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
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
- 4 years in length
Application Information
Statistics Class of 2016
- 2,153 applications were received.
- 308 applicants were interviewed.
- 64 applicants admitted
- Average GPA was 3.80 (on a 4.0 scale)
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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
- A four-year undergraduate degree *
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident (landed immigrant) status
- A minimum grade point average of 3.00 on the 4.00 scale
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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
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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
- Transcript
- 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 2013-2014
- Mid July 2016: OMSAS application available
- September 15, 2016 (4:30 p.m. ET): Deadline to register for/create an account for the COMPASS.OMSAS online application.
- October 1, 2016 (4:30 p.m. ET): Final deadline to submit applications. There are no exceptions.
- October 2016 to January 2017: Application Screening
- Late January 2017: Invitations sent to interviewees & Notices sent to unsuccessful candidates
- March 2017: Interviews in Sudbury and Thunder Bay
- May 10, 2017: Offers of Admission sent out.
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Interviews
- Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) format
- Offers to interview are expected to go out toward the end of January 2017.
- Interviews for NOSM 2017 will take place:
- March 25th and 26th,2017 in Thunder Bay
- April 1st and 2nd, 2017 in Sudbury
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Tuition
- Tuition fees for First Year Medical 2016 - $23,432.00
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