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Read the guide →Griffith runs a 4-year graduate MD on the Gold Coast, co-located with Gold Coast University Hospital. Placements extend across Logan, Toowoomba, and rural clinical sites. It stands out for hospital-integrated training from year 1 and a strong primary care focus.
Griffith's 4-year graduate MD is co-located with Gold Coast University Hospital, giving students hospital-integrated training from year 1. Strong rural and Indigenous pathways with bespoke MMI streams. Pre-interview ranking weights GAMSAT and GPA broadly equally; the MMI then carries substantial weight in the final composite.
Integrated curriculum. 4-year graduate MD. Years 1-2 hospital-integrated foundations at the Gold Coast (Southport) campus and Gold Coast University Hospital. Years 3-4 clinical placements across Gold Coast Health, Logan, Toowoomba Base, and Rural Clinical School sites. Interview is GUMSAA (Griffith University Multi Station Admissions Assessment) — scenario-based, online, held September.
Griffith is strong in these research areas:
Format: Multi-Mini Interview (typically 8-10 stations; exact count varies cycle to cycle per GUMSAA framework)
Griffith MMI runs as GUMSAA (Griffith University Multi Station Admissions Assessment) — scenario-based, online, held September. Station count varies cycle to cycle (typically 8-10 stations) and is not formally published. Stations cover ethical reasoning, communication, motivation, teamwork, and structured current-issue debates.
Examiners are clinicians and academics from the Gold Coast Health network; the rubric weights reasoning depth and reflective insight alongside personal qualities.
2027 cycle: 148 CSP + 60 BMP + 80 BMedSci pathway + up to 35 international = ~323 total (GEMSAS Griffith).
Founded in 2005. Based in Gold Coast.
Programmes offered:
Griffith's hospital-integrated model from year 1 is genuinely distinctive — examiners want to see you understand what early clinical immersion changes about your learning, day-to-day. Be ready with concrete examples of how you handle clinical environments, communication with patients, and team-based work. GUMSAA station count varies cycle to cycle, so pacing matters — don't bank on recovery time after a weak station.
Two questions our tutors flagged as a strong fit for Griffith’s interview style. Try answering them out loud, then open Prometheus for the model answers and follow-up tips.
Approximately one-third of Australian doctors trained overseas. The 2023 Kruk Review recommended significant reforms to overseas-trained doctor pathways. What is the current landscape and what is proposed?
Likely follow-up · What is the Competent Authority pathway, and which countries are recognised?
Consider the quote: 'Justice without mercy is tyranny; mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution.' In five minutes, discuss what this means in the context of medical practice, drawing on a specific clinical or ethical example.
Likely follow-up · How do these concepts apply to triage in a constrained system?
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Learn moreCompiled from Griffith University School of Medicine's published admissions material and checked for internal consistency. Not independently re-checked against the official course page for 2027 entry — confirm the figures with the school before you rely on them.
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