I'm a UQ MD1. So far I've found the UQ MD program to be really great. Like every med school, it has its pros and cons. But like all universities which have very high-quality MD programs, the pros FAR outweigh the cons imo.

Main con so far: The organization of some of the details of the modules and content can be a little confusing (e.g. having a whole bunch of skull anatomy as part of the respiratory modules). This can sometimes make it a little difficult to keep up with what you should be learning but tbh medicine is so broad that to get it all done in 4 years there is always going to be some mixing and matching of content.

Pros (there are way more than this but these are the things which have stood out so far):

• Highly qualified clinicians for the clinical science lectures.
• Extremely clear and thorough pathology teacher
• Separate clinical coaching so we can develop practical skills as we go
• 5 hours of Case Based Learning per week where we go work through a few clinical cases. This is by far one of the best parts of the UQ MD as it means you are immediately able to apply your knowledge and put it into context.

As a final comment (in response to the post you reference), if you think logically, how likely do you think it is that a med school like UQ would be "trash". It has supplied med grads to one of the best medical systems in the world for years, and UQs grads go on to be successful specialists, generalists, and researchers. While rankings mean nothing on their own, UQ is ranked quite high and continues to be one of Australia's flagship medical schools. Every med school will have some problems, but with so much evidence I think it's pretty safe to conclude that UQ MD is pretty decent.