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==Contacts== | ==Contacts== | ||
− | '''Website:''' http:// | + | '''Website:''' http://ume.med.ualberta.ca/AboutUs/Pages/default.aspx<br> |
'''Phone:''' 780-492-9524<br> | '''Phone:''' 780-492-9524<br> | ||
'''Admissions e-mail:''' admission@med.ualberta.ca | '''Admissions e-mail:''' admission@med.ualberta.ca | ||
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**4 years in length | **4 years in length | ||
*MD/PhD available - click [http://education.med.ualberta.ca/Programs/MScPhD/MDPhD/Pages/default.aspx here] | *MD/PhD available - click [http://education.med.ualberta.ca/Programs/MScPhD/MDPhD/Pages/default.aspx here] | ||
− | *Number of applications in | + | *Number of applications in 2012: 1324 |
− | *Class size in 2010: | + | *Class size in 2010: 167 |
*Accepted out-of-province applicants: 15% | *Accepted out-of-province applicants: 15% | ||
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(Courses taken during the spring/summer sessions counts, but are not included in cumulative GPA calculation or full-time study requirement) | (Courses taken during the spring/summer sessions counts, but are not included in cumulative GPA calculation or full-time study requirement) | ||
**General Chemistry (6 credits) | **General Chemistry (6 credits) | ||
− | ***AP credit | + | ***AP credit cannot be used to receive 3 credits. IB (HL chemistry) can be used to receive 3 credits |
**Organic Chemistry (6 credits) | **Organic Chemistry (6 credits) | ||
**Biology (6 credits) | **Biology (6 credits) | ||
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***AP credit (grades 4 or 5) will meet 6 credit requirement. IB (HL physics) will meet 6 credit requirement. SL physics will meet 3 credits of requirement | ***AP credit (grades 4 or 5) will meet 6 credit requirement. IB (HL physics) will meet 6 credit requirement. SL physics will meet 3 credits of requirement | ||
**English (6 credits) | **English (6 credits) | ||
− | ***IB (HL english) will meet the requirement | + | ***AP Literature and Composition (grades 4 or 5) can be used to receive 3 credits. IB (HL english) will meet the requirement |
**Statistics (3 credits) | **Statistics (3 credits) | ||
***AP statistics will meet the requirement (grades 4 or 5) | ***AP statistics will meet the requirement (grades 4 or 5) | ||
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*Minimum: 3.3 (4.0 scale) for Albertan residents, 3.5 for non-Albertan residents, and 3.7 for two and three year applicants | *Minimum: 3.3 (4.0 scale) for Albertan residents, 3.5 for non-Albertan residents, and 3.7 for two and three year applicants | ||
*Mean Cumulative GPA | *Mean Cumulative GPA | ||
− | **4-year applicants: 3. | + | **4-year applicants: 3.88 |
− | **2&3-year applicants: 3. | + | **2&3-year applicants: 3.94 |
*Mean Prerequisite GPA | *Mean Prerequisite GPA | ||
**4-year applicants: 3.77 | **4-year applicants: 3.77 | ||
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**GPA will be calculated using all transferable post-secondary study done while registered as a full-time student | **GPA will be calculated using all transferable post-secondary study done while registered as a full-time student | ||
**If applying after completion of four years of full-time study, the cumulative GPA is calculated with the deletion of the lowest year GPA, provided it is not the most recent completed year | **If applying after completion of four years of full-time study, the cumulative GPA is calculated with the deletion of the lowest year GPA, provided it is not the most recent completed year | ||
− | For more information, click [http:// | + | For more information, click [http://ume.med.ualberta.ca/ProspectiveLearners/MDAdmissions/Requirements/Pages/default.aspx#GPA here] and [http://www.med.ualberta.ca/Education/UME/admissions/dofm_stats.cfm here] |
====MCAT==== | ====MCAT==== | ||
+ | Must be taken '''no later than September 2012 and no earlier than November 2007'''. | ||
*Minimum scores: | *Minimum scores: | ||
**Physical Sciences – 7 | **Physical Sciences – 7 | ||
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**Writing Sample – Q | **Writing Sample – Q | ||
*Mean MCAT | *Mean MCAT | ||
− | **4-year applicants: 10. | + | **4-year applicants: 10.77 Q |
− | **2&3-year applicants: 11. | + | **2&3-year applicants: 11.73 R |
