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Contacts

Website: http://www.med.uottawa.ca/eng/
Phone: 613-562-5409
Admissions e-mail: admissmd@uottawa.ca

Program Information

• MD Program – four years in length: Preclerkship for 64 weeks of study of basic biomedical principles. Clerkship and Core rotations are during the next two years. The final eighteen weeks are available for elective study.
  • Must complete a month in a rural setting
• Selection Process:
  • 1. Eligibility Requirements
  • 2. Excellence of Academic Work (GPA cut-offs)
  • 3. Assessment of Autobiographical Sketch
  • 4. Interview
  • 5. Combined assessment of Interview with Academic Assessment
• Applicants for September 2012: 3,669
• Class size, 2012: 165
• Restricted to Canadian Citizens or Canadian permanent residents

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: three years of full-time studies (15 credits) in any degree leading to a bachelor’s degree
• Required Courses
  • General Biology with lab (the equivalent of one full year course)
  • Humanities or Social Sciences (the equivalent of one full year course) – Note: Second language courses are not recognized as these
    • Psychology will be accepted in this category
  • The equivalent of two full year courses in any of the following:
    • General Biochemistry without lab
    • General Chemistry with lab
    • Organic Chemistry with lab
  • Note – AP Credits will NOT be recognized

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GPA

• Every year, a minimum WGPA (weighted grade point average) is set for current pool
• The required minimum WGPA varies among a list of categories available at the more information link below; it is based on geographical area as well as the background of the applicant
• GPA is weighted according to the years of study completed at the time of registration as well as the year of study
  • If applying during 3rd year: (1st year gpa * 1 + 2nd year gpa * 2 ) / 3 = WGPA
  • If applying during 4th year: (1st year gpa * 1 + 2nd year gpa * 2 + 3rd year gpa * 3) / 6 = WGPA

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MCAT

• The MCAT is NOT required – Applicant’s academic record will be scrutinized that much more closely
• MCAT results will not be supportive in the application

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Supporting Documents

• Application is made through OMSAS here
• Autobiographical sketch - including formal education, employment, volunteer activities, extracurricular activities, awards and accomplishments, research history
• 3 letters of recommendation
• Additional documents required are listed in the OMSAS application

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Interview

• Usually held in March
• Will be invited based on the minimum WGPA set for the year for the particular pool in addition to assessment of autobiographical sketch

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Timeline

• Mid-July 2012: OMSAS application opens
• September 15, 2012: deadline to create OMSAS account
• October 1, 2012: deadline to submit application
• February - March: interviews are held
• May 14, 2013: first date for offers of admission

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Tuition 2012-2013

• First-year Tuition: $21,131.84

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