Table 2 Overview of each medical training pathway in Australia

The University of Adelaide

Domestic– Recent secondary education

Medical Studies/MD

Metropolitan campus

Four-week to year-long rural placements

School leaver

136 domestic places (40 rural)

Domestic– Higher Education Study

Medical Studies/MD

Metropolitan campus

Four-week to year-long rural placements

School leaver

136 domestic places (40 rural)

International

Medical Studies/MD

Metropolitan campus

Four-week to year-long rural placements

School leaver

30

Aboriginal Access Scheme

Medical Studies/MD

Metropolitan campus

Four-week to year-long rural placements

School leaver

4

Australian National University

Health Sciences

MChD

Metropolitan campus

One-week to year-long rural placements

Graduate

30 domestic (10 rural) and 20 international

Philosophy (Honours)

MChD

Metropolitan campus

One-week to year-long rural placements

Graduate

10 domestic and 10 international

Domestic

MChD

Metropolitan campus

One-week to year-long rural placements

Graduate

90 (29% rural)

International

MChD

Metropolitan campus

One-week to year-long rural placements

Graduate

20

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pathway

MChD

Metropolitan campus

One-week to year-long rural placements

Graduate

Not reported

Bond University

Undergraduate

Medical Studies/MD

Metropolitan campus

School leaver

144

Graduate

Medical Studies/MD

Metropolitan campus

Graduate

36

Lateral

Medical Studies/MD

Metropolitan campus

Lateral

Based on availability

Charles Sturt University (CSU) and Western Sydney University (WSU)

CSU - Domestic

MD

Rural campus

School leaver

Not reported

CSU– Rural

MD

Rural campus

School leaver

Not reported (80% rural; all domestic pathways)

CSU– First Nations

MD

Rural campus

School leaver

Not reported

WSU - Domestic

MD

Metropolitan campus

Rural placements available

School leaver

120 domestic places (total)

WSU– Rural

MD

Metropolitan campus

Rural placements up to one-year available

School leaver

15

WSU– Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

MD

Metropolitan campus

Rural placements up to one-year available

School leaver

Not reported

WSU - International

MD

Metropolitan campus

School leaver

20

Curtin University

School leaver

MBBS

Metropolitan campus

Opportunity for rural placements

School leaver

110 (25% rural) across all domestic pathways

Non-school leaver course switchers

MBBS

Metropolitan campus

Opportunity for rural placements

School leaver

110 (25% rural) across all domestic pathways

Graduates

MBBS

Metropolitan campus

Opportunity for rural placements

School leaver

110 (25% rural) across all domestic pathways

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

MBBS

Metropolitan campus

Opportunity for rural placements

School leaver

110 (25% rural) across all domestic pathways

International

MBBS

Metropolitan campus

Opportunity for rural placements

School leaver

10

Deakin University

General domestic

MD

Metropolitan campus

Rural placements available (years 3 and 4)

Graduate

136 across all pathways (25% rural + 30 places in the rural pathway)

Rural

MD

Rural campus

Graduate

30

International

MD

Metropolitan campus

Rural placements available (years 3 and 4)

Graduate

15

Indigenous entry

MD

Metropolitan campus

Rural placements available (years 3 and 4)

Graduate

6

Flinders University

Undergraduate entry South Australia

Clinical Sciences/MD

Metropolitan campus

School leaver

Not reported

Provisional entry Northern Territory

Clinical sciences/MD

Rural campus

Provisional

12

Graduate entry South Australia

MD

Metropolitan campus

Year-long rural placements available

Graduate

90 (28% total places rural)

Graduate entry Northern Territory

MD

Rural campus

Graduate

18

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

MD

Rural or metropolitan campus

Graduate

Not reported

Griffith University

Domestic

MD

Metropolitan campus

Rural placements available (years 3 and 4)

Graduate

198 across all pathways (proportion of places for rural applicants)

International

MD

Metropolitan campus

Graduate

35

First peoples health

MD

Metropolitan campus

Graduate

Not reported

James Cook University

Domestic

MBBS

Rural campus

School leaver

170

International

MBBS

Rural campus

School leaver

Not reported

Macquarie University

General

MD

Metropolitan campus

Graduate

70

International

MD

Metropolitan campus

Graduate

20

Indigenous Pathway

MD

Metropolitan campus

Graduate

Not reported

The University of Melbourne

Standard (domestic/International)

MD

Metropolitan campus

Most of the MD completed in clinical schools (including rural)

Graduate

355 across all pathways (30% rural)

Guaranteed

MD

Metropolitan campus

Most of the MD completed in clinical schools (including rural)

Graduate

Not reported

Rural

MD

Rural campus

Graduate

30

Indigenous

MD

Metropolitan campus

Most of the MD completed in clinical schools (including rural)

Graduate

Not reported

Monash University

School leaver

Medical science/MD

Metropolitan campus

Rural placements available for years 3–5

School leaver

~ 234 direct entry

Graduate domestic

MD

Rural campus

Graduate

73 (30 rural)

