Northern Ontario School of Medicine
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Contacts
Website: http://www.nosm.ca/
Thunder Bay Campus
Phone: (807) 766-7300
Sudbury Campus
Phone: (705) 675-4883
Toll Free from anywhere in Canada
Phone: 1-800-461-8777
Email: admissions@nosm.ca
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
- 4 years in length
Application Information
General Notes
- Joint initiative of Laurentian University in Sudbury and Lakehead University in Thunder Bay
- Northern Ontario community centered case based learning
- Research opportunities targeted toward Northern Ontario demographics.
- Primary language of communication is English, but opportunities for Francophones are available
- Interested in students from or those who wish to pursue careers in Northern Ontario
- Committed to involving Northerners in the education process so that by the time the MD program is completed, the average NOSM student will have spent about 40% of his or her time in Aboriginal, small rural and larger urban Northern Ontario communities
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Eligibility Criteria
- Must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (landed immigrant) when you apply
Academic Requirements
- A 4-year undergraduate degree
- Mature applicants (25 years or older by application deadline) may apply with a 3-year degree
- No required prerequisites
- Recommended that Science majors complete 2 full course equivalents in arts, social sciences and/or humanities
- Recommended that Arts majors compete 2 full course equivalents in the sciences
- Minimum of 3.00 out of 4.00 GPA
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MCAT
- Not required
Non-Academic Considerations
- NOSM will consider applicants who are interested in fulfilling their mandate. Criteria include:
- Growing up in a community in Northern Ontario
- Demonstrated interest in living and working in Northern Ontario
- Demonstrated interest in working with underserviced populations (no matter where they are)
- Ability to identify community needs and willingness to play a part in filling these needs
- Cross-cultural experiences
- Volunteer work
- Extra-curricular activities
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Supporting Documents
- Admissions Questionnaire
- Autobiographical sketch: list activities since the age of 16
- Note: must provide a verifier for each of the activities mentioned in the admissions questionnaire and the autobiographical sketch.
- 3 References
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Timeline 2012-2013
- Mid July 2012: OMSAS application available
- Sept 15, 2012: Last day to create an OMSAS account
- Oct 1, 2012:Last day to submit applications
- Oct 5, 2012: Deadline for all payments received by OMSAS
- Feb 2013: Invitations sent to interviewees
- March 23 and 24, 2013: Interviews in Sudbury
- April 6 and 7, 2013: Interviews in Thunder Bay
- May 14, 2013: Offers of Admission sent out
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Interviews
- Invitations: February 2013
- Conducted in Sudbury on March 23 and 24, 2013 and in Thunder Bay on April 6 and 7, 2013
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Tuition
- First year tuition for 2012: $19,275
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Statistics
- 1,932 applications received for September 2012 entry
- 390 applicants interviewed
- 64 applicants admitted
- Average GPA was 3.67 (on a 4.0 scale)
- 6% from rural and remote areas in the rest of Canada
- 94% are from Northern Ontario
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