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Contacts

Website: http://www.md.utoronto.ca/admissions.htm
Phone: 416.978.7928
Admissions e-mail: medicine.admiss@utoronto.ca

Program Information

Curriculum

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
• 4 years in length
• Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found here

Admission statistics

• Total number of applicants in 2016: 3121
• Applicants interviewed 2016: 599
• Class size in 2016: 259
• No distinction between in-province and out-of-province applicants
• International students are eligible to apply

For more information on the program, click here

Admissions Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• At least 3 years towards a 4-year bachelor degree from a Canadian university or equivalent
• Required Courses
  • Two full-course equivalents (FCE) in any life science
  • One FCE in any of social sciences, humanities, or a language
• Recommended Courses
  • One course in Statistics
  • Two courses that required expository writing

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GPA

• Minimum grade/GPA: 3.6
  • Average grade/GPA of admitted applicants in 2016: 3.95
• Calculation method:
  • GPA is calculated as an average of all courses completed at the time of application.

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MCAT

• Minimum score: 125 in each section
• The most recent MCAT scores will be considered
• The MCAT must be taken before application deadline in October 2013 to qualify for this application cycle. Scores older than October 2008 will not be accepted.

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Supporting Documents

• Personal essays – four essays, 250 words or less each
• Autobiographical sketch
  • In addition, applicants are required to submit three brief ABS statements (250 words or less each) outlining the three activities and/or achievements from the sketch that best exemplify the attributes that align with the Faculty’s Undergraduate Medicine educational goals
• Three letters of reference
• Official transcripts from universities attended

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To visit the OMSAS instructions, click here

Evaluation criteria

• Based on both academic and non-academic factors.

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Interview

• Approximately 600 applicants are invited for an interview.
• Interview invitations will be sent out beginning in January and will continue to be sent as the files are reviewed.
• Interview dates for 2016-2017 admission cycle: Late January – mid April

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Timeline 2013-2014

• Mid- July, 2015: OMSAS application becomes available online
• Sept. 15, 2015: Deadline to create OMSAS account
• Oct. 1, 2015: Deadline to submit applications
• Oct. 1, 2015: All transcripts and academic documents must be received by OMSAS
• Oct. 1, 2015: Deadline to pay application fee
• Nov. 1, 2015: Deadline to relese MCAT scores to OMSAS
• May 10, 2016: First offers of admission
• June 30 2016: Deadline for final transcript submissions

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Tuition 2013-2014

• In-province/domestic students:
  • First year tuition: $ 22,180
  • Total first year fees: $ 24,271
• International students:
  • First year tuition: $ 66,070
  • Total first year fees: $ 68,773

For more information, as well as information on financial aid, click here