Medical schools in New South Wales
NSW hosts the densest cluster of Australian medical schools, from the research-intensive Sydney MD and undergraduate UNSW pathway through to rural-mandate joint programs at Charles Sturt and the Joint Medical Program at Newcastle. Selection methods span every major test on the Australian market — GAMSAT (Sydney, Macquarie, Notre Dame, Wollongong) and UCAT-ANZ (UNSW, Western Sydney, Newcastle, Charles Sturt) — with MMI the dominant interview format.
Sydney
Sydney
Sydney offers a research-intensive 4-year graduate MD anchored at Royal Prince Alfred, Westmead, Concord, and Nepean clinical schools, with a mandatory independent research project woven through years 2-4 and strong placement breadth across metropolitan, regional, and rural NSW.
UNSW
Sydney
UNSW Medicine is a 6-year undergraduate MD with two pre-clinical years and four integrated clinical years across Sydney teaching hospitals including Prince of Wales, St Vincent's, and rural clinical schools, distinguished by mandatory research components and strong global-health pathways.
Western Sydney
Campbelltown
WSU Medicine is a 5-year undergraduate MD focused on producing doctors for Greater Western Sydney and rural NSW, with placements across Campbelltown, Liverpool, Blacktown, and rural clinical sites including Bathurst and Lismore.
Macquarie
Sydney
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.
Notre Dame Sydney
Sydney
Notre Dame Sydney runs a 4-year graduate MD anchored at the Darlinghurst campus with placements across St Vincent's, Northern Beaches, and rural NSW clinical sites, distinguished by an ethics-rich curriculum and CASPer-weighted selection.
Newcastle / JMP
Newcastle
The JMP delivers a 5-year undergraduate joint Bachelor of Medical Science / MD between University of Newcastle and University of New England, with placements across the Hunter, New England, and Central Coast LHDs, distinguished by a rural/Indigenous workforce mission.
Wollongong
Wollongong
Wollongong's 4-year graduate MD trains doctors for regional and rural NSW with longitudinal community placements in years 3-4 across the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, and Murrumbidgee regions.
Charles Sturt (Rural)
Orange
The CSU/WSU School of Rural Medicine delivers a 5-year undergraduate MD at the Orange and Bathurst campuses, training doctors who will work in rural NSW for the duration of their career.