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Undergraduate Medicine And Health Sciences Admission TestThe Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT) is a test administered in Australia and New Zealand to help determine who is fit to study and practice medicine. As its name suggests, only undergraduates are permitted to sit the test. Before the introduction of the UMAT as a component of university entrance requirements, the sole criterion was that of year 12 results. A selection of universities found that this criterion was too restrictive, and did not reflect all the qualities required to successfully study medicine. Consequently, the UMAT was introduced to test logic, interpersonal skills and spatial reasoning - components not prevalent in the current year 12 curriculum. This additional layer of assessment has been so useful in the scrutiny of medical applicants, that it is now required in the vast majority of Australian and New Zealand universities. The UMAT is created and administered through the Australian Council of Education Research (ACER) and is sat once a year, typically in late July or early August. Offical UMAT Information Page - ACER --ArniePriapus 15:28, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
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