Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine

Program Overview

This seven-year double degree combines a three-year Arts degree with a four-year Doctor of Medicine (MD). The program emphasizes small group learning, hands-on clinical experience from the second year, and global immersion opportunities. Graduates are eligible for registration with medical boards in Australia and New Zealand and can pursue various careers in medicine, research, and allied fields.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This qualification allows exceptional students to commence a 3-year undergraduate arts degree followed by the 4-year Doctor of Medicine (MD). Your background in arts will prove invaluable and leave you better prepared for any career in medicine.

Teaching:

The program focuses on small group, team-based learning and integrating theory with practice in the MD. The Doctor of Medicine program increases clinical exposure and immersion throughout your degree in rural and urban settings with integration into medical teams. Students are directly supervised on wards, in clinics and in community settings by experienced clinicians and educators. The entire fourth-year of the MD program acts as a pre-internship, giving students full clinical immersion. Clinical knowledge, reasoning and other skills are built on a foundation of biomedical sciences. Students will gain hands-on experience from as early as their second week of the MD program.

Careers:

Our graduates can be found in a broad range of careers and roles, including:

• General practitioner or specialist
• Surgeon
• Researcher
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Forensic anthropologist
• Government policy officer
• Medical journalist
• Aid worker
• Management consultancy
• Teaching
• Medical administration
• Medical communication

Other:

Graduates are eligible for registration by medical boards in all Australian states and territories and in New Zealand. One year of internship is required prior to full registration. Most subject areas within the double degree allow you to take part in an international exchange program. These programs enable you to enhance your skills in a language other than English and your knowledge of other societies and cultures. As a student in the Doctor of Medicine, you will have contact with patients and observe aspects of disease throughout your four years of study, with clinical placements at world-renowned institutes, and established elective placement opportunities in Europe, Africa, North America and Asia. You will have access to placement opportunities in both rural and international settings. For example, medical students can apply to undertake a one-year clinical placement in their third or fourth year at our School of Rural Health in Dubbo or Orange. The MD program offers dedicated time to complete a substantial research project in year three over a 14-week period. Students also have the opportunity to develop skills in specific areas (personalised pathways) through elective and selective studies. As a graduate of the Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine, you will be committed to rational, compassionate healthcare and medical research of the highest quality.