Apply to Ontario medical schools with OMSAS

170 Research Lane
Guelph ON N1G 5E2

www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/
OMSAS 2016
Ontario Medical School Application Service
Important Dates
Please mail documents several weeks in advance to ensure delivery by the deadline dates.
September 15, 2015 (4:30 p.m. ET)
Deadline to register for/create an account for
the OMSAS online application. Create your own
account and do not take over an account created by
someone else.
November 1, 2015
OMSAS must receive your MCAT scores.
Note: If you create an account after the September15

deadline, you will be disqualified. Do not share your
login information with anyone.
May 10, 2016

First round offers of admission are sent out.
October 1, 2015 (4:30 p.m. ET)

Deadline to submit applications. There are no
exceptions.
October 1, 2015
Deadline for OMSAS to receive your initial
transcripts and academic documents. This is a strict
deadline.
Note: It takes two business days for OMSAS to

receive your scores after they are released.
June 30, 2016

OMSAS must receive your final transcripts.
Applicants Checklist
Before submitting your application, ensure that you
have:

This is also the deadline for OMSAS to receive your

Confidential Assessment forms. See page 9 for
further details.
October 1, 2015
All online banking payments and Western Union
Business Solutions GlobalPay for Students
(banktobank transfer for international payments
only) payments must be initiated by this date.
requested that transcripts be sent from the

Registrars Office to OMSAS for all postsecondary
institutions you attended?
written the MCAT (if required) and requested
that your scores be released to OMSAS?
requested confidential assessments using the
forms provided?
provided a copy of your Canadian Immigration
Record of Landing or Permanent Resident card
(if applicable)?
OMSAS must receive payment by October 5 in order

to process your application.
Last revised: July 9, 2015
Apply online at: www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/
About OMSAS
Read the entire instruction booklet before

completing the application.
Apply online at: www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/.
It is your responsibility to ensure that OMSAS
receives your application materials and required
documentation by the published deadlines. You
are advised to keep verifiable records of requests
for transcripts, letters of reference, etc.
Submit only one application. There are no refunds.
Applications and supporting documents are used
only for the year specified. A new application is
produced annually.
The Ontario Medical School Application Service

(OMSAS) is a notforprofit, centralized application
service for applicants to the six Ontario medical
schools. OMSAS was developed by admissions
personnel at these schools and is operated by the
Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC),
which is a division of the Council of Ontario
Universities. Its purpose is to facilitate the process of
applying to Ontario medical schools and to reduce
duplication in application processing to save time
and resources for the applicants and the institutions.
Each medical school is completely autonomous in
reaching its own admission decisions. OMSAS only
provides the application processing service.
Inquiries
General inquiries: omsas@ouac.on.ca
Technical support: omsas_support@ouac.on.ca
The OMSAS online application is available at:

www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/.
Mailing Address
OMSAS
Ontario Universities Application Centre
170 Research Lane
Guelph ON N1G 5E2
You must submit only one set of

materials and academic documents
medical schools, regardless of the
schools you apply to. OMSAS does
collect (COD) courier deliveries of any
Complete an online application to apply to Ontario

medical schools. There are no paper applications.
Contents
About OMSAS.................................................................... 2
The OUAC and Privacy................................................... 3
Applicant Responsibilities.............................................6
Personal Information....................................................... 7
Address Information........................................................8
Choices and Fees..............................................................8
Autobiographical Sketch...............................................9
Referees................................................................................9
Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).............. 10
Transcripts......................................................................... 10
Postsecondary Education.............................................12
Ontario Medical School Requirements................... 14
Medical School Information
Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
(McMaster University).................................................15
Northern Ontario School of Medicine.....................21
University of Ottawa..................................................... 28
Universit dOttawa....................................................... 35
Queens University......................................................... 43
University of Toronto.................................................... 47
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
(Western University).................................................. 56
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Visit the OUAC website for information about the

medical school application process and to view
details about your application.
Each of the six Ontario medical schools has its
own admission requirements, and reserves the
right to determine whether degrees granted by
postsecondary institutions are suitable for the
purpose of admission. Please be aware of these
variations and be sure you qualify for consideration
before submitting your applications to OMSAS.
OMSAS will process and forward applications
to all requested medical schools, regardless of
your qualifications or the completeness of your
application. There are no refunds.
You are advised to contact the medical school
directly for additional information about the
academic program and admissions. Contact details
can be found in the university information section
of this booklet.
Please be aware that the application process is
lengthy. The amount of time required depends on
the number of schools you apply to. Please allow 10
to 30 hours of preparation time prior to submitting
your application.
OMSAS 2016
Notice About This Publication

While every effort was made to ensure accuracy
in this publication, the OUAC and the medical
schools reserve the right to amend the information
presented as necessary at any time.
The medical schools and OMSAS do not endorse
or support presentations or publications other
than their own. Uptodate information should be
obtained directly from the schools admissions
offices or their websites.
About the OUAC
The Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC),
located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, is a central
bureau whose function is processing applications
for admission to the provinces universities. The
OUAC provides costeffective and efficient services
achieved through innovative computer and data
management activities.
The OUAC was founded in 1971 by the Committee of
Presidents of the Universities of Ontario (now called
the Council of Ontario Universities) and the Ontario
Universities Council on Admissions, and its activities
are monitored by an Advisory Board. This board is
appointed by, and reports to, the Council of Ontario
Universities and is responsible for overseeing the
OUACs operations and management. The board
includes representation from each of its user groups
and is chaired by a university president.
Essential Skills and Abilities Required for
Studying Medicine
The Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine (COFM)
approved a policy about the essential skills and
abilities required for studying medicine by students
registered in, or applying to, the MD program in any
of the six Ontario medical schools. This policy also
applies to admitting students with disabilities. For a
complete review of this policy, visit: www.ouac.on.ca/
omsas/.
Residency
Information about the Canadian Resident Matching
Service (CaRMS) can be obtained from:
CaRMS
300171 Nepean Street
Ottawa ON K2P 0B4
Telephone: 6132370075
Email:help@carms.ca
Website: www.carms.ca
If you are considering applying to nonCanadian

medical schools, understand that your access to
residency positions in Ontario after graduating from
such schools could be severely limited.
Registration/Licensure
Regulations about licensure in Ontario should
be obtained from the College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Ontario.
Note: If you can answer yes to either of the
following questions, you are strongly advised to
consult with the Admissions Office of the medical
schools you are applying to, or consult with the
College of Physicians and Surgeons at 4169672600.
1. Have you ever been convicted of an offence
(not including traffic violations) for which a
pardon has not been granted?
2. Are there any criminal charges pending against
you?
Medical school graduates with criminal records may
not be eligible to receive registration (licence) to
practice medicine.
Graduates from a medical school outside of Canada
and/or the United States should contact the Centre
for the Evaluation of Health Professionals Educated
Abroad (CEHPEA) at: www.cehpea.ca.
The OUAC and Privacy

The OUAC takes extensive measures to ensure the
security of its website.
The OUAC encrypts application data using Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, the industry
standard for protecting web communications.
Email
Messages that you send to the OUAC by email may
not be secure. The OUAC recommends that you
do not send any confidential information by email.
If you choose to send any confidential information
by email, please be aware that you accept the risk
that a third party may intercept this information.
After you submit and pay for your application, you
will be able to access the OMSAS Secure Applicant
Messaging tool (SAM) to request amendments or
upload documents to your application.
OMSAS 2016
Declaration and Notice of Collection, Use,

Disclosure and Treatment of Your Personal
Information Provided as Part of Your Ontario
Medical School Application Service (OMSAS)
Application
The Ontario Universities Application Centre
(OUAC) was created by the universities of Ontario
through the Council of Ontario Universities (COU).
The OUAC has been processing applications on
behalf of universities in Ontario since 1971. To apply
for admission to a medical school at a university
in Ontario, your application must be processed
through the OUAC. The OUAC forwards your
application information to the university(ies) of your
choice. By applying through the OUAC, you agree
that the university(ies) of your choice will obtain
the personal information you have provided to the
OUAC and the OUAC will collect, use, disclose and
otherwise manage your personal information as set
out in this Declaration and Notice.
The personal information requested in this
application is required by the OUAC and by the
medical schools for the purpose of your application
and must be provided together with your application
fee. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Medical schools may require additional personal
information from you to complete your application.
Medical schools may use and disclose your personal
information for other purposes in accordance with
their own admission and personal information
policies and practices, including requirements for
government enrollment reporting, which you must
investigate yourself. For example, medical schools will
require you to provide them with information about
whether and to what extent you have a prior criminal
record. Universities also disclose personal information
to regulatory authorities, law enforcement or other
persons, when authorized or required to do so by law.
It is your responsibility to ensure that your application
information and all supporting documentation
is truthful, complete and correct, and that your
autobiographic and personal submissions are
authored solely and entirely by you. The OUAC
and the universities reserve the right to verify any
information provided as part of this application. If
any information in your application is determined
to be false or misleading, concealed or withheld, or
written by a third party, at the absolute discretion of
the OUAC and/or a university, your application may
be invalidated. This could result in its immediate
rejection or in the revocation of an offer of admission
or registration at a university. Any such information
may be shared by the OUAC or by universities and
colleges with the Association of Faculties of Medicine
of Canada (AFMC), and with other universities and
colleges across Canada.
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The OUAC is committed to protecting your privacy

in relation to the personal information you provide
in support of your application. If, after providing
your application, you do not register in an Ontario
medical school, the OUAC will not retain any original
documentation or paper records in respect to
your application. Transcripts, autobiographical and
personal submissions, and supplementary material in
support of applications filed in a specific academic
year will not be returned, forwarded or copied to
applicants or forwarded to third parties prior to
being destroyed at the end of each application cycle.
The OUAC retains the current (and historical)
electronic version(s) of your demographic, academic
and choice data provided in your application in
accordance with the OUACs records retention
policy and maintains administrative, technical and
physical safeguards in an effort to protect against
unauthorized access, use, modification and disclosure
of your personal information. The OUAC will maintain
the confidentiality of all personal information it
collects in connection with the application and will
disclose such personal information only for the
purposes described in this Declaration and Notice.
The OUAC stores electronic records offsite as part
of its disaster recovery procedures. You are solely
responsible for keeping your OUAC application user
identification, login information and other registration
information confidential and secure. Please notify the
OUAC immediately if you suspect any unauthorized
access, use or disclosure.
Collection of Personal Information
The OUAC will collect the personal information
you provide in your application, or in reference
to your application, to process your application
to the university(ies) of your choice.
The OUAC may collect information about your
status as a Canadian Aboriginal person. You are
not required to provide this information; however,
if you provide it, the OUAC will forward it to
the university(ies) of your choice to allow the
university(ies) to inform you of specific services
available to Canadian Aboriginal students, in
an effort to improve the availability of medical
education and care throughout Aboriginal
communities.
The OUAC will collect transcripts from educational
institutions, as provided by you.
The OUAC will collect your Medical College
Admission Test (MCAT) scores directly from
the Association of American Medical Colleges
(AAMC) with the consent you provide when you
submit this application.
The OUAC will collect personal information from
individuals you provide as references.
The OUAC will collect payment information
from you (or from whoever is paying for this
OMSAS 2016
application) to process your application payment.

All credit card processing is done by a third party
and no cardholder data is collected, transmitted
or stored on OUAC systems.
Use of Personal Information
The OUAC will compile and process your
application and payment.
The OUAC will use personal information from all
medical school applications to create aggregate,
non-personally identifiable information for use
by the public, via the OUAC website, by Ontario
government ministries (Ministry of Training,
Colleges and Universities [MTCU], Ministry
of Health and Long-Term Care); the Medical
Admissions Committee (a sub-committee of
the Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine
[MACCOFM]); and academic researchers (at the
discretion of the OUAC and the medical schools)
for admissions, enrollment and other academic
policy development and research purposes.
The OUAC and/or the university(ies) will use
your email address for communication purposes.
If you have ordered electronic transcripts in
support of your application, the OUAC may
use your personal information to process your
transcript request.
The OUAC and/or the university(ies) will
use your date of birth for identification and
document matching.
Disclosure of Personal Information

The OUAC will disclose your demographic,
academic and university/program choice data to
all universities for which you have submitted an
OMSAS application.
In the event that you have applied to a joint or
collaborative university/university or university/
college program, the OUAC and/or the universities
will disclose your application information to
the relevant partner Ontario college(s) or
university(ies).
The OUAC will send the individuals you list as
references an acknowledgement letter advising
them that they have been named as a reference. If
your references contact the OUAC with questions
regarding your application, the OUAC will disclose
personal information about you, as necessary and
appropriate, to respond to the inquiry.
If a third party who is paying for this application
has questions regarding the payment for your
application, the OUAC will disclose personal
information about you, as necessary and
appropriate, to respond to the inquiry.
The OUAC and/or the university(ies) may use
your personal information to validate or assign
an Ontario Education Number (OEN). The
OEN Registry is maintained by the Ministry
of Education, and is used for tracking and
research purposes by the Ministry of Education,

the MTCU, and postsecondary institutions, as
allowed within the MTCU Act. The OUAC may
disclose your OEN to your universities of choice,
in order to maintain this registry.
Based on the MTCU Act, the OUAC may disclose
personal information to the MTCU for policy
development and research purposes.
The medical schools will disclose your application
information to the AFMC, for research in medical
education.
If any information connected with your application
is determined to be false or misleading, concealed
or withheld, or contains evidence of academic
dishonesty, or inappropriate or unethical conduct,
the AFMC, and universities and colleges across
Canada will be advised, at the absolute discretion
of the OUAC and/or a university. Fraudulent
use of credit cards or demanding/obtaining
unauthorized application fee reimbursement is
considered unethical.
The OUAC will disclose personal information
from all medical school applications in
aggregate, nonpersonally identifiable form,
to the public via the OUAC website, to Ontario
government ministries (MTCU, Ministry of Health
and Long-Term Care); MAC-COFM; and academic
researchers (at the discretion of the OUAC and
the medical schools) for admissions, enrollment
and other academic policy development and
research purposes.
If you have accepted an offer for admission to
a medical school, the OUAC will disclose your
name, gender, and date of birth to other medical
schools across Canada to which you have
applied for enrollment management purposes.
If you have accepted an offer for admission to
an Ontario medical school, the OUAC and/or the
medical school will disclose your name, gender,
date of birth, language of correspondence,
OUAC/OMSAS Reference Number, and the
name of the medical school whose offer you
have accepted to the Medical Council of
Canada (MCC) for validation purposes when
assigning a Medical Identification Number for
Canada (MINC).
The OUAC may disclose your personal information
to regulatory authorities, law enforcement or
other persons, as authorized or required by law.
If you have ordered electronic transcripts in
support of your application, the OUAC may
disclose your personal information to the
institution(s) from which you have ordered your
transcripts to process your transcript request.
For more information about the collection, use,

disclosure, and treatment of your personal information
at the OUAC, review the OUACs Privacy Code at
www.ouac.on.ca/privacy/ or contact the OUAC Privacy
OMSAS 2016
Officer by email at privacyofficer@ouac.on.ca; by

phone at 5198231940; or in writing at 170 Research
Lane, Guelph ON N1G 5E2.
Applicants Declaration
You are required to consent to the personal
information practices as set out in the Declaration
and Notice of Collection, Use, Disclosure and
Treatment of Your Personal Information Provided
as Part of Your Ontario Medical School Application
Service (OMSAS) Application, and certify the
following statement:
I certify that the personal information and documents
submitted in this application, or to be submitted
(all of which constitutes the application), are true,
complete and correct in all respects, including my
declarations as to citizenship and immigration status
in Canada; that my autobiographic and personal
submissions are true, accurate, and authored solely
and entirely by me; and that all information requested
in this application has been disclosed. I understand
that it is my responsibility to keep OMSAS and the
medical school(s), to which I have applied, or at which
I register, informed of any changes to the information
in my application materials, and I agree to do so in
writing immediately after any such change occurs.
Applicant Responsibilities
You are expected to become familiar with and
observe the application procedures for each
medical school/program you apply to. Read the
entire instruction booklet and the programspecific
information from each medical school before
completing the application.
receives the application and all required supporting
documentation by the required deadlines. Normally,
unsolicited application materials and information
will not be considered for admission purposes.
Faxed documentation will not be accepted.
Failure to comply with the admission requirements
and deadlines may result in the cancellation of your
application. Application fees are nonrefundable.
The application process may be delayed until all
required transcripts and documentation are received
as specified by the medical schools you apply to.
Supporting documentation received after the
deadline will be forwarded to the applicable medical
schools; however, OMSAS cannot guarantee that
the medical schools will consider these documents.
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Submitting the Application

If you successfully submit your application, you
will receive an OUAC/OMSAS Reference Number
(201680xxxx) after you complete your payment.
You will also receive an acknowledgement email
from OMSAS. If you successfully submit your
application but do not receive an acknowledgement
email, contact OMSAS immediately.
Verification of Application Data
Once your payment is processed, you can inquire
online to determine what supporting documents
OMSAS has received.
OMSAS will perform an itembyitem review to
compare all courses on the academic record against
your official university transcripts. Beginning in
November, and after this review, you will have access
to an online report that indicates the data OMSAS
has on file. The report will identify any missing
transcripts or Confidential Assessment forms.
Access the report by logging in to your submitted
application with your user ID and password, and
selecting the appropriate link.
Please be aware that OMSAS must follow certain
conventions requested by the medical schools in
the presentation of the data. This report represents
only one part of the academic information used in
the adjudication process. In addition, each school
reviews all of the admission material you submit.
Each medical school reserves the right to determine
whether degrees granted are suitable for admission
to their medical program.
If you have any questions about the verification of
the academic records, contact OMSAS immediately,
using the SAM tool. You are responsible for reporting
any required changes to your academic record by
December 1, 2015. Note: Schools may use their own
admission formula, which may or may not use the
GPA values OMSAS calculates.
Application for Advanced Standing and Transfer
Applicants for advanced standing and transfer must
contact the individual medical schools directly.
Scholarships
Some medical schools offer scholarships to certain
applicants from specified groups. For information
about scholarship availability and criteria, consult
the academic calendar of the particular university
or medical school.
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Police Record Check

Once you are accepted, some schools require you
to undergo police record checks. You will not be
registered until this check is complete. The medical
schools reserve the right to withdraw an offer of
admission based on the results of the police record
check. For specific details, refer to each individual
schools requirements.
If any criminal charges are laid against you after the
police record check is completed, you are required
to disclose this information to the medical schools
that have offered you admission. The medical
schools reserve the right to revoke admission
offers and/or registration at any time, as a result
of reviewing information pertaining to criminal
charges.
CPR
You must complete a CPR Basic Rescuer Course
(Level C) and be able to produce valid certificates
before enrollment in medical school.
For McMaster and the Northern Ontario School of
Medicine (NOSM), incoming students must provide
evidence of a valid certificate in Basic Life Support
for Health Care Providers.
OMSAS Secure Applicant Messaging (SAM) Tool
The OMSAS SAM tool allows you to send personal
information to OMSAS via a secure process, to
ensure this information is protected. You can access
SAM by logging in to your submitted application
using your user ID and password, and selecting the
appropriate link.
The following change requests must be made using
SAM:
1. Name or date of birth
2. Home or mailing address
3. Email address
4. AAMC ID number
5. Referees contact information
Once you submit your application, you can access
SAM to upload the following supplementary
documentation, as required by the universities you
apply to:
Proof of citizenship/landed immigrant status
Proof of Aboriginal status
CV (Toronto graduate applicants only)
Note: Changes to your sketch
submissions are not accepted.
or
personal
Offers of Admission
Firstround offers of admission are sent out on
May10, 2016. You may hold only one acceptance of
an offer of admission to an Ontario medical school
at any time. Once you accept an offer of admission,
you will be removed from the wait lists of the other
Ontario medical schools. Responses to offers of
admission must be submitted using SAM.
Personal Information
Title, Gender and Date of Birth
Title and gender are optional fields. Date of birth
is used for identification and document matching
purposes. Gender and date of birth are collected
for statistical purposes only and do not form part of
the universitys admission decision.
Language of Application
Applications for the University of Ottawa can be
made in English or French. For all other universities,
the application must be completed in English.
You must be proficient in both oral and written
communication for your language of application.
Official Legal Name
Please ensure that the name you use to apply is
the complete name by which you are legally and
correctly known. Record any former surname(s)
so OMSAS and the universities can match your
documents to your application file.
Citizenship
Citizenship will be verified by all medical schools.
Note: Normally, only the medical schools at
McMaster University and the University of Toronto
consider applications from qualified nonCanadian
applicants. The University of Ottawa will consider
applications from the children of alumni who do not
reside in Canada.
Permanent Residents (Landed Immigrants)
All Ontario medical schools consider applications
from qualified Canadian citizens and permanent
residents. Canadian permanent residents, for the
purpose of admission to an Ontario medical school,
are those who, by the application deadline, possess
a Canadian Immigration Record of Landing or a
Permanent Resident Card issued by Citizenship
and Immigration Canada. Permanent residents
must submit a photocopy of the front and back of
their Permanent Resident Card to OMSAS by the
application deadline. The date on the back must be
legible.
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Canadian Aboriginal Applicants

Persons of indigenous ancestry, First Nations,
Mtis and Inuit peoples may identify themselves as
such by indicating it in the field provided. This is a
voluntary declaration. Please consult the individual
school sections of this booklet for full details.
First Language
The first language is the first language you learned
at home as a child.
Institutional Fees (in Canadian Funds)

McMaster
$125
Northern
$85
Ottawa
$100
Queens
$100
Toronto
$110
Western
$100
Once an application is submitted, changes to

personal information must be submitted using SAM.
Transcript requests cost $12 each, with some

exceptions (see the Transcripts section on
page10).
Address Information
All online banking payments and Western Union

Business Solutions GlobalPay for Students
(banktobank transfer for international payments
only) payments must be initiated by October 1, 2015.
You must complete both the mailing address and

home address sections, even if the information is
the same.

