Bonded Medical Places (BMP) Scheme

The Australian Government is making available over 500 additional publicly funded medical school places in 2009 under the BMP Scheme. BMP Scheme places are only open to Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents who are new medical students entering the first year of the medical course whether graduate or undergraduate. Each BMP Scheme student will have service obligations that require the individuals concerned to work for a minimum period of time in districts of workforce shortage of their choice located in outer metropolitan, rural or remote areas.

Details may be obtained from:

Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing
Freecall: 1800 987 104
Email: BMPscheme@health.gov.au
Web: http://www.health.gov.au/bmpscheme

Candidates will be able to lodge an online BMP Expression of Interest when they lodge their direct online University application. Only candidates who are eligible for final selection and who lodge the Expression of Interest by the designated closing date will be considered.