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OMSAS 2011
Ontario Medical School Application Service
Important Dates
Essential Skills and Abilities The OUAC encrypts application and credit card data
Required for the Study of Medicine using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, the
The Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine (COFM) industry standard for protecting web communications.
has approved a policy regarding the essential skills and
abilities required for the study of medicine by students Email
registered in, or applying to, the MD program in any of Messages that are sent to the OUAC by email may
the six Ontario medical schools. This policy also applies not be secure. The OUAC recommends that applicants
to the admission of students with disabilities. Applicants do not send any confidential information by email.
are strongly encouraged to visit www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/ Applicants who choose to send any confidential
for a complete review of this policy. information via email accept the risk that a third party
may intercept this information.
Residency
Information regarding the Canadian Resident Matching Declaration and Notice of Collection, Use, Disclosure
Service (CARMS) can be obtained from: and Treatment of Your Personal Information
provided as part of your OMSAS (Ontario Medical
CARMS School Application Service) Application
110‑2283 St. Laurent Blvd
Ottawa ON K1G 3H7 The Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC)
Telephone: 613‑237‑0075 is operated by the Council of Ontario Universities
Fax: 613‑563‑2860 (COU). As a division of the COU, the OUAC has been
Email: carmsmail@carms.ca processing applications on behalf of universities in
Ontario since 1971. To apply for admission to a medical
In considering the option of applying to non‑Canadian school at a university in Ontario, your application must
medical schools, applicants should fully understand be processed through the OUAC. The OUAC forwards
that their access to residency positions in Ontario your application information to the university(ies) of
following graduation from such schools would be your choice. By applying through the OUAC, you agree
severely limited. that the university(ies) of your choice will obtain the
personal information you have provided to the OUAC
Registration/Licensure and the OUAC will collect, use, disclose and otherwise
Regulations regarding licensure in Ontario should be treat your personal information as otherwise set out in
obtained from the College of Physicians and Surgeons this Declaration and Notice.
of Ontario.
If applicants have any questions about the verification The following information must be changed using
of the academic records, they should write immediately SAM:
to OMSAS. The query will be answered and, if there a. name or date of birth
is a difference of opinion about the processing of b. home or mailing address
the academic record, both letters will be sent to the c. email address
selected medical schools so that they will be aware of d. AAMC ID number
this discrepancy. Please note: Schools may use their e. referee’s name or address
own admission formula, which may or may not use the f. authorized contact
GPA values calculated by OMSAS.
Changes to personal submissions will not be accepted
Application for Advanced Standing and Transfer after the application has been submitted.
Applicants for advanced standing and transfer must
contact the individual medical schools directly. Offers of Admission
First-round offers of admission are sent out on May 5.
Scholarships Applicants may hold only one acceptance of an offer
Some medical schools offer scholarships to certain of admission to an Ontario medical school at any time.
applicants from specified groups. For information Responses to offers of admission must be submitted
about scholarship availability and criteria, applicants using SAM.
should consult the academic calendar of the university
or medical school concerned.
Please note: Normally, only the medical schools at Once an application has been submitted, changes to
McMaster University and the University of Toronto personal information must be submitted using SAM.
consider applications from qualified non‑Canadian
applicants. The University of Ottawa will consider
applications from the children of alumni who do not
reside in Canada. Address Information
Permanent Residents (Landed Immigrants) Applicants must complete both the mailing address and
All Ontario medical schools consider applications from home address sections, even if the information is the
qualified Canadian citizens and permanent residents. same.
Canadian permanent residents, for the purpose of
admission to an Ontario medical school, are those • Applicants must keep OMSAS informed of their
who, by the application deadline, possess a Canadian current mailing address throughout the admission
Immigration Record of Landing (IMM1000) or a cycle so that they will immediately receive
Permanent Resident Card issued by Citizenship and important information such as offers of admission.
Immigration Canada. Permanent residents must submit • Applicants should indicate which address should be
a copy of the record to OMSAS by the application used after May 1.
deadline. • The home address is used by OMSAS for
determining residency. This address can be changed
Canadian Aboriginal Applicants later by the medical schools according to their
Persons of indigenous ancestry, First Nation, Métis regulations.
and Inuit peoples may identify themselves as such by • Provision of an email address is mandatory. Email
indicating in the field provided. This is a voluntary is the primary mode of communication between
declaration. OMSAS, the medical schools, and the applicant.