Keep OMSAS informed of any address changes

during the admissions cycle so we can inform
the medical schools.
Indicate which address to use after May 1.
An email address is mandatory. Email is the
primary mode of communication for the
universities and OMSAS. Please check that you
have correctly entered your email address and
add your university choices to your contact or
safe senders list to ensure that all messages are
delivered to your inbox.
Once you submit your application, changes to your

address or email must be submitted using SAM.
Rural Origins
This data is collected to evaluate the demographics
of medical school applicants in an effort to improve
the availability of medical care throughout Canada.
Provision of this information is optional.
All fees are nonrefundable. Applications will not

be forwarded to the universities until the OUAC
receives full payment. Partial payments will not be
accepted. Fees for withdrawn university choices are
not refunded.
Fraudulent use of credit cards or demanding/
obtaining unauthorized application fee reimbursement
is considered unethical.
Payment is part of the final Submit process and is
accepted by:

Choices and Fees

All applicants are required to pay the application
service fee of $220, plus an institutional fee, payable
to the OUAC at the time of application and to be
included in the same payment. This fee assists the
medical schools in covering some of the costs of
the admission assessment. OMSAS will forward
these fees to the medical schools.
OMSAS must receive payment by October 5, 2015, in

order to process your application.
Credit card (VISA, MasterCard or American

Express). Prepaid credit cards and VISA debit
cards are not accepted.
Online banking through selected Canadian
banks and credit unions only. (This normally
takes one to three business days.) All payments
must be made in Canadian funds.
Western Union Business Solutions GlobalPay for
Students (bank-to-bank transfer for international
payments only). You can pay the Canadian dollar
fees in the currency of your choice.
For more information about payments, visit the

Methods of Payment page at: www.ouac.on.ca/
payments/.
OMSAS 2016
Autobiographical Sketch
The Autobiographical Sketch should be a
comprehensive list of the pertinent details of your
activities since age 16, within the categories that
apply to you:
F: Formal Education (name of institution, dates,
program, degree)
E: Employment
V: Volunteer Activities
X: Extracurricular Activities
A: Awards and Accomplishments
R: Research
O: Other
List all activities that will give the admissions
committees insight into who you are.
Please include experiences, both structured and
nonstructured, that demonstrate an ability to
determine needs in your community and a willingness
to play a part in filling those needs.
For instance, volunteer work is often perceived as
only those activities that are coordinated by an
organization. However, there are many forms of
volunteer work. For example, if you were raised in a
farming community and helped to run a neighbours
farm (e.g., when the neighbour was sick), this would
be considered volunteer activity. However, ensure
you have a contact for each of the activities listed.
To ensure that full information is provided in the
Autobiographical Sketch, OMSAS recommends you:
1. consider and record (separate from the
application) all activities since age 16; and then
2. complete the application by arranging these
activities into the categories listed above.
Please provide the information in point form.
Do not forward supplementary pages, letters of
recommendation, curriculum vitae, etc.
You will need to provide more specific details for the
Employment, Volunteer Activities, Extracurricular
Activities, Awards and Accomplishments, and
Research categories. These details are not required
for McMaster or Western. If you are applying to
Ottawa, you will be required to identify the top
three (3) activities that are most important to your
application in medicine, in each category, and that
have been completed during your postsecondary
(undergraduate university) studies.
OMSAS collects this information on behalf of
the medical schools. OMSAS will arrange the
Autobioigraphical Sketch in the order required by the

medical schools. Please contact the medical schools
for further information about the contents of the
Autobiographical Sketch.
Verifiers
The verifier list should not contain the description
of the activity. It should contain the verifiers title,
first and last name, address, telephone number and
any additional comments. You may use the same
verifier for multiple activities.
To associate a verifier with a given activity, enter a
number in the Verifier field. This number should
correspond to the number on the verifiers list.
Any activities that can be substantiated by
academic transcripts do not require verifiers (e.g.,
scholarships, special commendations). For these
items, enter a zero in the Verifier field to save your
information.
The medical schools reserve the right to confirm the
information provided in these sections by consulting
the individuals you listed as verifiers.
McMaster applicants are not required to provide
verifiers for the Autobiographical Sketch.
Referees
Confidential Assessment Forms
OMSAS is prepared to receive Confidential
Assessment (Referee) forms before receiving your
application, but not before August 1, 2015. The
Confidential Assessment forms must be forwarded
to the referees, who should, in turn, forward the
completed forms directly to OMSAS. Referees
must attach a separate letter, printed on their usual
stationery, elaborating on the information provided
on the assessment form. The medical schools will
not be able to give you full consideration without
this additional information.
Assessments must be completed in confidence by
the referee and should not be made available to
you.
You should select referees who have extensive
personal knowledge of you and are in a position
to make statements concerning your character,
personal qualities, academic capabilities and special
circumstances, if applicable. Referees may not be
in a position to evaluate all of the characteristics
requested; however, in choosing your three referees,
ensure that all subject areas are covered. At least
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one referee should be a nonacademic/character

referee. Note: OMSAS cannot advise you in selecting
referees.
You may use only three Confidential Reference
forms. If OMSAS receives more than three
reference forms or additional letters of reference,
the additional forms will not be forwarded to the
medical schools.
The submission of a University Premedical Advisory
Report (provided by some schools in the United
States) will be accepted but does not replace the
use of the three Confidential Assessment forms.
You must print Confidential Assessment forms from
within the online application before submitting
the application and receiving an OUAC/OMSAS
Reference Number. The preprinted number on
these forms will be your user ID (IT#) rather than
your OUAC/OMSAS Reference Number. OMSAS will
use the user ID to link the assessment forms to your
application.
You cannot make changes to your referees once
your forms are downloaded. Altered forms will not
be processed.
Note: The Confidential Assessment forms should
be received by October 1, 2015. Failure to meet this
deadline means the application will initially be sent
to the medical schools without these forms and will
delay progress of the first evaluation. Confidential
Assessment forms from the three referees indicated
in your application will be sent to the medical
schools, regardless of when they are received.
However, the medical schools reserve the right
to disqualify applications due to late references.
Consult the individual school sections of this
booklet for full details.
Medical College Admission Test

(MCAT)
You should write the Medical College Admission
Test (MCAT), if applicable, and arrange for the
official scores to be released to OMSAS. Refer to
McMaster University, Queens University, University
ofToronto and Western University sections for MCAT
requirements. For further details about the test, visit:
www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/.
Indicate your AAMC ID number (an eightdigit
number assigned by the Association of American
Medical Colleges) and your most recent test date. If
you are writing for the first time in July, August or
10
September 2015, you may not have received your

AAMC ID number at the time of application. If this
is the case, use SAM to provide OMSAS with this
number as soon as you receive it.
Contact the AAMC each year you apply, but no
earlier than July15,2015, to request that all of your
MCAT scores be released to OMSAS. The Ontario
medical schools require full disclosure of all MCAT
score results.
If you wrote the July, August or September 2015
MCAT, you must wait until your scores are made
available before requesting their release to OMSAS.
All scores must be released to OMSAS before
November 1, 2015. The medical schools reserve the
right to disqualify you if they do not receive your
MCAT scores by November 1, 2015.
Note: The medical schools are aware that you may
not have received the results of the September
writings of the MCAT prior to the October 1, 2015,
OMSAS application deadline. Fees will not be
refunded for choices dropped because the MCAT
results did not meet eligibility requirements set by
the medical schools.
Once your application is submitted, your AAMC ID
number must be submitted using SAM.
Transcripts
Official transcripts are required for each university,
college, CEGEP, junior college, graduate school or
other postsecondary institution at which you have
registered. This includes transcripts for work taken
on Letter of Permission, for transfer credit or on
an exchange program. OMSAS does not require
International Baccalaureate (IB) or Advanced
Placement (AP) transcripts, unless the courses are
prerequisites. To be official, transcripts must be sent
directly from the Registrars Office to OMSAS and be
printed on the institutions official transcript paper
with the school seal and/or bear the appropriate
signatures. Photocopies are not acceptable. OMSAS
cannot accept undergraduate transcripts provided
by graduate departments or those you send directly.
Arrange with the Registrars Office(s) of each
university, college or CEGEP that you have attended
to send complete official transcript(s) of all course
work completed to date directly to OMSAS,
170 Research Lane, Guelph ON
N1G 5E2, by
October 1, 2015. Only one copy is required.
Note: It is not possible to notify you of any
outstanding transcripts at the time of the deadline.
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OMSAS is prepared to receive transcripts before

receiving your application, but not before
August 1, 2015.
Transfer credits, Letter of Permission credits and/
or exchange program credits recorded on the
transcript of another university cannot be accepted
in place of the transcript from the university where
the course was taken.
If the university/college you attend/attended does
not issue transcripts, you must arrange with the
Registrars Office to provide OMSAS with an official
statement of attendance and/or degree granted, by
the October 1 deadline.
receives
all
transcripts
and/or
attendance
statements by October 1, 2015.
Transcripts from an Ontario University or College
If you attended, or are currently enrolled at,
an Ontario university, you must use the OUAC
Transcript Request Form (TRF) in the online
application. If you attended, or are currently enrolled
at, an Ontario college, you may use the TRF. By
completing the TRF and forwarding the appropriate
fees, you authorize the OUAC to arrange for your
official transcripts to be sent to OMSAS; you do not
need to contact the Registrars Office directly.
Exceptions:
1. You cannot use the TRF to order transcripts
from the Royal Military College of Canada.
2. Transcript requests from the following divisions
or programs at the University of Toronto must
be made directly to that division:
Additional Qualifications Program (AQ) at
OISE;
Continuing Studies; Toronto School of
Theology; and
Woodsworth Pre-University Program.
3. Transcript requests from the following York
University departments:
York University English Language Institute
(YUELI) must be made directly to that
department.
Schulich Executive Education must be
made directly to that department.
Continuing Studies or Continuing Education
must be made to the Division of
Continuing Education.
Additional Qualification (AQ) courses taken
after 1993 must be made to Research and
Field Development, Faculty of Education.
Contact OMSAS at 5198231063 if you attend/

attended one of these departments or programs
and require assistance with your online transcript
request.
Note: Algoma University is a former affiliate
campus of Laurentian University. If you are a
LaurentianAlgoma student or graduate, please
request transcripts from Laurentian. All students
admitted during or after 2009 are Algoma
University students and must request transcripts
from Algoma University.
Fees are $12 per transcript requested, except for
transcripts requested from the following schools,
which do not have a fee:
Carleton University
McMaster University
Algonquin College
Collge Boral
Cambrian College
Confederation College
Fanshawe College
Humber College
La Cit
Loyalist College
Mohawk College
Niagara College
St. Clair College
St. Lawrence College
Sheridan College
The transcript fees are nonrefundable. OMSAS
must receive your TRF by October 1, 2015, to satisfy
the transcript deadline requirement.
The OUAC will not be responsible for the refusal
of any institution to provide transcripts (e.g.,
delinquent accounts, incorrect identification). The
OUAC will notify you if an institution does not
provide the transcript. If you do not resolve the
issues in a timely manner, the medical schools will
not consider your transcripts upon their release.
Final Transcripts
At the end of the academic year, if you are still
being considered for admission and are currently
attending university, you must arrange with your
Registrars Office to forward a copy of your final
transcript directly to OMSAS. Please obtain a copy
of the final transcript for your records and verify its
accuracy. Applicants to Western University who fail
to forward a transcript to OMSAS will be disqualified.
A transcript of the current years December results is
not required unless it is your final term.
Note: If you attend an Ontario university, you must
use the TRF to order transcripts. You can access this
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form by logging in to your submitted application

using your user ID and password, and then selecting
the appropriate link.
The deadline for receipt of final transcripts is
June 30, 2016. Receipt of the TRF by this date does
not satisfy the deadline requirement.
If you have completed the work for your degree,
ask the university to indicate on the transcript that
you are eligible for the degree or that it has been
conferred.
Assessment of International Academic Credentials
Whether you are a Canadian or nonCanadian
applicant, if you have not met minimum course
number criteria utilizing your Canadian or US data
and require inclusion of your international education
data, you must have your foreign transcript
assessed by World Education Services (WES). WES
assessment greatly assists in the consideration of
the application. Credentialing assessment means
converting foreign academic credentials into
their Canadian educational equivalents. The WES
assessment should be released to OMSAS directly
by WES. If the WES assessment includes a copy
of the official transcript, you are not required to
request this transcript from your registrar. Please
consult the individual school sections of this booklet
for full details.
Please request a coursebycourse evaluation
for your foreign grades. The assessment will not
be valid without an overall GPA. However, the
admissions committees of the medical schools
reserve the right to apply their own evaluation.
WES evaluations must be sent directly to OMSAS
by WES, and must be received by the application
deadline, October1,2015.
Note: OMSAS will convert grades of courses taken
at accredited universities in the US. Applicants do
not require a WES assessment for these courses.
To
contact
WES,
call
4169720070
or
18663430070 (toll-free) or visit: www.wes.org/ca/.
Postsecondary Education
Record all postsecondary institutions at which you
have registered. This includes community colleges/
CEGEPs, universities, junior colleges, graduate
schools, and work taken on Letter of Permission,
on transfer or on an exchange program. Select the
institution from the Institution Name dropdown
list in the Institutions Attended section, where
possible. Choose the main campus name even if
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you attend(ed) an alternative campus location.

Enter the year followed by the month in the From
and To boxes. Complete the remaining boxes as
appropriate. Enter 2016 as the final To date if
you are currently enrolled.
Undergraduate Academic Record
The medical schools receive applications from
applicants who studied at universities with various
grading systems. The admission committees at the
medical schools attempt to give each applicant
equal consideration. The Postsecondary Education
Undergraduate Academic Record and the Grading
System Conversion Table display applicants academic
records in a uniform manner and equate the various
grading systems.
The following courses are not normally included in
the OMSAS GPA:
naturopathic and chiropractic medicine
consecutive Bachelor of Education programs
college courses (even if transfer credit is granted)
challenge for credit courses
diploma or certificate programs
graduate courses
undergraduate courses taken as part of a
graduate program
JD or LLB programs
MD programs
The medical schools equate university work on
the basis of the Ontario traditional academic
year system. If you are applying from universities
operating in the semester system, list your courses
in multiples of two semesters (i.e., semesters one
and two are combined for first year; semesters
three and four for second year). If you are applying
from the American schools quarter system, list your
courses in multiples of three quarters.
Each medical school may use a different GPA than is
calculated in the Undergraduate Academic Record,
based on their own admission criteria. Each medical
school reserves the right to determine whether
degrees granted are suitable for admission to their
medical program. Refer to the medical school
requirements section of this document for more
information.
The Undergraduate Academic Record will include
all information relating to undergraduate studies
you undertake. This record must display all relevant
data in academic and calendar year sequence.
To record the required information, list your first
academic year of study at each university, followed
by your second year of study, etc. OMSAS will
calculate a cumulative GPA.
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Foreign transcripts are processed as nonconvertible,

therefore a GPA is not calculated for universities
outside Canada and the US. OMSAS will convert
grades for Canadian university colleges and US
schools.
OMSAS uses a 4.0 scale. Your grades will be
converted using the Undergraduate Grading System
Conversion Table and the scale noted for your
university in the table. Do not attempt to reconcile
alpha grades to any of the percentage scales.
Courses for which a Pass grade is assigned are
counted for credit, but will not be included in the
GPA calculations.
Please record all courses and marks, including failed,
incomplete, repeated and supplementary courses.
The number and name of each course taken should
be listed in the same order as it appears on the
transcript.
Where both alpha and numeric grades are reported
on the transcript, the numeric grade will be used.
Do not use a GPA to report grades for individual
courses.
Course Weight
Courses are weighted according to the length of
study.
Fullyear course: weight of 2
Halfyear course: weight of 1
Semester course: weight of 1
Threequarter course: weight of 1.5
Cumulative Average
OMSAS calculates the Cumulative Average by adding
all of the course weights and all of the converted
grades, then dividing the total course weights into
the total converted grades. Note: The Cumulative
Average is not an average of the averages.
Graduate Study Record
Transcripts are required for all graduate study work,
although individual courses are not recorded on
the academic record. The deadline for receipt of
transcripts is October 1, 2015. If you have recently
started graduate studies for which a transcript is
not available, send a statement of registration from
the Registrars Office to OMSAS by the transcript
deadline.
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Ontario Medical School Requirements

School Information Chart
Conditions acadmiques des coles de mdecine de lOntario

Tableau synoptique
This chart provides an overview of the six programs. Refer to each

institutions requirements for full information. If you fail to submit the required
documentation, your application at that school will be incomplete.
Le tableau qui suit donne un survol des six programmes. Rapportez-vous au texte de chaque
cole pour plus de dtails. Votre demande dadmission une cole de mdecine sera juge
incomplte si vous ngligez de lui fournir les renseignements requis.
School
Applicants
for 2015
Target
Class Size
for 2016
Length
Minimum
Academic
Requirements
MCAT
Prerequisites
(one full credit required
for each)
Non-academic Requirements
Transfer
Citizenship
Interview
Date
cole
Candidatures
rentre 2015
Grandeur
cible des
salles de
classe
pour 2016
Dure
Conditions
dadmission
pralables
MCAT
Pralables
(un crdit complet pour
chacun)
Autres considrations
Transfert
Citoyennet
Date
dentrevue
McMaster
5,271
203
Three
years
Three full years

undergraduate;
any discipline
Yes
None
Confidential Assessment
forms; CASPer; interview
No
No
restrictions
Late March/
early April
Northern
Ontario
School of
Medicine
2,115
64
Four
years
Four-year
undergraduate
degree; any
discipline
No
None
forms; admissions
questionnaire; interview
No
Canadian;
permanent
resident
March
April
Ottawa
(English
Stream)
3,883
116
Four
years
Three full years

undergraduate
university
studies; any
discipline
No
Biology/Zoology;
Humanities/Social
Sciences; the equivalent
of any two of
Biochemistry/Chemistry/
Organic Chemistry
Interview; Confidential
Assessment forms; CPR (level
C) required; police record
check; immunization record;
detailed autobiographical
submission, CASPer
No
Canadian;
permanent
resident
February
March
Ottawa
(Volet
francophone)
415
48
Quatre
ans
Trois ans
dtudes
universitaires
de premier
cycle temps
complet; toutes
Non
Biologie/zoologie;
humanits/science
sociales; lquivalent de
deux cours en biochimie/
chimie/chimie organique
Entrevue; Formulaires
dvaluation confidentielle;
RCR (niveau C); vrification
du casier judiciaire; dossier
dimmunisation; curriculum
vitae dtaill, CASPer
Non
Canadiens;
rsidents
permanents
Fvrier
mars
Queens
4,374
100
Four
years
15 full
undergraduate
credits; any
discipline
Yes
None
forms; interview;
No
Canadian;
permanent
resident
March
Toronto
3,463
259
Four
years
Three full years

undergraduate;
15 full course
credits; any
discipline
Yes
One of Humanities/
Social Sciences/
Languages; two Life
Sciences
forms and letters;
brief personal essays;
Autobiographical Sketch and
statements; interview
No
No
restrictions
February
April
Western
2,480
171
Four
years
Four-year
degree or
equivalent
Yes
N/A
forms; interview; CPR-C;
Standard First Aid; police
record check
Canadian
medical
school
only
Canadian;
permanent
resident
March
April
Total
Total(e)
22,001
961
22,001 applications from 6,593 individuals

22 001 demandes de la part de 6 593 personnes
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Michael G. DeGroote
School of Medicine
The following requirements are for admission in
fall 2016. The admission policy is reviewed annually
and the requirements from previous years may not
apply. The university reserves the right to review
and change the admission requirements at any time
without notice.
Because of the nature of selection procedures,
deadlines are strictly enforced. All relevant
documentation must be provided by the specified
deadlines. You must follow the instructions precisely.
Failure to comply with the instructions or meet
the deadlines will result in your application being
disqualified.
False Admission Information
If any application information is found to be false or
misleading, concealed or withheld, the application
will be deemed invalid and immediately rejected. If
you are already admitted and registered, you may
be required to withdraw from the university. The MD
Admissions Committee will usually not allow you to
reapply to the MD program for seven years.
International Applicant Pool
Interested International applicants may apply
through the regular process. International (Visa)
students should be aware that admission to the
Undergraduate MD Program does not confer
eligibility to apply subsequently through the
Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS) for
a residency training position in Canada. For further
information, visit: www.carms.ca.
MD/PhD Program
McMaster offers an integrated MD/PhD program
for up to three students each year. These students
will demonstrate academic excellence and a
strong motivation to pursue research as a major
component of their future medical career. You
will be admitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences
MD/PhD program with PhD studies in one of five
graduate programs affiliated with the Faculty of
Health Sciences at McMaster University. These
include: Medical Sciences, Biochemistry, Health
Research
Methodology,
Neurosciences,
and
Biomedical Engineering. To apply to this program,
you must submit a separate application in addition

to the OMSAS application. To gain admission, you
must be accepted to both the MD program at the
Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine and one of
the PhD programs listed above, offered through the
School of Graduate Studies. Additional information
and program application (due November 1, 2015)
can be found at http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/grad/
combined.html or from the Office of Graduate
Studies (Health Sciences), McMaster University,
Faculty of Health Sciences, MDCL 2235, 1280 Main
Street West, Hamilton ON L8S 4K1.
Admission Policy and Procedures

Selection Procedure
The following requirements are for admission in the
last week of August 2016.
Our intention is to prepare you to become a physician
with the capacity and flexibility to select any area in
the broad field of medicine. You are selected with
this goal in mind. Faculty members, medical students
and members of the community are usually involved
with assessing applications.
Admission and Registration
Applying to the medical program implies that you
accept the admissions policies and procedures
and the methods by which you are chosen for the
program.
To be considered for an interview, you must meet
all requirements described in this policy statement
under the following sections:
Academic Eligibility;
Application Procedures;
Transcript Requirements; and
Computerbased Assessment for Sampling
Personal Characteristics (CASPer).
Several hundred applicants are invited for an
interview in Hamilton in March or April 2016.
Invitations for interviews are determined by
your academic performance, assessment of your
preparedness for a career in medicine, suitability
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for the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine

at McMaster University, and geographical status.
From this group, a class of 203 will be selected.
For the incoming class in August 2015, 28 of the
203 positions are designated for the Waterloo
Regional Campus and 28 for the Niagara Regional
Campus. If you are invited to the McMaster Multiple
MiniInterview (MMI), you must rank your campus
choice (Hamilton Campus, Waterloo Regional
Campus or Niagara Regional Campus) as number
one (1), two (2), three (3) or no preference. Offers
of admission to the medical school will be made
from this master rank list, regardless of campus
preference. After the 203 positions are filled,
registrants to the class will be offered a position
based on their preference and geographical
background. The offer of admission will be binding
to a specific campus.
Application Procedures
Completed online OMSAS applications are due by
4:30 p.m. (ET), October 1, 2015. Fees paid by credit
card are also due at this time. If you pay by online
banking or Western Union Business Solutions
GlobalPay for Students (bank-to-bank transfer for
international payments only), OMSAS must receive
your payment by October 5, 2015.
OMSAS must receive transcripts from all
postsecondary institutions you attended, by
October
1,
2015.
See
Transcript/Registrar
Statements Requirements on page 18.
OMSAS expects to receive your three Confidential
Assessment forms and reference letters by
October 1, 2015. However, McMaster will accept
Confidential Assessment forms and reference letters
until December 1, 2015, at which time incomplete
applications will be cancelled. It is your responsibility
to request your forms and letters within sufficient
time to meet these deadlines.
You must complete the CASPer test on Sunday,
October 18, 2015, or Thursday, October 29, 2015.
Sign up for CASPer at: www.takecasper.com. See
item #4 under Requirements for further details.
Any additional information (that you provide or
a third party provides on your behalf) that is not
required as outlined above will not be incorporated
into your file and will not be used by assessors for
selection purposes.
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Requirements
Academic Eligibility
On the Academic Record, you must record all
grades received in all credit courses from your
undergraduate degree. Failure to report courses,
programs or grades on the Academic Record will
result in your application being disqualified.
You must fulfill the following requirements.
1. By May 2016, you must complete a minimum
of 15 full courses, or 30 half courses (or a
combination) of undergraduate university work.
There is no requirement to carry a full course
load. To satisfy this requirement, academic
credentials obtained from a Canadian university
must be from an institution with academic
standards and performance consistent with
those of member institutions of the Council
of Ontario Universities (COU). You must be
able to demonstrate a high level of academic
achievement consistently throughout your
undergraduate career. If you completed a
diploma at a CEGEP, you must complete at least
two additional years (10 full courses or 20 half
courses) of degree credit work at an accredited
university by May 2016.

You are also eligible if you confer a baccalaureate

degree by a university in less than three years
by the time you apply on October 1, 2015, and
you meet the overall GPA requirement of 3.0 on
the OMSAS 4.0 scale.
2. You must achieve an overall simple average of

at least 3.0 on the OMSAS 4.0 scale in your
undergraduate university work to date, by
October 1, 2015. While this meets the minimum
criterion for admission consideration, be aware
that, given the rising level of competition for
a limited number of positions, a significantly
higher GPA would provide you with a more
reasonable chance of admission.

