Your Journey to
Medical & Dental School
One clear timetable from Years 9–10 to your offer — UCAT-ANZ, applications, ATAR and interviews, in the right order, with the free tools to use at each step.
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Your Journey to Medical & Dental School
Eight steps from choosing your path to an offer. At each one: what to do, a checklist to tick off, the free tools to use, and how we help.
- 1StartStep 1
Decide your path
Medicine or Dentistry?
First, decide which path you're aiming for. Here's how the two careers compare — the whole roadmap below works for both.
Medicine
Become a doctor and make a direct impact on patients' lives through diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care across diverse specialties — in cities, regional centres and rural Australia.
- Undergraduate MD (5–6 yrs) or graduate-entry MD (4 yrs)
- Entry via ATAR + UCAT-ANZ, or a degree + GAMSAT
- Intern → resident → registrar → fellow (AHPRA registered)
- Strong demand, especially rural & regional Australia
- Wide specialty choice — GP through to surgery
- Globally recognised qualification
Dentistry
Specialise in oral health, dental surgery and cosmetic procedures with excellent work-life balance and strong private-practice and ownership opportunities.
- BDS / DMD — 5 yrs undergraduate or ~4 yrs graduate
- Entry via ATAR + UCAT-ANZ, or a degree + GAMSAT
- Excellent work-life balance
- Strong private-practice & ownership potential
- Mix of clinical, surgical & cosmetic work
- High earning potential and autonomy
- 2Years 9–10Step 2
Foundations
Just Starting Out
What you do
Focus on strong results across the sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) and Maths, and start planning your senior subjects — most Australian medical schools require Chemistry, and some also want Biology. Begin exploring medicine as a career and the two ways in: undergraduate entry straight from Year 12, and graduate entry after a bachelor degree.
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- 3Any timeStep 3
Build insight
Virtual Work Experience
What you do
Hospital observerships and shadowing are harder to arrange in Australia (insurance and privacy rules), so step into the role of a doctor or dentist online instead. Walk through real cases, see how clinicians make decisions, and build the insight admissions panels expect — all from your laptop. Australian schools value sustained service and lived experience, so pair it with ongoing volunteering and keep concrete reflections for your applications and interviews.
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- 4July, Year 12Step 4
Admissions test
UCAT-ANZ Preparation
What you do
The UCAT ANZ is the admissions test for undergraduate (school-leaver) entry to most Australian medical and dental schools. Bookings open around March and you sit it once in July of Year 12, with scores sent to universities in early September. Prepare for its four sections — Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning and Situational Judgement — with official materials and timed mocks. Graduate-entry applicants sit the GAMSAT instead.
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- 5Sept, Year 12Step 5
Application
Applications & CASPer / Snapshot
What you do
With your UCAT-ANZ done, get your application in. From around September of Year 12 you lodge course preferences through your state admissions centre (UAC, VTAC, QTAC, SATAC or TISC). Some schools — including Monash, Curtin and Notre Dame — also require a situational-judgement assessment: CASPer (written) or Snapshot (a one-way video interview), sat in the July–September window. These feed straight into interview selection, so choose your shortlist carefully and prepare where your schools require it.
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- 6Oct–Dec, Year 12Step 6
Academics
ATAR: Academic Excellence
What you do
Your ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) is the academic backbone of an undergraduate application. Year 12 exams run October to November and your ATAR is released in December. Most medical schools set a threshold around 95.00, with the most competitive schools requiring 96–99+. Consistent study across Years 11 and 12 — especially in Chemistry — and strong exam technique are essential, and bonus-point or adjustment schemes can lift your selection rank.
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- 7Nov–FebStep 7
Interviews
Interviews: Secure Your Offer
What you do
After your UCAT-ANZ and application, strong candidates are invited to interview. Most Australian schools use Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs); a few use traditional panels. Interviews run from late November through February, often after your ATAR is released. Prepare to discuss your motivation for medicine, ethical scenarios and your understanding of the profession — and practise communicating clearly and confidently under pressure.
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- Offer!Offer!
The finish line
Dream University! 🎉
What you do
Congratulations! You've navigated the challenging path to medical or dental school. Offers are released from December through February across multiple rounds. All your hard work, dedication and perseverance have paid off — this is the beginning of an incredible new chapter, and we're immensely proud to have been part of your journey.
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Not sure where you fit?
Book a 1-to-1 career consultation and we'll map your exact next steps for an Australian application — or dive straight into our free resources.