Every route into medicine
Australia has more than one way in — and the entry requirements, funding and service obligations differ between them. These four guides cover every pathway and place type, so you can pick your route before you pick your schools.
The four guides
Pathways, cut-offs and funding
Work through them in order: choose your pathway, check the cut-offs, then understand the place types you’ll be offered.
Undergraduate vs Graduate Medicine
The two ways in: school-leaver entry with UCAT-ANZ + ATAR, or the 4-year graduate MD with GAMSAT + GPA through GEMSAS. How the pathways compare and who each one suits.
When to read it: Start here if you haven’t settled which pathway you’re applying through.
Compare the pathwaysATAR Medicine Cut-offs
A live, school-by-school table of the lowest selection rank admitted, plus adjustment schemes (EAS, Rural Pathway, Indigenous Access) and how ATAR weighs against UCAT-ANZ at each school.
When to read it: Use it as a school-leaver to find the undergraduate programmes your rank can reach.
See the cut-offsCSP, BMP & Full-Fee Places
What each domestic place type actually costs: Commonwealth Supported Places with HECS-HELP, Bonded places, and full-fee — and how the mix differs school by school.
When to read it: Read it before you rank schools so the funding never takes you by surprise.
Understand the fundingBonded Medical Places
Around 28.5% of Commonwealth-supported medicine places are bonded to a return-of-service obligation in rural or remote Australia. What you sign up to, and when a BMP is worth it.
When to read it: Check it before accepting a bonded offer — the obligation follows you into work.
Know the obligationsNew to the whole process? Our step-by-step guide walks the full journey from year 10 to offer.
How to get into medicine in AustraliaKeep researching
Once you know your route, pick your schools
The rest of the Universities toolkit — rankings, side-by-side comparison and the full school directories.