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Western Sydney Medical School
2027 Entry Requirements & Interview Format
Western Sydney University School of Medicine in Campbelltown, NSW runs a school-leaver medicine program for 2027 entry. Admission tests listed: UCAT-ANZ. Published hurdles: UCAT-ANZ — it is then weighted at 25% of the final offer ranking alongside 75% interview. Western Sydney holds multiple mini interviews (MMI). Decisions for 2027 entry: January 2027.
- Location
- Campbelltown, Australia
- Established
- 2007
- Interviews (2027 entry)
- Late November (2027 entry: late November 2026; invitations end October). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pathway: early November. No alternative interview dates are offered. International applicants are interviewed in rounds throughout the year rather than in this window.
- Decisions (2027 entry)
- January 2027
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What the Western Sydney medicine course is like
Problem-based learning + Integrated, 5 years (undergraduate entry), placements in Greater Western Sydney, Bathurst, Lismore and rural NSW.
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About Western Sydney
WSU Medicine is a 5-year undergraduate-entry Bachelor of Clinical Science (Medicine)/Doctor of Medicine (AQF Level 9, WSU program 4758) focused on producing doctors for Greater Western Sydney and rural NSW, with placements across Campbelltown, Blacktown/Mt Druitt, Bankstown, Fairfield and Liverpool, and rural clinical schools at Bathurst and Lismore.
What makes Western Sydney different
WSU was established with an explicit rural and outer-metropolitan workforce mission. The Greater Western Sydney admissions pathway prioritises applicants with a postcode link to the catchment. The Rural Entry Admission Scheme reserves a minimum of 15 places at a lower academic threshold (ATAR 91.50) and is a mutually exclusive application category — you cannot apply as both REAS and General.
WSU attaches no return-of-service obligation to REAS itself. The only bonded places at WSU are Bonded Medical Program places, which the University allocates on final ranking with no separate application, and which carry the Commonwealth Return of Service Obligation; any applicant may receive one.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pathway is a separate panel-interview route and is likewise not bonded of itself.
Western Sydney course & teaching
PBL curriculum. 5-year integrated MD with problem-based learning. Years 1-2 foundations and clinical skills, years 3-5 clinical placements across Western Sydney teaching hospitals and rural clinical schools. Year 3 is the first major clinical year across the Campbelltown, Blacktown/Mt Druitt, Bankstown, Fairfield and Liverpool hospitals; years 4-5 add specialty and subspecialty placements, general practice, community settings and Aboriginal medical services.
Students have the opportunity to undertake a minimum of 12 months at the Bathurst or Lismore rural clinical school (subsidised accommodation available), and WSU allocates students if too few volunteer — there is no compulsory year-4 rural block.
The CSU/WSU Joint Program in Medicine is being separated: the AMC resolved on 13 August 2025 to accredit Charles Sturt's own five-year Bachelor of Clinical Science (Medicine)/Doctor of Medicine to 31 March 2032, commencing January 2026, with the joint program taught out for existing cohorts, and CSU applies under its own UAC code 214478 from 2027 entry.
CSU's award is the same BClinSc(Med)/MD, not a separate "Rural Medicine" degree, and transfers between the WSU and CSU programs are not permitted.
Western Sydney research strengths
Western Sydney is strong in these research areas:
- Diabetes and metabolic disease
- Rural workforce
- Outer-metropolitan health equity
- Indigenous health
How the Western Sydney interview runs
Format: Multi-Mini Interview (MMI), online via Zoom — approximately 8 minutes per station; station count not published by WSU
WSU runs an MMI in which each question is asked by a separate interviewer at a separate station, with approximately eight minutes to respond per station; WSU does not publish the number of stations or any reading time. Domestic General and REAS applicants sit the MMI online via video conferencing (Zoom) — not on the Campbelltown campus.
Interviews are held in late November (2027 entry: late November 2026) and WSU states that no alternative interview dates are offered. International applicants are interviewed separately, in rounds throughout the year; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants attend a structured panel interview in early November instead of the MMI.
Stations heavily weight rural and outer-metropolitan health context, communication, ethics, teamwork, and reflective practice. Interviewers explicitly probe motivation for serving Western Sydney and rural NSW communities.
Western Sydney intake
~120 places total per year (CSP + BMP + ~20 international); specific split not published by WSU (WSU MD Enrolment Places page).
Where Western Sydney is
Western Sydney University School of Medicine was founded in 2007 and is based in Campbelltown.
