Difference between revisions of "University of Alberta Medicine"

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Contacts

Website: http://www.med.ualberta.ca
Phone: 780-492-6769
Admissions e-mail: admission@med.ualberta.ca

Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 4 years in length
• Number of applications in 2008: 1149
• Class size in 2009: 155

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 2 full years of undergraduate study in Canada (any discipline)
• Required Courses
  • General Chemistry (6 credits)
  • Organic Chemistry (6 credits)
  • Biology (6 credits)
  • Physics (6 credits)
  • English (6 credits)
  • Statistics (3 credits)
  • Biochemistry (3 credits)

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GPA

• Minimum: 3.3 (4.0 scale) for Albertan residents, 3.5 for non-Albertan residents, and 3.7 for two and three year applicants
• Average accepted GPA 2008: 3.92 for two and three year applicants, 3.85 for four year applicants
• Calculation method:
  • GPA will be calculated using all transferable post-secondary study done while registered as a full-time student
  • If applying after completion of four years of full-time study, the cumulative GPA is calculated with the deletion of the lowest year GPA, provided it is not the most recent completed year

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MCAT

• Minimum scores:
  • Physical Sciences – 7
  • Biological Sciences – 7
  • Verbal Reasoning – 7
  • Writing Sample – N/A
• Average scores:
  • Physical Sciences – 11
  • Biological Sciences – 11
  • Verbal Reasoning – 10
  • Writing Sample – Q

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Supporting Documents

• Activities list: Applicants must fill out an online secondary Medicine Web Application listing employment record, awards or achievements, leadership roles, volunteer work, and diversity of experience.
• Two letters of reference

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Interview

• March 20-21, 2010
• Multi Mini Interviews: the interviewee will be exposed without interruption to a series of 8 separate stations each of which will take 10 minutes to complete.

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Timeline

• Jul. 2, 2009: Admissions application for the class beginning in August 2010 will be available
• Nov. 1, 2009: Deadline for initial application; supporting documents due: official transcripts, reference letters and MCAT results
• Feb. 1, 2010: Two official transcripts with the results of first semester due
• Mar. 20-21, 2010: Interviews
• May 15, 2010: Results of the admission process will be sent to all interviewed applicants
• Jun. 15, 2010: Final transcripts of current year due

Tuition 2009-2010

• First year tuition (Canadian student) - $ 7 184.96
• Total first year fees (Canadian student) - $ 12 398.98

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