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Contacts
Website: http://www.medicine.dal.ca/
Phone: (902) 494-6592
Admissions e-mail: medicine.admissions@dal.ca
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 4 years in length
- Class size: 108 (99 seats for Maritime applicants, 9 seats for non-Maritime and international applicants)
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: completed 4-year undergraduate degree
- 3 year degrees accepted in some circumstances
- No required courses
- Recommended Courses
- “Challenging” science classes (6-9 credits)
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GPA
- Maritime applicants
- Minimum: 3.3 (4.0 scale) based on the last two years of full-time undergraduate study
- Non-maritime applicants
- Minimum: 3.7 (4.0 scale) based on the last two years of full-time undergraduate study
- Average GPA for Class of 2013: 3.8
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MCAT
- Maritime applicants
- Minimum score – 24 (8 in each section)
- One section can be a 7, but another section must be higher in order to compensate
- Non-maritime applicants
- Minimum score – 30 (10 in each section)
- One section can be a 9, but another section must be higher in order to compensate
- Average MCAT score for Class of 2013: 30
- Test must be written within five years of application
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Supporting Documents
- Online application
- The admission process no longer includes reference letters
- Personal essay (1500 words)
- Supplemental Information Form (detailing significant volunteer, personal, and community activities)
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Interview
- MMI-style interviews
- 10 eight-minute stations with two minute breaks in between
- Assesses personal qualities such as critical thinking, communication skills, and ethics
- See timeline below for dates
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Timeline for 2010-2011 Applicants
- July 1, 2010: On-line application becomes available
- September 1, 2010: Deadline to submit application
- November 20-21, 2010: MMI Interviews
- March 7, 2011 (tentative): Decision letters distributed
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Tuition 2010-2011
- Tuition - $13,818 CAD
- Total fees – $14,698 CAD
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