Programmes offered:
- Rural Medicine
- General Practice
- Indigenous Health
- Population Health
- Outer-Metropolitan Health
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Western Sydney at a glance
| Entry pathway | Undergraduate (school-leaver) entry |
|---|---|
| ATAR | Academic threshold, assessed only after the MMI: non-Greater Western Sydney applicants 95.50 (this band, not a lower one, catches interstate and regional applicants who are not REAS-eligible) |
| UCAT-ANZ | it is then weighted at 25% of the final offer ranking alongside 75% interview |
| Interview format | Multiple mini interviews (MMI) |
| Intake | ~120 places total per year (CSP + BMP + ~20 international) |
| Decisions (2027 entry) | January 2027 |
| Admission overview | Academic threshold ATAR 95.50 (93.50 Greater Western Sydney, 91.50 Rural Entry Admission Scheme, 93.50-equivalent international) plus UCAT-ANZ sat in the application year; no prerequisite or assumed-knowledge subjects are published; MMI online in late November. 95.50 is a minimum threshold, not a lowest selection rank — UAC records "N/A" for 725505 in its January Round 1 2026 lowest-selection-rank table because selection criteria other than ATAR are used. UAC location and subject adjustment factors do not apply to 725505. |
|---|---|
| ATAR | Academic threshold, assessed only after the MMI: non-Greater Western Sydney applicants 95.50 (this band, not a lower one, catches interstate and regional applicants who are not REAS-eligible); Greater Western Sydney applicants 93.50, on a multi-year residence test against WSU's published list of GWS areas; Rural Entry Admission Scheme 91.50, requiring ASGS-RA 2-5 residence for five consecutive or ten cumulative years since age five; international applicants 93.50 ATAR-equivalent. Once met, ATAR no longer influences ranking — the offer is 75% interview / 25% UCAT-ANZ. |
| Contextual ATAR | Greater Western Sydney pathway (93.50) and Rural Entry Admission Scheme (91.50) offer ATAR adjustment. |
| UCAT-ANZ | No published cut-off. WSU states the threshold "is not made public to applicants since it is determined each year according to the performance of all other applicants for the program" (FAQ), and that it "is not determined by your overall UCAT ANZ score; individual sections may be subject to weighting" (General Applicants); GWS applicants may face a lower threshold than non-GWS applicants. UCAT-ANZ performance alone decides who is invited to interview; it is then weighted at 25% of the final offer ranking alongside 75% interview. UCAT-ANZ must be sat in the application year. For scale only — these are whole-cohort figures for every UCAT-ANZ candidate, not WSU applicants and not a WSU threshold — the official UCAT-ANZ 2026 sitting (2027 entry, 17,341 candidates) on the current three-subtest /2700 cognitive scale had mean 1,964, median 1,950, 8th decile 2,220 and 9th decile 2,340. Situational Judgement is reported separately and is not part of the /2700 total. |
| Place types | Total ~120 places per year; CSP/BMP/International split not published by WSU. International ~20. |
| Indigenous pathway | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants use a separate pathway: the minimum academic requirement is a completed NSW HSC or tertiary equivalent, plus confirmation of Aboriginality and supporting documentation, followed by a structured panel interview in early November before the Dean, the Professor of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, an academic and a community member — not the MMI. WSU does not publish a quota, and its four published pathway steps do not include a UCAT-ANZ step (applicants should confirm directly with the School rather than assume UCAT-ANZ is waived). |
| Bonded / rural | BMP places are allocated by the University on final ranking, with no separate application, and carry the Commonwealth Return of Service Obligation. The Rural Entry Admission Scheme is a separate, mutually exclusive application category — you cannot apply as both General and REAS — reserving a minimum of 15 places, requiring ASGS-RA 2-5 residence for five consecutive or ten cumulative years since age five plus a completed Community Member Confirmation form uploaded with the UAC application by 30 September (2027 entry: 30 September 2026), and lowering the academic threshold to ATAR 91.50 (completed-degree GPA 4.9). WSU attaches no return-of-service obligation to REAS itself. |
| Specialities offered | Rural Medicine, General Practice, Indigenous Health, Population Health, Outer-Metropolitan Health |
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How Western Sydney interviews applicants
| Format | Multi-Mini Interview (MMI), online via Zoom — approximately 8 minutes per station; station count not published by WSU |
|---|---|
| Interview window (2027 entry) | Late November (2027 entry: late November 2026; invitations end October). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pathway: early November. No alternative interview dates are offered. International applicants are interviewed in rounds throughout the year rather than in this window. |
| Decision date (2027 entry) | January 2027 |
| Post-interview chances | Not published. WSU releases neither the number of applicants interviewed nor the number of offers made, so no interview-to-offer rate can be stated. WSU publishes only that there are approximately 120 places across Commonwealth Supported, Bonded Medical and International categories, and UAC records "N/A" for the course's lowest selection rank because non-ATAR criteria are used. |
Tutor insight
WSU's mission-driven selection means you must articulate genuine, specific commitment to Western Sydney or rural communities. Generic "I want to help people" answers will score low. Bring concrete examples — volunteering in an LHD, family connection to the catchment, prior rural exposure.
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Where Western Sydney's figures come from
Compiled from Western Sydney 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.
FAQ
Western Sydney — frequently asked questions
UCAT-ANZ: No published cut-off. WSU states the threshold "is not made public to applicants since it is determined each year according to the performance of all other applicants for the program" (FAQ), and that it "is not determined by your overall UCAT ANZ score; individual sections may be subject to weighting" (General Applicants); GWS applicants may face a lower threshold than non-GWS applicants. UCAT-ANZ performance alone decides who is invited to interview; it is then weighted at 25% of the final offer ranking alongside 75% interview. UCAT-ANZ must be sat in the application year. For scale only — these are whole-cohort figures for every UCAT-ANZ candidate, not WSU applicants and not a WSU threshold — the official UCAT-ANZ 2026 sitting (2027 entry, 17,341 candidates) on the current three-subtest /2700 cognitive scale had mean 1,964, median 1,950, 8th decile 2,220 and 9th decile 2,340. Situational Judgement is reported separately and is not part of the /2700 total. UCAT-ANZ required and must be sat in the application year — results from previous sittings are not considered. UCAT-ANZ performance alone determines who is invited to the MMI; the academic (ATAR/GPA) threshold is assessed only for applicants who attended the interview. Final offers are 75% interview / 25% UCAT-ANZ, plus meeting the relevant academic threshold. ATAR plays no part in shortlisting for interview.
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