ISAT is a three-hour multiple choice test. The test focuses on the generic and cross-curricular skills that underpin academic performance. ISAT is not a test of subject-specific knowledge. Rather, it aims to assess candidates’ cognitive ability, and Critical and Quantitative Reasoning skills.

Critical Reasoning – comprehending and analysing information; understanding, applying and extending ideas; drawing appropriate conclusions; evaluating arguments. These questions use material from the humanities and social sciences.
Quantitative Reasoning – analysis and application of information; drawing conclusions and making decisions; solving problems. These questions use material from mathematics and the sciences.

Registering for ISAT

Taylors College organises UWAFP students to sit the ISAT in May each year. Students register online to take the test at a date advised by the UWAFP Tertiary Advisor. The test is taken at Taylors College, a registered ISAT testing centre.

For more information visit: http://www.acer.edu.au/isat/

Interview

The interview is the third stage of the application process. ISAT and academic scores will determine if you are offered an interview in early December.

You will need to book your own interview time online. The purpose of the interview is to consider a range of personal attributes which are considered desirable in medical practitioners, such as motivation and commitment, ability to assist and work with others, ability to think critically, awareness of health and diversity issues,as well as communication skills.

You will need to show an ability to provide thoughtful and informed answers.

MBBS and BDSc Application Timeline

March - May	Register to sit ISAT (registration date changes yearly)
30 June	Submit an application to the University by 30 June to be considered (You must have sat the ISAT by 30 June to be considered)
Early December	Interview by the Faculty of Medicine,Dentistry and Health Sciences if you have achieved the appropriate threshold in both the ISAT and your current studies.
Mid December	Once academic results are received, you will be assessed on the three components: Academic results Performance in the ISAT and Performance in the structured interview
Late December	Offers will be made by the UWA International Centre