Applicants should verify that they have recorded
All persons identifying themselves as Canadian their email address correctly.
Aboriginal applicants must submit the following
documents: Once an application has been submitted, changes to
the address or email must be submitted using SAM.
• A letter that declares Aboriginal ancestry and
provides specific information about First Nation, Rural Origins
Treaty, community, or organizational affiliation. This data is collected to evaluate the demographics
The letter should request consideration under of medical school applicants in an effort to improve
the alternate process and should expand on the the availability of medical care throughout Canada.
applicant’s academic and personal background, and Provision of this information is optional.
reasons and motivation for wishing to become a
physician.
• A letter of recommendation from the First Nation,
Band Council, Tribal Council, Treaty, community or Choices and Fees
organizational affiliation.
• Proof of Aboriginal ancestry. The Application Service Fee is $210 plus an institutional
payment of $75 for each medical school selection.
This documentation must be submitted to OMSAS by All fees and payments are non‑refundable. The
October 1, 2010. amount must correctly reflect the number of university
selections made. The institutional fees, collected by
First Language OMSAS but remitted to the schools of medicine, assist
The first language is the first language learned at the universities in covering a portion of the costs
home as a child and still understood.
To associate a verifier with a given activity, enter a Confidential Assessment (Referee) Forms are printed
number in brackets beside the activity. This number from OMSAS before an application is submitted and
should correspond to the number on the verifiers list. before an OUAC/OMSAS Reference Number is assigned
to the applicant. Therefore, the pre‑printed number on
Any activities that can be substantiated by academic these forms will be the applicant’s User ID (IT#) rather
transcripts do not require verifiers (e.g., scholarships, than the Reference Number. OMSAS will use the User ID
special commendations). number to link the assessment forms to the applicant’s
application.
The medical schools reserve the right to confirm the
information provided in these sections by consulting Applicants should avoid making changes to their
the individuals listed as verifiers. referees once their forms have been printed and
distributed to the referees, or once their applications
Applicants to McMaster are not required to provide have been submitted. Reference forms from different
verifiers for the Autobiographical Sketch, but they referees than those stated on the application will cause
must do so for the school submission. delays in processing and could compromise applicant
data. Use of reference forms with no barcode is
discouraged and will delay processing, as the barcode
is used to match referee information from the OMSAS
Referees application. If referee changes are unavoidable,
applicants should inform OMSAS using the OMSAS
Confidential Assessment Forms Secure Applicant Messaging tool, providing their name,
OMSAS is prepared to receive Confidential Assessment OUAC/OMSAS Reference Number and details of the
Forms before the application, but not before required change. OMSAS will then send replacement
August 1, 2010. The Confidential Assessment Forms reference forms via email.
must be forwarded to the referees, who should, in
turn, forward the completed forms directly to OMSAS. Please note: The Confidential Assessment Forms should
Referees must attach a separate letter, printed on be received by October 1, 2010. Failure to meet this
their usual stationery, elaborating on the information deadline means that the application will be sent to
provided on the assessment form. The medical schools the medical schools without these forms and will delay
will not be able to give the applicant full consideration the progress of their first evaluation. If these forms are
without this additional information. not received by December 1, 2010, the medical schools
may not be able to accommodate further review of the
Assessments must be completed in confidence by applicant’s file and, in some cases, an application with
the referee and should not be made available to the missing references will no longer be considered.
applicant.
Postsecondary Education
Medical College Admission Test Applicants must list all postsecondary institutions at
(MCAT) which they have registered. These institutions include
community colleges/CEGEPs, universities, junior
colleges, graduate schools, and work taken on letter
Applicants should write the Medical College Admission
of permission, for transfer credit or on an exchange
Test (MCAT), if applicable, and have the results
program. The institution should be selected from the
released to OMSAS. Refer to McMaster University,
“Institution Name” drop‑down list in the “Institutions
Queen’s University, University of Toronto and The
Attended” section, where possible. Applicants should
University of Western Ontario sections for MCAT
choose the main campus name even if they (have)
requirements. Applicants must arrange for the official
attend(ed) an alternate campus location. Applicants
scores to be released to OMSAS. Applicants should visit
should enter the year followed by the month in the
www.aamc.org/mcat/ for further details about the test.
