MedEntry UMAT Prep

Purchasing either the Platinum Package or the Diamond Package confirms your place in a 2 day UMAT Course.

For details on how to purchase, please refer to http://www.medentry.edu.au/faq/purchasing

Click on ‘How do I purchase my product?’ and follow the instructions. You will be prompted to choose your preferred location and date.

The cost depends on the package you choose to buy, whether it is the Distance Package, Group Platinum, Standard Platinum, or Diamond Package. Therefore the cost will be upwards of $430 (note that this price also includes access to an extensive system of online resources).

More details about this can be found at:

http://www.medentry.edu.au/products/packages

MedEntry runs UMAT Courses throughout the year. To find out when the UMAT Courses are being offered in your city, click here.

Please enrol in a UMAT Course that is available. UMAT Courses are added periodically and you can easily change the date of your Course later (see Can I change the date of my Course for more details).

We encourage you to attend a UMAT Course even if you have to travel a long distance. Many students from other cities, interstate and overseas attend our UMAT Courses as well, because there are several benefits of attending. For example: in addition to reading, it is beneficial to hear from an expert to reinforce the content; interaction with other like-minded students will help develop your thinking; the UMAT Course provides networking opportunities with motivated and able students from various schools in your city, other states and overseas; it will significantly boost to your motivation; some inside knowledge/ information is provided in the UMAT Course which is not available elsewhere; numerous UMAT sample questions and efficient, effective and elegant ways of arriving at the answer will be discussed; the skills learnt in the UMAT Course will be invaluable for high school/uni study in addition to UMAT.

In the evaluations, students say that they did not use the resources on the LMS and did not know how to efficiently and effectively use them until they attended the MedEntry UMAT Course. Invest in your future by enhancing your thinking skills.

At the UMAT Course you will also be given the opportunity to sit a trial UMAT exam, based on which you will receive predicted UMAT scores. Students find this unique information extremely valuable in planning their year and the UMAT preparation, including which sections to focus on.

See UMAT Course endorsements: click here.

MedEntry runs UMAT Courses in all major capital cities in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. For a full list of Courses, please click here.

MedEntry offers its UMAT and Medical Interview Training courses in Perth, Western Australia; Adelaide, South Australia; Melbourne, Victoria; Sydney and Newcastle, New South Wales; Brisbane, Queensland; Hobart, Tasmania; Darwin, Northern Territory; and Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

MedEntry UMAT Courses are also offered in Toowoomba, Cairns, Ipswich, Whyalla, Mount Gambier and Mildura. In the past, MedEntry also offered UMAT Courses in Gold Coast, Alice Springs and Townsville.

In New Zealand, MedEntry UMAT Courses are offered in Auckland and Dunedin.

In Ireland, MedEntry UMAT Courses are offered in Dublin, Cork and Galway.

If there is sufficient interest, the UMAT courses will be run in other cities in Australia and overseas. Please contact us.

The exact location of your UMAT Course will be emailed and mailed to you about one week prior to the Course. You will be provided with a map (if available), full directions on how to get to the location, what materials you will need to bring and what you will need to do before attending. This information will be provided both by letter and by email. Note: all of this information is also available on this FAQ page.

The location of the UMAT Courses have been carefully chosen. Where possible, we have chosen a central city location which is easy to travel to using public or private transport, and one which has good facilities and amenities nearby.

For the most up to date information about the location of UMAT Courses, please refer to this FAQ page.

Please click on the city to obtain information on the exact location of the UMAT Course:

• Melbourne
• Sydney
• Brisbane
• Adelaide
• Perth
• Canberra
• Hobart
• Darwin
  
  
• Auckland
• Dunedin
• Mildura
• Newcastle
• Toowoomba
• Cairns

Most of the UMAT courses are run by Dr Edward, an academic with over thirty years of experience teaching in Australian universities. He has published several articles on educational research, delivered numerous papers/keynote addresses at several Teaching and Learning Conferences and won numerous awards for teaching excellence.

