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I think we have to separate consultants vs trainees. Consultants can make their work as flexible as they want but it will impact their income. You can easily work 2-3 days a week but your capacity to earn will be half of what you could do at full time. After training all these years do you...

I think we have to separate consultants vs trainees. Consultants can make their work as flexible as they want but it will impact their income. You can easily work 2-3 days a week but your capacity to earn will be half of what you could do at full time. After training all these years do you...

If you're certain you want medicine or dentistry and not med science then stay. If you are thinking med science as a career then change.

Congratulations to my 2014 students! 82% of students received at least one offer for medicine or dentistry. Hope this will be the beginning of a fulfilling and wonderful life choice

Never buy textbooks unless you will be using the textbook for a few years. PDF all the way. If you really need to buy second hand textbooks. Textbook exchange etc.

Doing 4 unit maths does not mean you will do well in those maths subjects you picked. Statistics was hard as crap, I remember completing 1/3 of the final exam and still somehow getting a credit. Unless you want to major in maths there is no point in picking normal or advanced maths. If you want...

Bonded doesn't equate to rural. Bonded means at least working in an area of workforce shortage. New info from this year suggests a GPA of 7 is now counted as 99.5 ATAR which is better but they half your ATAR and your GPA conversion. This is for UNSW but most other unis have lower GPA...

Take majors that are easy so you'll get a high GPA. I.e instead of just normal maths take maths foundations. I would probably aim at 6.5+ GPA but I think for UWS and Newcastle you'll be able to get in with a lower GPA.

Would definitely depend on how you phrased yourself. But 2 is definitely a no no. Considering the interview is kind of testing that aspect of your personality.

All the best. Vision science degree might help you if you pursue ophthalmology but it has little impact on practicing as a doctor so in the long run people who do two degrees are worse off. I mean ultimately as long as you do something you enjoy but I think people still should think about the...

You can always hope! Should consider asking someone to help you with your interview next time since JMP only ranks you only based on your interview score. This might mean contacting other students from JMP, doctors (ideally ones doing the MMI), getting some tutoring etc. Always better to over...

I've only ever heard of 99.95's receiving interview offers. If you count music/medicine that's a different story. I don't know why I would be almighty here because there's quite a few people with more in depth knowledge in other areas. I only know of portions of the entry criteria in depth but...

I believe consultant paediatricians in outer suburb hospitals are still lacking. Issue with this is that you will be working as a general paediatrician and not as a specialist paediatrician in your favoured area. If you're looking to work in a tertiary hospital where you can specialise and...

Westmead Children's and Westmead Hospitals required months. Guess it depends on the location.

His ATAR and UMAT are below the average. I would think his chances are quite low but you can call to ask who knows you might have done well in interviews. Why do so many people encourage unbonded over bonded. Entering the work force early whilst still living at home will allow you to pay off...

Unless you're published or presenting (there are cutoffs for speciality applications) at a conference doing research probably won't mean much at this stage. Masters are essential for specialisation now in urban areas. Not sure about regional or rural areas but big centres like Orange might be...

Get in early because usually there's months and months of waiting time for hospitals. Just call or visit your local hospital.

Just a addon. Bonded responsibilities only apply once you reach consultancy. However you can work off your bonded during your training. After PGY1 (internship) every term worked (more than 10 weeks) counts towards your bonded requirements (This includes all your resident and registrar and fellow...

There's no point having an undergraduate degree unless it will give you plenty more research opportunities but even then I would just do research during your medicine degree. GAMSAT is insanely hard. Harder than UMAT. Interview at USYD is not easy either. I would pick Newcastle if medicine...

Congratulations mate! Had two students with 57 GAMSAT get into Notre Dame this year. USYD you probably need 67+ Other universities I am not sure what the current GAMSAT requirement is.