Is your child aiming for a career in medicine or dentistry?
Becoming a doctor in Australia
Posted: March 29, 2024
Att: Parents whose children are considering a career in medicine and/or dentistry
Students considering a career in medicine or dentistry during Year 12 will need to sit a compulsory entry exam known as the UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) before they can apply for relevant placements in the aforementioned fields of study within most universities in Australia.
Year 12 Students
If your child is sitting the UCAT in 2024, the ‘NIE Simulated UCAT Day’ will help fast-track UCAT preparation, especially if your child has not done much work yet. Even if the student has been preparing already, the workshop is a great opportunity to attain some additional strategies and to also assess personal readiness by attempting a UCAT difficulty level trial test, which will be provided as part of the training. If your child has not started UCAT preparation yet and requires training resources, then please have a look at the Comprehensive UCAT Course.
Years 10 – 11 Students
The ‘NIE Simulated UCAT Day’ workshop is also beneficial for Year 10 and 11 students who are considering sitting the UCAT in the future. The ideal approach to preparing for the UCAT is to start low-frequency and high-consistency preparation in the early stages of senior high school years. While students can and will have to still spend some time preparing during Year 12, it would be much better if the bulk of the UCAT preparation has been completed before the start of the busy Year 12 schedule. This way, the candidate would only need to spend about 1-2 hours per week practising maintaining UCAT pace, rather than spending more time on the ongoing UCAT preparation and stressing about the Year 12 work. Therefore, we recommend officially starting UCAT training by participating in our full-day intensive UCAT preparation workshop (Simulated UCAT Day). Or if you wish for your child to start with complete UCAT training already, then please have a look at the Advanced or Comprehensive UCAT Course.
UCAT PREPARATION (For Year 10, 11 and 12 Students)
- 6 April 2024: Intensive UCAT Preparation Workshop (Live Online Interactive)
- UCAT Readiness Courses Advanced (UCAT only) OR Comprehensive (UCAT + Interview)
UCAT VERBAL REASONING
27 April 2024: Advanced Skills Masterclass Webinar
CURTIN UNIVERSITY CASPER TEST PREPARATION
11 May 2024: Casper Test Masterclass Webinar
MEDICAL INTERVIEWS (For Year 11 and 12 Students)
- 20 - 21 April 2024: Headstart Medical Interview Workshop: Live Online Interactive
UCAT & PATHWAYS INTO MEDICINE / DENTISTRY WEBINAR
- Students, teachers, and parents are invited to attend.
FUTURE DOCTORS AUSTRALIA
- 4-day attendance program in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane
- Age: 14 - 18 years old students
The "Future Doctors Australia" program. This engaging and high-impact 4-day program WILL provide young people with a unique opportunity to gain medical work experience in a safe and structured environment. Participants will be able to spend time with current junior and senior medical students. They will also have the rare opportunity to spend time with more senior clinicians and various medical specialists. You will get to learn about clinical's specialist's relevant fields of work, ask them questions, and learn some hands-on skills from them. Spots are strictly limited. Tell me more...
ACADEMIC INSIGHTS PROGRAM (11-day residential program in Sydney)
Medicine, Psychology, Veterinary Studies, Creative Writing, Engineering, Business Management
- Age: 13 - 18 years old students
- Spots are strictly limited
This immersive Academic Insights 11-day summer program provides ambitious high school students with an unrivaled experience studying undergraduate-level subjects at the University of Sydney. Enrolments are open to students Australia-wide (13-18 years of age). Spots are strictly limited. Tell me more...
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Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding the UCAT, Medical Interviews, or a career in health.
Best Wishes
Sasha Tymoshenko
NIE Course Coordinator
UCAT NIE - National Institute of Education
1300 974 187 | 0404 197 178 | 0412 439 115
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