“From” and “To” boxes and complete the remaining
boxes as appropriate. Applicants who are currently
Each year that applicants apply, they must contact the
enrolled should enter “2011” as the final “To” date.
AAMC and request that their MCAT scores be released
to OMSAS. The deadline for receipt of these scores
Undergraduate Academic Record
for the 2011 application cycle is October 15, 2010.
The medical schools receive applications from applicants
Because it takes two days for scores to reach OMSAS,
who have studied at universities with various grading
applicants must release their scores no later than
systems. The admission committees at the medical schools
October 13, 2010. OMSAS does not keep scores on
attempt to give each applicant equal consideration.
file from previous applications. The Ontario medical
The Postsecondary Education Undergraduate Academic
schools require full disclosure of all MCAT score results.
Record and the Grading System Conversion Table display
applicants’ academic records in a uniform manner
Applicants must indicate their AAMC ID number (an
and equate the various grading systems. Normally,
eight‑digit number assigned by the Association of
only undergraduate university credit courses from
American Medical Colleges) and their most recent test
member institutions of the Association of Universities
date. Applicants who are writing for the first time in
and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) are included in the
July, August or September 2010 may not have received
OMSAS grade point average (GPA). The following
their AAMC ID number at the time of application. If
courses of study are not normally included in the
this is the case, applicants should ensure that they
OMSAS GPA: naturopathic and chiropractic medicine,
provide OMSAS with this number as soon as they
consecutive Bachelor of Education programs, college
receive it. Applicants who have written the July,
courses (even if transfer credit is granted), challenge for
August or September 2010 MCAT must wait until after
credit courses, diploma or certificate programs, graduate
their scores are made available before requesting their
courses, and undergraduate courses taken as part of a
release to OMSAS.
graduate program.
Applicants will not be penalized in the event that MCAT
The medical schools equate university work on the
scores are released after the expected October 13
basis of the Ontario traditional academic year system.
release date; however, applicants must release their
Applicants from universities operating in the semester
scores as soon as they are made available. The medical
system must list their courses in multiples of two
schools reserve the right to disqualify an applicant if
semesters (i.e., semesters one and two are combined
they do not receive the applicant’s MCAT scores.
for first year; semesters three and four for second
year). Applicants from the American schools’ quarter
Please note: The medical schools are aware that
system list their courses in multiples of three quarters.
applicants may not have received the results of
the September writings of the MCAT prior to the
Each medical school may use a different GPA than is
October 1, 2010, OMSAS application deadline. Fees
calculated in the Undergraduate Academic Record,
will not be refunded for choices dropped because the
based on their own admission criteria. Each medical
MCAT results did not meet eligibility requirements set
school reserves the right to determine whether degrees
by the medical schools.
granted are suitable for admission to their medical
Do not use a GPA to report grades for individual courses. If the university/college that the applicant attended or
is attending does not issue transcripts, the applicant
Course Weight must arrange with the Registrar’s Office to provide
Courses are weighted according to the length of study. OMSAS with an official statement of attendance and/
Full‑year course: weight of 2 or degree granted, by the October 1 deadline.
Half‑year course: weight of 1
Semester course: weight of 1 It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all
Three‑quarter course: weight of 1.5 transcripts and/or attendance statements are received
at OMSAS by October 1, 2010.
Cumulative Average
OMSAS calculates the Cumulative Average by adding Transcripts from Ontario Universities and Colleges
all of the course weights and all of the converted By completing the OUAC Transcript Request Form
grades and then dividing the total course weights into (TRF) and forwarding the appropriate fees, applicants
the total converted grades. Please note: It is not an authorize the OUAC to arrange for their official
“average of the averages”. transcripts to be sent to OMSAS immediately, and
they need not contact the Registrar’s Office directly.
