Our faculty has an international reputation for research and innovation, providing you with unrivalled access to various clinical environments.

This Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) programme is accredited by the Australian Medical Council on behalf of the Medical Council of New Zealand.

Entry into the MBChB is limited and competitive. You will be selected on the basis of academic merit, University Clinical Aptitude Test for Australia and New Zealand (UCAT ANZ) performance and personal qualities exhibited during the admission interview (MMI). There are 257 domestic places available each year.

There are two application categories for entry into the MBChB:

• First year entry: First year applicants may apply from either
  the BHSc or BSc (Biomedical Science) at the University of Auckland
• Graduate entry

School leavers cannot apply directly into the MBChB, they are advised to apply via First Year entry.

Please note:

• You can only apply once under the "First Year" entry category, and only in the year in which this study is undertaken.
• You can only apply once under the "Graduate Entry" category for each qualifying programme attained. 
• Entry criteria may change from year to year.
• You will be required to sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test for Australia and New Zealand (UCAT ANZ) in the year of application. 
• Shortlisted applicants will be required to participate in a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI).

First year applicants need to complete the eight required courses (listed below) in the first year of either the Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) or the Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biomedical Science at the University of Auckland. This needs to be completed on a full time basis and in the year of application for MBChB. Only the first attempt for these courses will be considered for MBChB admission in the First Year category.

First Year BHSc courses:

• CHEM 110: Chemistry of the Living World
• BIOSCI 107: Biology for Biomedical Science - Cellular Processes and Development
• MEDSCI 142: Biology for Biomedical Science - Organ Systems
• POPLHLTH 111: Population Health
• POPLHLTH 101: Health Systems I
• POPLHLTH 102: Health and Society
• HLTHPSYC 122: Behaviour, Health and Development
• General Education*

First Year BSc (Biomedical Science) courses:

• CHEM 110: Chemistry of the Living World
• BIOSCI 107: Biology for Biomedical Science - Cellular Processes and Development
• MEDSCI 142: Biology for Biomedical Science - Organ Systems
• POPLHLTH 111: Population Health
• BIOSCI 101: Essential Biology: From Genomes to Organisms
• PHYSICS 160: Physics for the Life Sciences
• BIOSCI 106: Foundations of Biochemistry
• General Education*

*General Education excluding BIOSCI 100G, MEDSCI 100G, MEDSCI 101G, POPLHLTH 103G, POPLHLTH 104G.

Interview Eligibility
You will need to achieve a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 6.0 across all eight first year courses, with no fails, to be eligible for consideration for an admission interview (MMI – Multi Mini Interviews). 

Interview Ranking
If eligible, you will be ranked for interview invitation. This ranking will be based on your grades in the four core courses (in bold above): BIOSCI 107, CHEM 110, MEDSCI 142, and POPLHLTH 111. If your final grades are not available at the time of interview ranking, an interim grade (highest possible) will be temporarily assigned. Official final results will be used for the final selection. 

Final Selection Ranking
Applicants will be offered admission to the programme according to the rank order until the available places in the category are filled. Interviewed applicants’ final ranking is based on a weighting of the following components:

• GPA for four core courses: 60%
• Total scale UMAT score: 15%
• Multi Mini Interview: 25%