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2021Bachelor of MedicineBachelor or SurgeryEntry Information for Domestic ApplicantsJames Cook University Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree is a 6 yearundergraduate course and is primarily for school leavers (i.e. applicants who havecompleted Year 12 or equivalent in the last two years). A limited number of placesmay be available for non-school leavers.This program aims to produce graduates of the highest academicstandards, who can progress to medical practice and to further studies inmedical specialties. Graduates will be uniquely qualified in the fields ofrural/remote and Indigenous health and tropical medicine.Students are based in Townsville for the first three years of the degree.Health service placements are undertaken in every year of the degree,including placements in rural areas. Year 4 can be undertaken in eitherCairns or Townsville. The majority of students in Years 5 and 6 of thedegree relocate for the entire two years to other College of Medicine andDentistry teaching sites such as Cairns, Mackay and Darwin.This course is accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC).Important Dates4 AUG Application opening date for JCU Application Form4 AUGApplication opening date QTAC30 SEPT Closing date for JCU Application Form30 SEPT Closing date for QTAC Application9 OCT, 4PM (AEST) Prediction of Academic Achievement (PAA) formto be received by the Division of Tropical Healthand Medicine2020Overview13 NOV Email notification of invitation to attend interview1-10 DEC Interviews held at JCU Townsville Campus or24 DECEmail notification of invitation to attend Januaryinterviewjcu.edu.au/dthm1CRICOS Provider Code 00117JOnline
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE BACHELOR OF SURGERY2021 ENTRY INFORMATION FOR DOMESTIC APPLICANTSIMPORTANT DATES CONTINUED4-5 JAN Interviews held at JCU Townsville Campus or Online202114 JANQTAC offers released to applicants19 JAN Last date to respond to QTAC January offerround, applicants must respond to QTAC and JCUNEW ZEALAND CITIZENSNew Zealand Citizens need to apply as Domestic Applicant.NEW ZEALAND PERMANENT RESIDENTSNew Zealand permanent residents need to apply as International Applicant.15 FEBOrientation Week beginsSummary of selection process22 FEBJCU Academic Year beginsApplicants will be evaluated based on the following criteria: Academic performance in Year 12 studies or in subsequent tertiarystudies as provided through QTACSubmissionsPlease read the information below before applying for the Bachelor ofMedicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course at James Cook University.The Application Form for selection into the James Cook University degreeof Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery is to be returned:By PostDivision of Tropical Health and MedicinePO Box 864, Aitkenvale Business CentreQLD 4814 AustraliaIn PersonStudent CentreEducation Central Building 134Townsville Campus QLD 4811 AustraliaThe application closing date is 30 September, 2020. Applicationspostmarked1 after this date will NOT be accepted.How do I apply?The MBBS application process has three distinct stages. You will needto submit an application directly to James Cook University (by filling inthe application form) AND apply online through QTAC. You may also beinvited to attend an interview.AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAITISLANDER APPLICANTSThe College of Medicine and Dentistry is committed to contributingto the University’s desire to increase the number of Australian Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander people who participate in its programs, andmakes particular effort to encourage Indigenous students to participate inmedical education. It is committed to responding to their identified highereducation needs. A key objective of the JCU College of Medicine andDentistry is to graduate Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderdoctors.Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants interested inpursuing a career in Medicine should contact the Indigenous Educationand Research Centre via email at ierc@jcu.edu.au. for more information.1. Postmarked refers to the date stamp that the post office applies to the envelope once you have handed it in tobe mailed.jcu.edu.au/dthm Written component of the application form at interview of attributes suited to a career in Demonstrationmedicine.In 2021, the College of Medicine and Dentistry has availableapproximately 150 places in the first year of the MBBS degree.A limited number of places are allocated to nonschool leavers. Candidateswill be selected for interview on the basis of their written applicationand academic results (predicted or actual). Applicants will be selectedfor entry into the James Cook University MBBS degree based on theirperformance at interview and their academic results.INFORMATION FOR THOSE STUDYING YEAR 12 OREQUIVALENT THIS YEARThe Prediction of Academic Achievement sheet is to be completed byyour School Principal/Vice-Principal/ Guidance Officer or Director ofStudies (or equivalent) and returned to the Division of Tropical Health andMedicine medicine.forms@jcu.edu.au by 4pm Friday, 9 October 2020.The predicted information provided by schools is used to offer earlyinterviews to potential candidates prior to their actual results beingreleased. We also offer second round interviews early in January to ensurethat no applicants are disadvantaged if their host school does not providea PAA form or if the predicted results differ from their actual results.NB: Do NOT include the Prediction of Academic Achievement sheet withyour application form. JCU will not accept this form from the applicant.INFORMATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT STUDYINGYEAR 12 OR EQUIVALENT THIS YEARThe most recent course GPA (Grade Point Average) score will be used torank applicants who have commenced or completed tertiary studies.For 2020 intake, a GPA of 5.75 on a 7 point scale was required to beconsidered for an interview. While an applicant’s most recent GPA is giventhe most weight, the applicant’s entire academic profile as supplied byQTAC may be considered. An applicant’s other studies/qualifications thatdo not generate a GPA score will not be considered when determiningthe rankings for interview. For example applicants must have completedsenior secondary or commenced Bachelor level or higher to be eligible forconsideration.Graduate applicants with a health science undergraduate degree may beconsidered for entry into the MBBS degree beyond Year 1 level, subject tothe academic performance of the most recent qualification.2
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE BACHELOR OF SURGERY2021 ENTRY INFORMATION FOR DOMESTIC APPLICANTSINFORMATION FOR NEW ZEALAND APPLICANTSSTUDYING NCEA THIS YEARNew Zealand students studying and completing the National Certificate ofEducational Achievement (NCEA) in 2020 are unlikely to receive their NCEAresults early enough to be considered for entry to the Bachelor of Medicine,Bachelor of Surgery at JCU in 2021. Due to the expected timing of the releaseof the NCEA results, students currently studying and completing the NCEA areencouraged to apply to JCU in 2021, for the 2022 entry intake for Bachelor ofMedicine, Bachelor of Surgery.UCATPlease note that James Cook University does NOT use the University ClinicalAptitude Test (UCAT) as part of their selection process.INTERVIEWSA limited number of applicants will be invited for interview. Selection ofapplicants to be interviewed will be based on evaluation of the writtenapplication together with all available information regarding academicperformance. To be considered for a place in medicine, applicants must attendhuman body – introductory histology and microscopic Genetics and HModules Unsuccessful applicantsexamination of cells and tissues – the structure andThis module provthe interview at the allocated time and date.function of the four primary tissues of the body andof genetic inheritEcology of Health 1 (EH1)Changes to allocated times/dates cannot be considered due to the volumetheir interactionsin– bodystructureafromcells-tissuesdisease. It examinapplicantwhowithhasthebeen unsuccessfulobtainingplacein the JamesEcology of HealthAn1 providesthe studentof interviews. 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Studeyour email address is correct and up to date.of health and health care, and the foundations ofbroader ethical anat JCU.medical professionalism,communication skills,The basic principles of metabolism (pharmacokinetics)on patients, theirteamwork, and ethics. It introduces the conceptsInformation regarding an applicant or an application is confidential andand physiological effects (pharmacodynamics) ofa degree maya future application to a medical professioof the biomedicalUndertakingand psychosocial suchdeterminantsdrugsstrengthenwill also be introduced.cannot be released to members of family or friends. Applicants will beof health and inequities in health and healthmedical school, through one of the following paths:Musculoskeletcare delivery, and the