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
  • For scholarship information: click here

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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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