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Contacts

Website: http://www.ucalgary.ca/mdprogram/admissions/
Blog: http://mdadmissions.ucalgaryblogs.ca/
Phone: 403-220-4262
Admissions e-mail: ucmedapp@ucalgary.ca

Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 3 years in length
• Number of applications in 2012: 1728
• Target class size: 170 (85% of seats for Albertans, 15% for non-Albertans)

For more information, click here

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 2 years of full-time undergraduate studies
• Required Courses
  • None
• Recommended Courses
  • Biology (6 credits)
  • General Chemistry (6 credits)
  • Physics (6 credits)
  • English (6 credits)
  • Psychology, Sociology, or Anthropology (3 credits)
  • Calculus or Statistics (3 credits)
  • Organic Chemistry (6 credits)
  • Biochemistry (6 credits)
  • Physiology (6 credits)
  • AP/IB credits are both accepted for any of these courses listed

For more information, see page 8 of Applicant Manual

GPA

• Minimum: 3.2 for Albertans and 3.6 for non-Albertans (4.0 scale); very strict on this
• Average (Class of 2012): 3.66 overall, 3.82 for the 2 best years
• Calculation method:
  • Courses taken during summer sessions are not counted in the full-time study requirement or GPA
  • GPA is calculated from the best two completed full-time years (do not have to be consecutive years)
  • Non-Albertans are ranked according to this formula: 2*GPA + MCAT(VR)
    • top 200-250 non-Albertan files are sent for complete review, cut-off for 2012: 3.76

For more information, see Section 4 Applicant Manual

MCAT

• Minimum scores:
  • No required minimum scores
• Median scores Class of 2012:
  • Physical Sciences – 10.00
  • Biological Sciences – 10.4
  • Verbal Reasoning – 10.8
• MCAT scores from 1991-current are accepted

For more information, see Applicant Manual and here

Supporting Documents

• All are entered into online system UCAN here
• Employment, Publications, Awards, Top 10 Experiences
  • Must include dates, brief description and employer’s contact
• 3 Letters of Reference – electronic forms will be sent to referees
• Essay
• Official transcripts from universities attended, even if only one class taken

For more information, see Section 3 of Applicant Manual

Selection Factors

• Pre-Interview Scoring Criteria and Weighting
  • Academic Ability (40%)
    • GPA (20%)
    • Global Assessment of Academic Merit (10%)
    • MCAT, Verbal Reasoning (10%)
    • Evidence of Specified Non-Cognitive Attributes (10%)
  • Evidence of Communication Skills (10%)
  • Evidence of Excellent Interpersonal Skills and Collaboration (10%)
  • Evidence of High Ethical Standards and Professionalism (10%)
  • Evidence of Commitment to Communities and Advocacy on Behalf of Others (10%)
  • Evidence of Intellectual Curiosity, Scholarship and Research (10%)
  • Evidence of Organizational/Management Skills And Leadership (10%)

For more information, see Section 4 of Applicant Manual

• Final Rankings
  • Pre-interview score (50%)
  • MMI verbal stations (50%)

For more information click here

Interview

• February 23 & 24, March 2, 2013
• Multiple Mini Interview style (9 verbal stations and 2 written stations)

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Timeline

• July 15, 2012: Application Cycle starts
• September 11, 2012: MCAT scores must be released by this date
• October 15, 2010: Deadline to submit online application. All supporting documents must be received by this date
• February 1, 2013: Invitation to Interview
• February 23 & 24 and March 2, 2013: Interviews
• May 15, 2013: First date of offers of acceptance sent
• June 30, 2013: Final transcripts must be received

For more information see Section 3.10 here

Tuition 2012-2013

• First year tuition (all students) - $14,864 CAD

For more information on tuition, see Section 7.4 here
For information on loans, bursaries and other financial aid, click here