The University of Queensland School of Medicine is one of the better options for an offshore medical school. The admissions criteria is more attainable than for programs in the US. They have good mechanisms in place for students to transition into US residency programs once the first years of medical school have been completed. This would be a particularly good option for students who already applied for admission in 2014 but have not yet received an offer of acceptance.


Applications are now open for the January 2015 entering class. Admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis until the class is filled.
 
The University of Queensland School of Medicine Ochsner Clinical School offers an extraordinary opportunity for US citizens or Permanent Residents to obtain an outstanding global medical education.
 
Some highlights of the School appear below:
 
•	An integrated global medical education at one of the world’s best medical schools—ranked among the top 50 of the “Best 400 International Universities” in the Biological and Life Sciences by “US News and World Report” in 2012
•	Two years of basic sciences at The University of Queensland School of Medicine in Brisbane or Ipswich, Australia
•	Two years of clinical training at the UQ Ochsner Clinical School in New Orleans, Louisiana, the US campus of The University of Queensland School of Medicine 
•	Wet Lab and Clinical Research are available at both campuses
•	Experienced and accomplished faculty
•	Clinical training in on of the top 15 US Teaching Hospitals
•	USMLE Preparation and support
•	Match Day Participation, academic advising and support in the Match.
•	A January 2015 entry, the start of the Australian academic year, with rolling admissions
•	The average GPA of the 2014 entering class was 3.5, and the average MCAT was 28
•	U.S. Federal financial aid is available to students who qualify
Minimum requirements to apply: MCAT score of 8, 8, 8 in one test sitting since January, 2012; a B average; and a B.A. or B.S. degree earned since 2005 for the 2015 entering class.

For more information, visit our website at http://www.mededpath.org.

The application is available to download at
http://www.mededpath.org/admissions.html