Dr Edward has been training students for tests such as the UMAT for over two decades. Among his successful students include his own children, both of whom held the Monash Scholarship for Exceptional Achievement, which are awarded to the best incoming student each year. They also received numerous other awards, accolades and achievements such as the "Youth of the Year" (State winners & National Finalists in 2001 and 2003); Premier's Awards; Australian Students Prizes for Excellence; School Captains of Selective Entry Schools; ATAR scores of 99.9; "Achiever of the Year" (awarded for the most outstanding co-curricular and community involvement to a Year 12 student each year in the state); Gold Medals in the University of NSW International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS); numerous awards for excellence in public speaking; Caltex Best All-rounder Awards; State level Debaters; perfect scores in UMAT; graduation in Medicine with First Class Honours etc. They are both currently working as Registrars. They are not only the youngest doctors to be accepted into the training programs of the most competitive of medical specialties, but have also won medals for obtaining the top score in the state in the specialist training theory and clinical exams held by the Royal Colleges (eg, see RACP News, Vol 32, No 2, April 2012, p27). Ed will aim to pass on to you the advice he gave his children which contributed to their unparalleled success. Ed comes from a family of 23 doctors.

Dr Edward is a member of numerous professional organisations related to psychometric/educational/personality testing. He is also the Practice Manager of a Medical Centre and has a wide knowledge of the health profession and health-related issues.

For some comments about Dr Edward and the MedEntry UMAT courses, please click here.

Please click here to access a preliminary timetable for the UMAT Course.

Starting and finishing times are subject to change so you should refer to the letter/email that is sent to you before your UMAT course for exact times.

Registration will take place between 9 am and 9:20 am each day and the course will finish at 5 pm on both days.

Some UMAT courses may begin earlier or later on either day. Please check the letter and email that is sent to you regarding the UMAT course carefully.

Please remember to bring:

• Your UMAT course confirmation letter or email (note: if you do not have this, you may still be allowed to attend the Course)
• Your lunch, morning tea etc
• Pens and paper
• A watch to time yourself for the practice exam on the second day

To find out which UMAT course you are enrolled in, please follow these steps:

1. Login into the MedEntry website by clicking "My Medentry Login" link on the right hand top corner
2. Click on "Order history"
3. From the resulting page, click on "Click here for more details"
4. You should be able to view your UMAT course date and location under the heading "booked event details"

If a UMAT Course is shown as "Full/Closed" and you feel that is the only UMAT Course that you can attend due to other commitments, please enrol in another "Open" UMAT Course and email us with a request to transfer you to the UMAT Course shown as "Closed/Full". We will make every effort to ensure that your request is accommodated.

Yes, you can change the date of your UMAT Course, as long as the UMAT Course you would like to move into is not full.

In order to change the UMAT Course that you are enrolled in to a different workshop, please follow these steps.

1. Login into the MedEntry website by clicking "My Medentry Login" link on the right hand top corner
2. Click on "Change Workshop"
3. You should be able to view your UMAT course date and location under the heading "booked event details"

Please do not panic. There is no need to phone us either. Please simply send an email letting us know which course you would like to attend instead, and we will arrange it for you.

You may attend any UMAT Course that is convenient to you. However, we recommend avoiding attending the UMAT Courses in the April and July school holidays as these workshops are heavily booked.

If you prefer to attend a UMAT course with a smaller class size, please choose a non-school holiday (shown as 'Weekend Course) workshop. We recommend avoiding attending UMAT Courses in the April and July school holidays as these UMAT courses are heavily booked.

The numbers in some 'non-school holiday' UMAT Courses can be as few as ten students.

Most Sydney UMAT Course will be held at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Note: CB refers to UTS City campus, Broadway.
You can access a map at:

http://cfsites1.uts.edu.au/uts/about/mapsdirections/map.cfm

The Lecture Theatres are numbered as WWxx.yy.zz

The first two letters (WW) refer to the campus

The first number (xx) is the building number.
The second number (yy) refers to the level / floor.
The third number (zz) is the room number.

For example, CB.02.04.29 means the lecture theatre is located in City campus, Broadway (CB), Building 2 (Tower Building), Level 4, Room 29.

