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Contacts
Website: http://www.medicine.dal.ca/
Phone: (902) 494-1874
Admissions e-mail: medicine.admissions@dal.ca
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 4 years in length
- Number of applicants for September 2011: 656
- Number of accepted students: 112 (103 seats for Maritime applicants, 9 seats for non-Maritime and international applicants)
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Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: completed 4-year full-time undergraduate degree (i.e. 5 courses per semester)
- 3 year degrees accepted in some circumstances
- No required courses
- Recommended Courses
- “Challenging” science classes (6-9 credits)
- Courses in humanitities and social sciences
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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 2015: 3.8
- Summer courses do not count toward the calculation of GPA
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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 2015: 30
- Test must be written within five years of application
- The applicant can decide which MCAT score to submit for assessment if he/she has taken the MCAT more than once.
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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)
- It is important that the applicant has medically related experience in the form of paid or volunteer work
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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 NOT scientific knowledge
- See timeline below for dates
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Timeline 2012-2013
- July 1, 2012: On-line application becomes available
- Aug 15, 2012: Deadline to submit online application
- Sept 7, 2012: Deadline to submit supplemental information and essay
- Nov 24-25, 2012: MMI Interviews
- March 2013: Decision letters distributed
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Tuition 2013-2014
- Tuition - $16,113.00 CAD
- Total fees – $17,139 CAD
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