University of Calgary Medicine

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Contacts

Website: http://www.medicine.ucalgary.ca/mdprogram/
Phone: 403-220-4262
Admissions e-mail: ucmedapp@ucalgary.ca

Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 3 years in length
• Number of applications in 2007: 1405
• 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)
• Average (Class of 2012): 3.68 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: 62.517*GPA + 12.122*(MCAT, VR) + 6.757*(MCAT, BS) - top 200-250 non-Albertan files are sent for complete review

For more information, see pages 6 & 13 of Applicant Manual

MCAT

• Minimum scores:
  • No required minimum scores
• Median scores Class of 2012:
  • Physical Sciences – 10.74
  • Biological Sciences – 11.22
  • Verbal Reasoning – 10.17
  • Writing Sample – Q
• MCAT scores from 1991-current are accepted

For more information, see pages 10 & 13 of Applicant Manual

Supporting Documents

• Extracurricular Activities, Volunteer and Employment
  • 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

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Selection Factors

• Pre-Interview Scoring Criteria and Weighting
  • Academic Record (50%)
  • Extracurricular, volunteer, and employment activities (25%)
  • MCAT (15%)
  • Reference Letters (10%)

• Final Rankings
  • Pre-interview score (40%)
  • MMI verbal stations (50%)
  • MMI written stations (10%)

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Interview

• February 20, 21, 27 and 28 of 2010
• Multiple Mini Interview style (9 verbal stations and 2 written stations)

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Timeline

• September 2010: 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 2011: On-line scheduling
• February 27 & 27, 2010: Interviews
• May 13, 2011: First date of offers of acceptance sent
• June 30, 2011: Final transcripts must be received
• July 15, 2011: Application and applicant manual will be available for the 2009/2010 application cycle

For more information, see pages 5 and 6 here

Tuition 2009-2010

• First year tuition (all students) - $14,600 CAD
• Total first year fees (all students) - $19,972 CAD

For more information on tuition, see page 13 here
For information on loans, bursaries and other financial aid, click here