Find your entry pathway

If you're in your final year of high school (Queensland Year 12 or equivalent) on your first attempt, you can apply for the Greater Brisbane provisional entry pathway, offered at UQ.

This pathway guarantees entry into the MD if you:

• successfully complete your first bachelor's degree at UQ within the minimum time required for that degree
• achieve an overall grade point average (GPA) of 5.0, and
• complete 2 subject prerequisites in cell and tissue biology and systems physiology completed at second year undergraduate level.

You'll be based in the Greater Brisbane area for all 4 years of the MD program.

This pathway is available to both domestic and international applicants.

If you're in your final year of high school (Queensland Year 12 or equivalent) on your first attempt, you can apply for the the Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Pathway to Medicine), offered by CQUniversity (CQUni) at their Rockhampton and Bundaberg campuses.

The pathway guarantees entry into the MD program at UQ if you:

• successfully complete the Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Pathway to Medicine) at CQUni within the minimum time required for that degree, and
• achieve an overall grade point average (GPA) of 5.0.

By completing the CQUni Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathway to Medicine), you will meet the subject prerequisites for the UQ MD program. 

You will be based at the UQ Rural Clinical School in Central Queensland or Wide Bay for all 4 years of the MD program.

See CQUni's Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathway to Medicine) website for more information.

If you're in your final year of high school (Queensland Year 12 or equivalent) on your first attempt and you identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, you can apply for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Admissions Pathway, offered at UQ. 

This pathway guarantees entry into the MD program if you:

• successfully complete your first bachelor's degree at UQ within the minimum time required for that degree
• achieve an overall grade point average (GPA) of 5.0, and
• complete 2 subject prerequisites in cell and tissue biology and systems physiology completed at second year undergraduate level.

You will be based in the Greater Brisbane area for all 4 years of the MD program.

There is a dedicated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Provisional Entry Admissions Pathway for Central Queensland and Wide Bay. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply through CQUniversity (CQUni) for this pathway. You will be based at our Rural Clinical School in Central Queensland or Wide Bay for all 4 years of the MD program.

If you’ve completed, or are in your final year, of a minimum 3 year bachelor's degree (equivalent to an Australian bachelor’s degree), you can apply for the Greater Brisbane Graduate Entry Pathway.

This pathway provides direct entry into the MD program and is available to both domestic and international applicants.

You will be based in the Greater Brisbane area for all 4 years of the MD program.

If you’ve completed, or are in your final year, of a minimum 3 year bachelor's degree (equivalent to an Australian bachelor’s degree), you can apply for the Central Queensland – Wide Bay Regional Medical Pathway. 

This pathway provides direct entry into the MD program. 

You will be based in Greater Brisbane for year 1, then at the UQ Rural Clinical School in Central Queensland or Wide Bay for years 2-4. From 2025, all 4 years of the MD program will be offered in the Central Queensland and Wide Bay regions.

Applicants who wish to be considered for the Regional Medical Pathway must select UQ as your first, second or third preference as part of their GEMSAS application. Applicants will be considered for entry on a tier system:

• Tier 1: Applicants from Central Queensland (CQ) or Wide Bay (WB). Applicants must have resided in CQ or WB for 5 consecutive years, or 10 years cumulatively.
• Tier 2: Applicants with a rural background. Applicants who have resided in any rural location in Australia for 5 consecutive year, or 10 years cumulatively. 
• Tier 3: Any other interested applicants. Any applicant who is interested in the Regional Medical Pathway. 

Further information on the Local Government Areas for Tier 1 can be found on our Regional Medical Pathway - location eligibility page.

Visit the GEMSAS site for further information about documentation requirements.

If you've completed, or are in your final year of, a minimum 3 year bachelor's degree (equivalent to an Australian bachelor's degree) and identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, you can apply for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Admissions Pathway, offered at UQ.

For the 2023 and 2024 intakes, you will be based in Greater Brisbane for year 1, and can elect whether you will be based in Greater Brisbane, Central Queensland or Wide Bay for years 2-4. 

From 2025, you can elect whether you will be based in Greater Brisbane, Central Queensland or Wide Bay for all 4 years of the MD program.