Doctor of Medicine (MD) – Provisional Entry (School Leavers)

Pathway: Apply for a provisional MD place in Year 12, complete an approved UQ bachelor’s degree (incl. MD prerequisites) then commence the 4-year MD.

Eligibility (School Leavers)

• In your final year of high school (QLDYear 12 or equivalent) on your first attempt; you must apply in Year 12 for a provisional MD place.

Minimums (for a provisional offer)

• Adjusted ATAR: 95 (or equivalent).
• UCAT ANZ: a competitive aggregate is required.
• Interview: attend a Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI).

Progression to MD (after your bachelor’s)

• Complete a UQ bachelor’s degree within the minimum time and achieve at least GPA 5.0/7.
• Complete the required MD subject prerequisite courses during your bachelor’s (e.g. Integrative Cell & Tissue Biology; Systems Physiology; see UQ list).

How to apply (School Leavers)

• Australian Year 12 / IB in Australia: Apply via QTAC for Doctor of Medicine (MD) provisional entry for school leavers. Check QTAC for closing dates.
• Other Year 12 (outside Australia): Apply directly to UQ. For 2026 start: submit by 13 Aug 2025 (Round 1) or 30 Sept 2025 (Round 2).
• Interview invites: mid-late Aug (Round 1) and mid-late Oct (Round 2). Interviews: mid-Sept (Round 1) and mid-late Nov (Round 2). Offers released: early Oct (Round 1) and mid-Dec (Round 2).
• Interview selection: based on your UCAT ANZ aggregate from the year you apply. After interviews, applicants are ranked for offer.

UQ medical interview format

• MMI via video conferencing (several stations with a different assessor at each; each station contributes to your overall rank).

UQ medical interview (MMI) will assess students on the following qualities and outcomes:

• kindness
• compassion
• integrity
• adaptability
• verbal communication.

Special pathways

• Rural Background Sub-quota: ~28% of domestic MD places allocated to eligible rural applicants.
• Regional Medical Pathways (provisional entry): Central Queensland–Wide Bay and Darling Downs–South West cohorts (with dedicated places).
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pathways available for provisional and graduate entry.
• Graduate entry: Separate UQ MD pathway using GPA, GAMSAT and interview (via GEMSAS) — for applicants who do not take the school-leaver route.

UQ Medicine (Provisional Entry) – Important Dates and Notes

• MD Provisional Entry – Entry requirements
• MD Provisional Entry – How to apply (deadlines & interviews)
• MD prerequisites & recommended bachelor programs
• MD entry interviews (MMI format & assessed qualities)
• Rural Background Sub-quota (28% allocation)
• Central Queensland–Wide Bay pathway (provisional entry)
• Darling Downs–South West pathway (provisional entry)
• MD program overview (Study at UQ)
• UQ guidance on UCAT use (Medicine & Dentistry)

Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours) – BDSc(Hons) 

Academic & subject prerequisites (School Leavers)

• Entry score guidance: ATAR 99.00 (lowest adjusted ATAR offered).
• Meeting the threshold does not guarantee an offer.
• Subject Prerequisites (QLD): English and Chemistry (or equivalents). Biology not comulsory but recommended.
• UCAT ANZ: required in the application year (UQ uses your UCAT aggregate to rank for Dentistry admissions; see UQ guidance).

How to apply (School Leavers)

• Apply via QTAC for Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours). Check QTAC for current application closing dates.

Interview

• No interview is used for UQ BDSc(Hons) selection.

Alternative / admission schemes

• Rural Access Scheme (undergraduate admission scheme) and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Admission Scheme may improve selection rank eligibility where applicable.

UQ Dentistry Important Dates and Notes

• BDSc(Hons) program page (entry score, prerequisites, QTAC code, start date)
• UQ guidance on UCAT use for Dentistry
• Rural Access Scheme
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Admission Scheme

Doctor of Medicine (MD) — Graduate Entry

Direct entry to the 4-year MD after completing a key bachelor’s (or higher) degree and meeting admissions criteria.

Minimums

• Completed key degree (with recency rules).
• Subject prerequisites: specified anatomy/physiology content completed before MD commencement.
• GPA: minimum 5.0 on UQ’s 7-point scale (key degree).
• GAMSAT (each section minimum) or MCAT overall minimum (within validity period).
• MMI interview required (assesses kindness/compassion, integrity, adaptability, and verbal communication).

How to apply

• Domestic: Apply via GEMSAS (see GEMSAS for key dates). UQ interviews are typically scheduled in mid-September.
• International/Direct: Apply to UQ Online Applications (UQ publishes Round 1/Round 2 deadlines, interview windows and offer weeks on the MD Graduate Entry page).

Places & pathways

• ~275 domestic MD places per year; Rural Background Sub-quota allocates 28% of new domestic places to eligible rural applicants.
• Regional Medical Pathways (Central Queensland–Wide Bay; Darling Downs–South West) also available.

• Entry requirements (Graduate Entry)
• How to apply (Graduate Entry) — dates, interviews, offers
• MD entry interviews (MMI format & assessed qualities)
• MD subject prerequisites
• Number of places & Rural Background Sub-quota

Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) — Graduate Entry (Program code 5763)

Postgraduate, graduate-entry dental program leading to general registration as a dentist.

Academic & prerequisites

• A completed bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in health, allied health, or physical/biological sciences.
• Completed within the last 10 years: Human Anatomy and Human Physiology (or Cellular Physiology) at university level.
• GPA: minimum 5.0 on UQ’s 7-point scale.
• GAMSAT: within validity period; used as a secondary differentiator when GPAs are tied.
• No interview for selection (academic merit–based process).

How to apply

• Domestic applicants: Apply directly to UQ via UQ Online Applications (Program code 5763). Check the program page for current intake timelines.
• All applicants: Must meet the inherent requirements for dentistry programs.

• Doctor of Dental Medicine – program page (start, duration, entry requirements, apply)
• DMD FAQs (no interview; selection details)
• Inherent requirements – Dentistry (UQ)