epidemiological tools toresponsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements. TheEndocrine System (ENDO)This module will dmeasure these. It aims to foster ological After graduation, being accepted for a graduateentry medical programCollege of Medicine and Dentistry is unable to assist with accommodationfunction of the mbehaviour, attitudes supportive of addressing healthregulation of body function. It discusses thein human movemat one oftheUniversitieswhichclasseshaveofa hormones,graduate-entrymedicalbut information on accommodation can be found under “Contact Details”inequities, respect and teamworkwithotherhealthdifferentreceptors andtheir degreeof bone and muscprofessionals, and an xtendsknowledge(in Queensland, the University of Queensland and Griffith University);in this document.and the integratiohealth system and its influence on health and welfare of the hypothalamo-pituitary axis. Endocrinean understandingorof individuals and populations.contributions to homeostasis are discussed includingSuccessful applicants for a place in theMBBS degreethose contributing to reproductive function, fluidof movement. De (MTC)Obtaining acceptance in anda futureyearinto intermediaryJames CookUniversity undertaken of theMolecules to Cellselectrolytebalance,metabolism,upper and lower lMolecules to Cells introducesstudentsthegrowth, andThe modulealso oneintroducesBacheloroftoMedicine,Bachelorof stress.Surgerythroughof the limitedstudy of the skelemolecular structure of compounds that make upmajor pathophysiologies of the endocrineand peripheral innnumberof placesmade availablenon-schoolleavers.living organisms, transportmechanismsemployedsystem. Thisforincludesmajor causesof hypo/hyperblood supply andby cells to take up compounds required for survivalsecretion of hormones and the consequences ofundertakingin onetheand the metabolicUnsuccessfulpathways used byapplicantsliving cells to consideringabnormalitiesof secretion orstudiesresponsivenessin eofachQTAC will make an offer for the highest preference for which you qualify.Ecology of Heaharvest energy from withview tomajoreventualacceptanceinto this medical Ecology of HealthSuccessful applicants are required to follow the QTAC procedure foramounts of energyabovereleased from the breakdown ofinclude basic epidschool,shouldbe awarethatReproductivethe numberMedicineof placesavailable for nonschoolcarbohydrates, fatsand proteinare discussedwith an(REPRO)acceptance of a place in the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgeryprofiles and patteemphasis on howleaverthe metabolicpathwaysinvolvedThis moduleprovidesBacheloran overviewofof icine,analysis. 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It discusses thedeterminants of hBachelor ofIt would be inappropriate and unwiseDNA replication, transcriptionandSurgerytranslationisarevery limited.different classes of hormones, receptors and theirhealth care dApplicants who have been offered a place and who are seeking creditfor and thefordiscussedbasicantoolsof molecular biologyare mechanismsof actionand extendsknowledgeunsuccessfulapplicantto see thateventualoutcomeas anythingandattitudes in owofthehypothalamo-pituitaryaxis.Endocrineprevious study will need to complete the Application for Credit form andotherthan a possibility.understanding ofhealthy cells surviveand reproduce;later subjects will contributions to homeostasis are discussed includingof subpopulationsubmit online or to the JCU Student Centre:cover what can go wrong and what effect this has onthose contributing to reproductive function, fluidculturally and lingRequirements for graduate entrytomedicalschoolsatotherUniversitiesthe health of an individual.and electrolyte balance, intermediary metabolism,the Aboriginal anTownsvillegrowth,and stress. Themodule also introducesvary between Universities, butare normallycontingentupon performancepeople with disabCells to Life (CTL)major pathophysiologies of the endocrinein a bachelorand the Graduate Australian Medicalissues, the healthCells to Life is a centralintroductorydegree,foundationan interviewGround Floor, Education Central, Building 134system. This includes major causes of hypo/hyperof the aged popuscience module thatbroadlyAdmissionintroduces theTestareas(GAMSAT).Schoolsecretion of hormones and the consequences ofPhone (07) 4781 5255understand the wof structure and function of cells and tissues andabnormalities of secretion or responsiveness in e achsocial, environmeEmail enrolments@jcu.edu.authe regulation andFurthercoordinationof cell and tissuemajor hormoneinformationcan be obtainedfromsystem.the relevant Universities andthe prevention offunction through the human life cycle. The majorGAMSATofficeat andthe Australian Council of Education Research behavioural chanlearning areas are:theIntroductionto thestructureCairnschronic disease.function of the cell – overview of the function of theGound Floor of Building A1Phone (07) 4232 1000Email enrolments@jcu.edu.aujcu.edu.au/dthm(ACER).GAMSAT Office at ACEREmail: gamsat@acer.edu.auPostal address: Private Bag 55, Camberwell VIC 3124https://gamsat.acer.org3
