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Contacts
Website: http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdprog/
Phone: (905) 525-9140
Admissions e-mail: mdadmit@mcmaster.ca
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 3 years in length
- MD/PhD program
- Number of interviews in 2009: 546 (90% of interviews given to Ontario students, 10% for out-of-province students)
- Number of applicants for 2010: 3790
- Target class size for 2011: 203
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 2009: 3.89
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MCAT
- Only verbal reasoning component considered (minimum score: 6)
- MCAT must have been written within 5 years of application deadline
- Most recent test result will be used
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CASPer
- All applicants are required to complete CASPer, a web-based assessment of interpersonal skills and decision-making
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Supporting Documents
- Autobiographical submission (included in OMSAS application) - 5 questions (700 characters each)
- Official transcripts from universities attended sent directly to OMSAS. For more information, click here
- Non-Canadian and non-US grades need to be credentialed to Ontario educational equivalents
- English Proficiency is required for applicants whose first language is not English.
- OMSAS website
Selection Factors
- The 3 requirements of undergraduate studies, GPA and MCAT scores must be met first
- Geographical Status
- Ontario students – 90% of interviews
- Other students – 10% of interviews
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- Graduate work will be considered only if it is complete with a conferred degree. For more information click here
Timeline
- Mid June, 2010: OMSAS application becomes available online
- Sept. 15, 2010: Deadline to create OMSAS account
- Oct. 1, 2010: Deadline for application submission
- Interviews held in March/April 2011
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Tuition 2010-2011
- First year tuition (Canadian) - $21,567.17
- First year tuition (Non-Canadian) - $109,282.20
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