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Contacts
Website: http://www.med.ubc.ca/admissionsmd
Phone: 604-822-4482
Admissions e-mail: admissions.md@ubc.ca
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- MD/PhD - click here
- 4 years in length
- Number of applications in 2009: 1793
- Number invited for interview: 658
- Class size in 2010: 288 – up to 29 seats reserved for Out-of-Province applicants
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Minimum 90 credits taken at post-secondary institution – any degree
- Required Courses
- English (6 credits) - contact UBC academic advisors for McGill course equivalency
- Biology (6 credits) with labs
- General Chemistry (6 credits) with labs
- Organic Chemistry (6 credits) with labs
- Biochemistry (6 credits)
- Note – AP/IB credits can be claimed for English/Biology/General Chemistry if minimum grades are achieved
- Biology – AP grade of 4 or higher, IB Higher Level grade of 6 or higher
- Chemistry – AP grade of 4 or higher, IB Higher Level grade of 6 or higher
- English – AP grade of 4 or higher, IB Higher Level grade of 5 or higher
- Recommended Courses
- Behavioural sciences, biometrics, statistics and physics
For more information, click here
GPA
- Minimum CGPA: 70% or 2.8/4.0
- Average CGPA for interviewees 2008: 3.3/4.0
- Average CGPA for entering class 2008: roughly 3.75/4.0 or 83.15%
- Calculation method:
- Three GPA evaluations: Overall CGPA, Most recent 60 credits average, and Prerequisites average
- Overall CGPA includes summer and graduate courses with grades
- Repeated courses will be averaged for prerequisites average
For more information, click here
MCAT
- No minimum scores
- Median scores 2008:
- Physical Sciences – 10.3
- Biological Sciences – 11.04
- Verbal Reasoning – 9.34
- Writing Sample – P
- Tests for the last five years, inclusive, are considered valid.
- The best eligible overall total score will be used (we look at each individual score to produce the overall total converted score)
For more information, click here
Supporting Documents
- Autobiographical essay – who you are, your motivation for becoming a doctor, career preparation
- Report of Non-Academic Experiences – post high school activities, unless included to show long standing service or a proof of recognition (e.g. award)
- References (3) – electronic reports which are only for applicants invited for interview
- Official transcripts from universities attended
For more information, click here
Interview
- January 23-24, 2010, January 30-31, 2010. Both are on the weekends. Four interview cycles each day, two in the morning and two in the afternoon
- Interviews follow Multiple Mini-Interview; applicants rotate through 11 different stations.
- Must provide at the interview:
- Proof of Identification – government issued photo ID
- Two passport sized photos (colour) with the applicant’s full name printed at the back
- Location is at Life Sciences Centre Building, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC.
For more information, click here
Timeline
- June 1, 2009: 2009/10 Online Application becomes available at the UBC website
- August 2009: Evaluation begins for applications received
- Sept. 1, 2009: All applications completed including application fees, and all supporting documents must be received by 2:00 PM
- Nov. 1 2009: Deadline for all valid MCAT
- Dec. 4, 2009: Interview invitations are sent to applicants
- mid-December 2009: Deadline to book interview
- January 23, 24, 30, 31, 2009: Interview dates
- mid-February, 2010: Deadline for Supplemental Application for interviewed applicants
- May 14, 2010: Applicants are notified of acceptance
- June 15, 2010: Deadline for final official transcript
For more information, click here
Tuition 2009-2010
- For Class of 2012
- Current year tuition (all students) - 14 857 CAD
- Total current year fees (all students) - 18 072 CAD
For more information on tuition, click here
For information on admission scholarships, click here