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==Contacts==
 
==Contacts==
'''Website:''' http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/<br>
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'''Website:''' http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/<br>
 
'''Phone:''' 519-661-3744<br>
 
'''Phone:''' 519-661-3744<br>
 
'''Admissions e-mail:''' admissions.medicine@schulich.uwo.ca
 
'''Admissions e-mail:''' admissions.medicine@schulich.uwo.ca
 
  
 
==Program Information==
 
==Program Information==
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====Curriculum====
 
*Doctor of Medicine (MD)
 
*Doctor of Medicine (MD)
 
*4 years in length
 
*4 years in length
*Average number of applications: 2000
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*Class size in 2009: 147
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Joint programs are available. For more information click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/medicine/undergraduate/future_students/combined_degree_programs.html here]
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====Admission Statistics====
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*Total number of applicants in 2014: 2623
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*Class size in 2014: 171
 
*Must be a Canadian Citizen or a Permanent Resident
 
*Must be a Canadian Citizen or a Permanent Resident
*Applicants are required to spend their 3rd year outside of London or Windsor in the SWOMEN teaching sites
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*Applicants classified as either Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network (SWOMEN) or non-SWOMEN
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For more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/medicine/undergraduate/about_us/curriculum/overview.html here]
**SWOMEN region: Grey, Bruce, Huron, Perth, Oxford, Middlesex, Lambton, Chatham-Kent, Elgin, Norfolk, and Essex Counties)
 
*Combined Programs:
 
**MD/PhD – 3 spots
 
**MD/BESc – 3 spots
 
**Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/MD/MSc – 1 spot
 
For more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/documents/AdmissionsPolicy20080930.pdf here]
 
  
 
==Admission Requirements==
 
==Admission Requirements==
  
 
====Course and Degree Requirements====
 
====Course and Degree Requirements====
*Degree
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*Degree: 4-year degree in a recognized university
** Finishing or have already completed a 4-year honours or equivalent undergraduate degree (any discipline)
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*Required courses:
**Note: Honours degree or equivalent requires applicants to take courses 3/5 courses in the same level as their year (i.e. U2/third-year students must take third-year or 300- level courses)
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**There is no longer a required course or a program.
**Applicants must have completed 20 full-year courses by the end of the academic year in which the application is being made
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*Recommended course:
For more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/documents/AdmissionsPolicy20080930.pdf here]
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**Mixture of biological/ medical sciences of social sciences, humanities courses.
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For more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/admissions/medicine/requirements here]
  
 
====GPA====
 
====GPA====
*Minimum: 3.75 (4.0 scale)
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*In-province/domestic students:
*Calculation method:
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**Minimum GPA: 3.7
**Minimum score is required in at least TWO full years (5 courses per semester)
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**3 full higher-level classes (2nd year or higher) must be taken in at least one of the two years used in the GPA cut-off calculation
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*Out-of-province/non-domestic students:
**Repeated courses are NOT included- if a course is repeated in a 5-course term, the GPA will only be counted as 4 courses.  
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**Minimum GPA: 3.7
**Summer courses are NOT included in GPA calculation
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**Classes taken during part year of studies are NOT included in GPA calculation (i.e. If applicant to an extra semester to complete degree)
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For more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/documents/AdmissionsPolicy20091105.pdf here]
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For more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/medicine/undergraduate/future_students/admission/requirements.html]
  
 
====MCAT====
 
====MCAT====
*Minimum scores for SWOMEN communities
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*Minimum score: (or 12/9/11)
**Physical Sciences – 8
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*The most recent MCAT scores will be considered.
**Biological Sciences – 8
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*The MCAT must be taken no more than 5 years prior to the application deadline to qualify for this application cycle.  
**Verbal Reasoning – 8
 
**Writing Sample – O
 
**Combined Score – 30
 
*Minimum scores for non-SWOMEN communities
 
**Physical Sciences – 9
 
**Biological Sciences – 11
 
**Verbal Reasoning – 10
 
**Writing Sample – Q
 
**Combined score – 30
 
*MCAT must be written no more than 5 years prior to the application   
 
 
**For multiple MCATs, the most recent testing is used.  
 
**For multiple MCATs, the most recent testing is used.  
For more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/documents/AdmissionsPolicy20091105.pdf here]
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For more information, click [http://westerncalendar.uwo.ca/Archive/2013/2013/pg534.html here]
  
 
====Supporting Documents====
 
====Supporting Documents====
*High School Transcript – required at the interview
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*Confidential assessment form
*3 letters of reference
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*A valid certificate for Standard First Aid and a CPR Basic Rescuer (CPR-C) course
*Police Records Check and Vulnerable Sector Screening - for more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca\education\admissions\medicine\documents\policecheck.pdf here]
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*Police Records Check & Vulnerable Sector Screening
  
