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3 NZ Medical Schools

New Zealand Medical Schools — UCAT-ANZ, MAPAS & Entry Pathways

Browse both New Zealand medical schools. See UCAT-ANZ thresholds, the HSFY and Auckland First Year gateways, MAPAS & RRAS equity pathways, MMI formats and domestic vs international place counts — updated for 2027 entry.

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University of Auckland — Medicine (MBChB) — The University of Auckland's iconic Old Arts Building

University of Auckland — Medicine (MBChB)

Auckland

The University of Auckland MBChB is a 6-year degree awarded by New Zealand's only Auckland-based medical school (Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, City Campus). Domestic applicants enter via a first-year gateway (BHSc or BSc Biomed) with selection based on GPA, MMI, and UCAT ANZ; international places are graduate-entry only. The programme includes a dedicated Rural Stream and MAPAS and RRAS equity sub-schemes.

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University of Otago — Medicine (MBChB) — The iconic University of Otago Clocktower

University of Otago — Medicine (MBChB)

Dunedin

The University of Otago MBChB is a 6-year degree based at the Otago Medical School in Dunedin. Year 1 is completed through Health Sciences First Year (HSFY); clinical years 4–6 are split across the Dunedin, Christchurch, and Wellington campuses. Selection for HSFY and Graduate applicants is academic ranking only — no interview. The programme is the largest medical school in New Zealand by total domestic intake.

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University of Waikato — New Zealand Graduate School of Medicine (MD) — The Pā at the University of Waikato

University of Waikato — New Zealand Graduate School of Medicine (MD)

Hamilton

The New Zealand Graduate School of Medicine at the University of Waikato is a four-year graduate-entry Doctor of Medicine (MD) programme, taking its first intake of 120 students in 2028 with applications opening mid-2027. Year 1 is spent at the Hamilton campus studying biomedical sciences and the social determinants of health through case-based learning, digital anatomy tools and multidisciplinary clinical simulation. Years 2-4 are spent based in one of five regions — Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki/Whanganui, Hawke's Bay, and Nelson/Marlborough — across regional hospitals, general practices, acute care providers and community health services. The programme is designed to produce graduates who choose primary care specialties such as general practice, emergency medicine and psychiatry.

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  • University of Auckland — Medicine (MBChB): photograph by possumgirl2 — CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • University of Otago — Medicine (MBChB): photograph by Bernard Spragg. NZ — CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • University of Waikato — New Zealand Graduate School of Medicine (MD): photograph by Nil NZ — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entry guides: how to get into each medical school (3)

Grades, admissions test cut-offs, interview format and a realistic chances read for every school, one guide each.

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about New Zealand medical school applications.

New Zealand has two medical schools awarding the MBChB degree: the University of Auckland (Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences) and the University of Otago (Otago Medical School). Both admit domestic and a small number of international students each year, and every domestic applicant first completes a full-time gateway first year (HSFY at Otago, or BHSc / BSc Biomed at Auckland).

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What each medicine course is like

Teaching, the year-by-year structure, assessment and where you will train, one long-form guide per school (3), written from each university’s own pages and checked claim by claim. More are added as each one is checked.