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Why study Medicine or Health at Flinders?

Creating leaders in health, medicine and care.

Whether you aspire to become a doctor, discover new treatments, respond to emergencies or improve community wellbeing, Flinders can help you turn your ambition into a meaningful career.

Explore study options in Medicine, Clinical Sciences, Medical Science, Laboratory Medicine, Paramedicine, Public Health and Clinical Education. Build the knowledge and practical skills to make a difference, from caring for individual patients to improving the health of entire communities.

If your goal is to become a doctor, there’s more than one way to get there. Flinders offers pathways into the Doctor of Medicine (MD) for school leavers, university graduates and eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. Degrees such as Medical Science, Paramedicine and Public Health can also provide a foundation for applying for graduate-entry medicine, while preparing you for careers in their own fields. Explore our medical pathways to find your next step.

Learn from experienced clinicians, internationally recognised academics and researchers, with courses shaped by industry and informed by current health and medical research. Develop the skills to apply evidence, solve problems and respond to the changing needs of patients and communities.

Explore your study options at Bedford Park, Darwin, our rural and remote campuses, and online.

Courses available in Medicine & Health

New course Available online Midyear entry City Campus

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Up to 80% off fees due to Government subsidies*

Explore a range of postgraduate Medicine courses with up to 80% off fees, from Counselling (Behavioural Health) to Clinical Education, Public Health, to Clinical Epidemiology, Intensive Care Paramedicine or Pharmacist Prescribing Practice.

^{*Government subsidies enable Flinders to offer domestic applicants a reduction of up to 80% off full course fees through Commonwealth Support Places. Not all courses. Offer subject to change.}

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in Medicine for full-time employment.

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No. 1 in SA
in Medicine for learner engagement, learning resources, overall educational experience, student support and teaching quality.

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No. 2 in Australia
in Medicine for student support.

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Start your life-changing career in Medicine.

Watch a webinar to explore medicine at Flinders. Learn more about career pathways, study options, topics, placements opportunities and more.

Become a leader in health, medicine and care. Discover pathways to Medicine.

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Be the first on the scene at the frontline of healthcare. Explore Paramedicine.

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Northern Territory Medical Program (NTMP)

Flinders’ four-year graduate entry Doctor of Medicine (MD) is offered entirely in the Northern Territory (NT) as a collaboration between Flinders, the NT Government Department of Health and the Australian Government Department of Health through the RHMT. The NTMP provides opportunities for Territory residents to study in the NT and prioritises residents, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants from inside and outside the NT.

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South Australia Rural Medical (SARM) Program

The SARM program has been designed for aspiring rural medical professionals, oﬀering all four years of the postgraduate Doctor of Medicine (MD) program in rural South Australia. The program prioritises residents of rural South Australia, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants and applicants from interstate with rural backgrounds.

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Indigenous Entry Stream (IES)

Flinders offers Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants a pathway to the Doctor of Medicine via the Indigenous Entry Stream (IES). Successful IES applicants undertake a two-part program: Preparation for Medicine Program (PMP) and Flinders University Extended Learning in Science (FUELS). The IES provides applicants with an opportunity to facilitate relevant knowledge and skills development to assist with successful transitioning to the medical program.

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Pathways to Medicine

Students studying at Flinders University can take advantage of some flexible pathways for entry to Medicine, including:

A direct pathway for school leavers

In the Bachelor of Clinical Sciences - Doctor of Medicine Pathway, students can choose either a health sciences or medical science focus in the clinical sciences degree, and then may continue through to the four year postgraduate medical program.

Alternative pathways to graduate medicine

Flinders has more opportunities for students to study graduate entry Medicine. Up to 70% of places are reserved for Flinders graduates.

Specifically, up to 30% of places are reserved for students completing the Bachelor of Medical Science, Bachelor of Paramedicine and the Bachelor of Public Health.

Indigenous student entry

Indigenous applicants may apply via the Indigenous Entry Stream (IES).

If you have an undergraduate degree but do not have a valid GAMSAT score, you can apply for entry into the IES. If you have a valid GAMSAT score you can apply for direct entry through the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Sub-Quota or for entry into the Indigenous Entry Stream.

Rural student entry

Applicants with a rural background may be eligible to apply for the Doctor of Medicine through the Rural sub-quota.

Learn about our pathways to Medicine

Become an expert. Be fearless, continue your professional development with Flinders postgraduate health courses.

Further your career in health by expanding your skills in the health field. Learn today for practice tomorrow. Fit your study around work commitments via our online delivery, full-time and part-time study options, as well as weekend intensives for some courses.

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Take your medical career to the next level with a combined Doctor of Medicine / Master of Public Health (MD-MPH)

This combined program is for students who wish to combine future medical practice with work that prevents disease and improves the health of communities through implementation of education programs, development of public health policies and conducting research.

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Visiting Student Elective program

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Partnering with Local, Rural and Regional health networks, Flinders University offers a Visiting Medical Elective program for external medical students to undertake up to 6 weeks of placement in the disciplines of Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Rehabilitation.

Get inspired

Start your career in Medicine

Hear from Michael Hood about his student experience at Flinders and some of the highlights of his degree.

Start your career in Medical Science

Are you fascinated by how the body works? Have you ever wondered about neuroscience? Or maybe you can see yourself as a human molecular geneticist?

Study Medical Science

Start your career in Paramedicine

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Start your career in Public Health

If you are passionate about having those uncomfortable and difficult conversations, or interested in global health challenges of today, there has never been a better time to study public health.

Study Public Health

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