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Read the guide →Macquarie offers a 4-year graduate-entry MD integrated with Macquarie University Hospital, distinguished by early hospital immersion, small cohort sizes, and digital health and innovation focus.
Macquarie is Australia's first fully full-fee graduate MD (no CSP places) and is co-located with Macquarie University Hospital — students train alongside private practice from year 1. Small cohort (~60) gives a high-touch teaching model. GAMSAT and prior clinical exposure are weighted heavily.
Integrated curriculum. 4-year MD with hospital-integrated placements from year 1 at Macquarie University Hospital. Years 3-4 expand to broader Sydney clinical school network. Strong emphasis on digital health, simulation, and translational research.
Macquarie has notable research strength in Cancer surgery, Digital health, Neurosurgery, Healthcare innovation.
Macquarie interviews via Multi-Mini Interview (~8 stations). Macquarie MMI uses ~8 stations of 8 minutes each, typically run on-campus at the North Ryde site adjacent to Macquarie University Hospital. Distinctive emphasis on clinical reasoning, communication, and reflection on healthcare innovation given Macquarie's hospital-integrated curriculum.
2027: ~60 full-fee domestic + ~20 international. No CSP/BMP at Macquarie (full-fee program; no Commonwealth-mandated bonded allocation).
Founded in 2018, based in Sydney. Programmes offered: Health Innovation, Digital Health, Clinical Practice, Translational Research.
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.
Two questions our tutors flagged as a strong fit for Macquarie’s interview style. Try answering them out loud, then open Prometheus for the model answers and follow-up tips.
A friend from overseas is moving to Australia and asks you to explain how Medicare works in five minutes. Walk us through what you would say.
Likely follow-up · What is the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) and how does the rebate work?
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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