Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

Degree resolutions

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Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.

Course resolutions

1 Course codes

Code	Course title
KH006	Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

2 Attendance pattern

(1)

The attendance pattern for this course is full time only for Stages 1 and 2.

(2)

The attendance pattern for this course is normally full time for Stage 3 however this stage may be undertaken part-time with Faculty approval.

3 Admission to candidature

(1)

Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admission criteria.

(2)

Admission to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery requires:

(a)

completion within the past 10 years of, or enrolment in the final year of, a bachelor degree comprising at least three full-time equivalent years of study, or completion within the last 10 years of a postgraduate degree or postgraduate diploma, (or equivalent) from either:

(i)

an Australian university or self-accrediting higher education institution authorised to accredit and issue degrees and/or postgraduate diplomas as indicated in the Australian Qualifications Framework;

(i)

(ii)

an overseas university listed in the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition Guide;

(b)

a demonstrated sustained academic performance in the bachelor degree (and/or the postgraduate degree or postgraduate diploma) to a standard considered satisfactory by the Faculty of Medicine;

(c)

performance in an admissions test approved by the Faculty of Medicine to a standard considered satisfactory by the Faculty;

(c)

and

(d)

performance in an interview to a standard considered satisfactory by the Faculty of Medicine.

(3)

An applicant will not be admitted to candidature for the MBBS unless he or she has completed a bachelor degree prior to 1 January of the year in which the applicant intends to commence the MBBS.

(4)

An applicant who has undertaken a bachelor degree in an accelerated program will not be considered for admission to candidature for the MBBS until he or she has completed the full bachelor degree.

(5)

The official results listed on an applicant’s transcript, and his or her admission test results, will be taken as the awarding and testing authorities’ assessment of the academic standards reached by the applicant, taking due account of illness and misadventure according to the authorities’ policies.

(6)

A person who has commenced the MBBS in a fee-paying or bonded place at the University will not be eligible for admission or transfer to a Commonwealth supported or non-bonded place in the MBBS.

(7)

Subject to the approval of the Academic Board, the Faculty of Medicine may establish special admission schemes for defined classes of applicant, including:

(a)

applicants who are of rural origin;

(b)

Indigenous applicants.

(8)

The Faculty of Medicine may establish a maximum quota for the number of applicants for admission as candidates for the MBBS within a special admission scheme.

(9)

The Faculty of Medicine will publish details of any special admission schemes approved by the Academic Board.

4 Deferment

(1)

Deferral of enrolment following the offer of a place in the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery is permitted only in the following circumstances:

(a)

progression to honours, masters or a PhD; or

(b)

under exceptional circumstances which could not be foreseen at the time of application; or

(c)

for completion of "professional years" where awarding of a bachelor's degree is dependent upon such completion only.

(2)

Deferral will only be granted one year at a time and will not be expected to last longer than two years.

5 Requirements for award

(1)

The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in the Table of Undergraduate Units of Study for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.

(2)

To qualify for the award of the pass degree, a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit points of core units of study in the order prescribed by the faculty.

6 Progression rules

(1)

Candidates in Stage 1 must pass all units of study designated for that year before proceeding to Stage 2. Candidates in Stage 2 must pass all units of study designated for that year before proceeding to Stage 3. Failure in any single unit of study in Stages 1 or 2 will result in a failure of the year and will require the candidate to re-enrol and successfully complete the units designated for the entire year, without credit or exemption for work previously completed.

(2)

Candidates in Stage 3 who fail one unit of study, may be permitted to proceed to units designated for the subsequent year of study providing that the failed unit of study is repeated before commencement of the PrInt (pre-internship) Term. Candidates who fail more than one unit of study and/or their barrier (summative) examination will be required to repeat the whole year, without credit or exemption for work previously completed.

7 Requirements for the honours degree

(1)

Honours is available to meritorious candidates who complete an alternative set of units of study in the final year of the program. Candidates enrolled in the degree part-time are not eligible to enrol in Honours.

(2)

To qualify for admission to the honours program a candidate should, without repeating a Stage, achieve:

(a)

a satisfactory result in the Stage 1 written exam; and

(b)

a satisfactory result in Stage 1 and 2 portfolios on Personal and Professional Development; and

(c)

a minimum result of 75% in the Stage 2 written exam; and

(d)

a satisfactory result in the Stage 2 practical exam.