− | For more information, click [http:// | + | For more information, click [http://ume.med.ualberta.ca/ProspectiveLearners/MDAdmissions/Requirements/Pages/default.aspx#MCAT here] and [http://ume.med.ualberta.ca/ProspectiveLearners/MDAdmissions/AdmissionStatistics/Pages/default.aspx here] |
====Supporting Documents==== | ====Supporting Documents==== | ||
*Activities list: Applicants must fill out an online secondary Medicine Web Application listing employment record, awards, achievements, leadership roles, volunteer work, and diversity of experience. | *Activities list: Applicants must fill out an online secondary Medicine Web Application listing employment record, awards, achievements, leadership roles, volunteer work, and diversity of experience. | ||
*Two letters of reference | *Two letters of reference | ||
− | *Two copies of official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended plus IB and AP | + | *Two copies of official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended plus one IB and AP transcript |
− | For more information, click [http:// | + | For more information, click [http://ume.med.ualberta.ca/ProspectiveLearners/MDAdmissions/NonAcademicCriteria/Pages/default.aspx here] |
==Interview== | ==Interview== | ||
− | *March | + | *March 16 & 17, 2013 |
*Multi Mini Interviews: the interviewee will be exposed without interruption to a series of 8 separate stations each of which will take 10 minutes to complete. | *Multi Mini Interviews: the interviewee will be exposed without interruption to a series of 8 separate stations each of which will take 10 minutes to complete. | ||
For more information, click [http://www.med.ualberta.ca/education/ugme/admissions/dofm_interview.cfm here] | For more information, click [http://www.med.ualberta.ca/education/ugme/admissions/dofm_interview.cfm here] | ||
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==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
− | *Jul. | + | *Jul. 3, 2012: Admissions application for the class beginning in August 2010 will be available |
− | *Nov. 1, | + | *Nov. 1, 2012: Deadline for initial application; supporting documents due: official transcripts, reference letters and MCAT results, reqeusts for special considerations |
− | *Feb. 1, | + | *Feb. 1, 2012: Two official transcripts with the results of first semester due |
− | *Mar. | + | *Mar. 16-17, 2013: Interviews |
*May 15, 2011: Results of the admission process will be sent to all interviewed applicants | *May 15, 2011: Results of the admission process will be sent to all interviewed applicants | ||
− | *Jun. 15, 2011: Final transcripts of current year due | + | *Jun. 15, 2011: Final transcripts of current year due; TOEFL score due |
− | For more information, click [http:// | + | For more information, click [http://ume.med.ualberta.ca/ProspectiveLearners/MDAdmissions/Dates/Pages/default.aspx] |
− | ==Tuition | + | ==Tuition 2012-2013== |
− | *First year tuition (Canadian students) - $ | + | *First year tuition (Canadian students) - $7,424.32 |
− | *Total first year fees (Canadian students) - $ | + | *Total first year fees (Canadian students) - $11,924.92 |
− | For more information on tuition, click [http://www. | + | For more information on tuition, click [http://www.registrarsoffice.ualberta.ca/Costs-Tuition-Fees/Dentistry-Medicine-and-PGME-Fees.aspx here]<br> |
− | For information on admission scholarships, click [http:// | + | For information on admission scholarships, click [http://ume.med.ualberta.ca/ProspectiveLearners/Awards/Pages/default.aspx here] |
[[Category:University of Alberta|Medicine]] | [[Category:University of Alberta|Medicine]] | ||
[[Category:Medicine|Alberta]] | [[Category:Medicine|Alberta]] |
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Contacts
Website: http://ume.med.ualberta.ca/AboutUs/Pages/default.aspx
Phone: 780-492-9524
Admissions e-mail: admission@med.ualberta.ca
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 4 years in length
- MD/PhD available - click here
- Number of applications in 2012: 1324
- Class size in 2010: 167
- Accepted out-of-province applicants: 15%
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Minimum 2 full years of undergraduate study
(60 units of course weight - 10 full-course equivalents). Of this, 30 units of course weight - five full-course equivalents - must be taken during one academic year. An academic year is September 1 to April 30 inclusive. A full academic year consists of at least 18 units of course weight completed per academic year.