All the UMAT courses will be held in lecture theatre CB 02.04.29 (Weekend Courses), or in CB 02.04.13 (Weekday Courses).

The 25-26 April UMAT Course will be held at Macquarie University in the Lecture Theatre W5A T2 (Building W5A, Theatre 2). For a map, please search on the internet for "Macquarie University Campus map".

Location of Previous UMAT Courses:

The MedEntry UMAT Course on 16-17 April 2012 was held in Lecture Theatre M6-14: Building M, Level 6, Room 14 (Corner of Mary Ann and Mckee street, Broadway Campus of TAFE NSW Sydney Institute). You can find a map of the campus at:

http://www.sit.nsw.edu.au/ultimo/?Media_Index_ID=672

The Sydney UMAT course on 19-20 April 2012 was held at Macquarie University, in Lecture Theatre W5AT2 (building W5A, theatre 2).
Macquarie University is located in Balaclava Road, North Ryde. You can access a map at: http://www.ofm.mq.edu.au/maps_campus.htm

Most Melbourne Courses will be held at the RMIT University, City Campus, in Lecture Theatre 012.05.002.
You can access a map at:

http://mams.rmit.edu.au/ah5hshrpo0ky.pdf

The Lecture Theatres are numbered as xx.yy.zz

The first number (xx) is the building number.
The second number (yy) refers to the level / floor.
The third number (zz) is the room number.

For example, 012.05.002 means the lecture theatre is located in building 12, level 5, room 2.

The following UMAT Courses will be held at RMIT University, City campus, in Building 12, level 5, room 2. Enter Bowen Street from Franklin Street and Building 12 will be on your right. Use the stairs or lifts to proceed to level 5. You can access a map at: http://mams.rmit.edu.au/ah5hshrpo0ky.pdf

• 15-16 December
• 10-11 January
• 21-22 January
• 23-24 January
• 2-3 March
• 23-24 March
• 11-12 May
• 15-16 June
• 29-30 June
• 13-14 July
• 27-28 July

The following UMAT Course will be held at Victoria University, City Campus. 295 Queen Street, Melbourne in Lecture theatre G-01 (Ground Floor, Room number G-01). The Lecture Theatre is at the corner of Little Lonsdale Street and Queen Street (enter via Little Lonsdale Street). Please click here for a map: http://www.vu.edu.au/campuses/city-queen

• 29-30 March (Fri-Sat); and  2-3 April (Tue/Wed)

The following UMAT Courses will be held at Melbourne High School, Forrest Hill, South Yarra in Lecture Theatre T29.

• 8-9 April
• 11-12 April

Previous UMAT Course Locations:

The following UMAT Courses were held at Melbourne Girls Grammar School, South Yarra in the Lecture Theatre. Please enter from 86 Anderson street, South Yarra.

• 2-3 April 2012
• 4-5 April 2012

The UMAT course on 21-22 July 2012 (Sat/Sun) was held in RMIT, City Campus in Room 7:2:43 which is Building 7 Level  2 Room 43.

The UMAT Course on Sunday April 3rd & Friday April 15th 2010 was held at the Mount Scopus College, 245 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Victoria. The campus entrance is via 87-89 Station Street.

The MedEntry UMAT course on 3-4 July (Wednesday and Thursday) will be offered in the University of Newcastle campus. It will be held in the Tree House Room which is in the Shortland Union Building.

A map of the University of Queensland can be found here: Google maps
http://www.uq.edu.au/maps/pdf/StLuciaMap.pdf

While UQ has given permission for MedEntry to hold their UMAT preparatory courses at the St Lucia Campus, this should in no way be seen as an endorsement or a recommendation.

The MedEntry UMAT Course in Toowoomba on the 2nd and 3rd of April (Monday and Tuesday) will be held at the University of Southern Queensland in the Tutorial Room T122 (in T Block, also known as The Lindsay J Barker Building). Further details will be in the letter that will be sent to you before the course.