Graduate Study Record Applicants who have attended or are currently enrolled
Transcripts are required for all graduate study work, in an Ontario university must use the TRF with the
although individual courses are not recorded on the application. Applicants who have attended an Ontario
academic record. Applicants should note the deadline college may use this form. There are two exceptions:
School Applicants Target Length Minimum MCAT Prerequisites Non‑academic Requirements Transfer Citizenship Interview
for 2010 Class Size Academic (one full credit required Date
for 2011 Requirements for each)
Northern 1,748 64 Four Four‑year No None Confidential Assessment forms; No Canadian; March–April
Ontario years undergraduate admissions questionnaire; permanent
School of degree; any interview resident
Medicine discipline
Ottawa 3,638 156 Four Three full years No Biology/Zoology; Interview; Confidential No Canadian; March
years undergraduate; Humanities/Social Sciences; Assessment forms; CPR (level C) permanent
any discipline the equivalent of any two required; police record check; resident
of Biochemistry/Chemistry/ immunization record; detailed
OMSAS 2011
Organic Chemistry autobiographical submission
Ottawa 3 638 156 Quatre Trois ans premier Non Biologie/zoologie; Entrevue; Formulaires Non Canadiens; Mars
ans cycle temps humanités/science sociales; d’évaluation confidentielle; résidents
complet; toutes l’équivalent de deux cours RCR (niveau C); vérification permanents
disciplines en biochimie/chimie/chimie du casier judiciaire; dossier
organique d’immunisation; curriculum
vitae détaillé
Queen’s 3,322 100 Four 15 full Yes Biological Sciences; Physical Confidential Assessment forms; No Canadian; March
years undergraduate Sciences; Humanities or interview; autobiographical permanent
credits; any Social Sciences sketch resident
discipline
Toronto 3,108 259 Four Three full years Yes One of Humanities/Social Confidential Assessment forms No No February–
years undergraduate; Sciences/Languages; two Life and letters; autobiographical restrictions April
15 full course Sciences essay; autobiographical sketch;
credits; any interview
discipline
Western 2,372 171 Four Four‑year honours Yes N/A Confidential Assessment forms; Canadian Canadian; March–April
years degree or interview; CPR‑C; St. John’s First medical permanent
equivalent Aid; police record check school resident
only
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Total(e) 17 978 demandes de la part de 5 409 personnes
Michael G. DeGroote
School of Medicine
The following are the requirements for admission http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/grad/combined.html or from the
in fall 2011. Please note that the admission policy is Office of Graduate Studies (Health Sciences), McMaster
reviewed annually and the admission requirements University, Faculty of Health Sciences, MDCL 2235, 1200
from previous years may not apply. The University Main Street West, Hamilton ON L8N 3Z5.
reserves the right to review and change the admission
requirements at any time without notice.
Because of the nature of the selection procedures, Admission Policy and Procedures
deadlines are strictly enforced. All relevant documentation
must be provided by the specified deadlines. Applicants Selection Procedure
must follow the instructions precisely. The following are the requirements for admission in
the last week of August 2011.
Failure by the applicant to comply with the instructions,
or to meet the deadlines, will result in disqualification The intention of the Michael G. DeGroote School
of the application. of Medicine at McMaster University is to prepare
students to become physicians who have the capacity
Falsification of Admission Information and flexibility to select any area in the broad field of
Applicants should understand that, where it is medicine. The applicant is selected with this goal in
discovered that any application information is false mind. Faculty members, medical students and members
or misleading, or has been concealed or withheld, of the community are normally involved in the
the application will be deemed to be invalid. This will assessment of applications.
result in its immediate rejection. If the student has
already been admitted and registered, withdrawal from Admission and Registration
the University may be required. The MD Admissions Application to the medical program implies acceptance
Committee normally will not allow the applicant to by the applicant of the admission policies and
re‑apply to the medical program for seven years. procedures and the methods by which candidates are
chosen for the program.
