Year 3 Preferencing and Allocations
The below information relates to students who commenced the MD Program (5578) prior to 2023.
Preferencing
In Year 3, students will undertake five clinical placements across two semesters, Hospital Practice Semester and Comprehensive Clinical Practice Semester.
Hospital Practice (HP) Semester
| Comprehensive Clinical Practice (CCP) Semester
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In 2024, Year 3 students will also have the opportunity to undertake their O&G and Paediatrics placements along with Mental Health, in the Women's, Children and Mental Health Semester.
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Students will be allocated to a Clinical Unit for the duration of the academic year, and will undertake most of their clinical placements in the teaching sites associated with that Clinical Unit. Depending on the course students will be required to complete some of their clinical placements at other clinical locations (e.g. GP practice for GP placement).
Students should read this information in conjunction with the Allocation Guidelines and Preferencing Dates. Students can find an example of the Year 3 Pathways offered in 2024 here (noting that these are indicative only and subject to change):
The 2024 Year 3 Allocation Presentation will be published on the MD Community Site next week.
Students will have the opportunity to nominate their preference (rank order) for allocation to a Clinical Unit, as well as their preferred semester to undertake alongside the Hospital Practice Semester.
Option 1 | Women's, Children's and Mental Health Semester |
Option 2 | Comprehensive Clinical Practice Semester |
Preferencing Tracker 2024 - Final Numbers
Clinical Unit | WCMH | CCP | Total | First Pref # |
48 | - | 48 | 16 | |
36 | 25 | 61 | 55 | |
42 | 10 | 52 | 55 | |
26 | - | 26 | 81 | |
17 | 5 | 22 | 38 | |
12 | 5 | 17 | 14 | |
- | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
- | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| - | - | - | - | |
18 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
General Practice
Rural Clinical School
Students in the Rural Clinical School do not need to preference their GP placement, as this is will be arranged directly by their Clinical Unit.
Greater Brisbane Clinical School
In 2024, all GBCS students (Domestic and International) will have the opportunity to undertake their GP placement in a rural location. Please note that at least 50% of students will be allocated to a rural location and students will be allocated at the discretion of the Medical School, based on operational requirements, unless they have been granted an exemption via the Special Consideration Process.
Students who undertake their GP placement at a rural location will be provided with accommodation for the duration of their GP placement and are entitled to financial assistance through the Rural Placement Student Support Program.
Regardless of whether students are allocated to a Rural or GBCS GP placement, they will have the opportunity to nominate their preference for a specific GP practice (preferencing dates can be found here). All placements are subject to change at any time at the discretion of the Medcial School.
Students are not permitted to preference for placements at practices where their family are patients or staff.
For more information GBCS GP placements, email med.gpstudents@uq.edu.au
For more information on Rural GP placements, email med.rrmstudents@uq.edu.au
Rural and Remote Medicine
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