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Contacts

Website: http://www.usask.ca/medicine/admissions
Phone: 306-966-8554
Admissions e-mail: med.admissions@usask.ca

Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 4 years in length
• Average number of applicants: 350-400 Saskatchewan and 450-500 out-of-province applicants
• Target class size for 2011: 84 (possibility of increasing to 100 in 2012)

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Applicants must have completed two years of university education.
• Required Courses
  • Biology: two terms (introductory level)
  • Chemistry: two terms (introductory level)
  • Physics: two terms (introductory level)
  • English: one full year (both courses must cover literature and composition)
  • Biochemistry: two terms
  • Humanities/Social Sciences: two terms
  • English: two terms (introductory level)

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GPA

• Saskatchewan residents must have a two year minimum average of 78%
• Out of province residents must have a two-year minimum average of 80%

Realistically, to be competitive academically, an overall two-year average of 90% is required for out-of-province applicants.

• An overall average of 70% (3.0) in the prerequisite courses is required.
• If an applicant has an overall prerequisite average lower than 70%, higher-level courses in the same subject can be taken.
• Only the best two years are considered.
• Courses taken during the summer are not included in the GPA average.
• Current year of study is not included in the overall average.

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MCAT

• Minimum scores:
  • Physical Sciences – 8
  • Biological Sciences - 8
  • Verbal Reasoning – 8
  • Writing Sample – N
    • Note: One score of 7 or one M will be accepted if the student is applying under the Old Requirements (see link below). Otherwise, the New Requirements require that students must have a Writing Sample of "N" and a total score of 26 for all the sections besides the Writing Sample, with a minimum of 8 in each section.

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Supporting Documents

• Official final transcripts from all universities attended.
• Reference Letters: 3 letters are required (academic and non-academic)
  • Three letters of reference testifying the applicant’s character are required.
  • Undergraduate/Graduate/Research supervisors are acceptable references.
  • Current/previous employers, volunteer coordinators are acceptable references.
  • Family members and friends are not acceptable references.

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Application Information PDF

Interview

• Interviews are held in March
• Interviews are in the form of Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs). There are 10 stations that last 10 minutes each: 2 min. to read the situation and 8 min. to perform it.

Timeline

• Aug. 1 (for 2008): Applications available online and in paper format.
• Oct. 29, 2010 (11:59 PM CST): Deadline for applications
• March 2011: Interviews
• March 1 - 10 (for 2009): Notice of interview date
• March 31 (for 2009): Deadline for receipt of reference letters.
• May 31, 2010: Notification of application status.

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Tuition 2009-2010

• First year tuition (Canadian students) - $ 11 490
• Total first year fees (Canadian students) - $ 28 977
• International undergraduate students are assessed tuition at 2.6 times the rate for Canadian students.

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