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Read the guide →Bond runs Australia's only private medical program. It is an accelerated Bachelor of Medical Studies + Doctor of Medicine, taking about 4.5 years on a three-semester calendar at the Robina campus. Three things set it apart. There are two intakes a year, in May and September. Fees are full-fee with no BMP places. Selection uses a Bond-specific psychometric process.
Bond is Australia's only private medical school with two intakes per year (May, September — NO February intake) on an accelerated calendar (~3 semesters/year, 14 semesters total, about 4 years 8 months end to end). No UCAT-ANZ or GAMSAT — Bond runs its own psychometric test (Clinical Personality + Emotional Intelligence).
All places are full-fee (no CSP, FEE-HELP eligible for domestic; no BMP). 2026 fees: $33,610/semester × 14 = ~$470,540 total program.
ELIGIBILITY: direct entry is limited to Australian citizens and permanent residents, Australian Humanitarian visa holders, and New Zealand CITIZENS (not NZ permanent residents) — it is NOT open to international students applying for a student visa, who must instead complete a prerequisite Bond degree and enter at Year 2.
Integrated curriculum. ~4.5-year accelerated Bachelor of Medical Studies (BMedSt) + Doctor of Medicine (MD) on a three-semester (Jan/May/Sep teaching) calendar — though intake is only May and September. 14 semesters total. Foundations and clinical skills at Robina campus; clinical placements distributed across Gold Coast Health, Robina Hospital, John Flynn Private, and rural clinical sites.
2026 fees: $33,610/semester × 14 ≈ $470,540 total program.
Bond is strong in these research areas:
Format: Bond psychometric assessment + Multiple Mini Interview (in person at Gold Coast)
Bond's 3-stage selection: (1) academic screen via QTAC reviewing ATAR/GPA, (2) Bond psychometric test (~50% of academically-qualified applicants invited) — Clinical Personality Test (~200 forced-choice items) + Emotional Intelligence Test (~90 items, 4 EI domains), ~2 hours total, online, webcam-proctored, $346.50 inc. GST (2025), results valid 24 months, certain personality patterns trigger automatic disqualification, (3) Multiple Mini Interview in person at the Gold Coast (Robina).
From 2025, 40% of interview invites are reserved for applicants from the local Queensland / Tweed community.
Up to ~180 places/year across two intakes (May + September), 80% undergraduate / 20% graduate. Full-fee only — does NOT participate in BMP.
Founded in 2005. Based in Gold Coast.
Programmes offered:
Bond's accelerated three-semester calendar is the elephant in the room — examiners want assurance that you understand the pace and have the stamina for it. Generic "I work hard" answers don't cut it; show specific examples of sustained intensity. Cost is the other live issue: be ready to address financial sustainability without sounding defensive about choosing a full-fee program. The Bond-specific psychometric is unfamiliar to most applicants — invest in practice materials Bond publishes rather than transferring UCAT/GAMSAT prep directly.
Two questions our tutors flagged as a strong fit for Bond’s interview style. Try answering them out loud, then open Prometheus for the model answers and follow-up tips.
Australia operates a mixed public-private hospital system. How does this dual structure affect equity of access, and what tensions does it create?
Likely follow-up · Why does the federal government subsidise private health insurance through the Private Health Insurance Rebate?
The Commonwealth spends approximately $6 billion per year on the Private Health Insurance Rebate. Critics call it a regressive subsidy. Defenders say it sustains the public system. Where do you sit?
Likely follow-up · Who claims the rebate most heavily, by income quintile?
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Checked field-by-field against Bond University Medical Program's official course page on 14 August 2026.
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