Medicine Clerkship Program (elective)

If you’re an overseas applicant, you should contact your nearest Australian Diplomatic Mission to understand how to comply with visa requirements. Generally, a Visitor Visa is sufficient.

Visitor Visas – the Australian Department of Home Affairs issues two visas for this type of study:

1. 601 Subclass Visa, also called an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA). An ETA lets you:

• Enter Australia for up to three months at a time as a tourist or for business visitor purposes.
• You’re also permitted to study in Australia for up to 3 months in some circumstances.

2. 651 Subclass Visa, also called an eVistor. This visa lets you:

• Enter Australia for up to 3 months during each visit during 12 months from the date the eVistor is granted
• Have a holiday or visit family and friends in Australia
• Study in Australia for up to three months in some circumstances

You’ll be responsible for all travel and living costs.

Students must make their own accommodation arrangements. You should make sure that you have accommodation organised before you arrive in Sydney. As accommodation costs in Sydney are high, you should begin your search early.

Unfortunately, we do not have dedicated housing available for Clerkship students.

If you’ve been successful in your application, you'll be enrolled as a Non-Award UNSW student and issued with a UNSW student ID card.

You will not be paid or remunerated for a Clerkship.

You will be responsible for all travel (including visa's, flights etc) and living costs (including accommodation, food, spending money)

When planning your flights, please book arrival date 2 weeks before your placement start date. For more details, please refer to Conditions of accepting a Clerkship Placement offer section below.

• Students are required to pay a non-refundable AUD$100 administration fee when applying for the program.
• Students are required to pay a AUD 400 placement fee when accepting their placement offer.
  • If students withdraw from the program after payment of the AUD 400 Placement Fee, but before that start date of their placement, they are eligible for a refund of 50% of the Placement Fee.
  • If students withdraw from the program after payment of the AUD 400 Placement Fee and on or after the start date of their placement, they are not eligible for a refund of the Placement Fee.
  • The AUS 400 Placement Fee is fully refundable if the placement is cancelled by the hospital, due to circumstances outside of the students’ control.

In accepting a clerkship,

• Students will be required to abide by the guidelines of the NSW Health, UNSW, their Hospital and the appointed supervisor.
• Students must accept the offer and pay AUD 400 placement fee within two weeks of receiving the offer, or their placement will be withdrawn
• Students must comply with the requirements and be deemed fully Compliant by NSW Health one week before placement start date.
• NSW Health requires all students to register their three COVID doses in Australian Immunisation Register. This process can only be completed onshore, and therefore you must arrive 2 weeks in Australia before placement start date to allow 1 week to achieve Full Compliance.
• It is a legal requirement that all medical students who undertake Clerkships in New South Wales are registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Information given on the Clerkship Application Form will be forwarded to the Agency for registration. No other action is required by the student.
• Visiting medical students are responsible for obtaining any travel and health insurance as deemed appropriate.
• Visiting medical students are responsible for finding their own accommodation. 
• Overseas medical students are responsible for arranging an appropriate Australian visa.
• All International passenger arrivals cannot enter a NSW hospital for at least 7 days after arrival to Australia, as it is a high risk setting.