2027 Entry Requirements & Interview Format
Macquarie University Medical School in Sydney, NSW runs a graduate-entry medicine program for 2027 entry. Admission tests listed: GAMSAT and MCAT. Published hurdles: GPA — minimum 5.0/7.0 (or WAM 65); GAMSAT — minimum 50 overall, 50 in each section. Macquarie holds multiple mini interviews (MMI). Decisions for 2027 entry: November 2026.
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Read the guide →Integrated + Case-based learning, 4 years (graduate entry), placements in Sydney and Hyderabad, India.
See the course →Macquarie offers a 4-year graduate-entry MD embedded in Macquarie University Health, which the university describes as Australia's first university-led integrated health centre and home to the nation's only not-for-profit hospital on a university campus.
It is distinguished by a 12-week international clinical block at Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad, an integrated 18-month research project, an optional GP Intensive Stream, a small intake in which every place is full-fee, and a digital health and innovation focus.
Every place in the Macquarie MD is full-fee — for 2027 entry it is the only GEMSAS graduate-entry medical school whose quota table shows no Commonwealth Supported Places and no Bonded Medical Places at all (indicative 2027 domestic fee AUD $90,200 for a standard full-time year, reviewed annually, FEE-HELP eligible) and is co-located with Macquarie University Hospital; core clinical placements begin in year 3, with earlier years built on foundations and systems-based units.
Small cohort (~60) gives a high-touch teaching model. Selection is purely academic until interview: on the standard pathway, 50% weighted GPA + 50% GAMSAT/MCAT for the shortlist, then 50% weighted GPA + 50% MMI for offers.
There is no portfolio, CV, Casper or work-experience score at any stage — the only non-academic document is a supplementary form acknowledging the programme's requirements, which is not scored. Rural applicants, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants and Macquarie Bachelor of Clinical Science graduates each receive an automatic 3% bonus on the weighted GPA (5% maximum in combination).
The Indigenous Australian Pathway works differently: GAMSAT is optional and both interview and offer decisions are made case by case with Walanga Muru.
Integrated curriculum. 4-year MD taught within Macquarie University Health; foundations and systems-based units in years 1-2, core clinical placements in year 3 and advanced placements in year 4.
Year 3 is the core clinical placement year: six-week rotations split between Sydney sites (MQ Health, Northern Beaches Hospital, Royal North Shore Hospital) and a 12-week block at Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad, India, which Macquarie describes as a compulsory international clinical placement.
The alternative is the GP Intensive Stream, which students must apply for and which replaces the overseas block with local rotations plus a longitudinal GP stream two days a week. Year 4 is advanced placements (critical and acute care, mental health, selectives and an 8-week elective), and an integrated 18-month research project runs across years 3-4.
Strong emphasis on digital health, simulation, and translational research.
Macquarie is strong in these research areas:
Format: Multiple Mini Interview — Macquarie's published 2027 admission guides describe four short stations of up to 8 minutes each, with a different interviewer at each (GEMSAS's domestic entry gives no station count); face-to-face on campus for domestic applicants, by videoconference for international applicants
Macquarie's published 2027 admission guides describe the MMI as four short stations of up to eight minutes each with a different interviewer at each; GEMSAS's domestic entry states only that "applicants rotate through a series of short interview stations" and gives no count.
Domestic MMIs are face-to-face on the North Ryde campus on one fixed date (Saturday 26 September 2026 for 2027 entry); international applicants sit a modified MMI by videoconference in three rounds (June, August and October 2026). Academic performance is not discussed at the interview.
The MMI is decisive: offers are ranked 50% weighted GPA + 50% MMI, so GAMSAT drops out entirely once you are shortlisted (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are selected for offer case-by-case). Macquarie does not publish station themes, domains or a rubric.
2027: ~60 full-fee domestic + ~20 international. No CSP/BMP at Macquarie (full-fee program; no Commonwealth-mandated bonded allocation).
Macquarie University Medical School was founded in 2018 and is based in Sydney.
