Chances of a 2nd chance for med? (2 Viewers)

[emmcyclopedia]

rrma 4. umat 65 %ile. 96 uai. Not very competitive but i thought it was sufficient. I was so grateful my umat wasnt extremely terrible coz i remember that day. (extremely disastrous in a funny kind of way haha)

I heard that you generally need to be in the 85th percentile or higher to have a chance at getting an offer for med - not sure if it's different for rural entry though? But still a reputable score =)

ugh, i hate people who are so picky about being bonded. i know plenty of people who would KILL for a bonded spot. really though if you want to be a doctor you need to harden the fuck up. being a doctor is all about (cheesy as it sounds), helping people so i don't see why working in an area of workforce shortage is seen so negatively among aspiring med students. plus you can serve up to half your bond during your tenure. yes, it is a very big decision to make at such a young age but there isn't anything you can do besides go with the flow. if all else fails and you want to stay where you are, you can pay out the bond which really isn't as uneconomical as it seems!

Lololol... the problem is, some people have a life, a family, a social support network and a home that cannot simply be shifted to a rural or remote area for 5 years while you work in your bonded place. Personally, bonded to a rural/country area = ewwy. There's nothing wrong with having preferences, and people who would "kill" to have a bonded place need to earn their way into the course just the same... desperation =/= degree.

 

[Kaatie]

didnt apply for unsw.. and i know someone who got in the 51st percentile and got in, provided it was bonded and rural.

 

[itsnotmine]

Lololol... the problem is, some people have a life, a family, a social support network and a home that cannot simply be shifted to a rural or remote area for 5 years while you work in your bonded place. Personally, bonded to a rural/country area = ewwy. There's nothing wrong with having preferences, and people who would "kill" to have a bonded place need to earn their way into the course just the same... desperation =/= degree.

wow, you don't know the first thing about bonded places. the fact that you instantly assume bonded=rural/remote automatically discredits anything else you say about the bmp scheme imo. i think there's a reason you're in biomedical sci and not med.

 

[wLym]

I heard that you generally need to be in the 85th percentile or higher to have a chance at getting an offer for med - not sure if it's different for rural entry though? But still a reputable score =)



Lololol... the problem is, some people have a life, a family, a social support network and a home that cannot simply be shifted to a rural or remote area for 5 years while you work in your bonded place. Personally, bonded to a rural/country area = ewwy. There's nothing wrong with having preferences, and people who would "kill" to have a bonded place need to earn their way into the course just the same... desperation =/= degree.

Yea, its lower for rural applicants. =)

Personally, regarding your post, it is a big decision to be bonded as you say. But so is being a doctor, which is about providing to communities in need of healthcare. Some doctors spend even their christmas away halfway across the country. Now even those doctors know the value that their contribution has on areas of need, and i think its good that governments are directing future doctors away from selfish choices, and more toward a national effort to fix the problems in doctor distribution. I agree with the truthfulness in your post, but i think the bonded scheme is a good thing.

 

[emmcyclopedia]

wow, you don't know the first thing about bonded places. the fact that you instantly assume bonded=rural/remote automatically discredits anything else you say about the bmp scheme imo. i think there's a reason you're in biomedical sci and not med.

You're right in that I don't know a lot about bonded places. It wasn't really worth even considering in my situation, as I have a family to look after, and moving away is not yet financially feasible. In your previous post you put forward some strong and somewhat harsh opinions, and I just wanted to share another side of the story

How exactly does my understanding of bonded medical places equate to my position in biomedical science? I'm quite looking forward to it actually!

Yea, its lower for rural applicants. =)

Personally, regarding your post, it is a big decision to be bonded as you say. But so is being a doctor, which is about providing to communities in need of healthcare. Some doctors spend even their christmas away halfway across the country. Now even those doctors know the value that their contribution has on areas of need, and i think its good that governments are directing future doctors away from selfish choices, and more toward a national effort to fix the problems in doctor distribution. I agree with the truthfulness in your post, but i think the bonded scheme is a good thing.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think there's anything wrong with bonded medical places - it's a fantastic idea - but I think it's wrong to shun individuals who, for whatever reason, prefer not to participate in such a program. 'itsnotmine' had some very harsh criticisms of people being "picky" over not having bonded place, and I think it's important to realise that some people cannot do this so early on in their studies/practice.

 

[Dr_Fresh]

you can always pay out the bond and it isnt that bad i guess. its not like you have to work in a rural area straight away.
i think you need to finish the 5/6 years before your 16th year after you graduate iirc. so you can work/specialise in the city and before you know it you can pay out the $100k bond no problemo. i think you should do some research on the BMP cuz i know a friend who took one at Monash over unbonded at UNSW. her reasoning was that it was 1 year less and so you're already 1 year ahead salary-wise and she preferred the monash course.