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Bias during post grad med selection
« on: January 25, 2016, 08:27:08 pm »
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Hello, is there a bias when it comes to selecting students for medicine at University of Melbourne. I heard also that majority of the post grad cohort is from their biomedicine course. Also, it kinda seems bad if one of the hardest courses to get into undergrad that is usually used as a bridging subject doesn't lead to med at melb.

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Re: Bias during post grad med selection
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2016, 08:38:40 pm »
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Whilst many consider Biomed to be almost a "pre-med" pathway into med (as opposed to Science), the reality is that a significant portion miss out on a graduate-entry medicine offer (not just MD). And that's just the risk and reality of applying for graduate medicine, it is competitive and people will unfortunately miss out. I think if I were to go down that road, I'd want to make sure I had a fall-back plan, whether that be another graduate-entry health science course (eg. UoM optometry) or research (eg. Honours year) or something just vaguely related (eg. biomedical engineering). Going into it without such a contingency plan is probably a little silly.

I can't speak for bias, but I haven't heard anything being published suggesting that (although what really happens is anyone's guess).
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Re: Bias during post grad med selection
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2016, 09:03:29 pm »
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what would you recommend to do if your backup plan is med, and you already told your parents to  start saving money because you told them I will try for med for the next 10 years, while also working 20 jobs even  though the end of the road would be you ending up in a homeless shelter. Like for example preparation for gamsat, undergrad uni courses to take, extracurriculars, ect.. Basically any advice that would help in getting into Postgrad med
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Re: Bias during post grad med selection
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2016, 09:28:42 pm »
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Whilst many consider Biomed to be almost a "pre-med" pathway into med (as opposed to Science), the reality is that a significant portion miss out on a graduate-entry medicine offer (not just MD). And that's just the risk and reality of applying for graduate medicine, it is competitive and people will unfortunately miss out. I think if I were to go down that road, I'd want to make sure I had a fall-back plan, whether that be another graduate-entry health science course (eg. UoM optometry) or research (eg. Honours year) or something just vaguely related (eg. biomedical engineering). Going into it without such a contingency plan is probably a little silly.

I can't speak for bias, but I haven't heard anything being published suggesting that (although what really happens is anyone's guess).

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Re: Bias during post grad med selection
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2016, 10:16:07 pm »
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In regards to your backup plan it personally depends on what you enjoy. For me it was something maths based so actuarial studies or engineering. Also do a undergrad in something you enjoy rather then picking your course purely based on ATAR like I did you will not only enjoy your course much more but score higher as there is no bias in regards to which students get into the Melb MD however this might change in the future given the recent changes to the monash grad mbbs pathway.
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Re: Bias during post grad med selection
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2016, 10:24:10 pm »
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Also with the breadth subjects offered at UoM biomed, what tracks/courses will allow me to yield a high gpa that would be competitive for postgrad med, because honestly, the subjects are all kinda work against me. If I desire to some sort of arts/commerce breadth, I would be pit against students who basically chose their degree to do those courses, as suppose to me, who is doing biomed, who prefers the more mathy and sciency subjects. Also in regards to backups, is it possible to do the pre-requisites for engineering for Melbourne in biomed.. (I dont want to do biomedical engineering if it comes done to it though, maybe some other field in engineering.)
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