Marks for supplementary and summer courses

will be included in the GPA calculation. Courses
for which a pass grade is assigned are counted
for credit but are not included in the GPA
calculation. If you are attending a program where
pass or credit is given in some courses in
lieu of a letter or numerical grade, independent
grades from a minimum of five halfyear or five
fullyear courses are required or your application
will not be considered.
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An overall simple average will consist of all

undergraduate university degree credit courses
taken, except those taken on foreign exchange,
in which the work of different years will be
treated equally. You calculate this average in the
Academic Record section, then verify it on the
OMSAS Verification Report. We may also review
this average.
Your graduate experience will be considered
in the admissions process if it is complete
and the degree has been conferred by the
October 1, 2015, application deadline. Individual
grades received for course work taken as part
of a graduate degree will not be included in the
GPA calculation. Applicants with a completed
and conferred graduate degree at the time of
application will receive additional consideration,
to be included in the formula that determines the
likelihood of an invitation to interview (masters
degree holder +0.01; PhD degree holder +0.04),
providing a significant, albeit not decisive,
advantage for graduate degree holders.
If you are enrolled in a graduate program at
the time you apply, you must arrange for your
supervisor, a member of your supervisory
committee or the Chair of the department to
provide a letter indicating that they are aware
you intend to apply to medical school. OMSAS
should receive this letter by October 1, 2015.
If your graduate supervisor, member of
your supervisory committee or Chair of the
department is one of your referees, a second
letter is not required.
3. You must write the Medical College Admission

Test (MCAT) prior to the October 1, 2015,
deadline. The score from the Verbal Reasoning
section of the MCAT will be used for those who
wrote the MCAT before April 2015. If you write
the new MCAT 2015, the Critical Analysis and
Reasoning score will be used in both formulae
(offer of interview and advancement to collation
[full file review]). A minimum score of 6 on the
Verbal Reasoning component or 123 on the
Critical Analysis and Reasoning component is
required. The scores on the other sections of
the MCAT are not considered in the selection
process. MCAT test results are accepted
provided the test was written no more than five
years prior to the application deadline. The most
recent test result will be used if you attempt the
MCAT more than once.
4. The CASPer Test: All applicants to the Michael
G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster
University, are required to complete an online
assessment called CASPer to assist with our

selection process. You must successfully
complete CASPer to maintain admission
eligibility.
CASPer assesses the non-cognitive skills and
interpersonal characteristics we believe are
important for successful students and graduates
of our program, and complements our other
applicant screening tools. By implementing
CASPer, we are trying to further enhance
fairness and objectivity in our selection process.
To take CASPer, you must have access to a

computer with audio capabilities and a reliable
internet connection on your selected test
date. CASPer can be taken anywhere that you
can satisfy the aforementioned requirements.
Exceptions will not be made if you are unable to
take CASPer online due to an unreliable internet
connection, as a result of technical or political
factors.
The CASPer test is comprised of 1012 sections

of video and written scenarios. Following each
scenario, you must answer a set of probing
questions under a time contract. Each response
is graded by a different rater, which offers a
robust and reliable view of the personal and
professional characteristics that are important
to our program. You do not need to study for
CASPer, although you may want to familiarize
yourself with the test structure and ensure you
have a quiet environment to take the test.
To view the test structure, and schedule and

take CASPer, visit: www.takecasper.com.
Aboriginal Applicants
If you wish to be considered as an Aboriginal
applicant (First Nations, Inuit or Mtis), you must
provide the following when you apply:
1. A letter that declares Aboriginal ancestry
and provides specific information about First
Nations, treaty, community, or organizational
affiliation.
The
letter
should
request
consideration under the alternative process,
expand on your academic and personal
background, and describe your reasons and
motivation for wishing to become a physician.
2. A letter of recommendation from your First
Nations, Band Council, Tribal Council, Treaty,
community or organizational affiliation.
3. Proof of Aboriginal ancestry. Acceptable proofs
of ancestry include: Status or Treaty card, Mtis
Membership card, Nunavut Trust Service card
or Inuit Roll Number. McMaster University will
only recognize Mtis Membership cards from
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the provincial counterparts of the Mtis National

Council. McMaster University reserves the right to
contact the card issuer to verify its authenticity.
For details, see: http://metisnation.ca/index.php/
who-are-the-metis/citizenship/.
You are required to complete the OMSAS application
and must meet the same minimum academic criteria
for admission as set out for general applicants,
including:
at least three years of undergraduate university
education (15 full courses/30 half courses or a
combination);
an overall GPA of at least 3.0 as calculated on the
OMSAS 4.0 scale;
a score of 6 or higher on the MCAT Verbal
Reasoning section or 123 or higher on the MCAT
Critical Analysis and Reasoning section; and
completion of CASPer.
Geographical Consideration
The geographical status is determined from the
Autobiographical Sketch. You may be asked to
provide evidence of geographical status.
In selecting applicants for an interview, the bona
fide place of residence will be used in the following
order of priority:
1. Province of Ontario
2. Outside Ontario
Ninety percent of interview positions will be given
to those whose place of residence is (1) the province
of Ontario, and 10 percent will be given to those
whose place of residence is (2) outside Ontario.
To qualify for (1) above, you must:
a. be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident by
October 1, 2015; and
b. have resided in Ontario for at least three years,
since the age of 14, by the date of possible entry
to the program.
Any other applicant qualifies for (2).
Transcript/Registrar Statements Requirements
Transcripts from Ontario universities ordered
through OMSAS via the Transcript Request Form
(TRF) will be accepted if OMSAS receives the
TRF by October 1, 2015. If you attend/attended an
Ontario university, you must use the TRF. If you
attend/attended an Ontario college, you may use
the TRF. All other required transcripts and registrar
statements must be submitted directly to OMSAS
by the postsecondary institutions attended.
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If you do not use the TRF, transcripts should

be ordered before September 15, 2015, to allow
adequate processing time and for OMSAS to
receive them by the deadline. Be prepared to send
OMSAS a copy of all dated postage receipts and
correspondence related to your transcript requests
by the application deadline, if required. In the event
of a missing or late transcript, you will be required
to provide evidence to McMaster University that you
requested transcripts in a timely fashion.
Foreign Transcripts/Registrar Statements
If you have foreign transcripts (outside Canada or
the United States) and require your foreign grades
to be included (if you have not met the minimum
course number criteria utilizing your Canadian or US
data), you must have your transcript sent to World
Education Services (WES) (see the Credentialing
Foreign Grades section). Your WES report and
a copy of your verified transcript must be sent
directly from WES to OMSAS by October 1, 2015.
Note: It is not possible for OMSAS to notify you of
any outstanding transcripts before October 1, 2015.
Therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure that
OMSAS receives all transcripts and registrar
statements by October 1, 2015. Your application will
be disqualified if you fail to meet this requirement.
Other Transcript Requirements to Avoid
Disqualification
1. McMaster requires that you provide transcripts
for
all
postsecondary
courses/programs
attended. This includes community colleges,
CEGEPs,
junior
colleges,
preuniversity
programs, etc.
2. OMSAS must receive transcripts and grade(s)
for courses taken on a Letter of Permission
at another institution, or for which transfer
credit/advanced standing was granted, by
October 1, 2015. This applies to courses and
terms/semesters of study taken abroad as part
of a regular program.
3. Evaluations of work terms done as part of a
cooperative program are not required.
4. Only transcripts sent directly to OMSAS by the
postsecondary institution(s) will be accepted.
Transcripts sent by you will not be accepted.
Note: OMSAS will provide you with a Verification
Report that includes information about receiving
transcripts.
Your application will be disqualified if you fail to
meet all transcript requirements and deadlines.
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Credentialing Foreign Grades

Whether you are a Canadian or nonCanadian
applicant, if you do not meet minimum course
number criteria by utilizing your Canadian or US
data and require your international education
data to be included, you must have your foreign
transcript assessed by WES at: www.wes.org.
Credentialing assessment means converting foreign
academic credentials into their Canadian educational
equivalents. See the Transcripts section of this
booklet for further details.
reviewed and used in the final selection process.

Applicants are selected for admission based on a
composite score that includes, but is not necessarily
limited to, GPA, MCAT Verbal Reasoning, the score
from CASPer, and the score on the interview.
Successful applicants will be notified by email on
May 10, 2016.
If you have a foreign university education and

meet the minimum course number requirement
with Canadian or US undergraduate university
degreelevel work, the foreign grades will not be
used in calculating the GPA. In this case, a WES
assessment is not required; however, the transcript
must be sent directly from the foreign university to
OMSAS by the deadline.
Police Information Check

Throughout your medical school program, you will
serve vulnerable populations. In an effort to protect
these vulnerable people against potential risk of harm,
the Ontario Faculties of Medicine and many clinical
agencies require that you provide confirmation of
the absence of a criminal conviction or outstanding
criminal charges. At the beginning of each subsequent
academic year in the MD program, you will be
required to sign a criminal record and disclosure
form to confirm that there has been no change in the
information contained in the police information check.
English-Language Proficiency
To be granted admission, you must be proficient in
spoken and written English. You are expected to
write clearly and correctly in English. All application
materials must be submitted in English, otherwise
the application will not proceed further in the
admissions process.
If English is not your first language, you must
satisfy at least one of the following conditions by
October1,2015:
1. Provide evidence that you achieved a score of
at least 86 on the internetbased TOEFL (iBT)
with a minimum score of 20 in each of the
four components, or the equivalent on other
recognized tests (McMaster Universitys TOEFL
code is #0936); or
2. have attended an educational institution for
at least three years, where instruction was in
English; or
3. have resided in an Englishspeaking country for
at least four years.
Interviews
Several hundred applicants will be invited to
Hamilton for an interview.
Because the interviews involve many other people,
you must attend on the date and time specified.
You are responsible for your travel expenses. You
will receive a description, in advance, of how the
interviews are conducted.
Selection
The information from the process described above
and the confidential assessments from referees is
Registration
A registration package will accompany the letter of
offer on May 10, 2016.
The police information check, including a Vulnerable

Sector Screening, is required.
Offer of admission is contingent upon provision of
the above checks, at your expense. The Michael G.
DeGroote School of Medicine will review any files
presented with a Not Clear check to determine
what action, if any, will be taken. For more
information about obtaining a police information
check with Vulnerable Sector Screening, please
contact your local police agency.
If you receive an offer of admission to the MD
program, you must provide your police check to the
MD Admissions Office by August 1, 2016.
Immunization
You will receive details about health regulations
when you are offered admission to the program.
Advanced Standing/Transfer
You are required to begin with Medical Foundation1.
Therefore, there is no provision for advanced
standing or transfer into the program.
Basic Life Support Training for
Health Care Providers
If you are offered admission, you must provide
evidence of a current Basic Life Support (BLS) for
Health Care Providers (HCP). Courses are readily
available in most communities, from both the Red
Cross and the St. Johns Ambulance associations. You
will be sent specific information before registration.
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Address
MD Admissions
Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
McMaster University, MDCL 3104
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton ON L8S 4K1
Canada
Telephone: 9055259140, ext. 22235
Email: mdadmit@mcmaster.ca
Website: www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdprog/
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Northern Ontario
School of Medicine
General Information
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM)
is the first medical school in Canada for the 21st
century. Our mission is to contribute to improving
the health of the people and communities of
Northern Ontario by advancing the highest quality
of medical practice, learning, teaching, research
and professionalism. Our School of Medicine is
the Faculty of Medicine of Laurentian University,
Sudbury, and of Lakehead University, Thunder Bay.
With main campuses in Thunder Bay and Sudbury,
we have multiple teaching and research sites
distributed across Northern Ontario, including in
large and small communities.
3. Social and Population Health;

4. Foundations of Medicine; and
5. Clinical Skills in Health Care.
The focus of NOSMs MD program is on graduating
skilled physicians who are ready and able to
pursue further training and clinical practice
anywhere, but who have a special affinity for, and
comfort in, Northern Ontario. The curriculum is
highly integrated, where much of your learning is
smallgroup, patient-centred, case-based learning.
The cases present complex, real-life scenarios that
present people in their home, family and community
contexts.
NOSM is committed to educating high quality

physicians and health professionals and to being
internationally recognized as a leader in distributed,
learning-centred, community-engaged education
and research. Our overall vision is innovative
education and research for a healthier north.
You will also participate in hands-on practical

classes, self-directed learning, and clinical education
in a range of different health service and community
settings. Through the mix of themes and different
learning modalities, the program covers core
curricula to ensure a strong grounding in basic
medical sciences, humanities, social and behavioural
sciences, and clinical medicine.
Based in Northern Ontario, the four-year MD program

at NOSM provides you with a unique mix of learning
opportunities in a diverse range of sites, including
Aboriginal and Francophone communities. Selection
for the schools undergraduate program will favour
those who are likely to thrive in the challenging
northern and rural learning environments, including
applicants from within Northern Ontario, rural and
remote areas in the rest of Canada, and Aboriginal
and Francophone applicants.
Clinical education starts at the beginning of the

program and occurs in a range of different settings.
Community-based medical education is a key
component of the program where you will learn in
other and larger hospitals, health services, family
practices, and various community settings. This
approach ensures you gain a diversity of clinical
knowledge and skills, and experience the special
features of Northern Ontario.
Patient-Centred Medicine (PCM) is the major

underlying concept of health and medicine in
our MD program. PCM is a comprehensive clinical
method with six interactive components supported
by substantial and growing research evidence. PCM
links well to Learner Centred Education (LCE),
which is the underlying concept of NOSMs overall
education.
The curriculum is organized around five themes
throughout the four-year program:
1. Northern and Rural Health;
2. Personal and Professional Aspects of Medical
Practice;
Features include:
the diversity of cultures;
varying morbidity and mortality patterns with
specific clinical challenges; and
a wide range of health service delivery models,
with particular emphasis on interdisciplinary
cooperation and the whole health team.
The foundation for our four-year undergraduate
medical education curriculum is based on the social
accountability mandate of providing a program that
meets both your needs and the health care needs of
the people of Northern Ontario. To meet this mandate,
we employ a distributed communityengaged model
for the delivery of the curriculum.
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It is an MD program graduation requirement that

you, in groups of two or more, will be relocated from
your assigned campus for Integrated Community
Experiences (ICE). In year one, ICE is a four-week
experience in an Aboriginal community. In year two,
there are two placements in select remote/rural
communities for a minimum of four scheduled weeks.
During year three of the program, you must complete
an
eight-month
longitudinal
Comprehensive
Community Clerkship (CCC) experience in one of
14 select communities throughout northeastern and
northwestern Ontario.
Communication information technology is essential
to the success of NOSMs undergraduate medical
program. Many of your learning materials are
provided through electronic communications,
making full use of the wealth of educational
resources available. Whether you are located in the
large regional centres of Thunder Bay and Sudbury,
or in the smallest, most remote communities,
you will have the same access to information and
educational resources as you would in a large
metropolitan teaching hospital.
Admissions Policies and Procedures

NOSM reserves the right to review and change
the admissions requirements at any time without
notice. Please monitor our website for up-to-date
information: www.nosm.ca.
All deadlines are strictly observed. This applies
to receiving the application and all relevant
documentation. You are advised to follow the
application instructions precisely. Failure to meet the
deadlines or to follow the application instructions
will result in your application being disqualified.
The mandate of the Schools Admissions Committee
is to reflect the demographics of Northern Ontario
in the medical school class profile. Applicants from
within Northern Ontario, rural and remote areas in
Canada, and Aboriginal and Francophone applicants
will have an advantage in the admissions process.
Competitive applicants will demonstrate a high level
of self-motivation, be self-directed and thrive in a
small-group, case-based, and distributed-learning
environment.
If you proceed to the interview, you will be asked

to indicate your preferred campus. While NOSM will
endeavour to assign you to your preferred campus
upon admission, we cannot guarantee you will be
offered a seat at your preferred campus.
NOSM does not designate seats for residents
of Northern Ontario or other rural and remote
communities, out-of-province applicants, or military
(Canadian Forces) applicants.
Citizenship
You must be a Canadian citizen or permanent
resident (landed immigrant) prior to October1,2015,
to apply.
Advanced Standing or Transfer
Due to the integrated nature of the curriculum,
NOSM cannot accept transfer students.
If you are accepted to the medical school, you must
complete the full four years of the medical program.
Skills and Abilities for the Medical Program
As a student of medicine, you must be able to
communicate with patients and colleagues, make
observations about patients, gather information
and analyze data in order to arrive at medical
judgments. If you need accommodation for the
medical program, review the Skills and Abilities
policy on the OMSAS or NOSM website, and
contact the Learning Assistance Office at Lakehead
University (West Campus) or the Special Needs
Office at Laurentian University (East Campus) for
more information.
English-Language Proficiency
NOSM students must be proficient in written and
spoken English. All application materials must be
submitted in English. The school reserves the right
to deny admission to any applicant whose facility
in written and spoken English is judged to be
inadequate.
Deferral Policy
NOSM does not generally grant deferrals of
admission, though we will consider deferrals in
exceptional circumstances. Requests are received
through the Office of Admissions and are forwarded
to the Deferrals Committee for consideration. The
committees decisions are final and not open to
appeal.
NOSM offers 64 places: 36 at Laurentian University

in Sudbury (East Campus) and 28 at Lakehead
University in Thunder Bay (West Campus).
Applications are made to the school without
designation of preference for a particular campus.
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Deadline Dates
October 1, 2015
OMSAS must receive the following documentation:

The completed OMSAS online application, by

4:30 p.m., ET.
All transcripts and academic documents.
Note: Receipt of the TRF by October 1, 2015,
satisfies the transcript deadline requirement.
Failure to report courses or programs on the
Postsecondary Education Form will result in
your application being disqualified.
Additional
documentation
for
Aboriginal
Admissions Stream applicants (see the Aboriginal
Admissions Stream section for details).

receives the three required confidential assessment
forms and the letters of reference your referees
submit by October 1, 2015.
Note: It is not possible for OMSAS to notify you of
any outstanding transcripts before October 1, 2015.
Therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure that
OMSAS receives all transcripts and registrar
statements by October 1, 2015.
October 5, 2015
OMSAS must receive all payments.
The scoring weight of each component is

approximately one-third (1/3). The combination
of the scores from these three components
will determine if you are offered an interview.
Approximately 300 of the top ranked applicants are
invited to participate in the admissions interviews.
The final selection of applicants receiving an
offer of admission is based on a combination of
the preinterview (50%) and the interview (50%)
scores and a complete file review by the Admission
Selection Committee. It is at this point in the
selection process that reference letters are reviewed.
Incomplete applications and/or those that do not
meet the minimum requirements, will be disqualified.
Academic Requirements
December 30, 2015

If you completed a graduate degree and want to
be eligible for the 0.2 addition to your GPA, you
must submit a transcript to OMSAS by this date,
indicating proof that the graduate degree was
granted.
May 10, 2016
First date for offers of admission.
Note: Keep verifiable records of requests made for
transcripts, referee submissions, letters of support,
etc.
False Application Information
If any application information is found to be false or
misleading, concealed or withheld, your application
will be disqualified. If this is discovered after
your offer of admission is sent, your offer will be
withdrawn. If these circumstances are discovered
after you are admitted into the medical program,
you will be required to withdraw from the program
and barred from applying to NOSM for five years.
Other medical school admissions committees will be
notified of your name and the nature of the offence.
Admissions Selection Process

Applications are initially screened and scored based
on three components: grade point average (GPA),
the Autobiographical Sketch and school submission
questions, and context. Context is primarily based
on your Canadian place(s) of residence of one year
or more. Advantage is given to those who have lived
in Northern Ontario, rural and remote areas in the
rest of Canada, and Aboriginal and Francophone
applicants.
The minimum admission requirement is a four-year

undergraduate university degree, or equivalent,
from a recognized institution in any discipline (e.g.,
science, arts, commerce, engineering, pharmacy).
Preference is not given to one particular discipline
over another. You may apply in the final year of your
four-year degree program; however, you are required
to complete the program and provide proof of
receiving your degree by June 30, 2016.
Mature Applicants
If you are 25 years old or older by the application
deadline, you are eligible for admission consideration
based on completing a threeyear undergraduate
university degree in any discipline.
Mature applicants who complete a four-year
undergraduate degree will be assessed based on
their four-year undergraduate degree. You will
have the opportunity to further elaborate on your
experiences by completing an additional question in
the School Submissions section of the application.
NOSM will accept your applications if you pursued
your undergraduate studies on a full-time or
parttime basis, and completed your course work in
the spring/summer term or by distance education.
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If you transfer from a college diploma into

a university degree program, you must have
completed, at minimum, the equivalent of one full
year of undergraduate degree-level course credits
(not including college course transfer credits) at the
time you apply.
Overall Grade Point Average
The minimum required GPA is 3.0 on the 4.0 scale.
Grades will be converted to a 4.0 scale according
to the OMSAS Undergraduate Grading System
Conversion Table. The GPA is calculated on all
converted undergraduate course grades completed
at a recognized institution as of October 1, 2015.
Only courses that are part of the degree awarded
or to be conferred, will be considered in the GPA
calculation. Additional undergraduate courses
that are completed after a degree is awarded will
not be used unless they are part of a subsequent
undergraduate degree that will be completed prior
to June 30, 2016.
Grades for supplementary, spring, summer,
parttime study and distance education courses will
be included in the GPA calculation.
Courses reflected on the transcript as Pass, with
no grade indicated, will not be considered in the
GPA calculation.
If you repeated a course and both course grades
appear on your transcript, both the past grade and
the repeated grade will be included in the GPA
calculation.
Applicants with a Graduate Degree

If you have a graduate degree (Masters/PhD),
you will not be considered for admission as part
of a separate applicant pool. You will be assessed
based on the minimum requirement of a fouryear
recognized
undergraduate
university
degree
(threeyear degree for Mature applicants) with a
minimum GPA of 3.0 on the 4.0 scale.
After the initial GPA calculation, an additional 0.2
will be added to the undergraduate GPA to ensure
compliance with the cut-off.
Your graduate degree must be conferred and
NOSM must receive your final transcript indicating
graduation by December 30 of the application year
to be considered for the 0.2 addition.
You will not receive the additional 0.2 for more than
one graduate degree.
Transcripts
Official transcripts are required for each college,
CEGEP, university, junior college or graduate school
you attended. All postsecondary school transcripts
are required. All transcripts must be sent directly
to OMSAS electronically, using the electronic
Transcript Request Form, or by mail. Failure to
report all courses, programs or grades on the
Academic Record will result in the application being
disqualified.
Applicants with More than One Undergraduate