 
==Interview==
 
==Interview==
*Accepted candidates are notified by the end of January
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*Interview invitations will be sent out in February
*Approximately 450 applicants are interviewed
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*Interview dates for year: March to April
*Interviews take place during the weekends of March 7th – March 28th, 2009
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*Structure of interview: 45-minute interviews with a panel of three: one physician, one senior medical student, and one community representative.
*Each interview is 45 minutes long by 3 interviewers (1 Senior Medical Student, 1 faculty member, and 1 community member) 
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For more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/medicine/undergraduate/future_students/admission/requirements.html here]
For more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/documents/AdmissionsPolicy20080930.pdf here]
 
 
 
  
 
==Timeline==
 
==Timeline==
*Mid June, 2008: OMSAS application becomes available online
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*September 15, 2015: Last date to register for an account with OMSAS
*Sept. 15, 2008: Deadline to create OMSAS account
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*October 1, 2015: Last date to submit application to OMSAS
*Oct. 1, 2008: Deadline to submit applications
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*Late January/Early February 2016: Minimum GPA and MCAT scores are posted <br> AND <br>
*Oct. 1, 2008: All transcripts and academic documents must be received by OMSAS
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Interview Notification Emails are sent
*Oct. 6, 2008: All cheques/money orders must be received
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*March 5/6 & April 2/3, 2016:Interview dates for Schulich Medicine
*Oct. 15, 2008: Deadline for MCAT scores to be released to OMSAS
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*May 10, 2016:First round of Offers of Admission
*Late Jan, 2009: Minimum GPA and MCAT scores posted on the UWO Website
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*Late August 2016: White Coat Ceremony & Medical Foundations Week
*March, 2008: Interviews take place on the weekends
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For more information, click [https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/medicine/undergraduate/future_students/admission/important_dates.htm here]
*May 15, 2009: First offers of admission
 
*Aug 14, 2009: Deadline for Police Record
 
For more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/documents/AdmissionsPolicy20080930.pdf here]
 
  
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==Tuition as of September 2015==
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*First year tuition: $22,929.96
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*Total first year fees: $41,379.96
  
==Tuition 2008-2009==
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For information click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/medicine/undergraduate/future_students/financial_assistance.html here]
*First year tuition - $ 16 385 + $861.71 (ancillary fees) – fees subject to change in 2009
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*Full scholarships are awarded to students with a minimum entrance average of 80% in the last 20 half courses 
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For more information on financial aid [https://casemed.case.edu/financial_aid/ here]
**Other Awards and Fellowships are offered- for more information click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/index.php?page=GraduateStudies#applying here]  
 
  
 
[[Category:University of Western Ontario|Medicine]]
 
[[Category:University of Western Ontario|Medicine]]
 
[[Category:Medicine|Western]]
 
[[Category:Medicine|Western]]

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Contacts

Website: http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/
Phone: 519-661-3744
Admissions e-mail: admissions.medicine@schulich.uwo.ca

Program Information

Curriculum

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  • 4 years in length

Joint programs are available. For more information click here

Admission Statistics

  • Total number of applicants in 2014: 2623
  • Class size in 2014: 171
  • Must be a Canadian Citizen or a Permanent Resident

For more information, click here

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Degree: 4-year degree in a recognized university
  • Required courses:
    • There is no longer a required course or a program.
  • Recommended course:
    • Mixture of biological/ medical sciences of social sciences, humanities courses.

For more information, click here

GPA

  • In-province/domestic students:
    • Minimum GPA: 3.7
  • Out-of-province/non-domestic students:
    • Minimum GPA: 3.7


For more information, click [1]

MCAT

  • Minimum score: (or 12/9/11)
  • The most recent MCAT scores will be considered.
  • The MCAT must be taken no more than 5 years prior to the application deadline to qualify for this application cycle.
    • For multiple MCATs, the most recent testing is used.

For more information, click here

Supporting Documents

  • Confidential assessment form
  • A valid certificate for Standard First Aid and a CPR Basic Rescuer (CPR-C) course
  • Police Records Check & Vulnerable Sector Screening

Interview

  • Interview invitations will be sent out in February
  • Interview dates for year: March to April
  • Structure of interview: 45-minute interviews with a panel of three: one physician, one senior medical student, and one community representative.

For more information, click here

Timeline

  • September 15, 2015: Last date to register for an account with OMSAS
  • October 1, 2015: Last date to submit application to OMSAS
  • Late January/Early February 2016: Minimum GPA and MCAT scores are posted
    AND

Interview Notification Emails are sent

  • March 5/6 & April 2/3, 2016:Interview dates for Schulich Medicine
  • May 10, 2016:First round of Offers of Admission
  • Late August 2016: White Coat Ceremony & Medical Foundations Week

For more information, click here

Tuition as of September 2015

  • First year tuition: $22,929.96
  • Total first year fees: $41,379.96

For information click here
For more information on financial aid here