CM17 Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathway to Medicine)

The CM17 Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathway to Medicine) offered at Rockhampton and Bundaberg campuses will provide students a school leaver direct entry pathway to the regionally delivered UQ Doctor of Medicine (MD) program as part of the Regional Medical Pathway. The program of study features a tailored 2 year undergraduate component and the 4 year postgraduate MD in partnership with The University of Queensland, setting the foundation for your medical studies with the Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathway to Medicine) comprising of 2 years undergraduate study together with 1 year of the postgraduate MD (MD1). Upon successful completion, you will seamlessly transition into The University of Queensland's regionally-delivered Doctor of Medicine Program for the final three years of the postgraduate UQ MD. Students are expected to complete the CM17 Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathway to Medicine) in 3 years.

The Pathway to Medicine course has some overlap with the existing courses: CG93 Bachelor of Medical Science Specialisation and CL10 Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Honours).  As such, it is expected that there will be a continued increased interest in the existing CG93 and CL10 courses.

Students who complete either the CG93 or CL10 course can apply for graduate entry into the UQ MD program, or any other postgraduate medicine course across Australia, after completion of the required postgraduate (GAMSAT) entry exam. 

A similar increased interest is also expected to extend to a range of other health professional courses offered by CQUniversity, with students' long term intent of applying for entry into postgraduate medicine or other health careers.

The Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathway to Medicine) has 17 compulsory units with a tailored 2 year undergraduate component linked to the first year of the postgraduate UQ Doctor of Medicine to form the Bachelors qualification (2+1 = 3 years).

There are sixteen units of study in the first two years of the undergraduate degree course. The final year of study is the first year of the postgraduate Doctor of Medicine MD1 (MEDI7100 Foundations of Medicine) which forms a year long unit of study.

Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BMSC11003	Professional Practice in Medical Sciences
BMSC11007	Medical Anatomy and Physiology 1
BMSC11005	Foundations of Biochemistry
BMSC11014	Lifestyle Medicine and Simulated Clinical Skills

Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BMSC11012	Foundations of Immunology
BMSC11008	Medical Anatomy and Physiology 2
BMSC12010	Clinical Biochemistry

Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BMSC12012	Molecular Cell Biology
BMSC12017	Clinical Pathophysiology
BMSC13010	Pharmacology
BMSC11013	Immersive Learning Experiences 1

Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BMSC12015	Cell and Tissue Biology
BMSC13021	Clinical Diagnostic Microbiology
BMSC12018	Medical Imaging and Relational Anatomy

Year 3 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BMSC28001	Foundations of Medicine (MEDI7100)

Option 1 Unit: You must complete one of the following Term 2 unit pairings. The first unit must be studied in Year 1, with the second unit studied in Year 2. Please note that some of these optional units form a study package for the Option 2 selection in Year 2 Term 2.  The recommended combinations are as follows:

• BMSC12003 Haematology and Transfusion Science and BMSC13013 Research Project
• PSYC11010 Fundamentals of Psychology 1: Understanding Human Behaviour and PSYC12014 Critical Social Psychology*
• ESSC11002 Measurement and Evaluation in Health Science and BMSC13013 Research Project
• BMSC12003 Haematology and Transfusion Science and LMED29007 Immunopathology 2
• COMMS11108 Communicating for Social Change and BMSC13013 Research Project
• COIT11226 Systems Analysis and BMSC13013 Research Project
• LAWS11057 Introduction to Law and BMSC13013 Research Project

* To select and enrol in PSYC12014 Critical Social Psychology in Option 2 Unit (Year 2 Term 2) you must select and pass the pre-requisite unit PSYC11010 Fundamentals of Psychology 1

Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete 1 from the following units:
BMSC12003	Haematology and Transfusion Science
PSYC11010	Fundamentals of Psychology 1: Understanding Human Behaviour
ESSC11002	Measurement and Evaluation in Health Science
COIT11226	Systems Analysis
LAWS11057	Introduction to Law
COMM11108	Communicating for Social Change

Option 2 Unit: You must complete one of the following Term 2 unit pairings. The first unit must be studied in Year 1, with the second unit studied in Year 2. Please note that some of these optional units form a study package for the Option 1 selection in Year 1 Term 2.  The recommended combinations are as follows:

• BMSC12003 Haematology and Transfusion Science and BMSC13013 Research Project
• PSYC11010 Fundamentals of Psychology 1: Understanding Human Behaviour and PSYC12014 Critical Social Psychology*
• ESSC11002 Measurement and Evaluation in Health Science and BMSC13013 Research Project
• BMSC12003 Haematology and Transfusion Science and LMED29007 Immunopathology 2
• COMMS11108 Communicating for Social Change and BMSC13013 Research Project
• COIT11226 Systems Analysis and BMSC13013 Research Project
• LAWS11057 Introduction to Law and BMSC13013 Research Project

* To select and enrol in PSYC12014 Critical Social Psychology in Option 2 Unit (Year 2 Term 2) you must select and pass the pre-requisite unit PSYC11010 Fundamentals of Psychology 1

Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete from the following units:
BMSC13013	Research Project
PSYC12014	Critical Social Psychology
LMED29007	Immunopathology 2