International Applicant Pool
The International Applicant Pool is on hold for this Applicants must meet all the requirements described in this
admissions cycle. Interested international applicants policy statement under sections called “Academic Eligibility”,
may still apply through the regular pool. “Application Procedures”, “Transcript Requirements”,
“Computer‑based Assessment for Sampling Personal
MD/PhD Program Characteristics (CASPer)” and “Autobiographical Submission”
McMaster offers an integrated MD/PhD program in order to be considered in the process of selection for
for up to three students each year. These students interview. Several hundred applicants will be invited
will demonstrate academic excellence and a strong for interviews in Hamilton in March or April. Invitations
motivation to pursue research as a major component for interviews are determined on the basis of the
of their future medical career. Students will be applicants’ academic performance, assessment of their
admitted into the Faculty of Health Sciences MD/PhD preparedness for a career in medicine, suitability for the
program with PhD studies in either Medical Sciences Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster
or Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences. Potential MD/ University, and geographical status. From this group, a
PhD students must submit a separate application to class of 203 will be selected. For the incoming class in
this program in addition to the OMSAS application. August 2010, 28 of the 203 positions were designated
To gain admission to the program, applicants must for the Waterloo Regional Campus and 28 for the
be accepted to both the MD program at the Michael Niagara Regional Campus. All applicants invited to
G. DeGroote School of Medicine and either the the McMaster MMI (Multiple Mini‑Interview) will be
PhD program in Medical Sciences or Biochemistry & asked to rank their site choice (Hamilton, Waterloo
Biomedical Sciences offered through the School of Regional Campus or Niagara Regional Campus) as
Graduate Studies. Additional information and program number one (1), two (2), three (3) or no preference.
application (due December 1, 2010) can be obtained at Offers of admission to the medical school will be made
Note: Applicants are advised to keep verifiable records Applicants in progress with a subsequent
of requests made for transcripts, referee submissions, undergraduate degree program must have completed,
letters of support, etc. at mimimum, the equivalent of one full year of
undergraduate course credits (not including transfer
Falsification of Application Information credits) at the time of application.
If it is discovered that any application information
is false or misleading, or that information has been Overall Grade Point Average
concealed or withheld, the application will be The minimum required grade point average (GPA) is
disqualified; or, if discovered after an offer of admission 3.0 on the 4.0 scale. Grades will be converted to a 4.0
has been sent, that offer will be withdrawn. If these scale according to the OMSAS Undergraduate Grading
circumstances are discovered after the student has been System Conversion Table. The GPA is calculated on all
admitted into the medical program, the student will be converted grades of undergraduate courses completed
required to withdraw from the program. An applicant at a recognized institution as of October 1, 2010. Only
so discovered will be barred from applying to NOSM for courses that are part of the degree awarded or to be
five years. Other medical school admissions committees conferred, will be considered in the GPA calculation.
will be notified of the nature of the offence and the Additional undergraduate courses completed after
name of the applicant. a degree is awarded will not be used unless they are
part of a subsequent undergraduate degree that will be
Admissions Selection Procedure completed prior to June 30, 2011.
The admissions selection procedure at NOSM is as
follows. Applications that are incomplete and/or do Grades for supplementary, summer, and distance
not meet our minimum requirements are disqualified. education courses will be included in the GPA
The remaining applications are then assigned a total calculation.
application score based on the grade point average
(GPA), the autobiographical sketch and school Pass/Fail courses will not be considered in the GPA
submission questions, and context. Context is primarily calculation.
based on place(s) of residence of one year or more.
Advantage is given to those applicants from within If an applicant has repeated a course and both course
Northern Ontario, rural and remote areas in the rest of grades appear on their transcript, both the past grade
Canada, and Aboriginal and Francophone applicants. and the repeated mark will be included in the GPA
calculation.
Based on the total application score, the top‑ranked
candidates are invited to participate in the admissions Applicants with a Graduate Degree
interviews. The final selection for admission will be Applicants who have completed a graduate degree
based on a combination of the total application and may be eligible for a 0.2 addition to their GPA. In order
interview scores. for this addition to be applied, applicants must submit
a transcript indicating proof of the graduate degree
having been granted by December 30, 2010 directly
to OMSAS. Please note: the 0.2 addition will only
Academic Requirements be considered if the applicant has met the minimum
GPA requirement of 3.0 overall in their undergraduate
The minimum requirement for admission is a four‑year degree program.
undergraduate university degree from a recognized
institution in any discipline (e.g., science, arts, Applicants enrolled in a graduate program of study
commerce, engineering, pharmacy). No preference must request that the graduate program supervisor or
will be given to one particular discipline over another. department Chair send a letter to OMSAS indicating
Students may apply in the final year of their four‑year that they have been advised of the application for
degree program; however, completion of the program medical school. This letter is required even if this
and receipt of proof of degree will be required by person was a referee who completed a Confidential
June 30, 2011. Assessment Form.
