Medicine - UMAT and interview (3 Viewers)

[SanjoyM]

The umat is a mark out of 120, I think.

 

[SanjoyM]

i'm confused. I thought all universities require you also do UMAT in order to get into medicine. So USYD doesn't? Also, does anyone have any UMAT papers that i can buy off them please? Thanks

I think it would be best if you consult one of the UMAT exam preparation websites, and buy one of their packages. The prices range from $350-$1,000

 

[study-freak]

i'm confused. I thought all universities require you also do UMAT in order to get into medicine. So USYD doesn't? Also, does anyone have any UMAT papers that i can buy off them please? Thanks

USYD only uses ATAR to invite candidates for interview. However, you need 99.95 so it's harder for most people to get into USYD med than other med schools.

 

[delian]

Not all uni's require UMAT.
Also, I think some uni's don't even require interview e.g. Tasmania

 

[Wentworth]

if you want to prepare for UNSW's interview, start developing your communications skills - talk to people and practise eye contact. Also try not to say 'um', 'yeah' and 'like', talk 'properly'.

If you're a determined, cheerful, optimistic and an approachable person to begin with you're already at an advantage, if this doesn't describe you then try to be more cheerful, optimistic, approachable etc, because I think they like these qualities in their med students, and since medicine is a demanding course these qualities (especially optimism and determination) are are necessity anyway. Don't learn to fake these and then drop them after you've made it in, the healthcare system doesn't need doctors like that, you need to be yourself in the interview.

lol also figure out who your favourite/least favourite teachers are, what type of friends you have, and what your favourite subject is because they'll ask. If you want an interview guide there's a really good one on one of the MSO threads.

Also helps to genuinely want to do medicine

 

[mike12345678]

hey can some one please tell me the steps and how long it takes to become a fully qualified doctor and be able to practise as a GP?

ive been looking on a few sites and they all say different things. again i want to become a GP.

 

[Wentworth]

5-6 year medical degree, 2years as a JMO (intern then registrar I think), 4-6 year specialisation depending on the speciality
so 11 - 14 years in total.

 

[mike12345678]

so to be a gp it will take about 10 years or so.
wow thats long my teacher told me it only takes 6 years uni then 1 year internship

 

[Wentworth]

it's not as bad as you think, you start earning money after you graduate, it's 55K a year or thereabouts for an intern. So technically it takes long to be a GP but you do start earning a somewhat stable living before then. Plus being fully qualified at 30 is not as bad as you would think, imagine a law or commerce graduate working their way up in a firm, they could be stuck in junior positions for a long while, even after thirty.

 

[SanjoyM]

if you want to prepare for UNSW's interview, start developing your communications skills - talk to people and practise eye contact. Also try not to say 'um', 'yeah' and 'like', talk 'properly'.

If you're a determined, cheerful, optimistic and an approachable person to begin with you're already at an advantage, if this doesn't describe you then try to be more cheerful, optimistic, approachable etc, because I think they like these qualities in their med students, and since medicine is a demanding course these qualities (especially optimism and determination) are are necessity anyway. Don't learn to fake these and then drop them after you've made it in, the healthcare system doesn't need doctors like that, you need to be yourself in the interview.

lol also figure out who your favourite/least favourite teachers are, what type of friends you have, and what your favourite subject is because they'll ask. If you want an interview guide there's a really good one on one of the MSO threads.

Also helps to genuinely want to do medicine

Awesome! I'm genuinely passionate about medicine,optimistic and cheerful I just love the idea of Medicine - its quite fascinating!! Honestly, have been dreaming of becoming a doctor since I was 5 lol

 

[mike12345678]

lmao im the same ive always loved medicine

but then again i also want to be able to have a family and suppport them

so after finishing uni its a $55,000 salary. how bout the 4 years or specialisation do youy get paid for that or is it more study?

 

[Carrotsticks]

lmao im the same ive always loved medicine

but then again i also want to be able to have a family and suppport them

so after finishing uni its a $55,000 salary. how bout the 4 years or specialisation do youy get paid for that or is it more study?

Study.

 

[Alkanes]

lmao im the same ive always loved medicine

but then again i also want to be able to have a family and suppport them

so after finishing uni its a $55,000 salary. how bout the 4 years or specialisation do youy get paid for that or is it more study?

You seem to be loving it because of the money it offers.

 

[mike12345678]

nah nah im very passionate about medicine. ive wanted to do it ever since i was a little kid. i will do anything that i have to do to get in to medicine and also to gratuadate and become a doctor but obviously i should be aware of what im getting into before i do it. because we all have to live and be able to support ourselves and families some how

 

[Sainteced]

hey can some one please tell me the steps and how long it takes to become a fully qualified doctor and be able to practise as a GP?

ive been looking on a few sites and they all say different things. again i want to become a GP.

http://issuu.com/racgp/docs/general_practice_careers_guide_interactive?viewMode=magazine&mode=embed

This should be the most accurate depiction of how to become a GP. You are looking at 5-6 years after you graduate according to that.

 

[mike12345678]

thankyou so much sainteced

that really cleared up the GP pathway. REPED

 

[Wentworth]

thankyou so much sainteced

that really cleared up the GP pathway. REPED

WHERE'S MINE HUH?!! lol i'm kidding, but @ carrotsticks - i always thought you earned money while doing the speciality too :/ This changes things a bit for me....

Oh and don't say 'I've wanted to do med since I was little', because your ideas of being a doctor at 5 tend to be romanticised.