Degree Completed or In Progress
If you have more than one undergraduate degree,
your GPA for each degree will be calculated and the
highest GPA will be used for the application.
If you submit transcripts for postsecondary

education completed at universities outside of
Canada or the United States, you are required to
have your foreign documents assessed by World
Education Services (WES). The evaluation must
include a program equivalency conversion, an
overall grade point average conversion for each
year of study, and a course-by-course conversion.
If you are in the process of completing a second

undergraduate degree, you must have completed,
at minimum, the equivalent of one full year of
undergraduate course credits (not including transfer
credits) when you apply.
If you completed foreign course work for two

semesters or less (exchange programs), a WES
evaluation is not required. However, you must
submit original transcripts from the exchange
institution you attended directly to OMSAS.
Transfer credit course grades are not included in

the calculation of the subsequent undergraduate
degree. Only newly completed courses will be
included in the GPA calculation of the subsequent
undergraduate degree.
For courses taken on a Letter of Permission at

another institution, or for which transfer credit/
advanced standing was granted, you must ensure
that OMSAS receives a transcript from the original
institution with the courses taken and the actual
grade(s) achieved by October 1, 2015.
Note: If you are admitted to NOSM while your

subsequent undergraduate degree is in progress,
you will be required to submit an official transcript
to OMSAS that proves you were awarded that
degree prior to June 30, 2016.
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Note: Transcripts do not always report the

inprogress or winter 2015-2016 courses you are
registered in. In this situation, you must arrange for
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the Registrar of the institution you attend to send

a statement of registration and a list of courses to
OMSAS by October 1, 2015.
If your graduate degree is in progress at the time
you apply, you must submit transcripts, indicating
proof that your graduate degree has been granted,
directly to OMSAS by December 30, 2015, to be
awarded the 0.2 addition to your GPA.
Credentialing of NonCanadian Transcripts
If you submit transcripts for postsecondary education
completed at universities outside of Canada or the
United States, you are required to have your foreign
documents assessed by WES. The evaluation must
include a program equivalency conversion, an overall
grade point average conversion for each year of study,
and a course-by-course conversion. This requirement
will be waived if you are completing foreign course
work for two semesters or less (exchange programs).
To meet NOSMs minimum admission requirements,
WES must evaluate your studies to be equivalent to a
four-year undergraduate, Canadian university degree
(three-year degree for mature applicants). Further
information about WES evaluations can be found at:
www.wes.org/ca/.
Note: Your WES report and a copy of your verified
transcript must be sent directly from WES to OMSAS
by October 1, 2015.
Course Prerequisites
While there are no course requirements, NOSM
values applicants who present evidence of a broad
undergraduate education. If you have a major in
science, you are expected to have completed at least
two full course equivalents in arts, social sciences
and/or humanities within your degree programs. If
you pursue majors in arts, social sciences and/or
humanities, you are expected to have completed at
least two full course equivalents in science within
your degree program.
Designation of a course as Arts, Social Science,
Humanities or Science is determined by the
institution you attend/attended. If you are unsure
of a course designation, check with the Registrars
Office at the institution where the course is/was
offered.
Not Considered in Selection
Age, gender, gender identity, gender expression,
race, religion, sexual orientation
MCAT (you are not required to write the MCAT
to apply to NOSM)
NonAcademic Considerations
Autobiographical Sketch and Questions
We seek applicants who have a genuine interest in
helping to fulfill the mandate and uphold NOSMs
values. Criteria that will be examined include, but are
not limited to:

growing up in a city, town, or in Northern Ontario;

demonstrated interest in living and working in
Northern Ontario;
demonstrated
interest
in
working
with
underserviced populations (no matter where
they are);
ability to identify community needs and a
willingness to play a part in filling these needs;
demonstrated
interest
in
cross-cultural
experiences; and
involvement in volunteer work and extracurricular
activities.
You are advised to list all activities that will give

NOSM insight into who you are. Volunteer work is
often perceived as only those activities that are
formally organized; however, there are many forms
of volunteer work. For instance, if you come from a
farming community and helped run a neighbours
farm for a period of time when your neighbour was
ill, this is considered a volunteer activity. A verifier
for each of the activities listed must be provided.
Verifiers/Contacts for Activities in the
Autobiographical Sketch/NOSMs Supplementary
Questions
You must provide the names of people who
can verify the activities you list in your OMSAS
application. Instructions on how to provide these
names are part of the OMSAS application. Activities
that do not have a verifier are not included in scoring
the Autobiographical Sketch and school submission
questions.
Context Score
NOSMs admission mandate is to admit a class
whose profile reflects the demographics of the
population of Northern Ontario. It is NOSMs
intention to maximize the recruitment of Northern
Ontario students and/or students who have a strong
interest in, and aptitude for, practicing medicine
in northern urban, rural and remote communities.
NOSM is also committed to recruiting Aboriginal and
FrancoOntarian students. NOSM employs a context
scoring process to assess applicants based on where
they have lived in Canada throughout their lives.
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Aboriginal Admissions Stream Applicants

NOSM is committed to meeting the needs of the
people of Northern Ontario and increasing the
enrollment of Aboriginal students in medicine. At
the earliest stages of development, NOSM engaged
the Aboriginal communities of Northern Ontario as
part of its mandate to be accountable to the cultural
diversity of Northern Ontario. The Aboriginal Affairs
Unit at NOSM encourages and nurtures Aboriginal
students into and throughout medical school. Two
seats in our entry class are reserved for Aboriginal
applicants as an indication of our commitment
to recruiting Aboriginal students; however, this is
a minimum, not the total number of Aboriginal
students we will admit.
Persons of indigenous ancestry (First Nations, Inuit
or Mtis), as recognized in the Constitution Act,
1982, may voluntarily identify themselves as such.
All Aboriginal applicants are considered under the
General Admissions Stream, unless the Aboriginal
Admissions Stream is chosen.
If you wish to be considered in the Aboriginal
Admissions Stream, you must:
Write a letter that declares your Aboriginal
ancestry and gives specific information about
your First Nations, Treaty, community or
organizational affiliation. The letter should
include:
why you would like to be considered as
a candidate in the Aboriginal Admissions
Stream;
details about your cultural and personal
background; and
examples of how you are culturally connected
to your Aboriginal community.
Provide a letter of recommendation from your
First Nations, Band Council, Tribal Council, and
Treaty, community or organizational affiliation.
Choose someone who knows you well and can
comment on your character and your suitability
for medicine.
Provide proof of Aboriginal ancestry.
This documentation must be sent directly to OMSAS
by October 1, 2015. If you are interested in the
Aboriginal Admissions Stream, contact the Office
of Admissions at 1-800-461-8777 (Canada-wide,
tollfree) or 807-766-7317 for more information.
The Aboriginal Admissions Sub-Committee reviews
all Aboriginal Admissions Stream applications, makes
recommendations to the Admissions Committee,
and assists with the Aboriginal recruitment process.
In addition to Elder participation, this Committee
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is composed of an Aboriginal Faculty Member

(Chair), the Assistant Dean of Admissions, the
NOSM Director of Aboriginal Affairs, an Aboriginal
physician, Aboriginal residents, a representative of an
Aboriginal Educational Organization, an Aboriginal
community member, and NOSM Aboriginal students.
If you self-identify as Aboriginal, but do not
choose to apply through the Aboriginal Admissions
Stream, you will not be reviewed by the Aboriginal
Admissions Sub-Committee and thus, will not have
the advantage of recommendation to interview.
Francophone Applicants
We encourage applications from Franco-Ontarian
and other Francophone applicants. The language
of instruction and assessment for NOSM is English;
however, there are opportunities for clinical
placements with French-speaking clinicians in
Frenchspeaking communities. Other opportunities
for learning in the French language include
educational resources, self-directed groups and
electives.
If you choose the Francophone designation in your
application for the purposes of the admissions
process, you must be fluent in spoken and written
French.
In addition, you must meet one of the following
criteria:
One parent is Francophone and you attended
at least eight years of French school (not
immersion).
You have a diploma from a French high school.
You can demonstrate use of French in daily
activities and a connection to a Francophone
community. (You will be required to provide a
reference letter attesting to your connection to a
Francophone community.)
If you choose the Francophone designation on
the NOSM application, you may be required to
demonstrate your proficiency in both written and
spoken French.
Interview
You will be invited for an interview based on your
total pre-interview score (GPA + Autobiographical
Sketch and questions score + context score).
Achieving the minimum requirements does not
guarantee that you will be invited for an interview.
Interviews will be conducted in March/April 2016.
NOSM uses the Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) format.
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If you are invited to interview, you will receive a

description of the interview process in your invitation
to interview package.
References
Three confidential assessment forms and letters of
reference submitted by three referees are required.
It is strongly recommended that one of these letters
come from a member of the community or from a
community organization, and at least one academic
reference.
Successful Applicants
Police Record Check
Throughout your medical degree, you will serve
vulnerable populations. In an effort to protect
these vulnerable people against potential risk
of harm, the Ontario Faculties of Medicine and
many clinical agencies require that you provide
confirmation of the absence of a criminal conviction
or outstanding criminal charges. At the beginning of
each subsequent academic year in the MD program,
you will be required to sign a criminal records and
disclosure form to confirm that there has been no
change in the information contained in the police
information check.
The police information check, including a Vulnerable
Sector Screening, is required.
Offer of admission is contingent upon provision
of the above checks, at your expense. NOSM will
review any files presented with a Not Clear check
to determine what action, if any, will be taken.
For more information about obtaining a police
information check with Vulnerable Sector Screening,
please contact your local police agency.
Tuition
Tuition for first-year students for 2015-2016 is
$22,317.
Unsuccessful Applicants
If you proceed to the interview, you will receive
notification about your application status in
February 2016. If you are unsuccessful at this stage,
you will also be notified in February.
If you are interviewed, you will receive notification
about your application status (i.e., admitted, wait
listed, unsuccessful) on May 10, 2016.
Applications are not held from one year to the next.
Unsuccessful applicants will be required to re-apply
through OMSAS with a new application for the
following admission cycle.
Address
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
MS 2003
Office of Admissions & Learner Recruitment
955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay ON P7B 5E1
Canada
Toll-free (Canada-wide): 1-800-461-8777
Telephone: 807-766-7463
Fax: 807-766-7368
Email: admissions@nosm.ca
Website: www.nosm.ca
Immunization
Successful applicants are required to provide proof
of up-to-date immunization status. Information
about specific requirements will be included with
the offer of admission.
Basic Life Support
Successful applicants are required to submit proof of
completing the Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health
Care Providers (HCP) before enrolling in medical
school. Information about specific requirements will
be included with the offer of admission.
Confirmation Deposit
A confirmation deposit of $1,000 is required at the
time you are accepted to NOSM. This deposit will be
applied to tuition fees.
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University of Ottawa
New Non-Academic Requirement
for the University of Ottawa:
CASPer Test
A letter that declares Aboriginal ancestry and

provides specific information about First Nations,
Treaty, community, or organizational affiliation.
The letter should request consideration under
the alternative process and should expand on
your academic and personal background, and
reasons and motivation for wishing to become a
physician.
Applications to the MD program will not be

considered if the online CASPer test is not
completed.
A letter of recommendation from the First

Nations, Band Council, Tribal Council, Treaty,
community or organizational affiliation.
For more details, see step 3 of the selection process.
The Consortium national de formation en sant

Through the mandate of the Consortium national de
formation en sant (CNFS), Francophone minority
students in Canada who originate from provinces
other than Ontario and Quebec have access to
postsecondary studies leading to practice in the
health care field: www.cnfs.ca. These students are
admitted over and above the quota of the Ministry
set by the Government of Ontario for our faculty.
All applicants to the Faculty of Medicine at the

University of Ottawa are required to complete an
online assessment (CASPer).
Note:The information in this document is reviewed

annually and the University of Ottawa reserves the
right to change these requirements from time to
time without notice when circumstances dictate. For
updated information, consult the faculty website at:
www.medicine.uottawa.ca.
Admission Process for First Nations, Inuit
and/or Mtis Candidates
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa
has established a dedicated admission process for
candidates of Aboriginal ancestry as part of its
mission to improve access to better health care
for First Nations, Inuit and/or Mtis peoples and to
better serve societys needs.
First Nations, Inuit and/or Mtis candidates
who meet the stipulated admission eligibility
requirements will compete for a designated number
of admission positions. Currently, up to seven
seats are reserved through this admission process
and students will compete for a position within
this cohort only. Admission bursaries and other
financial assistance may be available for successful
applicants, pending needs. We invite you to
selfidentify if you are First Nations, Inuit or Mtis
on your admission application.
If you identify yourself as First Nations, Inuit and/
or Mtis on your application, you must submit the
following:

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Proof of Aboriginal ancestry.
Admission to the medical program of studies is

possible if you meet the necessary prerequisites as
outlined in this document.
If you apply through the CNFS program, you will be
subject to the same application process, application
and institutional fees, method of payment, and
selection procedures as other applicants
Complete the online application
http://centre.ouac.on.ca/omsas/.
available
at:
Candidates must send an introduction letter

directly to the Faculty of Medicine to indicate that
they applied for admission with the CNFS through
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Combined Program for Degrees in Medicine
and Philosophy (MD/PhD)
For more information about the University of Ottawas
MD/PhD program, visit: www.med.uottawa.ca/
md-phd/eng/application_admission.html.
If you apply for consideration to the MD/PhD
program, you are required to submit the following
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supplemental documents directly to the combined

program:
1. Letter of interest that focuses on the reasons for

pursuing the combined program MD/PhD and
that states the research area of interest.
2. Two letters of reference that attest to graduate
research potential (additional to the three
letters requested by the MD program).
3. Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Other factors being equal, preference will

be given to candidates who have an active
knowledge of both official languages of the
University of Ottawa.
Please send documents to:

Faculty of Medicine
MD/PhD Program
RGN 2135
451 Smyth Road
Ottawa ON K1H 8M5
Given the extremely competitive nature of

the admission process, and out of respect for
applicants who have adhered to our policies,
we will not consider letters sent to us detailing
special or unusual circumstances. We are unable
to make any exceptions to our stated policies.
Instruction
Transfers within Faculty of Medicine Programs:

MD Program, MD/PhD Program
Once you accept an offer of admission to either of
these programs, a transfer to the other program will
not be permitted.
Admission Policies
1. Introduction

The Faculty of Medicines Admissions Committee
is responsible for:
a. examining and evaluating the applications;
and
b. selecting, on a competitive basis, the
eligible candidates who are best suited for
training in medicine in accordance with the
criteria approved by Faculty Council. It is
highly desirable that the candidate who has
had a broad exposure to the biological and
physical sciences also has a broad exposure
to the arts, humanities and social sciences.
2. Policies
The selection criteria is based on eligibility
requirements, all of the academic parameters,
CASPer performance, Autobiographical Sketch
review and the interview. These criteria are
further defined in the Selection Process
section.

As long as the conditions for eligibility are

met, no preference is given to the discipline of
the academic program taken at a recognized
university.
Age, gender, race, religion and socioeconomic

status play no part in the selection process.
Applicants who submit fraudulent applications

may be subject to prosecution.
The University of Ottawa offers the medical program

in both official languages in the Faculty of Medicine,
where both the Francophone and Anglophone
teaching activities correlate. These teaching
activities enhance the development of linguistic
skills in both French and English.
In view of the increasing use of information
technology in our instructional program, you are
expected to be computer literate and are required to
use a laptop in class from day one. You are required
to purchase your own laptop and ensure that it meets
the requirements mandated by the Facultys medical
eCurriculum. Further information will be provided in
the offer of admission package.
Choice of Language of Instruction
To apply for admission to the Doctor of Medicine
(MD) program of studies, you have the opportunity to
submit your application to the English or the French
program regardless of your mother tongue or first
language learned. You must indicate your program
choice on the online application. Once you submit
the application, you are not allowed to change the
choice of language of instruction.
Interviews are conducted in the language of
instruction chosen by the candidate on the
application. The proficiency skills in the chosen
language of instruction will be scrutinized, as the
spirit of this new policy is to allow you to complete
your medical studies in the language of your choice.
The Admissions Committee reserves the right to
assess your written language proficiency skills, if
required.
Once admitted, you are not allowed to switch from
one language of instruction to the other. Medical
students will commit to participating in, and
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following, all teaching activities in both preclerkship

and clerkship of the four years of studies in the
chosen language of instruction. You must be
proficient in both oral and written communication,
for the language of application.
Bilingualism
A bilingual applicant is one who speaks both of
Canadas official languages, English and French. If
bilingual status is claimed, your level of proficiency
in both languages will be tested at the time of the
interview.
Incomplete Applications
The OMSAS instructions refer to the importance
of OMSAS receiving the application materials
and required documentation by the published
deadlines. You must ensure that OMSAS receives
your transcripts by the stated deadline, so that the
file can be reviewed and a Verification Report can
be sent to you in sufficient time to allow any errors
or omissions to be addressed. If your transcript
issues are not resolved before our selection process
begins, it will not be possible to insert the file into
our process, and a disqualification status could be
assigned to your application.
Admission Irregularities
The Faculty of Medicine may, at its discretion, refuse
to accept future applications to the MD program
from a candidate who has submitted a false,
misleading or fraudulent application in the past to
any medical school.
Selection Process
Eligibility Requirements (Step 1)
Applications are accepted from students in good
standing who have successfully completed, prior to
the beginning of June preceding registration, at
least three years of fulltime studies (five fullyear
courses/year) in any undergraduate program
leading to a bachelors degree, at a recognized
university, including four specific prerequisite
courses:

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one fullyear course (or two semesterlong

courses) in general biology/zoology, including
laboratory session;
one full-year course (or two semester-long
courses) in humanities or social sciences
(language courses are not accepted);
the equivalent of two fullyear courses (or four
semesterlong courses) from the following
chemistry courses:
a.
General biochemistry without laboratory

session
b. General chemistry with laboratory session
c. Organic chemistry with laboratory session
You
can
fulfill
the
chemistry/biochemistry
prerequisites by completing one of the following
combinations of courses:

One fullyear course in general chemistry with

lab, plus one fullyear course in organic chemistry
with lab.
One full-year course in general chemistry with
lab, plus one full-year course in biochemistry
without lab.
One fullyear course in organic chemistry with
lab, plus one fullyear course in biochemistry
without lab.
One fullyear course in general chemistry
with lab, plus one semester course in organic
chemistry with lab, plus one semester course in
biochemistry without lab.
One fullyear course in organic chemistry
with lab, plus one semester course in general
chemistry with lab, plus one semester course in
biochemistry without lab.
For a complete description of prerequisite

science courses, refer to: http://med.uottawa.ca/
undergraduate/admissions/application-process/
eligibility-requirements/.
A fulltime academic year in which you take the
equivalent of four fullyear courses is accepted
and counted in the Weighted Grade Point Average
(WGPA) calculation only if the missing course/credit
is completed either as an additional course within
another academic year or as a summer course.
Individual courses taken during a summer session
are accepted for the credit value in this instance;
however, the mark obtained is not counted in the
calculation of the WGPA. Any year with fewer than
four fullyear courses will not count as a fulltime
year of study. A fulltime summer semester does not
replace a semester of studies within an academic
year.
You are allowed to complete missing prerequisite
courses during the academic year preceding
admission to the medical program but, as with all
courses, not during the summer before registration.
Furthermore, the Admissions Committee reserves the
right to assess, in your program, the level of difficulty
of the courses, the pertinence of the courses for
future medical studies at the University of Ottawa
and the performance you achieve in these courses.
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Note: Studies completed toward a professional

degree will not be recognized as equivalent to a
bachelors degree. Fulltime studies completed by
distance education will not be recognized, since
the spirit of the fulltime studies requirement is to
be able to assess and compare how you succeed in
a fulltime course load and to predict how you will
perform and cope with the rigorous demands of the
medical program.
Students from a Quebec CEGEP are not eligible to
submit an application to the first medical year of
the University of Ottawa. If you have obtained the
diplme dtudes collgiales from Quebec (CEGEP),
you must have also completed two years of fulltime
studies (minimum of five fullyear courses each year)
in an undergraduate program leading to a bachelors
degree at a recognized university, including the
necessary prerequisite courses. The same policy
applies if you completed studies (and obtained
a diploma) at a community college. The college
(or CEGEP) studies will be recognized as being
equivalent to one year of postsecondary university
studies, provided that you obtained your diploma.
This means your academic

scrutinized more closely.
records
will
be
Citizenship
Applications will not be accepted from applicants
who are not Canadian citizens or Canadian
permanent residents, with the exception of eligible
children of University of Ottawa alumni who have
completed studies at the Faculty of Medicine. You
must forward proof of permanent resident status
to OMSAS at the time you submit your application.
Credentialing of Foreign Grades
If you have a permanent residence in Canada, do
not meet our eligibility requirements relative to
completing Canadian or US studies and require
inclusion of your international studies, you must
have your foreign transcript assessed by World
Education Services (WES).
For more information, refer to the CEGEP

Studies section under Eligibility Requirements at:
http://med.uottawa.ca/undergraduate/admissions/
application-process/eligibility-requirements/.
Consideration of your application is greatly

facilitated by the WES assessment. However, the
Admissions Committee reserves the right to apply
its own conversion. The assessment must include a
program equivalency conversion, an overall grade
point average conversion, and a coursebycourse
conversion. See the OMSAS instructions on
assessment of international academic credentials
for more details.
If you are registered in a cooperative education

program (coop), you are eligible to apply if you
meet the prerequisites described above. To satisfy
the three years of fulltime studies requirement, you
are also required to complete two academic terms
within each trimester year (fall, winter and summer).
Any academic year where you completed two work
terms will not count as part of the three prerequisite
years of fulltime studies and, therefore, the grades
obtained for the one semester of academic work
completed within this year will not be used in the
WGPA calculation.
Undergraduate Degree or Certificate of

OneYear Duration
Since we require at least three years of undergraduate
fulltime studies in any program leading to a
bachelors degree from a recognized university within
our eligibility requirements, we will only convert the
most recent three years of studies pertinent to your
bachelor program of studies and not convert any
undergraduate degree and/or certificate of oneyear
duration. The Faculty of Medicine at the University
of Ottawa also does not convert studies leading to a
diploma, certificate or professional degree.
For more information, refer to the Cooperative

Education Program section under Eligibility
Requirements
at:
http://med.uottawa.ca/
undergraduate/admissions/application-process/
eligibility-requirements/.
Non-Eligible Candidates
You will not be eligible if you previously registered
in, and withdrew from, a medical program leading
to an MD degree. Exceptions may be considered for
exceptional or medical circumstances.
MCAT
You are not required to write the Medical College
Admission Test (MCAT) to be eligible for admission.
Excellence of Marks (Step 2)

Each year, a minimum WGPA is set for the current
application pool. The required minimum WGPA
varies according to the following list of categories:

Applicants who apply to the Consortium National

de formation en sant (CNFS): residents from
outside the provinces of Ontario and Qubec
applying to the Francophone program
First Nations, Inuit and/or Mtis applicants
Anglophone or Francophone program
Residents from Ontario and the Outaouais
Quebec region applying to the Francophone
program
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Residents from the province of Ontario (including

residents from Ottawa and OutaouaisQubec)
Anglophone program
Residents from other provinces Anglophone
program
Residents from the province of Quebec
Anglophone or Francophone program
These categories reflect the Faculty of Medicines

mission statement. The Autobiographical Sketch
and the permanent address listed on the application
form will be used to determine your geographical
status. You may be asked to provide evidence of
geographical status.
If you meet the required minimum average set
for your category, your application will advance
in the selection process. Those who do not meet
the minimum cut-off will not advance further. The
minimum WGPA cutoffs are determined by the
quantity and the quality of the applications that we
receive. If you would like to learn the WGPA cutoff
for your category, contact the admissions office at:
admissmd@uottawa.ca.
The mark used at the various steps in the selection
process is the WGPA, the calculation based on your
most recent three years of fulltime undergraduate
studies, completed toward a bachelors degree at
any recognized university.
Marks obtained on supplementary courses taken
outside the usual academic session or during a
summer session will not be included in the WGPA
calculation. Marks obtained in an academic year
where you completed a semester (or full year) of
studies as part of an exchange program will not be
included in the WGPA calculation.
In order for the academic year to count toward
the WGPA calculation, a maximum of one pass/
fail graded course per semester may have been
completed in accordance with the five fullyear
courses/year requirement. Therefore, an academic
year in which more than one pass/fail graded
course was taken in one semester is not considered
in the WGPA calculation.
If you completed only two years of fulltime
undergraduate studies, but are registered in third
year of fulltime studies at the time of application,
you will have the secondyear marks counted times
two and the firstyear marks times one. Marks
obtained for courses completed during the current
application year will not be used to determine which
candidates will be invited for interviews.
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Example:
Year 1
3.85 x 1 = 3.85
Year 2
3.82 x 2 = 7.64