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE BACHELOR OF SURGERY2021 ENTRY INFORMATION FOR DOMESTIC APPLICANTSRequest for FeedbackJCU is not able to provide individuals with information or feedback abouttheir application due to the large number of applications received. Thisincludes information or feedback about an individual’s written applicationform or interview performance.Pre-requisitesFor entry into James Cook University’s Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelorof Surgery degree, applicants must have successfully completed foursemesters at Year 12 level and achieved an exit level of at least SoundAchievement in English (Units 3/4, C), Mathematical Methods (Units 3/4,C) and Chemistry (Units 3/4, C) or interstate or overseas equivalent. Thestudy of Physics and Biology is highly desirable.For international equivalents contact International Admissions via email:internationaladmissions@jcu.edu.auZealand, South Africa, UK or USA you will be requiredto meet the following English Proficiency requirement(Tests must be less than 2 years old at time ofadmission).Inherent Requirements and ReasonableAdjustmentsEnglish Language Test Minimum ScoresIELTS (academic module) with a minimum overallscore ofattributes,7 and a minimumscoreof 7behaviorsin three of theInherent requirements are the abilities,skillsandcomponents and 6.5 in one component (listening,needed to successfully complete thecourse.Findyourcoursereading, writing and speaking) in one sitting,requirements under Inherent Requirements.OR PTE Academic with a minimum overall scoreof 65 and a minimum score of 65 in three of theThis course may have specific admissionrequirements such asfour communicative skills (listening, reading,immunisation, the requirement towritingobtainSuitabilitytoinworkandaspeaking)and 58one component,with Children Card, National CriminalHistoryCheckand/orOR TOEFL(internetbased)with aotherminimum totalof 94with.and a minimumwritingscoreof 27,requirements that Students must scorecomplyStudentsmustcompleteOR TOEFL(paper based)score ofall Professional Experience Placementrequirementsbywiththea minimumprescribed557 plus a minimum Test of Written English score ofdeadlines and maintain currency ofall requirements in order to stay5.5.admitted to the course.In the final year of enrolment, students may berequired, at their own cost, to complete an Englishtest for the purposes of registration with the MedicalBoard of Australia.Professional Experience Placementinformation regarding registration can be foundStudents Professional Experience MorePlacementis a formal component ofon the Australian Health Practitioner Regulationthis course and prepares you for registrationand/oraccreditation asAgency (AHPRA)website:www.ahpra.gov.aua professional in your field. Visit Preparingfor Professional ExperiencePlacement for more information.VaccinationsPre-requisite subjectsFor entry into James Cook University’s Bachelor ofMedicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree, applicantsmust have successfully completed four semesters andexit level ofleast SoundBAchievementStudents must provide evidence ofachievedbeinganimmunetoatHepatitisandin English, Mathematics B and Chemistry or interstatethat they have been vaccinated ororevidencethattheyarenotsusceptibleoverseas equivalent. The study of Physics andfor the vaccine preventable diseases(VPD)of Measles,Biologyis highlydesirable. Mumps, RubellaVaccinationswithchildrenThe College of Medicine and Dentistry WorkingrecommendsadditionalStudentsmust provideandevidenceof beingwillimmuneQueensland lawregardingcontains provisionsvaccinationsstudentsreceive informationthesedesigned toto hepatitis B and that they have been vaccinated orensure that persons who are to work with ear.Informationon theevidence that they are not susceptible for the vaccine and young people are first assessed on their knownpre-placementfor the BachelorMedicine,Bachelorpreventablediseases (VPD)requirementsof Measles, Mumps,police MR); VaricellaPertussis.with Children Checkis a screeningprocess