How to apply
If you've satisfied the admissions criteria you can submit your application directly to the UQ-Ochsner Enrolment team. Read more on our application process below.
Submit your application directly to the UQ-Ochsner Enrolment team. The Enrolment team will work with you to make sure your application is complete. Once ready, the Enrolment team will progress your full application on to the UQ International Admissions team to calculate GPA, assess MCAT validity, and confirm all other requirements. When the Enrolment team progresses your application, you will be given access to our admissions portal, so that you can track the status of your application each step of the way.
The following documents are required when completing the application:
- Passport and/or permanent resident card
- MCAT score report including AAMC verification code, or MCAT registration
- Official academic transcripts (including transcripts from any institutions where you received transfer credit)
- UQ Agent authority form (PDF, 94.38 KB) (the UQ-Ochsner Enrolment team will act as the ‘agent’ when progressing your application)
Transcripts are only considered official if they include a blue ribbon seal, or are sent directly to the UQ-Ochsner Enrolment team by the issuing institution. Documents sent to applicants first in order to upload to the application will be considered unofficial for the purpose of admission. If you are unable to secure an official transcript, you can upload an unofficial transcript in order to submit the application. An official transcript will need to be sighted prior to your application progressing. You can send the official transcript in several ways:
Through secure electronic delivery to ochsner.med@connect.uq.edu.au
OR via hard copy to
ATTENTION: UQ-Ochsner Enrolment team
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
1401 A Jefferson Highway
Center for Academic Excellence, 1st Floor
New Orleans, LA 70121
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Please note all commencing medical students are required to be fully vaccinated with a completed dosage of a vaccine approved or recognised by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). No medical exemptions will be accepted.
Once your application has been reviewed and deemed competitive, you will be invited to interview. Following the invitation, you will be provided with further instructions on what to expect on the day.
Learn more about our interviews.
Interview places will be filled on a first come basis, as there are limited places in our program. Interviews are conducted via video conferencing.
Your application ranking will be based on the combined score of MCAT, GPA and MMI. If this ranking is competitive for a place, your application will be considered for an offer. Offers will be made following each interview round
If you are successful in receiving an offer, you will receive a detailed enrolment pack with instructions for online class enrolment, how to pay your fees, and other information about studying the Doctor of Medicine (MD-Ochsner) program.
You will have 21 calendar days to accept your offer and pay the $3,000 USD deposit. International students are also required to pay for Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC). UQ can organise this for you for the duration of your program. Insurance policies are subject to inflation each year. The 2024 intake indicative fee is $3,705 AUD. The UQ-Ochsner Enrolment team have compiled some FAQs to help you through the acceptance process. We’ve also put together a webinar about accepting your offer. Access the video.