Total 11.49 3 = 3.83 (WGPA)
If you completed three years of fulltime
undergraduate studies at the time you apply, you
will have the thirdyear marks counted by a multiple
of three, the secondyear marks times two and the
firstyear marks times one.
Example:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3

3.85 x 1 = 3.85
3.82 x 2 = 7.64
3.90 x 3 = 11.70
Total 23.19 6 = 3.87 (WGPA)
If you completed more than the three required

years of undergraduate studies, only the three most
recent years of fulltime studies will be used to
determine the WGPA.
Example:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5

3.85
3.82
3.90 x 1 =
3.85 x 2 =
3.89 x 3 =
Total
3.90
7.70
11.67
23.27 6 = 3.88 (WGPA)
CASPer (Step 3)
The CASPer Test - Computer-Based Assessment
for Sampling Personal Characteristics
All applicants to the Faculty of Medicine at the
University of Ottawa are required to complete
an online assessment (CASPer), to assist with our
selection process. You must successfully complete
CASPer to maintain admission eligibility.
CASPer assesses the non-cognitive skills and
interpersonal characteristics we believe are
important for successful students and graduates of
our program, and complements our other applicant
screening tools. By implementing CASPer, we are
trying to further enhance fairness and objectivity in
our selection process.
To take CASPer, you must have access to a
computer with audio capabilities and a reliable
internet connection on your selected test date.
CASPer can be taken anywhere that you can satisfy
the aforementioned requirements. Exceptions will
not be made if you are unable to take CASPer online
due to an unreliable internet connection, as a result
of technical or political factors.
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The CASPer test is composed of 10-12 sections

of video and written scenarios. Following each
scenario, you will be required to answer a set of
probing questions under a time contract. Each
response is graded by a different rater, which offers
a robust and reliable view of the personal and
professional characteristics that are important to
our program. You do not need to study for CASPer,
although you may want to familiarize yourself with
the test structure and ensure you have a quiet
environment to take the test.
The CASPer test must be completed in the language
of instruction selected when submitting your
application to the University of Ottawa.
To schedule and take CASPer, visit:
www.takecasper.com.
Detailed Autobiographical Sketch (Step 4)

You must complete a detailed Autobiographical
Sketch, which provides information that allows an
assessor to judge the scope of your activities.
Only the activities that you identify as your top
three most important in each category of your
application in medicine, and that were completed
during
your
postsecondary
(undergraduate
university) studies, will be used in the assessment
of your detailed submission. The sketch must be
completed online. You will choose your top three
items for each category (maximum of 15 in total)
in the online application. It is in your interest to be
complete, yet brief and to the point. Answers in
point form are easier to peruse. You are not writing a
personal letter. You must provide a verifier for each
activity listed on your detailed Autobiographical
Sketch. To associate a verifier with a given activity,
enter a number in brackets beside the activity. This
number should correspond to the number on the
verifiers list. You must comply with the instructions
provided or your application will be disqualified.
The Faculty of Medicine may, at its discretion, refuse
to invite you for an interview if you submitted a
false, misleading or fraudulent Autobiographical
Sketch. This standard also applies to the names of
the verifiers.
Formal Education
Outline the formal education that prepared you for
studying medicine. Select the appropriate boxes and
complete the blanks pertinent to your educational
program(s). Prerequisites are also recorded in this
section.
For more details about the categories assessed

in the detailed Autobiographical Sketch, refer to:
http://med.uottawa.ca/undergraduate/
admissions/application-process/
detailedautobiographicalsketch/.
Interview (Step 5)
You will not be admitted without an interview.
Interviews are usually held in FebruaryMarch.
You will be invited based on the minimum WGPA
set for that year for the particular group to which
you belong, combined with the results of the
nonacademic assessments. A composite score of
the interview assessment combined with the WGPA
is then calculated and a final selection is made for
the offers of admission.
Offers of Admission
Following the interview, preliminary rank order
lists are prepared based on the composite scores
of the WGPA and interview. In the event of ties in
the composite scores, candidates with the highest
WGPA will be ranked higher.
The Admissions Committee may take other factors
into consideration when ranking each candidate on
the excellence list for the offers.
All offers of admission are conditional and are
subject to the following conditions:

You must provide an official final transcript from

the Registrar of your university by the end of
June2016.
You must successfully complete your current
academic year, including having maintained your
average (the average must not be lower than the
minimum WGPA cutoff that was established
according to geographical status).
You must provide the completed immunization
form, the police record check form and the CPR
certification proof by August 1, 2016.
You must complete all admission requirements
by June 2016.
You must provide proof of citizenship (copy
only).
The university may revoke the offer of admission if

you fail to meet any admission requirements or any
one of the conditions mentioned above.
Unsuccessful Applications
Because of the important weight that is attached
to the interview performance within our selection
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process, further applications to the MD program

from candidates in previous years who have had
three interviews will not be considered. This policy
applies to all applications regardless of the category
applied for.
Institutional Fee
The institutional fee for the University of Ottawa
Faculty of Medicine is $100, and is deductible from
tuition fees when you are admitted.
Deposit
A deposit fee of $1,000 (certified cheque or money
order) must accompany an offer of admission
acceptance. The deposit is deducted from your
tuition fees when you are admitted.
Address
Admissions
Faculty of Medicine
451 Smyth Road, Room 2044
Ottawa ON K1H 8M5
Canada
Telephone:6135625409
Fax:6135625605
Email:admissmd@uottawa.ca
Website:www.medicine.uottawa.ca
Deferred Registration
Once admitted in the first year, you may submit a
request for deferred registration. This deferral may
be granted under limited and special circumstances.
The request is granted or refused by the Admissions
Office in consultation with the Vice-Dean. Requests
for deferrals must be submitted in writing and
received before June10,2016.
If another medical school admits you and allows
you to defer your registration, you will not be
considered for admission to the Faculty of Medicine
of the University of Ottawa as long as you maintain
your deferred registration.
Transfer
For more information, refer to our Policy on student
transfers section under Offers of Admission at:
application-process/offers-admission/.
Clinical Placement Requirements
For more information, refer to our Clinical Placement
Requirements (CPR, Immunization Record, and Police
Record Check) section under Offers of Admission at:
application-process/offers-admission/.
Graduate Applicants (Master and PhD)
Graduate candidates who are registered in (or have
recently completed) a masters or doctoral degree
are allowed to apply to the MD program provided
they meet the eligibility requirements, including the
successful completion of the necessary prerequisites
(sciences/humanities). These applications will be
assessed like all other applications, based on the
academic work during the undergraduate studies,
CASPer, Autobiographical Sketch and interview
performance.
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Universit dOttawa
Nouveau critre non acadmique
requis pour lUniversit dOttawa :
valuation CASPer
candidat des Premires nations, Inuits et/ou Mtis,

vous devez fournir les documents suivants:

Preuve dorigines autochtones.
Tous les candidats au Programme MD de lUniversit

dOttawa doivent complter une valuation en ligne
(CASPer).
Une lettre dclarant vos origines autochtones

et fournissant des renseignements prcis sur
la Premire nation, le trait, la communaut ou
lorganisation daffiliation. La lettre doit indiquer
votre intrt tre considr pour ce processus
et fournir des renseignements dtaills sur vos
antcdents scolaires et personnels, sur les liens
que vous entretenez avec une communaut
autochtone et les raisons et les motifs de vouloir
devenir mdecin.
Une lettre de recommandation dune Premire

nation, dun conseil de bande, dun conseil
tribal, dun trait, dune communaut ou dune
organisation.
Les demandes dadmission au programme de

mdecine ne seront pas acceptes si vous ne
completez pas lvaluation en ligne CASPer.
Pour plus de dtails, veuillez-vous rfrer ltape3
du processus de slection.
Nota : Les prsentes conditions sont revues
annuellement. LUniversit dOttawa se rserve le
droit au besoin dy apporter des changements sans
pravis. Pour les mises jour, veuillez consulter notre
site Web: www.medecine.uottawa.ca.
Processus dadmission : Candidates et candidats
des Premires nations, Inuits et/ou Mtis
Dans le cadre de notre mission visant amliorer
laccs de meilleurs soins pour les gens des
Premires nations, Inuits et/ou Mtis ainsi qu
mieux desservir les besoins de la socit, la Facult
de mdecine de lUniversit dOttawa a cr un
processus dadmission lintention des personnes
dascendance autochtone.
Les candidates et candidats des Premires nations,
Inuits et/ou Mtis qui satisfont aux conditions
dadmission stipules se disputeront un nombre
dsign de places disponibles. lheure actuelle,
jusqu sept places sont rserves sous le couvert
de ce processus, de sorte que les tudiantes et
les tudiants se disputeront une place dans ce
groupe seulement. Des bourses dadmission, ainsi
que des programmes daide financire, peuvent
tre disponibles aux candidates et aux candidats
retenus tout dpendant des besoins. Nous invitons
ces personnes dclarer leur appartenance aux
Premires nations, Inuits et/ou Mtis sur leur
formulaire de demande dadmission.
Lorsque vous prsentez une demande au
Programme dadmission en tant que candidate ou
Le Consortium national de formation en sant

Le mandat du Consortium national de formation
en sant (CNFS) est doffrir aux membres des
collectivits minoritaires dexpression franaise au
Canada hors Ontario et Qubec un accs accru
des programmes dtudes de niveau postsecondaire
conduisant lexercice de professions dans le
domaine de la sant, dont les tudes mdicales.
Voir le site Web : www.cnfs.ca. Ces tudiantes et
tudiants sont admis audel du quota du ministre
fix par le gouvernement de lOntario pour la Facult
de mdecine de lUniversit dOttawa.
Si vous tes dune province autre que lOntario et le
Qubec et que vous dsirez prsenter une demande
dadmission la Facult de mdecine de lUniversit
dOttawa, vous pouvez le faire sous lgide du CNFS
et devez procder de la mme faon que toutes les
autres candidates et candidats.
Vous devez vous assurer de satisfaire aux conditions
dadmission numres.
Vous devrez aussi satisfaire aux mmes exigences
que les autres candidates et candidats et
serez choisis de la mme faon. Remplissez
la demande en ligne disponible ladresse :
http://centre.ouac.on.ca/omsas/. Les droits de la
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demande dadmission et les droits institutionnels

doivent tre acquitts tout comme les autres
candidatures en suivant les mmes directives.
Vous devez faire parvenir une lettre dintroduction
la Facult de mdecine informant celleci que
vous tes candidate ou candidat dadmission sous
lgide du CNFS et que vous avez prsent votre
demande dadmission OMSAS.
Programme combin dtudes en mdicine et
doctorat en philosophie (M.D./Ph.D.)
Pour de plus amples informations concernant
notre programme de M.D./Ph.D., veuillez consulter :
www.med.uottawa.ca/md-phd/fra/
application_admission.html.
Si vous faites demande au programme de M.D./
Ph.D. vous tes tenu de soumettre des documents
supplmentaires.
Documents
supplmentaires
requis:
1. Une lettre dmontrant votre intrt et raisons
pour lesquelles vous souhaitez poursuivre
le programme de M.D./Ph.D. et indiquer le
domaine de recherche qui vous intresse.
2. Deux lettres de rfrence qui tmoigne votre
potentiel de recherche (en surplus des trois lettres
demandes par le programme de mdecine).
3. Un curriculum vitae.
Veuillez soumettre ces documents supplmentaires :
Universit dOttawa
Facult de mdecine
Programme M.D./Ph.D.
RGN 2135
451, chemin Smyth
Ottawa (Ontario) K1H 8M5
Transfert de programme la Facult de mdecine:
Programme M.D. et Programme M.D./Ph.D.
Une fois une offre dadmission accepte lun de
ces programmes, il sera impossible de transfrer
lautre programme.
2. Politiques
Les critres de slection sont : les conditions
dadmissibilit, la qualit du dossier scolaire,
ainsi que lvaluation de votre performance sur
CASPer, analyse de lesquisse autobiographique,
et lentrevue. Ces critres sont expliqus en dtail
sous la rubrique Processus de slection.
Pourvu que les candidates et candidats
satisfassent aux conditions dadmissibilit,
aucune prfrence nest accorde la discipline
du programme dtudes complte dans une
universit reconnue.

Le processus de slection nest influenc

daucune faon par des considrations telles que
lge, la race, la religion, le sexe ou les facteurs
socioconomiques.
Si vous soumettez des demandes frauduleuses,

vous pouvez tre sujet une poursuite judiciaire.
Toute chose tant gale, la prfrence sera

accorde aux personnes qui possdent une
connaissance active des deux langues officielles
de lUniversit dOttawa.
Compte tenu de la nature concurrentielle du

processus dadmission, et par respect pour les
candidates et les candidats qui ont adhr nos
politiques, nous ne considrerons pas les lettres
expliquant en dtail des circonstances spciales
ou inhabituelles. Nous ne pouvons daucune
faon faire des exceptions nos politiques
officielles.
Enseignement
Politiques dadmission
1. Introduction
Le Comit dadmission, un comit du Conseil de
la Facult, a les responsabilits suivantes:
a. Examiner et valuer toutes les demandes
dadmission; et
b. Choisir sur une base comptitive, parmi
les candidatures admissibles, les meilleurs
candidates et candidats jugs les plus aptes
la formation mdicale, selon les critres
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approuvs par le Conseil de la Facult. Il est

hautement souhaitable que les candidates
et candidats ayant une bonne prparation
dans le domaine des sciences pures
possdent aussi de bonnes connaissances
dans les domaines des arts, des humanits
et des sciences sociales.
LUniversit dOttawa offre le programme de

mdecine dans les deux langues officielles dans une
facult o les volets francophone et anglophone se
ctoient, ce qui est propice au dveloppement des
comptences linguistiques en franais et en anglais.
Compte tenu de lutilisation croissante des
technologies de linformation dans notre programme
denseignement, vous tes cens avoir des
connaissances en informatique et vous devez utiliser
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un ordinateur portable en classe ds le premier jour.

Vous devez acheter votre propre ordinateur portable
et vous assurer quil rpond aux exigences prescrites
par la cyberformation mdicale de la Facult. De plus
amples informations concernant la cyberformation
mdicale vous seront fournies dans loffre dadmission.
Choix de la langue denseignement
Lorsque vous prsentez une demande dadmission,
vous avez la possibilit de demander ladmission au
programme dans la langue denseignement de votre
choix, soit en franais ou en anglais peu importe
votre langue maternelle ou la premire langue
apprise. La langue denseignement dsire doit tre
indique sur la demande dadmission en ligne. Il ne
sera pas possible de changer le choix de la langue
denseignement une fois la demande soumise.
Les
entrevues
se
feront
dans
la
langue
denseignement que vous choisissez sur votre
demande
dadmission.
Vos
comptences
linguistiques dans la langue denseignement
choisie seront values rigoureusement puisque
lesprit de la rgle est de vous permettre dtudier
dans la langue denseignement de votre choix. Le
Comit dadmission se rserve le droit dvaluer les
comptences linguistiques crites des candidates et
candidats plus fond.
Une fois ladmission, il sera impossible de changer
dune langue denseignement lautre. Ltudiante
ou ltudiant en mdecine sengage participer
toutes les activits denseignement du prexternat
ainsi qu celles de lexternat dans la langue
denseignement du programme dtudes de
quatre ans auquel il aura t admis. Vous devez
bien matriser la langue denseignement, orale et
crite, pour laquelle vous prsentez une demande
dadmission.
La Facult de mdecine a pour mission de prparer
ses tudiants exercer leur profession dans
les deux langues officielles afin quils puissent
prodiguer des soins de sant tous les Canadiens
et Canadiennes. Pour remplir cette mission, la
Facult a mis en place des activits dapprentissage
en franais. Dans lesprit de ce mandat et en respect
des conditions dadmission au volet francophone
de la Facult de mdecine de lUniversit dOttawa,
ltudiante et ltudiant sengage participer aux
activits denseignement du volet francophone,
au pr externat et lexternat, dans la langue
denseignement des quatre annes du programme
dtudes auquel elle ou il sera admis.
Bilinguisme
Une candidate ou un candidat bilingue peut parler
les deux langues officielles du Canada : le franais
et langlais. Si vous vous dclarez bilingue, vous

devrez dmontrer vos capacits dans les deux
langues au moment de lentrevue.
Dossiers dadmission incomplets
Le livret de directives OMSAS fait rfrence
limportance que les chances soient respectes
pour la rception des documents. OMSAS doit
recevoir tous les relevs de notes aux dates
prescrites afin de permettre une rvision de la
demande et lenvoi aux candidates et candidats
dun rapport de vrification afin quils puissent y
apporter les corrections ncessaires, sil y a lieu. Si
tous les relevs de notes ne sont pas reus au dbut
du cycle dadmission, le dossier ne pourra pas faire
partie du processus et des candidatures pourraient
se voir disqualifier.
Demandes dadmission frauduleuses
La Facult de mdecine peut, si elle le juge
appropri, refuser toute demande dadmission
ultrieure au programme de mdecine dune
candidate ou dun candidat qui a soumis une
demande frauduleuse ou des renseignements faux
ou trompeurs dans le pass nimporte quelle cole
de mdecine.
Processus de slection
Conditions dadmissibilit (tape 1)
Nous acceptons les demandes dtudiantes
et dtudiants dont le rendement scolaire est
satisfaisant et qui auront termin avec succs avant
le dbut du mois de juin prcdant linscription,
dans une universit reconnue, trois annes
temps complet (lquivalent de cinq pleins cours
par anne) dans un programme de baccalaurat,
incluant quatre cours pralables spcifiques. Ces
cours sont les suivants:

Un plein cours (ou deux cours dun semestre

chacun) en biologie gnrale/zoologie (avec
sessions de travaux pratiques)
Un plein cours (ou deux cours dun semestre
chacun) dans les humanits ou les sciences
sociales (les cours de langues ne sont pas
accepts)
Lquivalent de deux pleins cours (ou quatre
cours dun semestre chacun) de chimie parmi
les cours suivants:
a. biochimie gnrale (sans travaux pratiques)
b. chimie gnrale (avec travaux pratiques)
c. chimie organique (avec travaux pratiques)
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Vous pouvez remplir les exigences des cours

de chimie/biochimie en compltant une des
combinaisons de cours suivantes:

Un plein cours en chimie gnrale avec

travaux pratiques plus un plein cours en chimie
organique avec travaux pratiques.
Un plein cours en chimie gnrale avec travaux
pratiques plus un plein cours en biochimie sans
travaux pratiques.
Un plein cours en chimie organique avec travaux
pratiques plus un plein cours en biochimie sans
travaux pratiques.
Un plein cours en chimie gnrale avec travaux
pratiques plus un cours dun semestre en chimie
organique avec travaux pratiques plus un
cours dun semestre de biochimie sans travaux
pratiques.
Un plein cours en chimie organique avec travaux
pratiques plus un cours dun semestre en
chimie gnrale avec travaux pratiques plus un
cours dun semestre de biochimie sans travaux
pratiques.
Pour une description complte des cours

pralables en sciences, veuillez-vous rfrer :
http://med.uottawa.ca/premier-cycle/admissions/
processus-demande/conditions-admissibilite/.
Une anne scolaire o vous aurez complt
lquivalent de quatre cours annuels sera considre
comme temps complet et sera compte dans
la moyenne pondre si le cours manquant est
complt durant une session dt ou comme cours
additionnel durant une autre anne scolaire. Les
crdits complts durant une session dt seront
accepts, cependant les notes obtenues ne pourront
tre comptabilises dans le calcul de la moyenne
pondre. Toute anne scolaire qui comporte
moins de quatre cours annuels ne pourra compter
comme une anne temps complet. Une session
dt temps complet ne remplace pas un semestre
dtudes temps complet dune anne scolaire.
Vous pouvez complter un cours pralable durant
lanne scolaire prcdant ladmission en mdecine
mais, comme pour tous les cours, non durant la
session dt qui prcde linscription.
Lors de ltude du dossier, le Comit dadmission se
rserve le droit dvaluer le niveau de difficult des
cours du programme, la pertinence des cours pour
les tudes mdicales ainsi que les rsultats obtenus.
Veuillez noter que les tudes compltes envers
un diplme professionnel ne seront pas reconnues
comme un quivalent un baccalaurat. Les tudes
temps plein compltes par correspondance ne
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seront pas reconnues, car le but de lexigence des

tudes temps plein est dtre en mesure dvaluer
et de comparer la faon dont les candidates et
candidats russissent avec une charge de cours
temps plein et de prdire leur performance et
comment pourrontils faire face la demande
rigoureuse du programme mdical.
Les tudiantes et tudiants dun cgep de la
province de Qubec ne sont pas autoriss
soumettre une demande dadmission la Facult
de mdecine de lUniversit dOttawa. Si vous avez
un diplme dtudes collgiales du Qubec (cgep),
vous devez avoir complt avec succs dans une
universit reconnue, deux annes dtudes temps
complet (minimum de cinq pleins cours par anne)
dans un programme menant un baccalaurat,
incluant les cours pralables prciss. La mme
politique sapplique si vous avez termin des tudes
(et obtenu un diplme) un collge communautaire.
Les tudes compltes au collge (ou au cgep)
seront reconnues comme tant quivalentes une
anne dtudes universitaires postsecondaires
condition que vous ayez obtenu votre diplme.
Pour obtenir la liste des quivalences des cours
de sciences reconnus du cgep, veuillez-vous
rfrer la section Grille dquivalence CGEP
sous les Conditions dadmissibilit au lien suivant :
Si vous tes inscrit dans un programme
denseignement coopratif, vous tes admissibles
prsenter une demande dadmission, pourvu
que vous ayez complt les cours pralables.
Aussi, vous devez vous assurer davoir suivi deux
trimestres universitaires sur trois au cours de vos
trois premires annes dtudes afin de satisfaire
nos critres qui stipulent trois annes dtudes
temps complet. Une anne comprenant deux stages
de travail complts durant les trois trimestres
(automne, hiver, t) ne pourra compter dans les
trois annes dtudes temps plein requises. Les
notes obtenues lors dun tel semestre universitaire
ne compteront donc pas dans le calcul de la
moyenne pondre.
Pour plus de dtails, veuillez-vous rfrer la section
Programme denseignement coopratif sous
les Conditions dadmissibilit au lien suivant :
Candidature non admissible
Vous ne pouvez pas faire de demande au programme
de mdecine si vous tiez dj inscrit et que vous
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vous en tes retir. Des exceptions peuvent tre

considres pour des raisons exceptionnelles ou
mdicales.
preuve du MCAT
Lpreuve du MCAT nest pas exige comme
condition dadmission. Le dossier scolaire doit donc
tre trs satisfaisant.
Citoyennet
Le Comit dadmission ne peut tudier que les
demandes faites par des personnes qui dtiennent le
statut de citoyen canadien ou de rsident permanent.
Cependant, il est fait exception en faveur des enfants
admissibles des anciens de la Facult de mdecine
lUniversit dOttawa. Une preuve du statut de
rsident permanent canadien doit accompagner la
demande dadmission au moment de la soumission.
valuation des notes pour des tudes compltes
ltranger
Les candidates et les candidats immigrants reus
qui ne satisfont pas nos conditions dadmissibilit
relatives aux tudes canadiennes ou amricaines
dont le relev des tudes internationales sera inclus
dans la demande dadmission, vous tes pris de
joindre une valuation/conversion de votre relev de
notes tablie par lentremise du Service dvaluation
des
diplmes
trangers
(World
Education
ServicesWES).
Lvaluation permettra de faire une rvision quitable
des tudes faites ltranger lors de ltude du
dossier dadmission. Le Comit dadmission se
rserve cependant le droit de faire sa propre
conversion. Une moyenne convertie, une conversion
du programme ainsi quune conversion de notes
par cours individuel devront faire partie de cette
valuation. Veuillez suivre les directives donnes
dans le site Web de la demande dadmission OMSAS.
tudes de baccalaurat ou de certificat
dune dure dune anne
Nos conditions dadmissibilit stipulent que nous
acceptons les demandes de candidates ou de
candidats ayant complt lquivalent de trois annes
dtudes temps complet dans un programme menant
un baccalaurat dans une universit reconnue. Il est
donc recommand que seules les notes obtenues
lors des trois annes les plus rcentes menant
lobtention de ce programme dtudes soient utilises.
Les notes obtenues lors dun programme dtudes
de baccalaurat ou de certificat dune dure dune
anne ne seraient donc pas considres. La Facult
de mdecine de lUniversit dOttawa nutilisera pas
les notes des tudes menant au diplme, certificat ou
degr professionnel.
Excellence des notes (tape 2)