thatSurgerycan beandfoundat Preparing for ProfessionalExperiencePlacement.assesses your suitability to work with childrenProfessional experience placement is a requirementand young people. A person whose application isof this course and students may be engaged in rolesapproved will be issued with a Blue Card.where there is contact that would allow transmissionof a VPD. Students are required to comply withBecause the requirements for completion of thethe above requirement prior to commencing theirJames Cook University Medicine degree includeQueenslandlawcontainsprovisionsdesignedto ensurethatrequirementsfor studentsto personsundertake placementsfirst Professional Experience Placement or by theandpeoplebecause aarestudentundertakeonone or moreend ofwhothe firstperiodof theirstudiesand(or youngareteachingto workwithchildrenfirstwillassessedwhichever is sooner), otherwise their enrolment willwhich involve coming into contact withtheir known past police and disciplinaryplacementsinformation.The Working withbe terminated.young people, initial enrolment and continuingChildren Check is a screening precess thatassessessuitabilityworkenrolmentin theyourMedicinecourse aretoconditionalThe College of Medicine and Dentistry recommendsuponwhosethe ationisapprovedadditional vaccinations and students will receiveI. Eligibility of the student for a Blue Card at theinformationat thewill beregardingissuedthesewithvaccinationsa Blue Card.time of first enrolment;commencement of their first year. Information onII. Maintenance of that eligibility throughout thethe pre-placementrequirementsfortheBachelorBecause the requirements for completiondurationof the ofJamesCookthe course;andUniversityof Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery can be found atIII.acquisitionof a Blue Card prior toMedicinedegreeExperienceinclude requirementsforActualstudentsto undertakePreparingfor ProfessionalPlacement.commencement of placement.placements and because a student will undertake one or more placementsThis course may have specific admission requirementsIn the event that a student becomes ineligiblewhichinvolvethecomingintotocontactsuch asimmunisation,requirementobtain a with young people, initial enrolmentfor a Blue Card, at any time between the date nd continuing enrolment in the Medicinecourse areupon thefirst enrolmentand conditionalthe date of completionofcheck and/or other requirements that Students mustthe course, the student’s enrolment in the coursefollowing:complywith. Students must complete all Professionalmay be terminated. Therefore, persons who haveExperience Placement requirements by the prescribedreason atto believethat theymighthave difficulty inEligibilityI. andthe studentfor a Blue Cardthe timeof firstenrolment;deadlinesmaintain ofcurrencyof all requirementsobtaining a Blue Card should clarify the position inin order to stay admitted to the course.that regard before deciding to apply for enrolmentII. Maintenance of that eligibility throughoutthe duration of the degree;in the Medicine course. A person who will or mayandnot be able to obtain a Blue Card should not makeInherent Requirements andapplication for enrolment in the course.Working with ChildrenReasonableIII. ActualAdjustmentsacquisition of a Blue Card prior to commencement ofInherent requirementsare the fundamentalplacement.Contact detailsabilities, attributes, skills and behaviors needed tosuccessfullythe course.Find yourcourse ineligibleAdmissionsIn thecompleteevent thata studentbecomesfor a Blue Card, at anyrequirements under Inherent Requirements.Phone: 1800 246 446 (freecall)time between the date of first enrolment and the date of completion ofEmail: internationaladmissions@jcu.edu.authe degree, the student’s enrolment in www.jcu.edu.au/internationalthe degree will be aveCollegeMedicineDentistry(MMR); Varicella and Pertussis. For international equivalents contact Admissions via Professional experience placement is a aBlueCardshouldclarifytheirpositioninthatcomponent of this course and prepares you fore-mail: internationaladmissions@jcu.edu.auProfessional Experience Placement is a requirement of this course andregistrationand/oraccreditationas toa professionalJames enrolmentinthemedicaldegree.AIf you are unsure of the Australian pre-requisitefield. Visit Preparing for ect-handbookstudents may be engaged in roles requirementwhere thereis contactcontactwouldTertiaryallow in abletoobtainaBlueCardshouldnotmakeExperience Placement for more information.AdmissionsCentre(QTAC) at withthe websiteaddress:transmission of a VPD. Students arerequiredto complythe