Programmes offered:
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Try the AI interviewer| Entry pathway | Graduate entry |
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| GPA | Minimum 5.0/7.0 (or WAM 65) |
| GAMSAT | Minimum 50 overall, 50 in each section |
| Interview format | Multiple mini interviews (MMI) |
| Intake | 2027: ~60 full-fee domestic + ~20 international |
| Decisions (2027 entry) | November 2026 |
| Admission overview | AQF Level 7 bachelor degree (or NOOSR-recognised equivalent) completed within 10 years of intended enrolment; minimum weighted GPA 5.0/7.0, or WAM 65, to be considered for interview; GAMSAT minimum 50 overall AND 50 in each of the three sections, sat within four years of intended enrolment (domestic applicants and international applicants residing in Australia or New Zealand) — international applicants residing outside Australia may submit MCAT 500+ instead, within three years; satisfactory Multiple Mini Interview performance; IELTS 7.0 overall with 7.0 in every band where English proficiency is not met through prior study. Human anatomy and human physiology are assumed knowledge, not prerequisites. Macquarie states that "interview opportunity and offers are competitive, meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee offer of admission". (2027 entry.) |
|---|---|
| GAMSAT | Minimum 50 overall, 50 in each section. Used at 50% weight (alongside 50% GPA) for interview shortlist. Minimum 50 overall and 50 in each of the three sections, sat within four years of intended enrolment. Weighted at 50% (alongside 50% weighted GPA) for the interview shortlist only — GAMSAT carries no weight at the offer stage. Macquarie publishes no GAMSAT data for interviewees or offer-holders, stating only that "entry is competitive" and that scores of candidates selected for interview "are likely to be significantly higher than the minimum entry requirements". |
| GPA | Minimum 5.0/7.0 (or WAM 65). Minimum weighted GPA 5.0/7.0, or WAM 65, to be considered for interview; weighted 50% for the shortlist and 50% again for the offer. GEMSAS notes only that "entry is competitive and a GPA required for interview selection is likely to be significantly higher than 5.0 out of 7.0" — neither Macquarie nor GEMSAS publishes interviewee or offer-holder GPAs. |
| Place types | Full-fee only — no Commonwealth Supported Places. 2027: 60 full-fee domestic + ~20 international. Up to 30 interview places reserved for Macquarie Bachelor of Clinical Science graduates. |
| Indigenous pathway | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants may apply through the standard GEMSAS route and/or Macquarie's own Indigenous Australian Pathway, which is lodged directly with Macquarie rather than through GEMSAS — for 2027 entry that pathway is open 22 April 2026 to 1 October 2026. On that pathway GAMSAT submission is optional, applications are assessed case by case with Walanga Muru (the University's Indigenous office), and a 3% bonus is applied to the weighted GPA (5% if also rural); the 5.0/7.0 minimum weighted GPA still applies, and interviews run in July, August or October, in person or online (Macquarie's guide elsewhere lists the rounds as June, August or October). There is no separate quota — the guide states the 60 domestic places include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pathway students. Up to two $50,000 scholarships covering the four years of the course are awarded to the highest-ranked Indigenous students, with no separate application. |
| Specialities offered | Health Innovation, Digital Health, Clinical Practice, Translational Research |
| Format | Multiple Mini Interview — Macquarie's published 2027 admission guides describe four short stations of up to 8 minutes each, with a different interviewer at each (GEMSAS's domestic entry gives no station count); face-to-face on campus for domestic applicants, by videoconference for international applicants |
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| Interview window (2027 entry) | Domestic: one fixed Saturday — 26 September 2026 for 2027 entry, face-to-face on the Macquarie campus (no alternative date or online option). International: three videoconference rounds in June, August and October 2026 (Macquarie's 2027 international guide timeline graphic says July, August and October, inconsistently with its own requirements table). Indigenous Australian Pathway: July, August or October, in person or online. |
| Decision date (2027 entry) | November 2026 |
| Post-interview chances | Not published — Macquarie releases no interview-to-offer conversion data, and no admissions centre or accredited body publishes one for this programme. |
Macquarie examiners look for candidates who articulate why they want a private-hospital-integrated training environment specifically. Prepare to discuss healthcare innovation, digital tools, and the role of the private sector in Australian healthcare. Cost is the elephant in the room — be ready to address financial sustainability without sounding defensive. Know the year-3 Apollo Hospital block in Hyderabad too: twelve compulsory weeks overseas is the course's single most distinctive commitment, and Macquarie explicitly asks applicants to weigh "your preparedness and capacity to attend the compulsory international clinical placements" (the GP Intensive Stream is the local alternative, but you must apply for it). Macquarie's published guides also state that academic performance is not discussed at the interview, so do not plan to re-sell your GPA or GAMSAT in the room.
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