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Medicine & Health School of Population Health

First People's Entry Pathway

School of Population Health postgraduate coursework programs

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First People's Entry Pathway into the School of Population Health postgraduate coursework programs

The First People's Entry Pathway into programs in the School of Population Health at ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç redresses the imbalance of access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to population health programs. 

The scheme is competitive and students who best meet the selection criteria, outlined below, will be considered under the alternate entry scheme and have access to a Commonwealth Support Place (CSP). The scheme is open to those who meet the criteria listed below.  

  • Applications are submitted through , apply for the program of study you want to pursue and ensure that your application includes:

    • You answer yes to a question about your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Descent
    • Details of your qualifications and experience. Entry into our postgraduate coursework programs involves documenting either:
      • Your three-year undergraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management, plus, two years full-time professional or volunteer experience. This may also include equivalent professional experience acquired as part of a degree of four or more years duration (e.g., MBBS, BMed, MD), OR
      • Your three-year undergraduate degree, plus, an honours or postgraduate degree, in a field relevant to public health or health management (more details of those degrees here), OR
      • In exceptional circumstances, applicants with extensive relevant professional work experience (e.g., hospital-trained nurses, paramedics, Aboriginal health workers) may be considered. A minimum of five years full-time relevant professional experience is required and an interview with the School of Population Health may be conducted.

  • Once your UAC application comes through to ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç we will contact you to discuss the scheme and make a time for an interview. You will be asked for Evidence of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Descent when your application comes to the School of Population Health. Applicants will be selected using the following criteria:

    • Demonstrable interest in public health and/or health leadership and management.
    • Relevant educational and/or professional experience in public health or health service delivery.

    If you have questions about the School of Population Health’s First People's Entry Pathway please contact the MPH Program Director Assoc. Prof. Niamh Stephenson.