- Required Courses
(Courses taken during the spring/summer sessions counts, but are not included in cumulative GPA calculation or full-time study requirement)
- General Chemistry (6 credits)
- AP credit cannot be used to receive 3 credits. IB (HL chemistry) can be used to receive 3 credits
- Organic Chemistry (6 credits)
- Biology (6 credits)
- AP credit can be used to receive 3 credits. IB (HL biology) can be used to receive 3 credits
- Physics (6 credits)
- AP credit (grades 4 or 5) will meet 6 credit requirement. IB (HL physics) will meet 6 credit requirement. SL physics will meet 3 credits of requirement
- English (6 credits)
- AP Literature and Composition (grades 4 or 5) can be used to receive 3 credits. IB (HL english) will meet the requirement
- Statistics (3 credits)
- AP statistics will meet the requirement (grades 4 or 5)
- Biochemistry (3 credits)
- General Chemistry (6 credits)
For more information, click here
GPA
- Minimum: 3.3 (4.0 scale) for Albertan residents, 3.5 for non-Albertan residents, and 3.7 for two and three year applicants
- Mean Cumulative GPA
- 4-year applicants: 3.88
- 2&3-year applicants: 3.94
- Mean Prerequisite GPA
- 4-year applicants: 3.77
- 2&3-year applicants: 3.94
- Calculation method:
- GPA will be calculated using all transferable post-secondary study done while registered as a full-time student
- If applying after completion of four years of full-time study, the cumulative GPA is calculated with the deletion of the lowest year GPA, provided it is not the most recent completed year
For more information, click here and here
MCAT
Must be taken no later than September 2012 and no earlier than November 2007.
- Minimum scores:
- Physical Sciences – 7
- Biological Sciences – 7
- Verbal Reasoning – 7
- Average scores:
- Physical Sciences – 11
- Biological Sciences – 11
- Verbal Reasoning – 10
- Writing Sample – Q
- Mean MCAT
- 4-year applicants: 10.77 Q
- 2&3-year applicants: 11.73 R
For more information, click here and here
Supporting Documents
- Activities list: Applicants must fill out an online secondary Medicine Web Application listing employment record, awards, achievements, leadership roles, volunteer work, and diversity of experience.
- Two letters of reference
- Two copies of official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended plus one IB and AP transcript
For more information, click here
Interview
- March 16 & 17, 2013
- Multi Mini Interviews: the interviewee will be exposed without interruption to a series of 8 separate stations each of which will take 10 minutes to complete.
For more information, click here
Timeline
- Jul. 3, 2012: Admissions application for the class beginning in August 2010 will be available
- Nov. 1, 2012: Deadline for initial application; supporting documents due: official transcripts, reference letters and MCAT results, reqeusts for special considerations
- Feb. 1, 2012: Two official transcripts with the results of first semester due
- Mar. 16-17, 2013: Interviews
- May 15, 2011: Results of the admission process will be sent to all interviewed applicants
- Jun. 15, 2011: Final transcripts of current year due; TOEFL score due
For more information, click [1]
Tuition 2012-2013
- First year tuition (Canadian students) - $7,424.32
- Total first year fees (Canadian students) - $11,924.92
For more information on tuition, click here
For information on admission scholarships, click here