Graduate international

MD

Metropolitan campus

Graduate

Not reported

University of Newcastle and the University of New England

General domestic

Medical science/MD

Rural or metropolitan campus

Rural placements available

School leaver

170 (30–33% rural)

International

Medical science/MD

Metropolitan campus

School leaver

Not reported

Equity pathway

Medical science/MD

Rural or metropolitan campus

School leaver

6

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Medical science/MD

Rural or metropolitan campus

School leaver

Not reported

University of Notre Dame

General Freemantle

MD

Rural campus

Graduate

100 (28% of CSPs rural) across all pathways

General Sydney

MD

Metropolitan campus

Rural clinical school sites

Graduate

100 (28% of CSPs rural) across all pathways

International Freemantle

MD

Rural campus

Graduate

10

International Sydney

MD

Metropolitan campus

Rural clinical school sites

Graduate

50

Aboriginal entry - Freemantle

MD

Rural campus

Graduate

10

Aboriginal entry - Sydney

MD

Metropolitan campus

Graduate

Not reported

Priority pathway

MD

Rural or Metropolitan campus

Rural clinical school sites

Graduate

Not reported

Assured pathway

MD

Metropolitan campus

Rural clinical school sites

Provisional

30

The University of Sydney

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Arts or Science/MD

Metropolitan campus

School leaver

30

Graduate metropolitan

MD

Metropolitan campus

Graduate

300 places across all pathways

Graduate rural

MD

Rural campus

Graduate

24

Graduate– Indigenous Facilitated Entry

MD

Rural or metropolitan campus

Graduate

Not reported

Indigenous Entry Scheme

MD

Metropolitan campus

Graduate

70

The University of New South Wales

Domestic

Bachelor of arts or medical studies/MD

Metropolitan campus

School leaver

198 across all pathways

International

Bachelor of arts or medical studies/MD

Metropolitan campus

School leaver

100

Rural

Bachelor of arts or medical studies/MD

Metropolitan campus year 1; remaining time rural

School leaver

198 across all pathways

Gateway

Bachelor of arts or medical studies/MD

Metropolitan campus year 1; remaining time rural or metropolitan

School leaver

10

Lateral

Bachelor of arts or medical studies/MD

Metropolitan campus

Lateral

10

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Bachelor of arts or medical studies/MD

Metropolitan campus

School leaver

Not reported

The University of Queensland

Provisional - Brisbane

Any undergraduate/MD

Metropolitan campus

Provisional

135 (28% rural) across all pathways

Provisional– Darling-Downs/SouthWest

Biomedical Science/MD

Rural campus

Provisional

135 (28% rural) across all pathways

Provisional– Central Queensland/Wide Bay

Medical Sciences/MD

Rural campus

Provisional

135 (28% rural) across all pathways

Provisional - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander -Brisbane

Any undergraduate/MD

Metropolitan campus

Provisional

Not reported

Provisional - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander -Central Queensland/Wide Bay

Medical Sciences/MD

Rural campus

Provisional

Not reported

Provisional - International

Any undergraduate/MD

Metropolitan campus

Provisional

195, all pathways (including Ochsner)

Graduate - Brisbane

MD

Metropolitan campus

Graduate

135 (28% rural across all pathways)

Graduate– Darling-Downs/SouthWest

MD

Metropolitan campus (year 1), rural years 2–4

Graduate

30 (28% rural across all pathways)

Graduate– Central Queensland/Wide Bay

MD

Metropolitan campus (year 1), rural years 2–4

Graduate

60 (28% rural across all pathways)

Graduate - International

MD

Metropolitan campus

Graduate

Not reported

Graduate - Ochsner

MD

Metropolitan and international

Graduate

Not reported

Graduate- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

MD

Not reported

Graduate entry

Not reported

The University of Tasmania

Domestic

Medical sciences/MD

Rural campus

School leaver

50% rural across all domestic pathways

Rural

Medical sciences/MD

Rural campus

School leaver

50% rural across all domestic pathways

International

Medical sciences/MD

Rural campus

School leaver

NA

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Medical sciences/MD

Rural campus

School leaver

Not reported

The University of Western Australia

Domestic - School leaver

Biomedicine/MD

Metropolitan campus

Year-long rural placements available

Provisional

103 (30 rural)

International - School leaver

Biomedicine/MD

Metropolitan campus

Provisional

40 (0 rural)

Indigenous - School leaver

Biomedicine/MD

Metropolitan campus

Year-long rural placements available

Provisional

10% of available places

Graduate - Domestic

Biomedicine/MD

Metropolitan campus

Year-long rural placements available

Graduate

103 (30% rural)

Graduate - International

Biomedicine/MD

Metropolitan campus

Graduate

20

Graduate - Indigenous

Biomedicine/MD

Metropolitan campus

Year-long rural placements available

Graduate

10% of available places

The University of Wollongong

General

MD

Rural campus

Graduate

84 across all pathways

Rural

MD

Rural campus

Graduate

39

International

MD

Rural campus

Graduate

15

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

MD

Rural campus

Graduate

4