University of Saskatchewan Medicine

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Contacts

Website: http://www.medicine.usask.ca/education/medical/undergrad/admissions/admissions-information/index.html
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
• Accepted in 2012: 100 (only 10% out-of-province)
• Target class size for 2013: 84 (up to 9 for Aboriginal/native and 8 positions for out-of province applicants)

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: 2 Year minimum; out-of-province applicants can only apply during last year or 4th year of degree.
• Required Courses (Recommended for out-of-province)
  • 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 an average of 83% for recommended courses and the rest as well.

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: Students must have a Writing Sample of "N" and a total score of 30 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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• 5 Year Summary
• Essential Skills and Abilities Required for the Study of Medicine

Interview

• Invitation based on sum of MCAT score with Verbal reasoning used as tie-breaker
• 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.
• The weighting of academic performance to personal qualities (MMI) for Saskatchewan residents is 35:65. Out-of-province applicants invited for an interview will be ranked for admission based 100% on the applicant's performance in the College of Medicine Multiple Mini Interview (MMI).

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Timeline

• Aug. 1, 2012: Application becomes available
• Oct. 31, 20112 (11:59 PM CST): Deadline for applications
• February, 2013: General letter about interviews
• March 15, 2013: Deadline for receipt of letters of reference.
• March 16-17, 2013: Multiple Mini Interviews will be held.
• May 14-31, 2013: Notification of application status.

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Tuition 2012-2013

• First year tuition (Canadian students) - $14,649
• Total first year fees (Canadian students) - $33,776

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