University of Alberta Medicine

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Contacts

Website: http://www.med.ualberta.ca/
Phone: 80-492-6769 and 780-492-9524
Admissions e-mail: MDadmission@ualberta.ca

Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  • 4 years in length
• Joint Programs are available. Descriptions can be found here

Admission statistics

• Total number of applicants in 2013: 1,458
• Class size in 2013: 162
• A maximum of 15% of spaces are offered for out-of-province applicants
• International students are not eligible to apply

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 2 full years of undergraduate study (60 units of course weight - 10 full-course equivalents)
• 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 second and third-year applicants
• Mean Cumulative GPA 2013
  • 4-year applicants: 3.88
  • 2&3-year applicants: 3.94
• 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

Must be taken no later than September 2012 and no earlier than November 2007.

• Minimum scores: 7 in all categories
• Average scores:
  • Physical Sciences – 11
  • Biological Sciences – 11
  • Verbal Reasoning – 10
• The best MCAT scores in one sitting will be considered

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Supporting Documents

• Online Undergraduate Application
• Transcripts
• Two letters of reference

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Evaluation criteria

• Interview Selection
  • Cumulative average of university years
  • Prerequisite courses (successfully completed and transferable)
  • MCAT
  • Personal Activities
• Offer of Admission Selection
  • Cumulative average of university years (30%)
  • Prerequisite courses (successfully completed and transferable)
  • MCAT (15%)
  • Personal Activities (28%)
  • Interview (27%)
  • Letters of Reference (Pass/Fail)

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Interview

• Interview invitations will be sent out by the end of February 2014
• Interview dates: March 15 & 16, 2014
• Type of interview: Multiple Mini Interviews

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Timeline 2013-2014

• July 2013: Application open to apply to the MD Program for September 2014
• November 1, 2013: Deadline for application
• February 1, 2014: Two official transcripts with the results of first semester due
• Mar. 15 & 16, 2014: Interviews
• May 15, 2014: Results of the admission process will be sent to all interviewed applicants
• Jun. 15, 2014: Final transcripts of current year due; TOEFL score due

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Tuition 2012-2013

• First year tuition (Canadian students) - $7,424.32
• Total first year fees (Canadian students) - $11,924.92

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