Clinical Admissions Selection

In 2026 (for 2027 entry) the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (FMHS) has continued to see a significant increase in the total number of applications for programmes that participate in the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) process, namely:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
• Bachelor of Optometry (BOptom)
• Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm)
• Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours) (BMedImag(Hons))
• Master of Audiology (MAud)
• Master of Nutrition and Dietetics (MND)

The number of unique applications per programme is listed below for 2026 and 2027 entry.

In recent years we have typically invited around 1200 unique applicants to an MMI interview. In 2026, we invited more than 1300 unique applicants and scheduled 1258 interviews. This represents the highest number of applicants interviewed through this process since its commencement. The interview capacity has increased over time, which was in part enabled by the move to Kira Talent, the online platform we now use, and a shift to an asynchronous MMI using the platform this year.

The invitation to MMI process uses historical information and trends to ensure all individual programmes interview enough eligible applicants to fill the available places.

For 2023, 2024 and 2025 entry to clinical programmes, based on the number of eligible applicants, we were able to invite all applicants who met the ‘eligibility GPA’ for all programmes for all categories.

In the years prior to 2023, the GPA cut off for MMI interview offers was considerably higher than the minimum eligibility GPA, and we saw a return to that for both 2026 and 2027 entry.

For 2027 entry, the GPA for MMI ranking was comprised of an applicant’s final grades in their Semester One courses (excluding WTRMHS 100 and WTRSCI 100), plus optimal placeholder grades (A+) for each of their four Semester Two courses. This calculation results in an MMI ranking GPA which was more than 50% optimal grades for applicants who are currently enrolled in First Year courses. This GPA calculation was used for MMI invitation for all undergraduate clinical programmes: MBChB, BOptom, BMedImag(Hons) and BPharm. This resulted in higher GPA cut offs for invite to interview than in recent years. This approach to using optimal grades is routinely applied to all categories of applicants with in-progress courses.

The final ranking GPA calculation for selection into the programmes has not changed. MBChB and BPharm will still use the ‘core four courses’ (CHEM 110, BIOSCI 107, POPLHLTH 111 and MEDSCI 142). BOptom and BMedImag(Hons) will still use the ‘core seven courses’ (CHEM 110, BIOSCI 107, POPLHLTH 111, MEDSCI 142, BIOSCI 101, BIOSCI 106 and PHYSICS 160).

Below are the summary tables for the GPA cut points for invitation to MMI collated for the last six years.

Please note:

• These tables should be read in conjunction with the Programme Limitations, Regulations and Deans Determination for full context
• Applicants who are invited to the MMI for more than one programme only undertake one interview and therefore only occupy one MMI ‘space’. The score from the MMI is then used for all programmes they were invited for

Information to support when reading these tables:

• Applicants can apply for multiple programmes (i.e. they may have multiple ‘applications’)
• ‘Number of applicants invited to interview’ indicates the number of applicants who meet the eligibility requirements and the GPA cut point for a MMI invitation for a specific programme and category
• For MBChB, Gen-Grad (in progress) refers to applicants who are applying under the General Graduate Entry category who are still completing their qualifying programme and therefore have optimal grades contributing to their GPA at the time of MMI invitations
• For MBChB, Gen-Grad (completed) refers to applicants who are applying under the General Graduate Entry category who have completed their qualifying programme and have their final GPA at the point of MMI invitations

The admission requirements and processes are contained within the following documents.