- Duration
- Full-time: Varies
- Next start date
- Flexible start dates
- Available locations
- Grafton
- Points
- 360
- Programme type
- Doctorate
Programme overview
The Doctor of Medicine was renamed the Doctor of Medical Sciences in 2024.
The DMedSc offers a robust research focus in your chosen subject. You can leverage years of clinical experience to create a high-quality thesis, enhancing your expertise without pausing your practice. If your study includes retrospective research, you can complete your thesis in as little as 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time.
You can make a real-world impact with your research by addressing clinical and practice challenges. Your thesis could cover a spectrum of projects from unravelling genetic mysteries to assessing public health trends like heart disease prevalence. You may even spearhead a national clinical trial testing new therapeutic possibilities within your thesis.
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Programme structure
During the DMedSc, you will usually do research for three to four years full-time or eight years part-time.
- On entering the DMedSc programme, you will be enrolled provisionally.
- By the end of your first year, you must meet a number of goals to be confirmed into the DMedSc programme.
- After confirmation, you will continue to work on your research before submitting your thesis for examination, usually after three years and within four years of your start date. The examination process may include an oral exam.
- There is a provision for candidates to report on original research completed before entry to the DMedSc programme, provided it has not been submitted as part of a previous degree or diploma.
- The use of research prior to enrolment can reduce the enrolment period to 12 months full-time or 24 months part time.
For more information and advice, talk to a postgraduate advisor by contacting the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences.
Where could this programme take you?
You will gain the skills to tackle complex clinical and practice issues, making you an asset in diverse and influential roles within the health workforce. These could include clinical leadership, academia and research, specialist positions, healthcare administration and consultancy. You'll emerge as a leader in your profession, advancing and sharing knowledge. We advise that the University of Auckland is not involved in the employment of graduates and can make no guarantee of post-qualification registration or employment in New Zealand or any other country.
Student career planning service
Once you become a student at the University, you can get help with planning and developing your career from Career Development and Employability Services.
We advise that the University of Auckland is not involved in the employment of graduates and can make no guarantee of post-qualification registration or employment in New Zealand or any other country.
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