aboveapplication for enrolment in the degree.James Cook University dationrequirement prior to commencing their first Professional ExperiencePlacement or by the end of the first teaching period of their studies(whichever is sooner), otherwise their enrolment will be terminated.jcu.edu.au/dthm4CRICOS Provider Code: 00117J. Updated August 2018If you are unsure of the nguagerequirementscontact the Queensland Tertiary AdmissionsCentre(QTAC)atUnless your education was undertaken thein one of thewebsite address: www.qtac.edu.aufollowing countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE BACHELOR OF SURGERY2021 ENTRY INFORMATION FOR DOMESTIC APPLICANTSBonded Medical Place SchemeThe Australian Government provides additional publicly funded medicalschool places under the Bonded Medical Place (BMP) Scheme.Contact detailsBMP Scheme places are only open to Australian citizens or Australianpermanent residents who are new medical students entering the first yearof the medical degree whether graduate or undergraduate.STUDENT CENTREEach BMP Scheme student will have service obligations that require theindividuals concerned to work for a minimum period of time in districts ofworkforce shortage of their choice located in outer metropolitan, rural orremote areas. To obtain further information contact:Phone: Student Centre Townsville – 07 4781 5255Phone: Student Centre Cairns – 07 4232 1000Email: enquiries@jcu.edu.auwww.jcu.edu.auCOLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRYDepartment of Healthwww.jcu.edu.au/cmdEmail: INDIGENOUS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTREExisting Obligationwww.jcu.edu.au/iercJAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HANDBOOKStudents who have previously had a Bonded Place in an Australianmedical degree or who have held a Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship mayhave obligations not to take up a standard Commonwealth SupportedPlace (CSP) in a medical degree for a period of time. Before being admittedto a CSP in medicine at James Cook University, students will be asked toconfirm that they are not in breach of agreements or contracts with theAustralian Government in relation to bonded places or dbookScholarshipsQUEENSLAND TERTIARY ADMISSIONS CENTREA number of scholarships are available to applicants studying medicine.For information on available James Cook University Scholarships, consultthe Scholarship information on the JCU website: www.jcu.edu.au/scholarships-@-jcuJAMES COOK UNIVERSITY ACCOMMODATIONwww.jcu.edu.au/accommodationJAMES COOK UNIVERSITY ) www.qtac.edu.auINFORMATION ON THE GAMSAT EXAMINATIONhttps://gamsat.acer.orgINDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIPSTRUST FUNDThe Australian Medical Association (AMA) offer scholarships for theassistance and encouragement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderstudents studying for a medical degree at an Australian University.Applicants must be eligible for ABSTUDY.A scholarship will not be awarded to an applicant who already holdsany other scholarship. To be eligible, the applicant must be enrolled atan Australian Medical School and completing at least their first year ofmedicine.Post: PO Box 6090, Kingston ACT 2604Phone: 02 6270 5400Email: ama@ama.com.auwww.ama.com.auBefore completing the application form, please read the Course and Subject Handbook for this course, together with other course-specific information published by JCU in relation to the application process, which may specifyadditional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit.If the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course, the information provided by you in this form and any other information obtained by JCU in the application process may beused to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria.Division of Tropical Health and Medicine. The information in this brochure is intended as a general guide and was correct at the time of printing. Prospective students should contact the University to confirm admissionrequirements and availability of courses. JCU reserves the right to alter any course or admission requirements without prior notice. CRICOS Provider Code: 00117J. Updated February 2020.jcu.edu.au/dthm5
rural/remote and Indigenous health and tropical medicine. Students are based in Townsville for the first three years of the degree. Health service placements are undertaken in every year of the degree, including placements in rural areas. Year 4 can be undertaken in either Cairns or Townsville. The majority of students in Years 5 and 6 of the
