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Bachelor of Clinical Sciences, Doctor of Medicine
Study Clinical Sciences and Medicine at Flinders
Your accelerated undergraduate track to a medical degree.
This double degree program enables school leavers without an undergraduate degree to pursue a career in medicine. The program provides a high standard of academic, clinical and professional medical training to equip graduates with the skills necessary to take up positions as hospital interns and thereby qualify for medical registration in Australia.
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Why study Clinical Sciences and Medicine at Flinders
- Enables school leavers to complete a medical degree in six years
- First 2-years will deliver foundations in science complimented with advanced topics in human physiology and health
- Co-located with Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide, providing authentic, patient-centred clinical experiences from early on in your studies
- 92% of Flinders medical and health sciences research at or above world standard in the Australian Government’s latest Excellence in Research Australia rankings (2015)
- Be exposed to areas that are critical for your future as doctors: Public Health, Indigenous studies and policy/professional ethics
Your career
To qualify for registration with the Medical Board of Australia, on graduation you will need to complete a year as a hospital intern. Internship allocations in South Australia are managed by South Australian Medical Education and Training.
In addition to pursuing further training in a wide range of medical specialities, graduates may work in research, public health or community aid around the world, or in health administration.
Potential occupations include:
- medical intern
- general practitioner
- hospital medical officer
- medical specialist
- general practitioner in urban, rural and remote settings.
Professional accreditation/recognition
The Flinders University Medical Program (MD) is accredited by the Australian Medical Council. Upon completion of the MD, graduates will be eligible for provisional registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a medical practitioner.
What you will study
Practical experience
The degree provides you with practical experience that prepares you for the workforce.
- Practicals and workshops in the clinical sciences degree prepare you for extensive clinical placements in the MD.
- Team-based learning (TBL) and other active learning strategies ensure you drive your own learning, preparing you to face the challenges of medical practice.
- Work with tutors, with patients, and in the Clinical Skills and Simulation Unit.
- Work alongside practising clinicians as a medical student.
- Undertake clinical placements in suburban Adelaide, the Northern Territory, and/or rural and remote communities.
ATAR and Student Profile Information
The table below shows ATAR and Selection Rank data for students offered a place wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR commencing in Semester 1, 2025. It is limited to applicants that have recently completed secondary education (within the last two years). Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.
Notes:
<5 – less than 5 ATAR based offers made
N/A – This course uses additional selection criteria and therefore Selection Rank is not published
| ATAR-based offers only across all offer rounds | ATAR - Excluding adjustment factors | Selection Rank - ATAR plus any adjustment factors |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 99.95 | N/A |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 99.55 | N/A |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 95.25 | N/A |
The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students in this course. It provides data on students who commenced study in this course in Semester 1, 2025 including those admitted through all offer rounds and international students studying in Australia. Applicant background groupings are based on educational background, not basis of admission. Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.
Notes:
<5 – the number of students is less than 5
N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students
| Applicant background (Semester 1, 2025) | Number of students | Percentage of all students |
|---|---|---|
| Higher education study (includes a bridging or enabling course) | 0 | 0 |
| Vocational education and training (VET) study | 0 | 0 |
| Work and life experience | 0 | 0 |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points) | 0 | 0 |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test) | 36 | 47% |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration pathways) | 0 | 0 |
| International Students | 40 | 53% |
| All students | 76 | 100% |
Study abroad
In your final year you may be able to undertake 12 weeks of clinical electives anywhere in the world.
Add Innovation and Enterprise
to your degree
At Flinders University, we recognise that careers are evolving and the workplace of the future will look very different from today.
Whatever undergraduate course you are studying at Flinders, you can add innovation and enterprise electives to your degree to gain new, adaptable and transferrable skills that will equip you for the careers of tomorrow.
How to apply
Check the entry requirements.
Consider the admission pathways available to you.
Register to sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT). Registrations open in March each year.
Choose other courses to include in your preferences.
Visit SATAC and submit your application online.
Apply via SATAC
Alongside obtaining an ATAR, applicants must also complete the University Clinical Aptitude Test for Australia and New Zealand (UCAT ANZ). Final ranking for a place is determined by combining scores from the applicant's Year 12 subject results that are used to calculate the ATAR (or equivalent) and their UCAT ANZ results.
It is expected that applicants will need to achieve an ATAR of 95 or above (after the addition of any relevant adjustment factors) to be competitive for a place. Ranking for offers of places will be based on a rank combining Year 12 subject results (90%) and a UCAT ANZ-derived score (10%), which will be based on the four sections of the test (Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning and Situational Judgment).
Adjustment factors are available through the University Equity Scheme only.
This course is only available to school leavers - i.e. applicants who are competing for entry on the basis of performance in either SACE Stage 2 studies, the International Baccalaureate or the interstate/overseas equivalent and do not have an academic record of study at higher education level (including Bachelor degrees from TAFE or RTOs).
Increase your chances of studying at Flinders as a rural and remote resident.
An annual sub quota is available for applicants from rural and remote areas. To be considered for the rural and remote subquota you must submit a Statutory Declaration to SATAC within 10 working days of your application confirming you’ve lived in a non-metropolitan area of Australia (Remoteness Classifications RA2–RA5) for:
* At least 5 consecutive years, or
* 10 cumulative years, from birth (i.e. during any period of your life)
Eligibility is based on your primary residential address.
Applicants can check their eligibility in accordance with the definition above using the Australian Government's Health Workforce Locator. Enter the address you wish to search for using the 'ASGS Remoteness Area' '2021'. As part of a transition year for 2026 entry, applicants can also be assessed against the ‘ASGS Remoteness Area’ ‘2016’ if not eligible under the 2021 layer. For 2027 entry, applicants will only be assessed using the 'ASGS Remoteness Area' '2021' layer.
Guaranteed enrolment for up to 5 Indigenous applicants.
An annual sub quota of up to five places is available for Indigenous applicants. To be considered for the Indigenous subquota you must submit to SATAC a document signed under Common Seal from an incorporated Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander organisation in the community from which you originate or are recognised, within 10 working days of your application.
To be eligible for this subquota you must be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander in accordance with the Commonwealth definition which requires that you:
- be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, and
- identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and
- be accepted as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in the community in which they live or have lived.
If you are unable to provide a document signed under Common Seal you may provide a Statutory Declaration to SATAC confirming you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent.
Applicants will need to achieve a minimum ATAR of 90 or above (after the addition of eligible adjustments) and a competitive UCAT rank to be considered a place in this sub quota.
When choosing your preferences through SATAC, other Flinders degrees you might want to include in your list are:
How to apply
Select your course.
Check entry requirements.
Obtain certified documents.
Submit your application and documents.
Applicants must achieve a minimum Year 12 ATAR of 95.00 or above or an equivalent score from an equivalent qualification to be considered.
Should there be more eligible applicants than places available for the course, selection will be based on a rank score of their Year 12 (or equivalent) qualification score.
This course has limited places. Applications may close without notice.
Course enquiries
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Last Updated: 12 Aug 2025