Chaque anne, une moyenne pondre minimale
est fixe pour le groupe de candidatures. La
moyenne pondre minimale requise varie selon les
catgories suivantes:

Candidates et candidats qui font leur demande

au Consortium national de formation en sant
(CNFS) : personnes rsidentes dune province
autre que lOntario et le Qubec qui font une
demande au volet francophone du programme
Candidates et candidats des Premires nations,
Inuits et/ou Mtis (volet francophone ou volet
anglophone)
Personnes rsidentes de lOntario et de la
rgion de lOutaouais qubcois qui demandent
ladmission au volet francophone du programme
Personnes rsidentes de la province de
lOntario (incluant les rsidents dOttawa et de
lOutaouaisQubec) (volet anglophone)
Personnes rsidentes dautres provinces (volet
anglophone)
Personnes rsidentes de la province de Qubec
(volet anglophone ou volet francophone)
Ces catgories sont conformes au mandat de la

Facult de mdecine. Lesquisse autobiographique
et ladresse permanente figurant sur la demande
dadmission seront utilises pour dterminer
votre statut gographique. Une preuve du statut
gographique pourrait tre exige.
Si vous satisfaites la moyenne pondre minimale
fixe pour une catgorie particulire, votre
demande avancera dans le processus de slection.
Les demandes des candidates et des candidats qui
ne rencontrent pas la moyenne pondre minimale
navanceront pas. Les moyennes pondres
minimales sont dtermines selon la quantit et
la qualit des demandes que nous recevons. Si
vous aimeriez connatre la moyenne pondre
minimale tablie pour votre catgorie, vous pouvez
communiquer avec le Bureau des admissions
ladresse : admissmd@uottawa.ca.
La moyenne utilise aux diffrentes tapes du
processus de slection est la moyenne pondre
cumulative (MPC), dont le calcul est bas sur les
trois annes les plus rcentes des tudes de premier
cycle temps plein envers un baccalaurat dans
une universit reconnue.
Les notes obtenues pour des cours additionnels
complts hors session ou durant une session
dt ne sont pas incluses dans le calcul de la MPC.
Les notes obtenues dans une anne scolaire o
vous avez complt un semestre (ou une anne
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complte) dtudes dans le cadre dun programme

dchange ne seront pas incluses dans le calcul de
la MPC.
Pour quune anne scolaire soit compte dans
le calcul de la MPC, un maximum dun cours par
semestre pour lequel une note de satisfaisant/non
satisfaisant peut avoir t complt conformment
lexigence de cinq pleins cours/anne. Donc,
une anne scolaire durant laquelle plus dun cours
satisfaisant/non satisfaisant ont t complt par
semestre ne sera pas compte dans le calcul de la
MPC.
Si vous tes inscrit en troisime anne temps
plein au moment de votre demande dadmission,
vous tes valu sur la base des rsultats obtenus
en premire et en deuxime anne temps plein
seulement. Les rsultats de la premire anne sont
pondrs une fois et ceux de la deuxime anne
deux fois. Les notes de lanne en cours ne sont pas
utilises dans le processus afin de dterminer les
candidats qui avancent vers lentrevue.
Exemple:
anne 1 3,85 x 1 = 3,85
anne 2 3,82 x 2 = 7,64

Total 11,49 3 = 3,83 (MPC)
Si vous avez complt trois annes dtudes temps
complet au moment de votre demande dadmission,
les rsultats obtenus lors de la troisime anne
dtudes temps plein sont pondrs trois fois, les
rsultats de la deuxime anne temps plein deux
fois et ceux de la premire anne temps plein une
fois.
Exemple:
anne 1
anne 2
anne 3

3,85 x 1 =
3,82 x 2 =
3,90 x 3 =
Total
3,85
7,64
11,70
23,19 6 = 3,87 (MPC)
Si vous avez complt plus que les trois annes

requises, seulement les notes des trois dernires
annes temps plein sont pondres.
Exemple:
anne 1
anne 2
anne 3
anne 4
anne 5

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3,85
3,82
3,90 x 1 =
3,85 x 2 =
3,89 x 3 =
Total
3,90
7,70
11,67
23,27 6 = 3,88 (MPC)
CASPer (tape 3)
Le test CASPer Computer-Based Assessment for
Sampling Personal Characteristics ( valuation
informatise des caractristiques personnelles )
Tous les candidats au Programme MD de lUniversit
dOttawa doivent complter une valuation en ligne
(CASPer) dans le cadre du processus de slection
afin de conserver leur admissibilit au programme.
CASPer permet dvaluer les comptences non
cognitives et les caractristiques interpersonnelles
juges importantes pour la russite des tudiants et
des diplms de notre programme. Cette valuation
sajoute aux autres outils de prslection dont nous
nous servons. Par le fait mme, nous esprons
accrotre lquit et lobjectivit de notre processus
de slection.
Pour complter le test CASPer, vous devez avoir
accs un ordinateur avec des capacits audio et
une connexion Internet fiable la date que vous
avez choisie pour passer le test. Vous pouvez faire
ce test pratiquement nimporte o condition de
respecter les conditions requises susmentionnes.
Aucune exception ne sera accorde aux candidats
qui ne sont pas en mesure de passer CASPer
en raison dune mauvaise connexion Internet
attribuable des facteurs techniques ou politiques.
Le test CASPer comporte de 10 12 sections
comprenant des vidos et des scnarios crits.
Aprs chaque section, vous devrez rpondre des
questions dapprofondissement dans un certain
dlai. Chaque rponse sera note par un valuateur
diffrent, ce qui permet dobtenir un rsultat
trs robuste et fiable quant aux caractristiques
personnelles
et
professionnelles
considres
comme importantes pour notre programme. Il nest
pas ncessaire dtudier pour russir le test CASPer.
Toutefois, vous voudrez peut-tre vous familiariser
avec la structure du test et vous assurer davoir un
endroit tranquille pour faire le test.
Le test CASPer doit tre complt obligatoirement
dans la langue denseignement choisi au moment de
soumettre votre demande dadmission lUniversit
dOttawa.
Pour fixer la date de votre valuation et passer
le test CASPer, veuillez consulter le lien suivant :
www.takecasper.com.
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Curriculum vitae dtaill (tape 4)

Vous devez fournir un curriculum vitae dtaill. Ces
renseignements supplmentaires permettront de
juger de ltendue de vos activits.
Seulement les activits que vous aurez dsignes
comme tant les trois plus importantes pour votre
demande dadmission en mdecine, dans chaque
catgorie, et ayant t compltes durant vos
tudes postsecondaires (tudes de premier cycle
au niveau universitaire) seront utilises dans
lvaluation de votre curriculum vitae dtaill. Le
curriculum vitae dtaill doit tre prsent en
ligne. Vous pourrez choisir vos trois activits pour
chaque catgorie (maximum de 15 au total) sur la
demande en ligne. Il est essentiel que le curriculum
vitae soit complet, mais bref et prcis. Les rponses
crites dans un style tlgraphique sont plus faciles
lire. Elles ne doivent pas prendre la forme dune
lettre personnelle. Vous devez fournir le nom dun
vrificateur pour chacune des activits numres
sur votre curriculum vitae dtaill. Pour associer un
vrificateur une activit donne, veuillez entrer
un nombre (entre parenthse) ct de chacune
des activits. Ce nombre doit correspondre au
numro inscrit sur la liste des vrificateurs. Vous
devez vous conformer aux instructions fournies ou
votre demande sera rejete.
et de la moyenne pondre cumulative est ensuite

calcul pour le choix final des offres dadmission.
Offres dadmission
la suite des entrevues, des listes prliminaires
sont prpares partir des scores combins de la
MPC et le score de lentrevue. En cas dgalit dans
les scores combins, les candidates et les candidats
ayant la plus haute moyenne pondre cumulative
(MPC) auront la priorit dans le classement.
Certains autres facteurs peuvent tre pris en
considration pour dterminer le rang de chaque
personne sur la liste finale dexcellence.
Toutes les offres dadmission sont conditionnelles
aux modalits suivantes. Ainsi, vous devez :

Fournir un relev de notes officiel mis par le

bureau du registraire de votre universit avant la
fin juin 2016.
Avoir russi lanne universitaire en cours; y
compris davoir maintenu votre moyenne; (votre
moyenne ne doit pas tre infrieure la moyenne
pondre minimale qui a t tablie en fonction
du statut gographique).
Fournir le formulaire dimmunisation rempli, le
formulaire de vrification du casier judiciaire et
la preuve de certification RCR au plus tard le
1eraot2016.
Remplir toutes les exigences dadmission avant
juin2016.
Fournir votre preuve de citoyennet (photocopie
seulement).
La Facult de mdecine se rserve le droit de

refuser linvitation lentrevue si les renseignements
contenus, y compris le nom des vrificateurs sont
dissimuls, faux ou fallacieux.
Scolarit
Dcrivez la formation universitaire qui vous a
prpar ltude de la mdecine en cochant les
cases appropries et en remplissant les espaces
relatives votre (vos) programme(s) dtudes. Les
pralables y sont inscrits.
Luniversit peut rvoquer loffre dadmission si

vous ne respectez pas les conditions dadmission
ou lune des conditions mentionnes cidessus.
Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements

sur les diffrentes catgories values dans le
curriculum vitae dtaill, veuillez consulter :
processus-demande/curriculum-vitae-detaille/.
Entrevue (tape 5)
Aucune candidate ou candidat ne sera admis
sans avoir subi une entrevue. Cellesci se tiennent
habituellement en fvriermars. Vous serez invites
sur la base de la moyenne pondre cumulative
minimale tablie pour lanne en cours pour le
groupe dont vous faites partie, combin avec les
rsultats des valuations non lis au rendement
scolaire. Un score compos du rsultat de lentrevue
Admission refuse
tant donn que lentrevue joue un rle important
pour ladmission au programme de mdecine
lUniversit dOttawa, la personne qui aura t
interviewe trois reprises ne pourra soumettre
nouveau une demande dadmission. Cette politique
sapplique toutes les demandes quelle que soit la
catgorie demande.
Droits institutionnels
Les droits institutionnels de la Facult de mdecine
de lUniversit dOttawa au montant de 100$ seront
soustraits des frais de scolarit lors de ladmission.
Dpt
Un dpt de mille dollars (1 000 $) (chque vis ou
mandat poste) doit accompagner toute acceptation
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finale doffre dadmission. Le dpt sera dduit des

frais de scolarit une fois admis.
Inscription diffre
Si vous tes admis en premire anne vous pourrez
demander une inscription diffre. Cette permission
sera accorde pour des raisons bien particulires
et il appartiendra au Bureau des admissions en
consultation avec la Vice-doyenne, daccorder
ou de rejeter une telle demande. Les demandes
dinscription diffre doivent tre faites par crit et
reues avant le 10juin 2016.
Tlphone:613 5625409
Tlcopieur:613 5625605
Adresse lectronique:admissmd@uottawa.ca
Site Web:www.medecine.uottawa.ca
Le Comit dadmission de la Facult de mdecine

de lUniversit dOttawa ntudiera pas votre
demande dadmission si vous avez t admis une
autre cole de mdecine et avez obtenu le privilge
dune inscription diffre.
Transfert
Pour plus de dtails, veuillez-vous rfrer la
Politique sur les transferts dtudiants sous
la section Offres dadmission au lien suivant :
processus-demande/offre-admission/.
Exigences de stage clinique
Pour plus de dtails, veuillez-vous rfrer
aux Exigences de stage clinique (Dossier
dimmunisation, RCR et vrification de casier
judiciaire) sous la section Offres dadmission au
lien suivant : http://med.uottawa.ca/premier-cycle/
admissions/processus-demande/offre-admission/.
tudiantes et tudiants diplms
(matrise ou doctorat)
Les tudiantes et tudiants diplms inscrits
un programme de matrise ou de doctorat (ou
qui ont rcemment termin un tel programme)
peuvent prsenter une demande dadmission au
programme de mdecine, condition de satisfaire
aux critres dadmissibilit, y compris la russite des
cours pralables exigs (sciences/humanits). Ces
candidatures seront values au mme titre que
toutes les autres candidatures cestdire bases
sur la performance scolaire de la candidate ou
du candidat au cours de ses tudes de premier
cycle, CASPer, le curriculum vitae dtaill et la
performance lentrevue.
Adresse
Admissions
Facult de mdecine
Universit dOttawa
451, chemin Smyth, pice 2044
Ottawa (Ontario) K1H 8M5
Canada
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Queens University
Our Mission Statement:To advance our tradition of
preparing excellent physicians and leaders in health
care, we embrace a spirit of inquiry and innovation
in education and research.
Founded more than 150 years ago, the Queens
School
of
Medicine
provides
an
intimate,
oneonone, handson MD program and a rich array
of postgraduate programs that emphasize the
fundamentals of clinical medicine in the context
of ongoing change, innovation and discovery. Our
graduates and our faculty are leaders in Canadian
medicine and their footprints can be seen across
Canada and around the world. Kingston and
southeastern Ontario community members and
public institutions are our most supportive partners
in helping our students to excel in their development
and contributions as emerging health care
professionals.
The School of Medicines undergraduate program
offers a fouryear curriculum leading to the degree
of Doctor of Medicine. This program is accredited
and prepares graduates for postgraduate training
leading to licensure and certification. Its unique
strengths are related to the opportunities for close,
personal interactions between students and faculty
members and for students to obtain particularly
relevant, extensive, handson clinical experience
under supervision, especially in ambulatory settings.
There is a great potential for students to benefit
from the integration of clinical and basic sciences in
the curriculum and from increased collaboration with
students and teachers from other clinical disciplines.
The goal of the medical curriculum is to produce
physicians who have a wide understanding of the
content and context of medicine and the knowledge,
skills and attitudes to enter into any postgraduate
training program. The curriculum will foster the
development of lifelong learning skills necessary
for effective practice. Selfdirected learning is
emphasized in the curriculum and learning formats
include whole class lectures, tutorials, seminars,
teambased learning, symposia and facilitated
small group learning. Assessment is done using
criterionreferenced examinations, small group
evaluation, assignments and Objective Structured
Clinical Examinations (OSCE) for clinical skills.
Queens curriculum provides a wide range of clinical

experiences extending from primary to tertiary care
settings. The medical program provides a variety of
innovative primary care educational opportunities
at regional sites such as Oshawa, Peterborough,
Belleville and smaller communities in the area of
southeastern Ontario. As a student, you can expect
to complete at least a few weeks of your clinical
education at one of these regional sites.
The Queens School of Medicine building is a
stateoftheart facility that provides modern
simulation labs and educational rooms designed
to facilitate modern styles of education. Its central
campus location provides an ideal home for the
medical school.
For more information about our program, visit:
http://meds.queensu.ca/undergraduate/.
Selection Factors
One hundred students are admitted annually into
first year and are selected on the basis of a strong
academic record and the assessment of personal
characteristics considered to be most appropriate
for studying medicine at Queens University and the
subsequent practice of medicine. The Admissions
Committee believes that both academic abilities
and specific personal attributes are important in
successfully studying and practicing medicine, and
will assess these factors at different points during
the admission process.
Requirements for Admission
Eligible applicants are required to have a minimum
of 30 course credits in any university program by
the end of the academic year (SeptemberApril)
in which the application is made. Transfer credits
resulting
from
completion
of
International
Baccalaureate programs will be counted toward
the total credit requirements for Queens medical
school admission. For more information, visit:
http://meds.queensu.ca/education/undergraduate/
prospective_students/academic_requirements/
credit_requirement/.
Queens School of Medicine eliminated the
requirement of prerequisite courses, so you are
able to select a program of study and courses that
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best meet the goals of your undergraduate degree

program. We do not recommend any particular
course or degree program since no preference
is given to applicants who have studied in any
particular university program.
Only undergraduate university credit courses meeting
Queens University Basis of Admission for Advance
Study Interpretation Guidelines are included in the
grade point average (GPA) and credit requirements.
The following courses of study will not be included
in the GPA: naturopathic and chiropractic medicine;
consecutive bachelor of education programs;
challenge for credit courses; diploma or certificate
programs; graduate courses; and undergraduate
courses taken as part of a graduate program.
You are required to write the Medical College
Admission Test (MCAT) prior to the OMSAS
application deadline date. All MCAT scores will be
reported by OMSAS to Queens University; however,
only those scores from tests written in the five years
prior to the application deadline will be used in our
evaluation.
False Application Information
If it is discovered that any application information
is false or misleading, concealed or withheld, the
application will be disqualified; or, if discovered
after an offer of admission has been sent, that
offer will be withdrawn. If these circumstances are
discovered after you are admitted into the medical
program, you may be required to withdraw from
the program. The Queens School of Medicine
may, at its discretion, refuse to accept future
applications to the MD program from a candidate
who has submitted a false, misleading or fraudulent
application in the past.
Candidate Assessment
You are invited for an interview on the basis of your
GPA and MCAT scores, Autobiographical Sketch
and letters of reference. You will only be considered
for admission if you are invited for an interview.
Emphasize in the Autobiographical Sketch those
areas of extracurricular experience that include
particular interests in advisory work, athletics,
community work, fine arts, health care, employment,
literature, organization, teaching and travel. The
selection committee will consider the types,
quantity and quality of various activities. Leadership
skills in specific activities will be valued.
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Letters of Reference
You should choose referees who can evaluate you
in a nonbiased fashion, avoiding family members,
acquaintances and friends. Ideally you should choose
referees who can collectively address qualities and
attributes in both academic and nonacademic
domains. Referees who have more than a casual
relationship with you are desired and you should
encourage the referee to cite examples of specific
attributes, rather than just list them. Three letters
of reference must be submitted to OMSAS prior to
November 1 for you to be considered for an interview
at Queens School of Medicine. Applications that
do not include all three letters of reference and
accompanying Confidential Assessment Form will be
considered incomplete.
Personal Assessment
Select candidates will be invited for a personal
interview. The interview process will consist of both
a Multiple MiniInterview (MMI) and a standard,
paneltype interview. You will be ranked for offers
and placement on the waiting list using the results
from the personal assessment. Offers will be
conditional on your ability to maintain an academic
standing that is acceptable to the Admissions
Committee and complete all required credits.
An attempt is made on the interview days to provide
you with an information session that includes an
orientation to the curriculum and student life at
Queens.
Admissions to Combined MD/PhD or
MD/MSc Programs
The combined MD/PhD and MD/MSc programs at
Queens University are offered jointly by the School
of Medicine and the School of Graduate Studies. The
programs admit a limited number of exceptional
students who wish to combine their medical training
with advanced training in research. Graduates from
these programs will be well prepared to pursue
postdoctoral
or
researchintensive
residency
training and, as fully trained physicianscientists,
will contribute to increasing Canadas capacity in
basic, clinical, translational and patientoriented
research. You must indicate your intention to
apply to this program on the OMSAS application.
A separate application in addition to the OMSAS
application is required. You must meet the
admissions requirements for both programs and
will be assessed for eligibility for admission by each
program. Additional information and application
materials may be obtained at:
http://meds.queensu.ca/education/md_phd/.
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Admissions Process for Aboriginal Candidates

The Admissions Committee recognizes the critical
shortage of Aboriginal physicians in Canada and
the need to educate more Aboriginal physicians to
serve as role models and to address the health care
needs of Canadas Aboriginal people.
The Committee has developed an alternative
process for assessing Aboriginal candidates. Up to a
maximum of four qualified Aboriginal students per
year may be admitted to the MD program by the
alternative process. You may also choose to apply
through the regular admission process.
If you wish to be considered by the alternative
process, submit the following documentation,
through OMSAS, by October 1, 2015:

A separate letter to the Director of the Admissions

Committee, in which you declare your Aboriginal
ancestry and give specific information about First
Nations, treaty, community, or organizational
affiliation. The letter should request consideration
by this alternative process, and should expand
on your academic and personal background, and
reasons and motivation for wishing to become a
physician.
An application letter, accompanied by a letter of
support from an individual representing the First
Nations, community or organization to which
you belong.
Proof of Aboriginal ancestry.
Once you are identified by the screening panel, you

will be invited for an interview at the same time as
the general applicants. If selected, you will complete
the MMI and a standard panel interview with a team
of representatives from the Aboriginal community.
Factors Not Considered in Selection
1. The Admissions Committee does not give
preference to you if you have studied in
any particular university program. You are
encouraged to consider all of the undergraduate
programs available and to embark on the course
of studies that you are most interested in and
that would prepare you for an alternative career
should you not gain a place in medicine.
2. No preference is shown for any particular level
of training.
3. Place of residence and location of the university
where studies have been undertaken are not
criteria in selection.
4. Age, gender, race, religion and sexual orientation
are not factors considered in the selection
process.
Due to the large number of applications, it is

not possible to provide specific feedback about
unsuccessful applications or suggestions as to how
you might improve your chances for acceptance
into the MD program.
Decisions of the Admissions Committee are final. In
the event of an appeal, the Committee will ensure
that correct procedures of assessment are followed
but will not reassess your file.
Immunization
You are required to be immunized against certain
diseases before entering the clinical setting. These
requirements must be fulfilled in order to meet the
standards set out in the Public Hospitals Act, Section
4.2, Ontario Regulations 204/06. The information
collected will be used to ensure these standards
are met in order for you to participate in clinical
activities. Failure to comply with the Communicable
Disease Policy may lead to limited participation in
clinical aspects of the MD program and successful
completion of the program could be compromised.
Information about this protocol is available at:
http://meds.queensu.ca/assets/policies/SC-03%20
-%20Immunization%20and%20Communicable%20
Disease%20Policy%20-%20March%202014.pdf.
Police Record Check
In recognition of the requirements of the clinical
agencies and the Facultys responsibility to ensure
that its health sciences students do not place
vulnerable populations at additional risk, the School
of Medicine requires, as a condition of admission,
that you provide a current police record check and
a Vulnerable Sector Screening. The police record
check includes a check of the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police (RCMP) national Canadian Police
Information Centre (CPIC) database. Queens
reserves the right to withdraw an offer of admission
based on the results of the police record check.
Visit:
http://meds.queensu.ca/assets/policies/
AD-08%20-%20Police%20Record%20Check%20
Policy%20-%20July%202007.pdf.
CPR
You must complete a CPR Basic Rescuer Course
(Level C) and be able to produce valid certificates
before enrolling in medical school.
WHMIS
You must complete WHMIS training and be able
to produce a valid certificate before enrolling in
medical school.
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Disability and Admission to Medicine