(3)

To qualify for the award of the honours degree a candidate must successfully complete the requirements for the degree in the minimum standard full time duration and:

(a)

complete the 12 credit point research unit of study described in the table of units for the degree with a minimum mark of 70; and

(b)

achieve a minimum average mark of 75% in the Years 3 and 4 written exams.

8 Honours weighted average mark (HWAM)

(1)

The HWAM in the Faculty of Medicine is calculated from the results in the 80 credit points of core units of study in Stage 3, plus the honours mark which will be given double weighting.

(2)

The HWAM is calculated using the following formula:

	HWAM =	sum(Wc x Mc)
		sum(Wc)

Where Wc is the Stage 3 unit of study credit points x the Stage 3 unit weighting and Mc is the mark achieved for the Stage 3 unit. The mark used for units with a grade AF is zero.

(3)

All Stage 3 units are weighted 1 except the research unit of study which is weighted 2.

9 Award of the degree

(1)

The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery is awarded as either Pass or Honours. The honours degree is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Second Class, Division Two. The class of honours is awarded on the basis of a student's HWAM as below:

Description	HWAM Range
Honours Class I	80 >= HWAM
Honours Class II (Division 1)	75 <= HWAM < 80
Honours Class II (Division 2)	70 <= HWAM < 75
Honours not awarded	HWAM < 70

(2)

An honours candidate who obtains a mark of less than 70 in a research unit of study, or a HWAM of less than 70, will not be awarded honours and will be awarded the pass degree.

(3)

An honours candidate who fails the research unit of study will be required to undertake the elective unit of study at the end of the program as an additional unit in order to achieve the correct number of credit points required for the award of the pass degree.

10 University medal

A student with an HWAM of 90 or above may be awarded a university medal. The medal is awarded at the discretion of the faculty to the highest achieving students who in the opinion of the faculty have an outstanding academic record.

11 Time Limits

A student enrolled full time must complete all the requirements for the degree within five calendar years of first enrolment. A student enrolled part time in Stage 3 must complete all the requirements for the degree within seven calendar years of first enrolment.

12 Credit for previous study

Advanced standing and credit for previous study is not available in this degree unless study was completed in the Bachelor of Dentistry degree at the University of Sydney. In this case, candidates may be exempted from completing the non-clinical components of Stages 1 and 2.

Table of Undergraduate units of study for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