The map of the university can be found at:

http://www.usq.edu.au/campusmaps/maps/toowoombacampus

The MedEntry UMAT Course in Cairns on the 30 June and 1 July (Saturday and Sunday) was held at the James Cook University, Cairns campus. The Course will be held in A4.004 which is Building A4, Room 004 on the ground floor. Further details will be in the letter that will be sent to you before the course.

James Cook University Cairns campus map:
http://www.jcu.edu.au/maps/cairns/interactive/

The following Adelaide UMAT courses will be held at the University of South Australia in Lecture Theatre C3-16 (Centenary Building, Level 3, Room 16). Please take the first entry (turn left as you come from North Terrace, Gate 1) on Frome Road. The door to enter the building is near the Security Office.

• 26-27 January
• 16-17 March (Please note that this workshop will be conducted with Day 1 on 17 March and Day 2 on 18 April. Therefore there will be no course on 16 March)

• 17-18 April
• 8-9 June

It can be found on the map below:

Map: http://www.unisa.edu.au/about/campuses/cemap.asp

The 13-14 April Adelaide UMAT Course will be held at the Blackfriars Priory School, 17 Prospect Rd, Prospect, SA 5082.

The Adelaide UMAT courses last year were held at the University of Adelaide in the Florey Lecture Theatre in the Medical School Building.

The following Perth UMAT courses will be held at the University of Western Australia in the Murdoch Lecture Theatre, Room G58, Arts Building. Please enter from Car park 3.

• 4 - 5 May
• 13-14 July

You can access an interactive map at http://www.uwa.edu.au/campus_map

While UWA has given permission for MedEntry to hold their UMAT preparatory courses on the Crawley Campus, this should in no way be seen as an endorsement or a recommendation.

The Canberra UMAT course on 27-28 April (Saturday and Sunday) will be held at the Australian National University, in the Haydon Allen Lecture Theatre (also known as The Tank).

A map can be found at: http://campusmap.anu.edu.au/displaybldg.asp?no=23

You can access a map of the Australian National University at: http://campusmap.anu.edu.au/largemap.asp

The Hobart UMAT course on 30 April -1 May (Tuesday and Wednesday) will be held at the Asten Lecture Theatre on the Commercial Road Campus of The Friends' School, 23, Commercial Road, North Hobart.

You can access a map by clicking here.

The Darwin UMAT course on 22 June and 23 June (Saturday and Sunday) will be held at the Charles Darwin University in the Blue 1.1.35 Lecture Theatre, Law & Business Building (Blue 1) , Level 1, Room 35. You can access the map at

http://www.cdu.edu.au/campusmaps/maps/cas_map.pdf

The previous Darwin UMAT courses were held at the Casuarina Senior College, Trower Rd, Casuarina, Darwin, NT 0811. They were held in the Library (entry from Parer Drive).

The Mildura UMAT course on 22-23 June (Saturday and Sunday) will be held at St Joseph's College, 154 Twelfth Street, Mildura.

The UMAT Course at the Gold Coast on 8-9 April will be held at the QAHS (Queensland Academy for Health Sciences), 102 Edmund Rice Dr  Southport QLD 4215. It will be in the Classroom in C Block Upstairs.

The UMAT Course in Townsville on 29-30 June will be held at the James Cook University, Townsville campus.

The Rural Doctors Workforce Agency (RDWA) Courses in South Australia will be held as shown below:

Adelaide: Saturday 4 May 2013 - Enterprise House, 136 Greenhill Road, Unley

Whyalla: Saturday 1 June 2013 - Whyalla Foreshore Motor Inn, Watson Terrace, Whyalla

Mount Gambier: Saturday 15 June 2013 - City Institute Building, Watson Terrace, Mount Gambier

Details are at:

http://www.ruraldoc.com.au/calendar/medspace-set-umat-preparation-workshop-adelaide/

The UMAT Course in Sale on 9-10 July will be held at the Gippsland Grammar School.

The UMAT Course in Armadale on 2-3 July will be held at the University of New England.

The UMAT Course in Wollongong on 23-24 April will be held at the University of Wollongong.

The UMAT Course in Launceston on 2-3 May will be held at the University of Tasmania, Launceston Campus.