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Contacts

Website: http://mdprogram.mcmaster.ca/
Phone: (905) 525-9140 x22235
Admissions e-mail: mdadmit@mcmaster.ca

Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  • 3 years in length
• Joint Programs are available. Descriptions are available here

Admission statistics

• Total number of applicants in 2016: 5,025
• Applicants interviewed 2016: 552
• Class size in 2016: 206 (197 in-province, 9 out-of-province)
• A maximum of 10% out-of-province students will be accepted
• International students are eligible to apply

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study with at least 30 completed credits
• There are no required courses
• Exposure to basic sciences as well as the social sciences and humanities, is recommended

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GPA

• Minimum: 3.0 (4.0 scale) according to OMSAS conversion
• Average accepted GPA in 2013: 3.84
• Calculation Method: according to OMSAS conversion table

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MCAT

• MCAT must have been written within 5 years of application deadline and scores must be released to OMSAS by Nov 1st of application year
• Pre-April 2015 - only Verbal Reasoning score will be considered (minimum score of 6)
• new MCAT - only Critical Analysis and Reasoning section will be considered (minimum score of 123)
• Most recent test result will be used

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CASPer

• CASPer will be offered Sept 17, Oct 15 and Oct 25, 2017
• Applicants must finalize and submit application to OMSAS in order to obtain the OMSAS reference number to register for a CASPer test
• All applicants are required to complete CASPer annually, a web-based assessment of interpersonal skills and decision-making
• For more information, click here

Supporting Documents

• OMSAS Application
• Official transcripts from all universities attended sent directly to OMSAS
• Non-Canadian and non-US grades need to be to Ontario educational equivalents
• Proof of English Proficiency is required for applicants whose first language is not English.
• OMSAS website
• For more information, click here

Evaluation criteria

• Invitation to Interview
  • Undergraduate Grade Point Average (32%)
  • MCAT Verbal Reasoning Score OR Critical Analysis and Reasoning Score (32%)
  • CASPer Score (32%)
  • Graduate degree (1% Master's/4% PhD).
• Offer of Admission
  • Multiple Mini Interview Score (70%)
  • Undergraduate Grade Point Average (15%)
  • MCAT Verbal Reasoning Score OR Critical Analysis and Reasoning Score (15%)

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Interview

• Interview dates: March-April 2017
• Type of interview: Multiple Mini-Interviews

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Timeline 2016-2017

• Sept. 15, 2016: Deadline to create OMSAS account
• Oct. 1, 2016: Deadline for application submission
• March-April 2017: Interviews
• May 9, 2017 First date for admission offers

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Tuition 2016-2017

• Canadian
  • First year tuition and supplementary fees: $27,531.77
• International
  • First year tuition and supplementary fees: $95,955.02

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