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Contacts
Website: http://mdprogram.med.ubc.ca/admissions/welcome-message/
Phone: 604-822-4482
Admissions e-mail: admissions.md@ubc.ca
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 4 years in length
- International students are not eligible to apply.
- Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found [1]
Admission statistics
- Total number of applicants 2015-2016 cycle: 2124 (1467 were BC applicants)
- Applicants interviewed 2015-2016: ?
- Class size in 2015-2016 cycle: 288
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Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Minimum 90 credits taken at post-secondary institution – any degree
- Required Courses
- English (6 credits)
- Strongly recommended courses:
- Biology (6 credits)
- General Chemistry (6 credits)
- Organic Chemistry (6 credits)
- Biochemistry (6 credits)
- Optional:
- Physics
- Statistics
- Social sciences
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GPA
- Minimum academic average: 75%
- Median average for entering class 2015-2016:85.00 - 89.99% (A)
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MCAT
Minimum scores:
- OLD MCAT: a minimum of 7 on all numerically scored sections
- Writing Sample: M
- NEW MCAT: a minimum score of 124 in each of the four sections*
- Median scores 2015-2016:
- OLD MCAT: 33
- NEW MCAT: 515.07
- The best eligible overall total score will be used (we look at each individual score to produce the overall total converted score)
- Test results for the last five years are considered valid except for the VR, PS, BS (no WS) exam, which is only valid until the 2016/2017 application cycle
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Supporting Documents
- One official transcript for all previously attended post-secondary institutions
- MCAT
- 3 References (only to interviewees)
- Application fee: BC residents: $117.50 vs. Out-of-Province Applicants: $173.75
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Evaluation Criteria
- Academic Criteria: conversion of MCAT and GPA to be admitted to an interview
- Non-academic Criteria:
- Report of Non-Academic Experiences
- Employment History
- Research
- Awards
- Interview, when offered
- Three References (only for applicants invited for an interview)
- Aboriginal Essay, if applicable
- Rural Remote Suitability Evaluation, if applicable
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Interview
- Interview Format: MMI
- Interview Panels: 10 people consisting of a combination of academics, clinicians, community representatives and UBC 3rd or 4th year medical students.
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Timeline 2016-2017 Application
- June 14, 2016: Online application (OAS) opens
- August 25, 2016: Last accepted MCAT test date.
- September 15, 2016, noon Pacific Time: Deadline for submission of applications (including online application, all application fees, all transcripts, and proof of BC residency (if required)).
- October 1, 2016: Deadline for receipt of MCAT scores via THx system. Valid test dates January 1, 2012 - August 25, 2016.
- Mid-December, 2016: Deadline to book an interview.
- February 4-5 and 11-12, 2017: Multiple mini interview weekends held at the Life Sciences Centre, UBC campus.
- Mid-February, 2017: Supplemental Application deadline (Three reference letters, site preferences, and graduate students must confirm that they will complete their graduate program by July 30, 2017).
- April 30, 2017: All applicants must complete the minimum of 90 credits and all prerequisite courses.
- May 2017: Applicants are notified of admissions decisions via their OAS account.
- June 30, 2017: Final transcripts due. All successful and waitlisted applicants must submit (if applicable) one final, official transcript from institution(s) where applicants completed courses between September 2016 and April 30, 2017.
- July 30, 2017: Graduate students must provide proof of completion of their program.
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Tuition 2013
- Current year tuition (all students) - 15 154 CAD
- Total current year fees (all students) - 19 261 CAD
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