Unit of study	Credit points	A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition	Session
Stage 1 units of study (Year 1)
Studies in Foundation Studies, Musculoskeletal Sciences, Drug and Alcohol:
GDMP1011 Basic and Clinical Sciences 1	12		Semester 1
GDMP1012 Patient and Doctor 1	6		Semester 1
GDMP1013 Population Medicine 1	3		Semester 1
GDMP1014 Personal and Professional Development 1	3		Semester 1
Studies in Respiratory Sciences, Haematology, Cardiovascular Sciences:
GDMP1021 Basic and Clinical Sciences 2	12		Semester 2
GDMP1022 Patient and Doctor 2	6		Semester 2
GDMP1023 Population Medicine 2	3		Semester 2
GDMP1024 Personal and Professional Development 2	3		Semester 2
Stage 2 units of study (Year 2)
Studies in Neuroscience, Vision, Behaviour, Endocrinology, Nutrition, Sexual Health:
GDMP2011 Basic and Clinical Sciences 3	12		Semester 1
GDMP2012 Patient and Doctor 3	6		Semester 1
GDMP2013 Population Medicine 3	3		Semester 1
GDMP2014 Personal and Professional Development 3	3		Semester 1
Studies in Renal, Urology, Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Reproduction, Oncology, Palliative Care:
GDMP2021 Basic and Clinical Sciences 4	10		Semester 2
GDMP2022 Patient and Doctor 4	6		Semester 2
GDMP2023 Population Medicine 4	3		Semester 2
GDMP2024 Personal and Professional Development 4	3		Semester 2
GDMP2025 Independent Learning Activity	2		Semester 2
Stage 3 units of study - for students commencing Stage 3 from 2011 (Years 3 and 4)
Incorporating theme studies in Basic & Clinical Sciences, Patient and Doctor, Population Medicine, and Personal and Professional Development:
Year 3
GDMP3131 Medicine Year 3	8	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b
GDMP3016 Basic and Clinical Sciences 7	2	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 2
GDMP3017 Patient and Doctor 7	2	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 2
GDMP3018 Population Medicine 7	2	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 2
GDMP3019 Personal and Professional Development 7	2	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 2
Units of study undertaken in Years 3 or 4
GDMP3133 Surgery	8	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b
GDMP3134 Critical Care	8	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b
GDMP3135 Community	8	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b
GDMP3136 Psychological and Addiction Medicine	8	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b
GDMP3137 Perinatal and Women's Health	8	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b
GDMP3138 Child and Adolescent Health	8	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b
Year 4
GDMP3132 Medicine Year 4	8	P GDMP3131	Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b
GDMP4016 Basic and Clinical Sciences 8	2	P GDMP3016	Semester 1 Semester 2
GDMP4017 Patient and Doctor 8	2	P GDMP3017	Semester 1 Semester 2
GDMP4018 Population Medicine 8	2	P GDMP3018	Semester 1 Semester 2
GDMP4019 Personal and Professional Development 8	2	P GDMP3019	Semester 1 Semester 2
Students must also select one of the following units in year 4:
GDMP3109 Elective	12	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025 N GDMP4110 Students must obtain approval to undertake an elective from the Clinical School Elective Committee Members who have the role of advising, counselling and directing students in their applications and approving Electives.	Semester 1 Semester 2
GDMP4110 Research Project	12	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025 N GDMP3109 To apply for honours in the MBBS, students must submit a research proposal to the Honours/ Research Coordinator at the end of Stage 2 and before the commencement of Stage 3 of the MBBS.	Semester 1 Semester 2
Pre-Internship (PrInt Term)
To be undertaken by all students upon successful completion of all other Stage 3 units of study
GDMP4025 Pre-Internship Term	4	P GDMP3131, GDMP3132, GDMP3133, GDMP3134, GDMP3135, GDMP3136, GDMP3137, GDMP3138, GDMP3016, GDMP3017, GDMP3018, GDMP3019, GDMP4016, GDMP4017, GDMP4018, GDMP4019 and [GDMP3109 OR GDMP4110] Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1,	Semester 1 Semester 2
Stage 3 units of study - for students commencing Stage 3 prior to 2011
Incorporating theme studies in Basic Clinical Sciences, Patient and Doctor, Population Medicine, and Personal and Professional Development:
GDMP3101 Medicine Year Three	10	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 1 Semester 2
GDMP3102 Medicine Year Four	10	P GDMP3101	Semester 1 Semester 2
GDMP3103 Surgery	10	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 1 Semester 2
GDMP3104 Critical Care	10	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 1 Semester 2
GDMP3105 Community	10	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 1 Semester 2
GDMP3106 Psychological and Addiction Medicine	10	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 1 Semester 2
GDMP3107 Perinatal and Women's Health	10	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 1 Semester 2
GDMP3108 Child and Adolescent Health	10	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025	Semester 1 Semester 2
Students must also select one of the following units:
GDMP3109 Elective	12	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025 N GDMP4110 Students must obtain approval to undertake an elective from the Clinical School Elective Committee Members who have the role of advising, counselling and directing students in their applications and approving Electives.	Semester 1 Semester 2
GDMP4110 Research Project	12	P GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025 N GDMP3109 To apply for honours in the MBBS, students must submit a research proposal to the Honours/ Research Coordinator at the end of Stage 2 and before the commencement of Stage 3 of the MBBS.	Semester 1 Semester 2
Pre-Internship (PrInt Term)
To be undertaken by all students upon successful completion of Stage 3 units of study
GDMP4025 Pre-Internship Term	4	P GDMP3131, GDMP3132, GDMP3133, GDMP3134, GDMP3135, GDMP3136, GDMP3137, GDMP3138, GDMP3016, GDMP3017, GDMP3018, GDMP3019, GDMP4016, GDMP4017, GDMP4018, GDMP4019 and [GDMP3109 OR GDMP4110] Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1,	Semester 1 Semester 2

University of Sydney Handbooks - 2013 Archive

The University of Sydney - Sydney Medical School Handbook 2013

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Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

Degree resolutions