Rural Student Entry Scheme

All applicants who submitted a RSES application date by the 14th August have been notified by email as to whether or not they have received an interview for late Sept 2009.

Closing date for LATE applications is the 30th October 2009. Applicants who submit a late application will be eligible to be considered for an interview for the 6th or 7th January 2010.

The Rural Student Entry Scheme to Medicine (RSES) was first introduced in 1997. Applicants with a significant rural background compete for a separate entry quota of 25% of the Medcine cohort. Applicants must meet certain criteria (listed below) to be eligible for the scheme. RSES is designed for high school students and people who are currently undertaking or have completed a university degree.

Please note, the RSES is an entry scheme to Medicine. Students who enter Medicine through the RSES study the same Medicine program as students who have come through general entry.

These criteria represent the minimum requirements for selection for 2010. They do not guarantee an interview; applicants selected for interview will be dependent on the quality of the applications for that year.

Please note:
* Applicants must choose to apply through the Rural Student Entry Scheme OR through General Entry, you cannot apply for both
* Applicants do not have to re-apply to be considered for the second round of interviews in January

• For applicants completing high school, a minimum ATAR of 90.00 in the NSW HSC, or equivalent in other states
• For applicants who have partially completed or completed a university degree, a minimum of the equivalent ATAR of 90.00 when the ATAR and tertiary results are combined (ATAR and tertiary results are combined in the ratio of 50:50). Applicants are assessed on results from ALL years (including honours year) of their current degree and/or any other degree they have undertaken whether completed or not.
• Applicants who have resided in a defined Australian rural area, RRMA 3-7 for a minimum of five consecutive or cumulative years, commencing from the age of five. A National RRMA classification database is available on the the Health Workforce Queensland website.
• Record of involvement and achievement in community activities.
• Applicants sit UMAT exam in 2009 and/or have sat UMAT in 2008.
• Australian citizenship/Australian permanent residency (Please note that New Zealand citizens are ineligible)