University of Calgary Medicine
Medicine |
---|
Canadian universities |
American universities |
Arizona Harvard Michigan |
British universities |
Australian universities |
International universities |
Contacts
Website: http://www.medicine.ucalgary.ca/mdprogram/
Phone: 403-220-4262
Admissions e-mail: ucmedapp@ucalgary.ca
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- MD/PhD - click here
- 3 years in length
- Number of applications in 2007: 1405
- Target class size: 170 (85% of seats for Albertans, 15% for non-Albertans)
For more information, click here
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Minimum 2 years of full-time undergraduate studies
- Required Courses
- None
- Recommended Courses
- Biology (6 credits)
- General Chemistry (6 credits)
- Physics (6 credits)
- English (6 credits)
- Psychology, Sociology, or Anthropology (3 credits)
- Calculus or Statistics (3 credits)
- Organic Chemistry (6 credits)
- Biochemistry (6 credits)
- Physiology (6 credits)
- AP/IB credits are both accepted for any of these courses listed
For more information, see page 8 of Applicant Manual
GPA
- Minimum: 3.2 for Albertans and 3.6 for non-Albertans (4.0 scale)
- Average (Class of 2010): 3.82
- Calculation method:
- Courses taken during summer sessions are not counted in the full-time study requirement or GPA
- GPA is calculated from the best two completed full-time years (do not have to be consecutive years)
- Non-Albertans are ranked according to this formula: 62.517*GPA + 12.122*(MCAT, VR) + 6.757*(MCAT, BS) - top 200-250 non-Albertan files are sent for complete review
For more information, click here
MCAT
- Minimum scores:
- No required minimum scores
- Median scores Class of 2012:
- Physical Sciences – 10.74
- Biological Sciences – 11.22
- Verbal Reasoning – 10.17
- Writing Sample – Q
- MCAT scores from 1991-current are accepted
For more information, click here
Supporting Documents
- Extracurricular Activities, Volunteer and Employment
- Must include dates, brief description and employer’s contact
- 3 Letters of Reference – electronic forms will be sent to referees
- Essay
- Official transcripts from universities attended
For more information, click here
Selection Factors
- Pre-Interview Scoring Criteria and Weighting
- Academic Record (50%)
- Extracurricular, volunteer, and employment activities (25%)
- MCAT (15%)
- Reference Letters (10%)
- Final Rankings
- Pre-interview score (40%)
- MMI verbal stations (50%)
- MMI written stations (10%)
For more information, click here
Interview
- February 21, 22, 28 and March 1, 2009
- Multiple Mini Interview style (9 verbal stations and 2 written stations)
For more information, click here
Timeline
- September 2008: MCAT scores must be released by this date
- October 15, 2008: Deadline to submit online application. All supporting documents must be received by this date
- February 2-6, 2009: On-line scheduling
- February, 2009: Interviews
- May 15, 2009: First date of offers of acceptance sent
- June 30, 2009: Final transcripts must be received
- July 1, 2009: Application and applicant manual will be available for the 2009/2010 application cycle
For more information, click here
Tuition 2009-2010
- First year tuition (all students) - $14,600 CAD
- Total first year fees (all students) - $19,972 CAD
For more information on tuition, click here
For information on admission awards, bursaries and other financial aid, click here