If you receive an offer into the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programme, don't forget to accept your offer by the deadline. 

What to enrol into

After you accept your offer of place, you will need to enrol in both semesters of your academic year. You will complete MBCHB 221A/B: MBChB Part II.

MBCHB 221 is a double-semester (A and B) course. 

You can find a detailed description of what you will learn in Year 2 in the Year 2 Guidebook on the MBChB portal.

Please note that the 2025 guidebook hasn't been published yet, but the information will largely be similar to the 2024 Guidebook.

How to enrol

If you want to know more about enrolling in your courses, please see:

Completed study at the University of Auckland

If you are entering MBChB via First Year Entry or you completed your Undergraduate degree at the University of Auckland, your courses will be reassigned by the University where appropriate. You do not need to do anything and are not expected to pay any fees. This process will be completed around May 2025. 

Completed study at another university

If you've completed your Undergraduate studies at a university other than the University of Auckland, you need to apply for an external credit transfer. This credit transfer will cover Part I of the MBChB programme.

To complete this process, you will need to complete the External Credit Transfer Application Form - Prior Study (AS-14). You do not need to provide detailed course outlines, please upload your transcript in place of this. 

Please note a fee of $85 will be charged for the credit transfer. The fee will be added to your account on Student Services Online (SSO). 

For more information, please see External transfer of credit.

As a MBChB student, you must meet the fitness to practise and child safety requirements. For more information about what fitness to practise and child safety mean, and why you need to meet these requirements, please see: 

As a MBChB student, you must be fully immunised to complete the requirements of the programme.

The University of Auckland respects the right of students to refuse COVID-19 vaccination, and does not require COVID-19 vaccination as a condition for enrolment or study at the University. Students may therefore be admitted into the MBChB who for cultural, religious, family, health or other personal reasons have chosen not to receive vaccination against COVID-19.

If the vaccination status of a student prevents the student from completing clinical placement activities, or limits their full participation in such activities, the University cannot guarantee that the student will be able to complete all the requirements for the degree of MBChB.
 

Orientation

As a new student, you are expected to attend the orientation for your clinical programme. 

Programme orientation

• Date: Monday 24 February 2025
• Location: 505-011, Grafton Campus

To begin your studies, you must be in Auckland for the start of orientation. 

The MBChB programme is not offered online. 

Semester dates

During Year 2 of the MBChB programme, you must be available for all teaching and learning activities throughout your programme.

The MBChB is completed in-person. While some course components are available online, many course components require compulsory in-person attendance. 

The timetable is unable to accommodate individual student preferences.

You should add the dates mentioned below to your personal calendar.

*Attendance is required at this teaching activity that takes place during the University's standard inter-semester break. 

Timetable

Your confirmed timetable will be published in mid February. This will include any required programme activities in addition to your coursework. 

You can access the MBChB Phase 1 Online Timetable through the MBChB Portal. For further details, please visit the Phase 1 (Year 2 & 3) page.

You should ignore the timetable which is published on SSO. 

Week one of Year 2

Key things to know: 

• You must attend all scheduled activities week one of the MBChB
• If you do not attend your first week, your place in the programme will be forfeited and offered to another applicant on the waitlist
• You will learn more about key assessments and activities during the first week of class

You will have progress tests on these dates:

• Monday 14 April 2025*
• Friday 18 July 2025*
• Tuesday 28 October 2025

These are written assessments that assess the information you have learnt during your studies. These progress tests are compulsory, so you must complete them. You will find more information out about your progress tests in your first week of the programme. 

*Attendance is required at these tests which take place during the University's standard inter-semester break. 

As a Year 2 MBChB student, you are required to participate in a Māori Health Intensive (MHI) week. This is a compulsory part of your programme. 

You must attend all days of MHI week. 

Please note that the MHI week occurs during the inter-semester break.

For more information, please see:

As you continue your programme, you will spend some time outside of Auckland on clinical placements.

For further information on the Student Allocation Policy, please read Section 3 of the Academic & Programme-related Policies information.  

This is located in the MBChB Portal.

This will typically happen in your: 

• Fourth year
• Fifth year
• Sixth year

This will be a combination of: 

• Short-term general practice placements
• Year-long placements in one of eight hospitals in the upper North Island

You are going to spend one full clinical year outside of Auckland. 

Please note: 

• If there are not enough students who volunteer for out of Auckland placements, we use a ballot system to assign students to placements. Once you're assigned a placement, you cannot change your placement.

More information about clinical placements will be given during week one of your programme. 

You may wish to refresh yourself on some of the First Year content, if you: 

• Are entering the MBChB as a graduate applicant
• Didn't complete your undergraduate studies at the University of Auckland
  

To study the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, you must have access to a laptop or desktop computer to complete your course requirements. 

For more information, please see:

If you're a student experiencing financial hardship or need, you may be able to apply for the Casement Aickin Memorial Award.

• Applications open: 9January 2025
• Applications close: 20 February 2025

Other scholarships

There may be other scholarships that you can apply for as a student with the University of Auckland. 

For more information, please see Scholarships and awards.

Auckland University Medical Students' Association

If you've received an offer into the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, you're invited to join the Auckland University Medical Students’ Association (AUMSA).

Grassroots Rural Health Club

If you're particularly interested in working in rural health, you could join the Grassroots Rural Health Club.

There are a range of other resources you can use as a medical student. These are: 

• Clubs and societies

Please make sure to read the disclaimer for joining the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programme.

If you have additional questions enrolling into and studying the MBChB programme, please email fmhs@auckland.ac.nz.