Visit the OMSAS website at: www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/
omsas-essential/.
Deferred Registration
The Admissions Committee will consider granting a
request for deferral of admission only in exceptional
circumstances and normally only to allow highly
qualified students to complete the requirements
for the degree program they are already enrolled
in. Requests for deferral must be made within two
weeks of the date of offer for admission and only
after that offer is accepted. Deferrals will only be
granted for a maximum of one year.
Admission with Advanced Standing
Because of the unique structure of the medical
curriculum, you will not be considered for admission
with advanced standing in any MD courses.
Tuition and Deposit
A nonrefundable deposit of $1,050 is required
when you accept an offer of admission. The deposit
will be put toward your tuition fees. Information
about tuition fees and potential sources of financial
support at Queens University is available at:
www.queensu.ca/registrar/financials/.
Note: Queens University School of Medicine
reserves the right to change the admission
requirements at any time without notice. Check
the Queens website at http://meds.queensu.ca/
undergraduate/ and/or the OMSAS website at
www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/ for any changes or additions
to the admissions requirements or processes.
Address
Undergraduate Medical Education
School of Medicine
Queens University
80 Barrie Street
Kingston ON K7L 3N6
Canada
Fax: 6135333190
Website: http://meds.queensu.ca/undergraduate/
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University of Toronto
Welcome to Medicine at the
University of Toronto
Toronto has a long history of educating physicians,
with the first school of medicine founded here
in 1843. The medical school at the University of
Toronto has a rich history of research and discovery,
including the discovery of insulin, stem cells and
the gene that causes cystic fibrosis, as well as the
genetic causes of some variants of Alzheimers
disease and several cancers. Many vaccines were
developed and tested in Toronto during the 20th
century and various surgical procedures were
pioneered here, including lung transplants and
pediatric cardiac operations.
The City of Toronto provides our students with
many advantages. Toronto is home to the largest
health care network in Canada and has become
a hub for research and discovery. Opportunities
for collaboration across a variety of hospitals and
health care centres allow our students to experience
Torontos diversity in the range of clinical
placements you connect to and the community you
serve. The Faculty of Medicine at the University of
Toronto, together with our affiliated hospitals, is one
of the most successful health research enterprises
in North America.
As one of the largest undergraduate medical
education programs in Canada, the University of
Torontos MD program boasts a comprehensive
and exciting curriculum that supports our students
as they learn to become highly skilled, caring and
compassionate physicians. Our Faculty members
are leaders in their respective fields and take pride
in educating the next generation of physicians. Our
graduates can be found across Canada and around
the world, advancing health care and promoting
change in their local communities and beyond.
Student support is a top priority in our
undergraduate medical education program. Our
students are provided with the tools they need to
succeed, whether it is academic, financial or career
advice or access to support networks. You will be
connected with the resources you need to excel in
the MD program.
Opportunities outside of the classroom are

abundant. Our students get involved in everything
from community service to athletics to on-campus
clubs and organizations. These opportunities
enable our graduates to become skilled, caring and
compassionate health care professionals. We take
our commitment to social responsibility seriously, as
demonstrated in the Facultys mission statement:

We fulfill our social responsibility by developing

leaders, contributing to our communities,
and improving the health of individuals and
populations through the discovery, application
and communication of knowledge.
The University of Torontos MD program looks

forward to welcoming the newest class of future
physicians (the class of 2020) and continuing
our tradition of excellence in the education of
tomorrows health care leaders.
The MD Program Structure

The Preclerkship program spans the first two
years of medical school. The basic goal of the
Preclerkship is to help you learn the necessary
biomedical knowledge and to develop the
appropriate professional attitudes and skills you
will need to have a successful experience in the
Clerkship program and beyond. To achieve this, you
take part in a rich mixture of activities that includes
patientbased learning tutorials, small group
seminars, online virtual patient cases, laboratory
experiences, and lectures. There is a growing focus
on intelligent use of online educational innovations.
Clinical skills and community, population and
public health (CPPH) are predominantly taught
within clinical and community settings, with the
Preclerkship program moving toward expanding the
time you spend outside formal classroom hours in
these educational activities.
In your clinical skills education, you learn the basic
clinical skills of interviewing and examining patients
and are provided with opportunities for reflection. In
CPPH, you learn about health issues in the broader
health systems and community contexts. The
Preclerkship is currently expanding its teaching for
students in health care research methods, providing
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opportunities for understanding the physicians role

as consumer and translator of knowledge, as well as
for participation in research practice for interested
students.
persons able to substantiate statements made

about your non-academic and academic attributes,
activities and achievements. We will randomly
contact these verifiers.
The Clinical Clerkship comprises the third and

fourth years of the program. The knowledge,
skills and professional attitudes introduced in the
Preclerkship are applied practically in the clinical
setting where you are members of a working health
care team. As clinical clerks, you learn to contribute
progressively more to patient care in hospitals,
communitybased clinics and doctors offices. Your
clinical skills are honed as you proceed through the
core Clerkship rotations and experiences, which
introduces you to primary care and the essential
medical specialties. The fourth and final year of
the program includes activities that permit you
to develop your competencies further in areas of
your choosing (electives) and from a catalogue
of options (selectives). This allows you to explore
your individual interests further and to tailor your
experience to fit with your future career goals.
Approximately 600 applicants will be invited for

an interview. The 259 successful applicants will be
chosen from among these interviewees.
Our program is offered on two campuses at the

University of Toronto: 205 incoming students
will be at the St. George Campus (downtown
Toronto); and 54 will be at the Mississauga campus.
Stateoftheart videoconferencing facilities allow
students at both teaching sites to interact and share
learning experiences, with both campuses linked to
world-class teaching hospitals.
Instructions for Submitting

Required Documents
All application materials must be sent directly
to OMSAS. You are responsible for ensuring that
documents sent by mail arrive at OMSAS by
the October 1, 2015, deadline. Do not send any
documents to the University of Torontos Enrolment
Services Office or the Faculty of Medicine.
Applications with missing or late documents will not
be accepted. Appeals for late or missing documents
will not be considered.
Admission Requirements: Academic
Admission Process and Policies

The annual intake for admission to the MD program
is 259 students.
There is no single background that is an ideal
preparation for the study and practice of medicine.
Medicine requires a mix of individuals with strong
backgrounds in the social sciences, humanities,
physical sciences and life sciences. Excellence in
both academic and non-academic achievements is
the criterion used in assessing an application.
Academic excellence is measured by assessing
marks specifically grade point average (GPA)
and the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
results.
Non-academic and academic attributes, activities
and achievements are assessed through reviewing
brief personal essays, Autobiographical Sketch
materials and reference letters. You must submit
the names, addresses and telephone numbers of
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The discovery that any submitted application

information is false or misleading, concealed or
withheld, will invalidate an application and result in
its immediate rejection. Or, if this is discovered after
you are admitted, it will result in the revocation
and cancellation of an offer of admission and/or
registration.
Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)

All applicants must submit MCAT results to be
considered for admission. The MCAT must be written
before the application deadline and within the
past five years. MCAT results from tests written in
excess of five years, prior to the current admissions
application deadline (October 1, 2015), will not be
considered. We will only consider scores from your
most recent MCAT attempt.
For students planning to write the new MCAT 2015,
we advise you to check our website for updated
information about how the new test scores will be
considered. This information will be posted online
in July 2015.
Course Prerequisites
You are required to complete two full course
equivalents (FCEs) in life sciences and at least
one full course equivalent (FCE) in humanities,
social sciences and/or languages. It is strongly
recommended that you complete the prerequisite
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courses prior to applying. If they are not complete

and are not showing as current registrations on your
transcript, your application will not be considered.
This information should be included in the University
of Toronto prerequisite section of the OMSAS
application. Please list the name of the course and
course code, and indicate whether it was a full-year
or semester course.
Examples:

Life Sciences: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biology,

Botany, Clinical Biochemistry, Immunology,
Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Molecular
Biology, Nutritional Sciences, Pharmacology &
Toxicology,
Physiology,
Zoology.
(Please
note that Chemistry and Physics are not Life
Sciences. If you are listing Chemistry courses to
meet requirements for other medical schools,
you must also list two FCEs in Life Sciences.)
Social Sciences: Economics, Political Science,
Sociology, Criminology.
Languages: Courses in a language other than
your native language.
Humanities: Classics, English, History, Religious
Studies, Cultural Studies.
Note: This is not a comprehensive list of approved

courses. Please check with the Enrolment Services
Office if you are unsure of the acceptability
of a particular course as a prerequisite. Email
medicine.admiss@utoronto.ca with the course
name, course code, university name, a brief course
description from the university course calendar, and
indicate if it was a full-year or semester course.
Minimum GPA Requirement
The minimum acceptable GPA for applicants is 3.6
on the 4.0 OMSAS scale. Based on recent admissions
statistics, a competitive GPA of 3.8 or higher is
recommended. For graduate students, slightly lower
GPAs may be acceptable. Admission to the Faculty
is competitive; therefore, possessing the minimum
requirements does not guarantee acceptance.
The calculated GPA used to fulfill the academic
requirements will not include the current year of
study, as these grades are not available at the time
of application assessment.
Minimum Undergraduate Credit Requirement
The University of Toronto will consider your
application if you will be completing at least
three years of study toward a Canadian university
bachelors degree in any discipline (the equivalent of
15 credits) prior to enrolling in the medical program.
If you apply in the final year of a threeyear or

fouryear degree program, you must complete
the degree requirements and provide proof of
completion prior to enrolling.
If you apply in the third year of a four-year
degree program, you must provide proof that you
completed the requirements for that year of the
degree prior to enrolling in the medical program.
1. Undergraduate Applicants
If you attend any Canadian universities and are
enrolled in an undergraduate degree program of
any discipline (e.g., arts, engineering, pharmacy,
science), you may apply for admission during
your third year of studies or higher. No
preference is given to one program over another
or to one university over another.
Notes
a) If there is any reason why you believe your
transcript does not reflect your true ability
(i.e., there are extenuating circumstances),
briefly outline this in the Academic
Explanations Essay.
b) If your transcript has gaps, course withdrawals
or you carried less than a full course load,
please state the reason in the Academic
Explanations Essay. If applicable, use this
section to document your participation in an
educational exchange program, a professional
experience year, or co-op program, and
the time frame of this activity. Often this
information is not clearly outlined on academic
transcripts or in your other application
materials, so it is important to clarify this for
the Admissions Committee.
2. CEGEP Applicants

If you completed the CEGEP program in Quebec,
you may apply for admission if you are enrolled
in thirdyear university studies and will have
completed a total of at least 15 FCEs prior
to enrolment in our program. You must have
completed a minimum of 10 university FCEs,
which may include CEGEP transfer credits, at the
time you apply.
3. Graduate Applicants

The University of Toronto will also consider
your application if you completed a graduate
program or are enrolled in the final stages of
a graduate program and will complete your
degree in accordance with the dates outlined
below. In the selection process, applications from
candidates proceeding toward or in possession of
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researchbased graduate degrees may undergo a

separate graduate application review. If you are
currently completing or previously completed
a research-based graduate degree, you are
considered a graduate applicant and are subject
to these requirements.

Graduate applicants are to submit all OMSAS

application materials required for undergraduate
applicants. Additional graduate applicant
materials to submit to OMSAS include:
a)
An academic Curriculum Vitae (CV).
This CV must adhere to the format
outlined on the MD program website and
should only include academic activities.
Visit http://www.md.utoronto.ca/admissions/
information/requirements/graduate.htm to
access the template. After your application is
submitted, this document can be uploaded
directly to OMSAS, via the Secure Applicant
Messaging tool (SAM).
b) One confidential letter of reference from
your graduate supervisor describing your
research work, academic capability and
scholarly productivity and potential. This
letter must include the expected date of
completion of your graduate degree. The
graduate supervisors letter of reference must
be provided in addition to the three letters
of reference sent to OMSAS, even if your
supervisor wrote one of those three letters
(reference letters are viewed independently
of the graduate letter). This fourth letter
is not a personal letter of reference and
instead must focus on your performance
in the graduate program. It should not
include reference to non-academic activities.
Please have your supervisor identify this
letter in the header as Additional Letter for
Graduate Applicant. Applicants who are not
in the final stages of their graduate program
or who do not provide an expected date of
degree completion will not be assessed.
position in the MD program will be required

to submit proof of successful completion of
all requirements of the graduate program
(including successful defence of a thesis, if
applicable) prior to June 30, 2016. Graduate
students offered a position on the expectation
that their degree will be completed, and who
are not able to meet this deadline, will not
be granted an admission deferral and will
lose their seat in our program. The Enrolment
Services Office requires a final transcript from
all applicants accepted from graduate programs,
as proof of conferral of their graduate degrees.
4. Applicants
Attending
University
Outside
of Canada
If you attend university in the US, you must
complete a fouryear bachelors degree. There
is no option to apply during the third year
of study. If you attend a university outside
of Canada or the US, you must complete the
equivalent of a Canadian fouryear university
bachelors degree. You must also have your
credentials assessed for Canadian equivalency
by the World Education Services (WES):
www.wes.org/ca/. Submitted documentation
must include a coursebycourse evaluation,
with an overall GPA calculation.
Admission Requirements: Brief

Personal Essays, Autobiographical
Sketch, Letters of Reference
When reviewing the brief personal essays,
Autobiographical Sketch and letters of reference,
we assess attributes, activities and achievements
in terms of the Facultys mission and values and
the Undergraduate Medicine educational goals.
Specifically, we evaluate materials according to the
following four clusters:
The deadline for receiving this additional

material is October 1, 2015.
Note: If you completed or are currently

completing a course-based graduate program,
you are not required to submit an academic CV.
You are, however, required to submit a letter
from your graduate program office confirming
your program completion date. The deadline for
receiving this letter is October 1, 2015.
1. maturity,
reliability,
perseverance
and
responsibility (professional cluster);
2. communication, collaboration, teamwork, time
management and leadership (communicator/
collaborator/manager cluster);
3. advocacy, community service and social
responsibility (advocate cluster); and
4. academic
standing,
achievements
in
leadership, research and social responsibility as
demonstrated by (but not limited to) awards,
conference presentations, publications and
scholarships (scholar cluster).
A graduate applicant who has not yet received

the graduate degree and who is offered a
In your brief personal essays and Autobiographical

Sketches, you may write about activities and
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achievements undertaken and completed anywhere

in the world. The nature and outcome of the activity
are more important than where it took place your
local community is as important as the developing
world.
The brief personal essays, Autobiographical Sketch
and statements, and letters of reference will be
marked independently of all other materials you
submit with your application.
Note: If you are not applying to the MD/PhD
program or through the ISAP stream, do not enter
anything in the MD/PhD or ISAP essay sections of
the application. Please leave these sections blank.
Brief Personal Essays
You are required to submit four original brief
personal essays, with each essay answering a
specific question related to the facultys mission and
values (as listed above). The mission statement of
the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto
embodies social responsibility, and the faculty
values are reflective of this responsibility. Each brief
personal essay must be 250 words or less.
The four questions to be answered are:

Question 1: Define what altruism means to you

in the context of medicine.
Question 2: Describe a lesson you learned
while collaborating in a paid or unpaid work
environment.
Question 3: Man is by nature a political
animal. Aristotle.
Discuss what this quote means to you in regard
to advocacy by physicians.
Question 4: Describe a time during your
academic career when a specific topic interested
you so much that you continued your learning
beyond the classroom. How did you do this?
The Enrolment Services Office will perform random
checks of your essays through www.turnitin.com
for detection of possible plagiarism. You will not
be informed that your essay has been submitted
for comparison. Essays submitted to Turnitin will
be included as source documents in the Turnitin
reference database, where they will be used solely
for the purpose of detecting plagiarism. The terms
that apply to the universitys use of the Turnitin
service are described on the Turnitin website.
If you do not consent to your essays being submitted
to Turnitin, you must contact the Enrolment Services
Office directly, by email, to inform us of this fact. We
will honour this request.
Autobiographical Sketch (ABS)

The completed OMSAS ABS is required. Please
see the earlier section of this booklet for more
information about the ABS. In addition, you are
required to write and submit three ABS statements
outlining the three activities and/or achievements
from your sketch that you believe best exemplify
the attributes that align with the Facultys
undergraduate medical educational goals.
These goals will be evaluated across your sketch
and statements in terms of the four clusters that
were previously listed.
The OMSAS ABS and three additional ABS
statements required for the University of Toronto
will be evaluated as a whole. Each ABS statement
must be 250 words or less.
Verifiers
In some cases, the Enrolment Services Office may
wish to verify additional information about activities
that are described in either the brief personal essays
or the ABS. Therefore, you must provide the name,
address and phone number of at least one contact
person (verifier) for each activity. The Enrolment
Services Office may perform random checks of
applicants verifiers. Please notify your verifiers in
case they are contacted by the Enrolment Services
Office. When citing activities in your brief personal
essays and your ABS statements, include the
relevant verifier number in brackets beside each
activity.
Letters of Reference
Letters of reference (which includes a Confidential
Assessment Form and letter) must be sent to OMSAS
by mail: Ontario Universities Application Centre,
170Research Lane, Guelph ON N1G 5E2.
The deadline for receiving reference letters is the
October 1, 2015, application deadline. If OMSAS
does not receive your postmarked letters by this
date, your application to the University of Torontos
MD program will be incomplete and will not be
considered. It is your responsibility to verify with
OMSAS that the letters were received.
You are required to arrange for three letters
of reference. These letters of reference will be
evaluated according to the same four clusters
previously listed. We encourage you to:
1. share
these
attributes,
activities
and
achievements clusters with potential referees
to ensure that they can speak to some or all of
them; and
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2. ensure that the whole range of clusters is

represented among the three letters as a whole
(individual letters may speak to a specific
cluster or clusters of attributes, activities and
achievements).
Note: Reference letters must not be provided by
family members, family friends, colleagues of family
members, neighbours or someone who may be
perceived as your peer, as we do not consider them
to be objective.
Applications from candidates with non-objective
reference letters will not be considered.
Interviews
In making our assessments, the Faculty will invite
selected applicants to attend an interview. You
must attend at the date and time arranged and
you are responsible for your own travel expenses.
Interviews are conducted on one of three weekends
in the winter/spring of each year. If you cancel or
decline an interview, you will receive no further
consideration for admission.
Arrangements can be made for accessibility
concerns or accessibility accommodation for the
interview. Contact the Enrolment Services Office for
more information.
Additional Admission Requirements

for the Indigenous Student
Application Program (ISAP)
Recognizing the commitment to social responsibility
in the Facultys mission, the Undergraduate
Medical Education MD program of the Faculty of
Medicine has implemented the Indigenous Student
Application Program (ISAP) to increase the number
of Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Mtis)
medical students at the University of Toronto. This
program reflects the Faculty of Medicines strong
commitment to diversity as demonstrated in its
diversity statement:
http://uoft.me/MedDiversityStatement/.
To apply to this program, you must meet the same
requirements for MCAT results, GPA and course
prerequisites as all other applicants. The program
does not have a designated quota for admission. You
must submit admissions materials as per the core
MD admissions process along with the following
additional materials:
1. Selfdeclared Aboriginal status via the OMSAS
application.
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2. As proof of Aboriginal ancestry, to apply to

the University of Torontos Faculty of Medicine
through the ISAP, you must provide one of:
a) a copy of a Status or Treaty card;
b) a copy of a Nunavut Trust Certificate card,
roll number or any other proof accepted by
Inuit communities;
c) a copy of a membership card in a Mtis
registry recognized by the Mtis National
Council (Mtis Nation of Ontario, the
Manitoba Mtis Federation, the Mtis Nation
Saskatchewan, the Mtis Nation of Alberta
and the Mtis Nation British Columbia);
d) proof that an ancestors name has been
entered in the Indian Register according
to the Indian Act, or on the band list of an
individual band, or on the Inuit roll;
e) written confirmation of Aboriginal ancestry
from the Department of Indian Affairs;
f) written confirmation of membership in a band
council that has its own membership code; or
g) other acceptable documentation.
3. The ISAP Personal Essay describing a history of
community experiences within the Indigenous
community. This essay must be 250 words or
less.
4. Members of the Indigenous community, faculty,
students, and public members will take part in
admissions file review and admission interviews.
OMSAS must receive all of these required materials
by the October 1, 2015, application deadline.
Additional Admission Requirements

for the MD/PhD Program
The MD/PhD program at the University of Toronto
provides highly qualified students the opportunity
to integrate medical school with intensive scientific
training. Its purpose is to prepare clinician scientists
for careers in academic medicine.
Applicants to this program must meet the
same requirements for MCAT, GPA, and course
prerequisites as all other applicants. The program
does not have a designated quota for admission.
Applicants submit admissions materials to OMSAS
as per the core MD admissions process along with
the following additional materials:
1. MD/PhD Personal Essay, where you are required
to describe a research experience in which you
played a significant role, the major lessons you
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learned, and the impact of this experience on

your decision to apply to the MD/PhD program.
This essay must be 250 words or less.
submit your application, you can upload your

academic CV directly to OMSAS via the Secure
Applicant Messaging tool (SAM).
2. Three letters of reference pertaining to your

research performance and potential and
suitability for an MD/PhD program. These
letters are in addition to the three letters that
are required as part of the standard OMSAS
application for the University of Toronto. If
you are a graduate applicant, one of these
letters must be from your graduate supervisor.
The letters must be sent to OMSAS by mail.
The content of these letters will be different
than the three Confidential Assessment Forms
and accompanying letters required for the MD
program, as these letters should highlight the
following:
OMSAS must receive all of these required materials

by the October 1, 2015, application deadline.
potential for success as a physician scientist

capacity to succeed in both an undergraduate
medical and a PhD curriculum
self-starting behavior
contribution to the research in which
the candidate was involved, including
publications, if any
capacity to learn from others
Notes:
a) You can use the same referees for your
MD Confidential Assessment forms and
reference letters, your MD/PhD reference
letters, and your graduate reference letters
(if applicable), but the content of these
letters should differ according to the
parameters listed in this section.
b) MD/PhD letters should be written on
departmental letterhead and do not include
a Confidential Assessment Form. Please
have referees mark these letters as MD/PhD
Program Letters in the header.
c) MD/PhD undergraduate applicants must
submit six reference letters in total; graduate
applicants to the MD/PhD program must
submit seven letters in total. This includes
the MD application and graduate letters.
d) MD/PhD letters must be sent to OMSAS by
mail: Ontario Universities Application Centre,
170 Research Lane, Guelph, ON N1G 5E2.
3. An academic Curriculum Vitae (CV). This CV

must adhere to the format outlined on the MD/
PhD program website: http://mdphd.utoronto.ca/
prospectivestudents/admissions/. After you
Information for Successful

