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The Northern Territory Medical Program

A full four-year graduate entry medical program will be delivered by Flinders University through the Northern Territory Medical Program (NTMP) commencing in 2011. The NTMP will allow up to 24 Territory students to undergo their entire medical training in the Northern Territory for the first time.

The program will see up to 40 NT trained doctors graduating per year. A major focus of the program will be the recruitment and training of Indigenous medical students to become doctors in the Territory. Students will also be able to complete their pre-medical studies in the Territory as Flinders University will offer a double degree in partnership with Charles Darwin University - the Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS). A $27.8 million commitment by the federal government provides for infrastructure to support the full medical program including the development of buildings at the Royal Darwin Hospital Campus, Charles Darwin University and infrastructure and resources in community based facilities throughout the Northern Territory.

Entry to the Program

Entry requirements for the Flinders Graduate Entry Medical Program are the same for students in the NTMP and the Adelaide based program. The only difference is that the interview location for NTMP applicants is in the Northern Territory.

Indigenous Applicants Entry

A major focus of the NTMP is to attract Indigenous applicants to study medicine. Indigenous applicants may apply to enter medicine in the same way as non-Indigenous applicants, or may apply through a separate pathway that will involves completion of a Pre Medicine Program. Please refer to document NTMP Pathways (PDF 358KB) for more information or visit:

Overview of admissions to Medicine at Flinders
Domestic applicants: Admission requirements (graduate entry)
Indigenous Entry Stream
or contact Dr Latisha Petterson for further details (contact details below).

Need more information?

Please contact Mary Pocock, Executive Officer, via email or phone 08 89227785.
Alternatively you can contact Dr Latisha Petterson, Director Indigenous Transition Pathways, via email or phone 08 8946 6920.

CDU/Flinders Double Degree

From 2011, Flinders University in partnership with Charles Darwin University will offer a double degree in Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS). Students will complete this in six years straight from high school.

Flinders Graduate Entry Medical Program

Years 1 and 2
From 2011, students enrolled in the NTMP BMBS study Years 1 and 2 of the Flinders Graduate Entry Medical Program from the CDU campus in Darwin. The focus is on basic sciences; clinical skills; professional and societal perspectives of health; and the normal function and disease in individual body systems e.g. cardiovascular, respiratory, etc. At the end of Year 2 there is a period of intensive training that prepares students for direct involvement in patient care in Years 3 and 4.

Year 3
Year 3 is the major clinical year of the medical course. All students enrolled in the NTMP spend one semester based at Royal Darwin Hospital and one semester in either the Community Based Medical Education (CBME) Darwin program or at one of our rural sites, either Katherine or Alice Springs. This blend of a semester in a local community, combined with a semester at Royal Darwin Hospital offers students exposure to the broad spectrum of health care from the primary to the tertiary level. A limited number of Adelaide based students may have the option to join the NTMP cohort for Year 3.

Year 4
The final year of the medical course requires students to complete five Core Rotations, two elective units and one holiday term. Students can choose to complete their Core Rotations in Darwin, Alice Springs, Nhulunbuy or Adelaide, or a combination of these locations.