The attrition rates report on the number of students that have permanently ceased candidature in a medical degree but do not include students who have deferred study or transferred to other medical schools.
In 2014, of 3,185 only 68 (2.1%) commencing domestic students (27 male and 41 female students) discontinued their medical degree in the first year (Table 2.14).
Table 2.14: Commencing domestic medical students: Attrition rates, 2014
University
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
Proportion of total commencing domestic students who ceased candidature (%)
|
|
New South Wales
|
Newcastle/UNE
|
4
|
3
|
7
|
10.3
|
Notre Dame Sydney
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1.5
|
Sydney
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
4.4
|
UNSW
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4.4
|
UWS
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2.9
|
Wollongong
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1.5
|
Total NSW
|
11
|
6
|
17
|
25.0
|
|
Victoria
|
Deakin
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
7.4
|
Melbourne MD
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
11.8
|
Monash PG
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
2.9
|
Monash UG
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
10.3
|
Total VIC
|
8
|
14
|
22
|
32.4
|
|
Queensland
|
Bond
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2.9
|
Griffith
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
8.8
|
Queensland
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4.4
|
James Cook
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
10.3
|
Total QLD
|
6
|
12
|
18
|
26.5
|
|
Western Australia
|
Notre Dame Fremantle
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
UWA MD
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
5.9
|
UWA PG
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
UWA UG
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total WA
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
5.9
|
|
South Australia
|
Adelaide
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2.9
|
Flinders
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
4.4
|
Total SA
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
7.4
|
|
Tasmania
|
Tasmania
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Australian Capital Territory
|
ANU
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2.9
|
Total
|
27
|
41
|
68
|
100.0
|
UG - undergraduate PG - postgraduate MD – Doctor of Medicine
Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc
In 2014, a total of 11 out of 552 (2%) commencing international students (6 male and 5 female students) discontinued their medical degree in the first year (Table 2.15).
Table 2.15: Commencing international medical students: Attrition rates, 2014
University(a)
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
Proportion of total commencing international students who ceased candidature (%)
|
|
New South Wales
|
Newcastle/UNE
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Notre Dame Sydney
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Sydney
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
9.1
|
UNSW
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
27.3
|
UWS
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Wollongong
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total NSW
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
36.4
|
|
Victoria
|
Deakin
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Melbourne MD
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
9.1
|
Monash PG
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Monash UG
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total VIC
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
9.1
|
|
Queensland
|
Bond
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Griffith
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Queensland
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
9.1
|
James Cook
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
9.1
|
Total QLD
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
18.2
|
|
Western Australia
|
Notre Dame Fremantle
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
UWA MD
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
UWA PG
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
UWA UG
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total WA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
South Australia
|
Adelaide
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
27.3
|
Flinders
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total SA
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
27.3
|
|
Tasmania
|
Tasmania
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
9.1
|
|
Australian Capital Territory
|
ANU
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
6
|
5
|
11
|
100.0
|
UG - undergraduate PG - postgraduate MD – Doctor of Medicine
-
Excludes all offshore programs, including UQ Ochsner and Monash Malaysia.
Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc
The attrition numbers and proportions over the period 2008-2014 have differed for international and domestic students (Table 2.16). A higher proportion of commencing domestic students have discontinued their degree compared with commencing international students. The changes in female attrition rates have also varied between the years reported.
Table 2.16: Commencing medical students: Attrition rates, 2008-2014
Student type(a)
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
Change 2008-2014
(%)
|
Domestic
|
75
|
53
|
70
|
63
|
84
|
48
|
68
|
-9.3
|
Proportion domestic (%)
|
78.1
|
71.6
|
78.7
|
70.8
|
83.2
|
73.8
|
86.1
|
10.2
|
Proportion female (%)
|
54.7
|
64.2
|
48.6
|
42.9
|
53.6
|
52.1
|
60.3
|
10.2
|
International
|
21
|
21
|
19
|
26
|
17
|
17
|
11
|
-47.6
|
Proportion international (%)
|
21.9
|
28.4
|
21.3
|
29.2
|
16.8
|
26.2
|
13.9
|
-36.3
|
Proportion females (%)
|
42.9
|
52.4
|
36.8
|
42.3
|
29.4
|
47.1
|
45.5
|
6.0
|
Total
|
96
|
74
|
89
|
89
|
101
|
65
|
79
|
-17.7
|
Annual change
|
|
-22
|
15
|
0
|
12
|
-36
|
14
|
|
Annual change (%)
|
|
-22.9
|
20.3
|
0
|
13.5
|
-35.6
|
21.5
|
| -
Attrition rates report on the number of students that have permanently ceased candidature in a medical degree. This does not include students who have deferred study or transferred to other medical schools.
Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc
Attrition rates for medical courses are anticipated to be relatively low when compared to other courses and this is relevant to numbers of both commencing and continuing students. However, the highest attrition from a medical course occurs at the period of commencing studies.
The next set of tables provides information about attrition rates for continuing students. A continuing student is a student enrolled in any year of a medical program other than commencing.
In 2014, 118 of 11,119 (1.1%) continuing domestic students (59 male and 59 female students) discontinued their medical degree beyond the commencing period (Table 2.17).
Table 2.17: Continuing domestic medical students: Attrition rates, 2014
University
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
Proportion of total continuing
domestic students who ceased candidature (%)
|
|
New South Wales
|
Newcastle/UNE
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
4.2
|
Notre Dame Sydney
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1.7
|
Sydney
|
6
|
1
|
7
|
5.9
|
UNSW
|
5
|
5
|
10
|
8.5
|
UWS
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1.7
|
Wollongong
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total NSW
|
15
|
11
|
26
|
22.0
|
|
Victoria
|
Deakin
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
5.1
|
Melbourne MD
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
4.2
|
Melbourne UG
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Monash PG
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1.7
|
Monash UG
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
3.4
|
Total VIC
|
6
|
11
|
17
|
14.4
|
|
Queensland
|
Bond
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0.8
|
Griffith
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
2.5
|
Queensland
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
3.4
|
James Cook
|
6
|
5
|
11
|
9.3
|
Total QLD
|
9
|
10
|
19
|
16.1
|
|
Western Australia
|
Notre Dame Fremantle
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
3.4
|
UWA MD
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
UWA PG
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
2.5
|
UWA UG
|
3
|
4
|
7
|
5.9
|
Total WA
|
6
|
8
|
14
|
11.9
|
|
South Australia
|
Adelaide
|
22
|
17
|
39
|
33.1
|
Flinders
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1.7
|
Total SA
|
23
|
18
|
41
|
34.7
|
|
Tasmania
|
Tasmania
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Australian Capital Territory
|
ANU
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0.8
|
Total
|
59
|
59
|
118
|
100.0
|
UG - undergraduate PG - postgraduate MD – Doctor of Medicine
Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc
In comparison to domestic students, 26 of 1,901 (1.4%) continuing international students (15 male and 11 female students) discontinued their medical degree beyond the commencing period in 2014 (Table 2.18).
Table 2.18: Continuing international medical students: Attrition rates, 2014
University(a)
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
Proportion of total continuing
international students who ceased candidature (%)
|
|
New South Wales
|
Newcastle/UNE
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3.8
|
Notre Dame Sydney
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Sydney
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
19.2
|
UNSW
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
23.1
|
UWS
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
7.7
|
Wollongong
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total NSW
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
53.8
|
|
Victoria
|
Deakin
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Melbourne MD
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Monash PG
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Monash UG
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total VIC
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Queensland
|
Bond
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Griffith
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Queensland
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
James Cook
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3.8
|
Total QLD
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3.8
|
|
Western Australia
|
Notre Dame Fremantle
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
UWA MD
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
UWA PG
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3.8
|
UWA UG
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
23.1
|
Total WA
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
26.9
|
|
South Australia
|
Adelaide
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
7.7
|
Flinders
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
7.7
|
Total SA
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
15.4
|
|
Tasmania
|
Tasmania
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Australian Capital Territory
|
ANU
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
15
|
11
|
26
|
100.0
|
UG - undergraduate PG - postgraduate MD – Doctor of Medicine
-
Excludes all offshore programs, including UQ Ochsner and Monash Malaysia.
Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc
The attrition numbers for continuing medical students over the period 2008-2014 also changed between the years (Table 2.19). A higher proportion of continuing domestic students discontinued their degree compared with continuing international students. The changes in female attrition rates also varied between the years reported.
Table 2.19: Continuing medical students: Attrition rates, 2008-2014
Student type(a)
|
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
Change
2008-2014
(%)
|
Domestic
|
|
75
|
82
|
75
|
81
|
110
|
65
|
118
|
57.3
|
Proportion domestic (%)
|
87.2
|
77.4
|
80.6
|
77.1
|
79.7
|
71.4
|
81.9
|
-6.0
|
Proportion female (%)
|
50.7
|
48.8
|
54.7
|
64.2
|
50.0
|
58.5
|
50.0
|
-1.4
|
International
|
|
11
|
24
|
18
|
24
|
28
|
26
|
26
|
136.4
|
Proportion international (%)
|
12.8
|
22.6
|
19.4
|
22.9
|
20.3
|
28.6
|
18.1
|
41.2
|
Proportion females (%)
|
36.4
|
50.0
|
38.9
|
33.3
|
50.0
|
26.9
|
42.3
|
16.2
|
Total(b)
|
|
86
|
106
|
93
|
105
|
138
|
91
|
144
|
67.4
|
Annual change
|
|
|
20
|
-13
|
12
|
33
|
-47
|
53
|
|
Annual change (%)
|
|
|
23.3
|
-12.3
|
12.9
|
31.4
|
-34.1
|
58.2
|
| -
Continuing student is a student enrolled in any year of a medical program other than commencing.