Applicants
Acceptance
Offers of admission are sent in the spring or
summer prior to the proposed date of enrolment,
in accordance with dates published by OMSAS.
Acceptance may be conditional upon fulfillment
of specific requirements. These conditions will be
outlined in your offer letter.
Wait List
Because some applicants who are offered admission
do not accept, we maintain a short wait list for
additional potential offers. This is a ranked wait
list, but we will not disclose an applicants position
on the wait list (absolute or relative). If additional
offers are made, we will work down the wait list
until the class is full. We do not skip names on the
list. Acceptance of an offer of admission from any
Ontario medical school automatically removes you
from consideration by all other Ontario medical
schools (i.e., you will be considered withdrawn and
will be removed from our wait list).
Final Transcripts
Final transcripts for admitted applicants must be
sent directly to OMSAS (not to the University of
Toronto). Further details will be included in the offer
of admission letter, as appropriate.
Deferrals
Deferral of admission can be considered provided
you submit a request for deferral at the time you
accept your offer of admission. Deferrals will be
considered by the Admissions Committee on a
caseby-case basis. A very limited number of
deferrals may be granted in cases of compelling
academic or personal circumstance. It is strongly
recommended that you complete academic
programs prior to enrolment and that applicants
apply to the University of Toronto Medical School
in the final year of a program. Deferrals will not be
granted to allow you to complete a four year degree
or to complete a graduate degree. Any deferrals
granted will generally be for a one year period.
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Requirements for Registration
Notice of Collection
First Aid and CPR

You must complete a Standard First Aid course
and a CPR Level C Basic Rescuer course and be
able to produce valid certificates confirming this,
before enrolment in the MD program is permitted.
The agency used to provide the training must be
recognized by the Workplace Safety and Insurance
Board and the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
The University of Toronto (the University) collects

information you provide to OMSAS/OUAC as part
of your application to the Faculty of Medicine (the
Faculty). This includes personal information such
as your name, home/mailing addresses, telephone
numbers, email addresses, age, gender, legal
status and academic history (e.g., current/previous
university, GPA and MCAT).
Immunization
You are required to be fully immunized before you
enter the clinical setting. Proof of immunization
is required for all persons undertaking activities
in hospitals in Ontario under Regulation 965 of
the Ontario Public Hospitals Act. If you do not
submit a completed immunization record, you will
be suspended from clinical training until proper
documentation is submitted.
The University and the Faculty will use your

personal information as necessary for the purpose
of administering admissions, registration, academic
programs, university-related student activities,
activities of student societies, safety, financial
assistance and awards, graduation and university
advancement, and reporting to government.
Police Record Check and Disclosure

As a medical student, you will undertake significant
portions of your education in settings with exposure
to vulnerable populations. You are required to
complete a Vulnerable Persons Criminal Record
Check, at your own expense, prior to registration
in our program. This mandatory process reports
any pending criminal charges, convictions for
which there has not been a pardon, and any
pardoned sexual offences. The Faculty also requests
disclosure of any convictions in any jurisdiction
and/or any findings of professional misconduct. The
Faculty of Medicine reserves the right to revoke an
offer of admission or cancel registration based on
a review of this information. If you have ever been
convicted of a criminal offence for which you have
not received a pardon, you are strongly urged to
consult with your provincial College of Physicians
and Surgeons for advice about eventual eligibility
for registration to practice medicine.
Essential Skills and Abilities Required for

Studying Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine, in accordance with
the Ontario Human Rights Code and University
Policy, is committed to providing equal access
opportunities to all qualified applicants. To fulfill
the requirements of the MD program and to
avoid serious risk to the health and safety of
patients, you are required to acquire competency
in a wide range of knowledge, skills and abilities.
Individuals with special needs are advised to
contact Enrolment Services, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Toronto, and to carefully review the
OMSAS Essential Skills and Abilities Required at:
www.ouac.on.ca/omsas-essential/.
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Examples of these purposes are:
Correspondence with applicants (e.g., email

notification, interview invitation)
Admissions and award decisions
Registration in the program
Aggregate,
de-identified
public
statistical
reports, posted on Faculty/University websites
Research on the admissions process
Personal information collected through OMSAS/

OUAC will only be accessed by authorized
university/faculty staff on a need-to-know basis.
The information will be protected in accordance
with the Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act (FIPPA).
The Faculty will disclose your personal information
to the Association of Faculties of Medicine of
Canada (AFMC), which uses it to assess physician
inflow and output through Canadas undergraduate
and postgraduate training system, as well as the
numbers and types of doctors trained and how
they are distributed and move throughout Canada.
Your personal information such as name, gender,
and date of birth will be stored in the AFMCs
database and used to address a variety of key
health workforce research and planning questions.
All data will be reported at the aggregate level and
will be completely anonymous. For questions about
your personal information at the AFMC, contact Erik
Bourdon, Director, Data & Information Services at
613-730-0687, extension 279.
For questions about your personal information at the
Faculty, contact Janet Hunter, Director of Enrolment
Services & Faculty Registrar, at 4169787928.
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Address
Enrolment Services
Undergraduate Medical Education
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Medical Sciences Building, Room 2124
1 Kings College Circle
Toronto ON M5S 1A8
Canada
Email: medicine.admiss@utoronto.ca
Telephone: 416-978-7928
Fax: 416-971-2163
Website: www.md.utoronto.ca
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Western University
The following admission requirements are for fall
2016. Note that the admission policy is reviewed
annually and the admission requirements from
previous years may not apply. Western University
reserves the right to review and change the
admission requirements at any time, without
notice. For the most uptodate information on
policy, refer to the Western Academic Calendar at
www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca and the Schulich
Medicine Admissions web page at
www.schulich.uwo.ca/admissions/medicine/.
Introduction
The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
provides an outstanding education within a research
intensive, distributed learning environment where
tomorrows physicians, dentists, health researchers
and other scholars learn to be socially responsible
leaders in the advancement of human health, locally,
regionally and globally.
The Doctor of Medicine Program runs simultaneously
from two sites: London and Windsor, Ontario. Each
year a portion of the admitted class will complete
all of their academic studies through the Windsor
site and graduate from Western University. The
development of the Windsor site is the result of
a partnership between Western University, the
University of Windsor, and the London and Windsor
hospitals. This program was built on the strength of
clerkship training provided in Windsor through our
Distributed Medical Education Network.
Being invited for an interview will give you the
opportunity to indicate your preferred site. When
one site reaches its enrollment limit, you are offered
admission to the available site. Applications for
both sites will be processed by the Schulich School
of Medicine & Dentistry and Western University, and
will be subject to the same admissions criteria.
MD Program Structure
Year One and Year Two (Pre-Clinical Learning)
The first two years of the curriculum provides you
with formative learning in the basic and clinical
sciences. Each systems-based course is composed
of crucial subject areas presented in both large
and small group formats. These courses include:
Introduction to Medicine; Blood; Digestive Systems &
Nutrition; Emergency Care; Endocrine & Metabolism;
Heart & Circulation; Infection & Immunity; the
Musculoskeletal System; Respiration & Airways;
Neurosciences, Eye & Ear; Psychiatry & Behavioural
Sciences; Reproduction; Skin; and the Genitourinary
System. Additional courses include: Professional
Portfolio; Medical Ethics & Humanities; Epidemiology;
Population Health; Health Care Systems; and Key
Topics in Family Medicine.
The Doctor of Medicine (MD) program offers the
opportunity for early patient interventions. Patient
Centred Clinical Methods places the patient and the
learner at the centre of all decision-making. You will
apply your knowledge to clinical reasoning with an
understanding of the various factors that influence
health care, including family, community, economic,
social and environmental factors. Each systemsbased
course has a patientcentred component focusing
on the patient-physician relationship, the role of the
physicians and medical ethics and professionalism.
Schulich Clinical and Basic Science faculty educators
teach using cases. Current and past patients
frequently participate and share their health care
related experiences. Independent selflearning is
reinforced by weekly, small group sessions facilitated
by faculty tutors. Both the London and Windsor
campuses offer learning resource facilities to support
self-directed study.
At the end of the first year of study, you participate
in Discovery Week to learn about medical care in
regional communities. Many physicians in small, rural
communities invite you to work with them through
the full range of their practice.
Additionally, you are encouraged to enhance your
learning during the summer and may choose to
participate in research programs or non-clinical
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electives at a domestic partner site working with First

Nations People in southwestern Ontario, Canadas far
north or an international partner site in Asia, Africa
or South America.
Year Three (Clerkship)
During the third-year integrated clinical clerkship,
you are an active member of the clinical care team
in the following medical disciplines: Family Medicine;
Internal Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;
Paediatrics; Psychiatry; and Surgery. Most rotations
offer you a choice of electives that allow you to
explore a personal clinical learning plan. Under
the supervision of faculty and residents, the Clerk
role is supported through assessed responsibility
to advance individual patient care, investigation,
diagnosis and management within the hospital,
community, and outpatient settings. Our clerkship
experience is equivalent at both sites. Some of the
core, and most of the Family Medicine rotations
are offered throughout our network of distributed
medical education partner sites throughout
southwestern Ontario. Each rotation has large and
small group learning modules that provide students
with the opportunity to meet regularly as a cohort.
Year Four Clinical Science Electives, and
Integration & Transition
Clinical Science Electives comprise the first part
of year four. You may select electives in any area
of discipline and can complete your learning
experience at any Schulich teaching site or as a
visiting student at an accredited Canadian university.
Integration&Transition (I & T) comprises the second
part of year four. The I & T course is grounded in small,
selfdirected groups using case-based modules. Each
module introduces a theme from common chronic
and acute health care needs in Canada using new or
advanced knowledge in Basic and Clinical Sciences.
I & T provides you with skills transferable to residency
studies regardless of specialty. The course has a
number of large group lectures that serve to introduce
the case and enrich student learning through material
delivered by individual and/or team taught sessions
by Basic and Clinical Science faculty educators.
Integration & Transition also includes mandatory
sessions that include: a research module; advanced
communication sessions and physician career
planning; skills for residency; personal wellness; and
leadership.
Student Experience
Our medical school is proud of the prominent role
students play in leading course evaluations and
supporting improvement to course material, teaching,
research, social accountability and pedagogy.
Schulich Medicine has more than 100 student-led
clubs and initiatives with faculty supporters in areas
from the Humanities to Rural Medicine to Surgical

Care.
Financial Support
Each year more than $5 million in scholarships,
awards and bursary funding is distributed to assist
Schulich Medicine students with the greatest
financial need, with more than $700,000 distributed
to first-year medical students. Within Schulich
Medicine, there are Schulich Scholarships awarded
annually ($25,000/year for four years) as well as
several endowment funds available for disbursement
in the form of scholarships/bursaries and awards.
In addition, there are other universitybased awards
issued by Western University as well as loans
available through the Ontario Student Assistance
Program (OSAP). Through these and other measures,
we aspire to prevent financial considerations from
acting as a barrier to any student wishing to study
medicine at our school.
Academic Admission Requirements

Enrollment is limited. Admission to the Doctor of
Medicine (MD) Program is highly competitive and
meeting the minimum requirements does not ensure
an interview or acceptance. You are eligible to apply
for admission to the first year of the program if you
satisfy the following requirements:
1. Undergraduate Degrees
You must have a fouryear degree or equivalent
from a recognized university. You may be in
the final year of a fouryear degree at the
time you apply. No preference is given for the
undergraduate program of study and there are
no course prerequisites.

If you have earned a degree, you may elect to

continue in fulltime undergraduate studies.
Only the first such special year you take will
be considered for determining the grade point
average (GPA). A special year will only be
considered if it contains five full or equivalent
courses (30 credit hours) taken between
September and April. Firstyear courses, repeat/
antirequisite courses, and secondyear courses
that do not require a firstyear prerequisite are
not acceptable in the special year.
If you embark on a second undergraduate degree

program, you are allowed to apply only during
the final year of your second degree program,
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which must be equivalent to a fouryear degree.

In this situation, GPA consideration will be based
only on the two best years of the second degree
program. If you are given a conditional offer,
you must complete all program requirements
for the second degree prior to registration in
the MD program. If you complete a second
undergraduate degree in one year of fulltime
studies, you must register in five full or equivalent
courses. In this situation, at least three of the
five courses must be at the third or fourthyear
level, and first and secondyear courses that do
not require a firstyear prerequisite may only be
included within the five full courses if absolutely
mandatory for the second degree program.

If you are a graduate student, you must have

completed all requirements for your graduate
degree. OMSAS must receive your final
transcripts showing that all requirements for
your graduate degree were completed (or a
letter attesting to the same) by June 30, 2016.
2. GPA
The GPA minimums are reset each year. You
must meet or exceed this minimum in each of
two undergraduate years of fulltime study (one
of which may be the current year). Fulltime
study is defined as five full or equivalent courses
with 30 or more credit hours, taken between
September and April.
To be considered, each year must contain
at least three full course equivalents whose
published academic level is at, or above, the
year of study (for example, in third year, at least
three full course equivalents must be at the third
or fourth year level). Note: Only one full pass/
fail credit will be permissible in each of the two
years being considered for the GPA.
3. MCAT
MCAT minimums are reset each year. You must
meet or exceed these thresholds in your most
recent MCAT writing (which must be no more
than five years prior to the October 1, 2015,
application deadline). If you apply from
designated counties in Southwestern Ontario
(Grey, Bruce, Huron, Perth, Oxford, Middlesex,
Lambton, ChathamKent, Elgin and Essex
Counties), you must meet the same overall score
but are afforded some flexibility for individual
component scores.

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You must arrange for your verified MCAT results

to be submitted directly to OMSAS.
NonAcademic Requirements
1. Citizenship
To apply, you must be a Canadian citizen or
permanent resident of Canada. If you are a
permanent resident of Canada you must submit
a copy of the front and back of your current
Permanent Residency Card to OMSAS by the
application deadline to be considered.
2. Confidential Assessment Form
Any three persons who, in your opinion, will give
an informed critical assessment are acceptable
referees.
3. Interview
Select applicants will be invited for an interview.
Applications of individuals who satisfy the
academic requirements, as determined by
the Admissions Committee each year, will be
reviewed carefully and will receive consideration
for an interview. The admissions interviews are
structured, standardized 45minute interviews
with a panel of three representatives: one
physician, one senior medical student, and one
community representative.
4. English Proficiency
The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
reserves the right to deny admission to any
applicant whose facility in written and spoken
English is judged to be inadequate.
5. Basic Life Support Training

You will be required to complete training in
Standard First Aid and a CPR Basic Rescuer
course (Level C), and be able to produce valid
certificates before enrollment in the MD program.
6. Statement on Potential Health Risks and
Immunization Requirements

As a student, you will be required to care for
persons with infectious diseases (including
Hepatitis B and HIV), should you be assigned
to them. When you are accepted into the MD
program documentation of immunization and
tuberculin status will be required.
7. Police Record Check and Vulnerable Sector
Screening

As a medical student, you will interact with
vulnerable populations through the course of
your academic program. In recognition of the
requirements of clinical agencies to ensure
that medical students do not place vulnerable
populations at risk, the Schulich School of
Medicine & Dentistry requires you to provide, as a
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condition of your admission into the MD program,

a current police record check and a Vulnerable
Sector (Position) Screening.

The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistrys

Police Check policy for Undergraduate Medical
Students can be viewed at: www.schulich.uwo.ca/
medicine/undergraduate/docs/policies_
statements/statements/1-3-16-Police-Checks.pdf.
Any applicant who has been convicted of a

criminal offence for which he or she has not
received a pardon is strongly urged to consult
with his or her provincial College of Physicians
and Surgeons, as medical graduates with criminal
records may not be eligible to receive licensure
to practice medicine.
Important Dates and Deadlines for

the 20152016 Admissions Cycle
September 15, 2015 (4:30 p.m. ET)
Last date to register for an OMSAS account.
October 1, 2015 (4:30 p.m. ET)
Last day to submit applications. There are no
exceptions.
February 2016
Minimum GPA and MCAT scores are posted.
March 5-6, 2016, and April 2-3, 2016
Interview dates for Schulich Medicine.
May 10, 2016
First round of offers of admission.
End of August 2016
White Coat Ceremony.
End of August to Early September 2016
Medical Foundations Week and start of MD program.
Health Care Improvement in

Southwestern Ontario and
Indigenous Communities
Our Distributed Medical Education Network is

a partnership of more than 60 communities
throughout Southwestern Ontario that offers rural
and regional medical education to undergraduate
and postgraduate learners.
The clinical clerkship, or third year of the medical
program, is constituted so all clerks will spend at
least part of their third year (clerkship) outside of
London or Windsor in various regional locations.
By accepting an offer of admission to the Doctor
of Medicine program at the Schulich School of
Medicine & Dentistry, you indicate your consent
to participate fully in our approach to learning.
These community rotations can be undertaken
during Family Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
Paediatrics, and Psychiatry clerkship training.
The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry is
committed to increasing the number of First Nations,
Mtis, and Inuit physicians. Schulich Medicine
has designated three seats in each entering class
for First Nations, Mtis and Inuit students. If you
selfidentify as an Indigenous person and one of
Canadas First Peoples and wish to be considered
for the designated seats, you must provide official
confirmation of Indigenous status or proof of
ancestral Indigenous origin to OMSAS. You must also
submit additional letters of support from Indigenous
communities or organizations. You will be assessed
on a balanced portfolio that includes: academic
achievements, MCAT scores and evidence of
longterm involvement in the Indigenous community.
For more information about required documentation,
refer to the Schulich Admissions website at:
www.schulich.uwo.ca/admissions/medicine/.
Only in exceptional circumstances will an applicant
with a GPA of less than 3.30 or an MCAT score
below BS 8, PS 8, or VR 8 be considered for the
designated seats. Applicants invited to an interview
will be welcomed by an interview panel consisting
of an Indigenous physician, Indigenous community
member and senior medical student.
First Nations, Mtis, and Inuit applicants and
students considering a future career in Medicine are
encouraged to contact the Admissions Office for
further information.
As a component of our mandate, Schulich Medicine

will give special consideration to you if you indicated
on your OMSAS application that you are from
designated communities in Southwestern Ontario
(Grey, Bruce, Huron, Perth, Oxford, Middlesex,
Lambton, ChathamKent, Elgin and Essex Counties)

and/or from the Indigenous communities.
Email: admissions.medicine@schulich.uwo.ca
Website: www.schulich.uwo.ca/admissions/
medicine/
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Combined Programs
1. MD/PhD Program
A maximum of three seats will be set aside each
year for the MD/PhD program.
For further information, visit the MD/PhD
program website at: www.schulich.uwo.ca/
medicine/md_phd/.
2. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/MD/MSc Program
A maximum of one seat is available each year
for the OMFS/MD/MSc program.
For further information, please visit:
www.schulich.uwo.ca/dentistry/future_students/
oral_maxillofacial_surgery.html.
Additional Information
1. Admission and Application Policies
The maximum number of places available in first
year is 171 (133 in London, 38 in Windsor).
After the final application date, send any
supplementary information that is relevant
to your application to the Schulich School of
Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, by the
last day of May in the year after you submit your
application.
You may request a review of the Medicine
Admissions Committees decision, provided such
a request is based upon new and significant
information pertinent to the application. This
request must be filed with the Admissions Office,
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western
University, no later than two weeks after the
original decision was issued. The request should
contain information not available to you prior to
the last Wednesday in May in the year after you
submitted your application. This request will be
forwarded to the Executive of the Admissions
Committee, whose decision is final.
2. Coop Programs and Clinical Placements
All degree programs that have a coop or
clinical placement component are dealt
with on an individual basis. If you have
questions about how this is considered, email
admissions.medicine@schulich.uwo.ca.

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If you enroll in a coop degree program, your

academic course work will be considered as
follows:
The two years considered for GPA purposes

will be the best two academic years with
a full course load (five full or equivalent
courses). Note: An academic year in this
case will consist of the two semesters that
combine to complete one of the mandatory
years of the program (e.g., your third year
may consist of courses taken September
to December and May to September,
while you are registered by your university
as a thirdyear student). Two semesters
belonging to different academic years of
study will not be considered.
3. Graduate Students
You must have completed all requirements for
your graduate degree. OMSAS must receive your
final transcripts showing that all requirements
for your graduate degree were completed (or a
letter attesting to the same) by June 30.

Western does not take graduate courses into

consideration for the GPA; only undergraduate
years are used.
If you are currently enrolled in a masters

program, you are encouraged to make
inquiries
about
our
MD/PhD
program:
www.schulich.uwo.ca/medicine/md_phd/.
4. Repeat Courses
Schulich Medicine does not accept repeat
courses. If a course is repeated, the course is
not counted in the course load for that year, nor
is it factored into the GPA calculation for that
year. Therefore, if you take five full or equivalent
courses but one of them is a repeat course,
that year will be considered to have less than
a full course load and is not suitable for GPA
calculations.
5. Summer Courses
Summer courses will not be counted in the
overall GPA for interview and admission
consideration and will not be counted as part of
the September to April course load.
6. Disability and Admission to Medicine
The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry,
in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights
Code and University Policy, is committed to the
provision of equal access opportunities to all
qualified applicants. To fulfill the requirements
of the MD degree and to avoid serious risk to
the health and safety of patients/clients, you are
required to acquire competency in a wide range
of knowledge, skills and abilities. Individuals with
special needs are advised to contact Admissions,
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Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western

University, and to carefully review the OMSAS
Essential Skills and Abilities Required page, at:
www.ouac.on.ca/omsas-essential/.
7. Transfer Students
The structure of the medical curriculum at the
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry is such
that transfer from another Canadian medical
school for advanced standing can be considered
only in exceptional cases and is subject to
available space. If you are considering transfer,
contact Admissions. Schulich Medicine does
not accept advanced standing or transfers
from nonCanadian medical schools. The policy
on Transfer of Student for Program Studies
in Undergraduate Medical Education can be
viewed
at:
www.schulich.uwo.ca/medicine/
undergraduate/docs/policies_statements/
statements/1-3-2-student-transfer.pdf.
Address
Admissions
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University
Health Sciences Addition, Rm. H103
1151 Richmond St.
London ON N6A 5C1
Canada
Fax: 5198502360
Email: admissions.medicine@schulich.uwo.ca
Website: www.schulich.uwo.ca/medicine/
undergraduate/future_students/admission/
requirements.html.
8. Foreign Courses/Grades
If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent
resident of Canada and have completed your
undergraduatelevel university education outside
of Canada, you may apply to the Schulich MD
program.

In this situation, your foreign transcripts must be

assessed by World Education Services (WES).
See the Assessment of International Academic
Credentials section in this booklet for details on
the process requirements.
9. Candidates from Accredited Degree-Granting

Institutions

Candidates with acceptable standing at accredited
degreegranting institutions may be considered
for admission provided that the content of studies
completed is equivalent in content to the courses
offered by Western and meets the requirements
of the program you applied to. We will review
other candidates on an individual basis. Admission
in all cases is competitive.
10. Tuition and Deposit
A $1,000 deposit is required when you are
accepted. The deposit will be put toward tuition
fees.
For the most accurate and uptodate information,
visit: www.schulich.uwo.ca/admissions/medicine/.
Submitting false information will subject you to
disciplinary action in accordance with Western
University policy.
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Ontario Universities Application Centre
www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/
OMSAS 2016
Ontario Medical School Application Service
Applicants Checklist
Before submitting your application, ensure that you have:

requested that transcripts be sent from the Registrars Office

to OMSAS for all postsecondary institutions you attended.
written the MCAT (if required) and requested that your

scores be released to OMSAS.
requested
provided.
provided a copy of the front and back of your Permanent

Resident card (if applicable).
confidential
assessments
using
the
forms
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