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The Bachelor of Biomedicine provides excellent groundwork for pursuing medicine and healthcare professions. About one-third of our graduates join this university's Doctor of Medicine (MD) program, accounting for more than half of domestic MD admissions, while others opt for different graduate courses at Melbourne.
While the Bachelor of Biomedicine has never been a mandatory or exclusive route to the MD, it remains a smart choice—particularly when aligned with your interests. Recent updates to the MD curriculum1 enhance this approach by strengthening your biomedical science foundation. Learn more about these updates. The Melbourne Medical School (MMS) acknowledges prior learning in core subjects. If you've completed the Bachelor of Biomedicine, this allows greater flexibility to delve into clinical, research, and discovery pathways, crafting your unique journey. You'll maximize the benefits of the innovative MD curriculum, accelerating your progress.
Career Paths
The Bachelor of Biomedicine offers versatile outcomes. Graduates are more likely to secure spots in the Melbourne Medical program than those from any other Australian institution. Some pursue dentistry, biomedical research, or bioengineering, while a growing number combine this degree with graduate studies in law, business, or management.
Completed secondary education recently (within the past two years); Completed some or all of a higher education qualification; Completed some or all of a VET qualification; Applicants with work and/or life experience
English language requirements
TOEFL Internet-based test: total score of at least 79 and scores of 21 for writing, 18 for speaking, 13 for reading and 13 for listening; IELTS: total score of at least 6.5 in the Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS), with no bands less than 6.0; Pearson Test of English Academic : overall score of at least 58 and no PTE communicative skills score below 50; Cambridge English, Advanced/Certificate in Advanced English (CAE): Cambridge English Score of at least 176 with no skill below 169; C2 Proficiency (previously called Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) examination): Cambridge English Score of at least 180 with no skill below 180.