-
Attrition rates report on the number of students that have permanently ceased candidature in a medical degree. This does not include students who have deferred study or transferred to other Medical Schools.
Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc
Trends
The number of commencing medical students remained relatively steady over the last five years, increasing from 3,770 in 2011 to 3,777 in 2015 (Table 2.20).
The proportion of female domestic and international students commencing medical studies also remained relatively stable over the last five years – around half the number of all commencing medical students were females.
Table 2.20: Commencing medical students: Domestic, international and proportion of females, 2011-2015
Student type(a)
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
Domestic
|
3,241
|
3,035
|
3,033
|
3,185
|
3,210
|
Proportion female (%)
|
50.9
|
48.1
|
51.2
|
52.3
|
51.9
|
International(b),(c)
|
529
|
651
|
636
|
552
|
567
|
Proportion female (%)
|
47.6
|
47.5
|
45.6
|
50.4
|
48.9
|
Total
|
3,770
|
3,686
|
3,669
|
3,737
|
3,777
|
Annual change
|
|
-84
|
-17
|
68
|
40
|
Annual change (%)
|
|
-2.2
|
-0.5
|
1.9
|
1.1
| -
Based on the commencing year of the medical program.
-
International students are those studying onshore in Australia as private or sponsored students who are not Australian or New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.
-
Excludes all offshore programs, including UQ Ochsner and Monash Malaysia.
Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc
Projections suggest that 3,768 medical students will commence their studies in Australian universities in 2016 (Table 2.21). Of these, 3,173 (84.2%) are expected to be domestic students and 595 (15.8%) international students.
Table 2.21: Commencing medical student projections, 2016
University(a)
|
Domestic
|
International(b)
|
Total
|
Adelaide
|
121
|
28
|
149
|
ANU
|
90
|
8
|
98
|
Bond
|
96
|
-
|
96
|
Deakin
|
130
|
-
|
130
|
Flinders
|
135
|
20
|
155
|
Griffith
|
150
|
20
|
170
|
James Cook
|
181
|
27
|
208
|
Melbourne
|
306
|
45
|
351
|
Monash
|
330
|
77
|
407
|
Newcastle/UNE
|
170
|
32
|
202
|
Notre Dame Sydney
|
120
|
-
|
120
|
Notre Dame Fremantle
|
110
|
-
|
110
|
Queensland
|
320
|
90
|
410
|
Sydney
|
228
|
80
|
308
|
Tasmania
|
100
|
20
|
120
|
UNSW
|
198
|
80
|
278
|
UWA
|
209
|
30
|
239
|
UWS
|
105
|
26
|
131
|
Wollongong
|
74
|
12
|
86
|
Total
|
3,173
|
595
|
3,768
| -
These numbers are projections only and are subject to change.
-
Excludes all offshore programs, including UQ Ochsner and Monash Malaysia.
Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc
Between 2011 and 2015, there was a slight increase of 468 students (2.8%) of the total number of medical students studying in Australian universities (Table 2.22). In this period, the number of domestic students increased by only 3.4% to 14,424 students, whereas the number of international students remained stable.
Table 2.22: Medical students: Domestic, international and proportion of females, 2011-2015
Student type(a)
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
Domestic
|
13,956
|
14,177
|
14,267
|
14,384
|
14,424
|
Proportion female (%)
|
53.0
|
51.5
|
51.2
|
51.3
|
51.6
|
Annual change (%)
|
7.8
|
1.6
|
0.6
|
0.8
|
0.3
|
International(b)
|
2,535
|
2,691
|
2,727
|
2,453
|
2,535
|
Proportion female (%)
|
49.1
|
48.7
|
47.3
|
48.8
|
48.0
|
Annual change (%)
|
3.4
|
6.2
|
1.3
|
-10.0
|
3.3
|
Total
|
16,491
|
16,868
|
16,994
|
16,837
|
16,959
|
Annual change
|
|
377
|
126
|
-157
|
122
|
Annual change (%)
|
|
2.3
|
0.7
|
-0.9
|
0.7
| -
Data covers all years of study.
-
From 2009 to 2013 data include the UQ Ochsner cohort. From 2014 data exclude all offshore programs, including UQ Ochsner and Monash Malaysia.
Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc
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