This documentation must be sent directly to OMSAS by Verifiers/Contact People for Activities in the
October 1, 2010. Autobiographical Sketch/the School of Medicine’s
Supplementary Questions
Applicants interested in the Aboriginal Admissions Applicants are required to provide a list of names of
Stream are urged to contact the Office of Admissions people who can verify the activities that are used in
at 1‑800‑461‑8777 (Canada‑wide toll‑free number) or the responses in the OMSAS application. Instructions
807‑766‑7463 for more information. on how to provide these names are part of the OMSAS
application. Activities that do not have a contact
Francophone Applicants associated with them will not be included in the scoring
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine encourages of the questionnaire.
applications from Franco‑Ontarian and other
Francophone students. The language of instruction Advanced Standing or Transfer
and assessment for the School is English. However, The curriculum of NOSM is such that advanced standing
there will be opportunities for clinical placements or transfer from another Canadian medical school
with French‑speaking clinicians in French‑speaking cannot be considered. All candidates accepted into the
communities. Other opportunities for learning in the medical school must complete the full four years of the
French language will include educational resources, medical program.
self‑directed groups and electives. Please visit the
website for the description of “Francophone” for the Skills and Abilities
purposes of application to the medical school. for the Medical Program
Students in medicine must be able to communicate
Anyone choosing the designation of Francophone, with patients and colleagues, make observations about
for the purposes of the admissions process, on the patients, gather information and analyze data in order
application form must be fluent in spoken and written to arrive at medical judgments. Applicants who may
French. In addition, applicants must meet one of the need accommodation to undertake the medical program
following criteria: at NOSM are advised to review the “Skills and Abilities”
• One parent is Francophone and applicant attended policy on the OMSAS or NOSM website, and to contact
at least six years of French school (not immersion). the Learning Assistance Office at Lakehead University
• Applicant has a diploma from a French secondary (West Campus) or the Special Needs Office at Laurentian
school. University (East Campus) for more information.
• Applicant can demonstrate use of French in daily
activities and/or a connection to a Francophone English Language Proficiency
community. Students at NOSM must be proficient in written and
spoken English. All application materials must be
Applicants who choose the “Francophone” designation submitted in English. The School reserves the right
on the NOSM application may be required to to deny admission to any applicant whose facility in
demonstrate their proficiency in both written and written and spoken English is judged to be inadequate.
spoken French.
Please note: The information in this document is An introduction letter must be sent directly to
reviewed annually and the University of Ottawa the Faculty of Medicine, indicating that one has
reserves the right to change these requirements from applied for admission with the CNFS through
time to time without notice when circumstances OMSAS.
dictate. You may consult the faculty website at
www.medicine.uottawa.ca for updated information. Medical Military Training Program (MMTP)
(Canadian Forces)
Admission Program for Candidates of Military candidates interested in the Canadian Forces
Aboriginal Ancestry Medical Military Training Program (MMTP) can obtain
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa more information by consulting the following website
has established a dedicated admissions program for address: www.forces.ca/html/medicalofficer_reg_en.aspx.
candidates of Aboriginal ancestry as part of its mission
to improve access to better health care for Aboriginal Military candidates who apply through the MMTP
peoples and to better serve society’s needs. program must meet all application eligibility
requirements including the completion of the
Aboriginal candidates who meet the stipulated necessary prerequisite courses. These candidates
admission eligibility requirements will compete for a must complete the online application available at
designated number of admission positions. Currently, www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/ and follow the same
up to seven seats are reserved for this program and application procedures as all other applicants. The
students will compete for a position within this cohort application fees and institutional levy will apply
only. Admission bursaries and other financial assistance and the candidates must follow the same method of
could be available for successful applicants. We invite payment as all other applicants.
candidates to declare their Aboriginal status on their
admission application. Candidates will be asked to An introduction letter must be sent directly to
provide proof of Aboriginal status upon advancing to the Faculty of Medicine, indicating that one has
the interview stage. applied through OMSAS for admission through
the MMTP with the Canadian Forces.
