The University of Notre Dame Australia

Doctor of Medicine (NSW)

The Doctor of Medicine (MD) course at the School of Medicine, Sydney, is a four-year graduate entry primary medical degree, open to students from a wide range of undergraduate degrees. Accredited by the Medical Board of Australia, graduates are eligible for provisional registration as medical practitioners. Graduates are guaranteed intern (junior doctor) positions in NSW and/ or Victoria and can apply for such positions throughout Australia. The first and second years of the program provide the foundations of knowledge and clinical practice for a medical vocation. The third and fourth years of the program are clinical apprenticeship years comprising a series of clinical placements in the Sydney, Melbourne and Rural Clinical Schools. Over the course, students will complete a research-based or professionally-focused project to extend and apply their knowledge and skills.