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Read the guide →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.
Notre Dame Sydney replaced its portfolio + panel system with CASPer from the 2024 intake — one of the heaviest CASPer weightings in Australian medicine (30% of pre-interview composite). Catholic ethos shapes the curriculum (medical ethics, end-of-life care, social justice) but the program is open to applicants of all faiths and none. Strong placement network in Sydney Catholic and public hospitals. 2027 cycle: 40 CSP + 17 BMP + 57 FFP + 35 international = ~149 total.
Integrated curriculum. 4-year graduate MD. Years 1-2 foundations with clinical immersion; years 3-4 hospital and rural placements. Mandatory medical ethics thread runs across all four years.
Notre Dame Sydney has notable research strength in Medical ethics, Palliative care, Rural workforce, Indigenous health.
Notre Dame Sydney interviews via MMI (asynchronous online via Modern Hire). Interview shortlist composite (2024+ cycles): 30% GAMSAT + 30% GPA + 30% CASPer + 10% bonus points. Final offer: 50% shortlist composite + 50% MMI. MMI is delivered asynchronously online via Modern Hire (≥7 stations, 2 minutes reading + 5 minutes recorded response). Notre Dame retains a Catholic ethics thread woven through the curriculum, but applicants of any faith (or none) are welcomed and adherence is not a selection criterion.
2027 cycle: 40 CSP + 17 BMP + up to 57 Full-fee domestic + up to 35 international = ~149 total (Fraser's Notre Dame MD 2027 Guide; GEMSAS Notre Dame Sydney).
Founded in 2008, based in Sydney. Programmes offered: Medical Ethics, Indigenous Health, Rural Medicine, Palliative Care.
Pre-interview ranking now turns heavily on CASPer (30%) alongside GAMSAT, GPA and bonus points — prepare for it as seriously as GAMSAT. The asynchronous MMI via Modern Hire rewards crisp 5-minute video responses; rehearse to the camera until your delivery is steady. Catholic ethos questions are about engagement, not adherence: examiners want to see thoughtful coexistence with the curriculum's ethical thread.
Two questions our tutors flagged as a strong fit for Notre Dame Sydney’s interview style. Try answering them out loud, then open Prometheus for the model answers and follow-up tips.
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?
What is the ethical and clinical difference between VAD, palliative sedation, and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment?
Likely follow-up · What is the doctrine of double effect?
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