The Consortium national de formation en santé
Through the mandate of the Consortium national de Note: The positions available for the military candidates
formation en santé (CNFS), Francophone minority are only within the Anglophone stream.
students in Canada who originate from provinces
other than Ontario and Quebec have access to All military candidates wishing to apply to Medical
postsecondary studies leading to practice in the health schools under MMTP sponsorship must inform the
care field: www.cnfs.ca. These students are admitted Department of National Defense Headquarters (NDHQ),
over and above the quota of 156 students set by the Att: DMCARM 7‑3, at the same time as their application
Government of Ontario for our faculty. to the Medical schools.
Admission to the medical program of studies is possible For additional information please contact:
if the candidate meets the necessary prerequisites as
outlined in this document. Major Glen Smith
Direct Military Careers 7
Candidates who apply through the CNFS program will Telephone: 613‑992-4973
be subject to the same selection procedures as other Email: glen.smith@forces.gc.ca
applicants. Interested candidates must complete the
online application available at http://centre.ouac.on.ca/ For more specific Medical Officer roles/responsibilities
omsas/ and follow the same application procedures as all and related questions, the prospective military students
other applicants. The application fees and institutional can contact:
levy will apply and the candidates must follow the same
method of payment as all other applicants.
Address
Admissions
Faculty of Medicine
University of Ottawa
451 Smyth Road, Room 2046
Ottawa ON K1H 8M5
Canada
Telephone: 613‑562‑5409
Fax: 613‑562‑5651
Email: admissmd@uottawa.ca
Website: www.medicine.uottawa.ca
Veuillez noter que ces conditions sont revues Ces candidats doivent s’assurer de rencontrer les
annuellement. L’Université d’Ottawa se réserve le droit conditions d’admission énumérées.
au besoin d’y apporter des changements sans préavis.
Pour les mises à jour, veuillez consulter notre site Web : Ces candidats devront satisfaire aux mêmes
www.medecine.uottawa.ca. exigences que les autres candidats et seront choisis
de la même façon. Les candidats intéressés doivent
Programme d’admission : remplir la demande en ligne disponible à l’adresse
Candidats d’ascendance autochtone http://centre.ouac.on.ca/omsas/. Les droits de la
Dans le cadre de sa mission visant à améliorer l’accès demande d’admission et les droits institutionnels
à de meilleurs soins pour les Autochtones ainsi qu’à doivent être acquittés tout comme les autres candidats
mieux desservir les besoins de la société, la Faculté en suivant les mêmes directives.
de médecine de l’Université d’Ottawa a créé un
programme spécialisé d’admission à l’intention des Vous devez faire parvenir une lettre d’introduction
candidats et candidates d’ascendance autochtone. à la Faculté de médecine informant celle‑ci que
vous êtes candidat d’admission sous l’égide du
Les candidats et candidates autochtones qui satisfont CNFS et que vous avez présenté votre demande
aux conditions d’admission stipulées se disputeront d’admission au Service ontarien de demande
un nombre désigné de places disponibles. À l’heure d’admission en médecine (OMSAS).
actuelle, jusqu’à sept places sont réservées sous le
couvert de ce programme, de sorte que les étudiants Le programme militaire d’études en médecine
et les étudiantes se disputeront une place dans ce (PMEM) (Forces canadiennes)
groupe seulement. Des bourses d’admission, ainsi Les candidat(e)s militaires intéressé(e)s au programme
que des programmes d’aide financière, peuvent être militaire d’études en médecine (PMEM) sont prié(e)s de
disponibles aux candidats et candidates retenus. Nous consulter le site Web suivant : www.forces.gc.ca/health
invitons ces derniers et ces dernières à déclarer leur -sante/rec/phys-med/mmtp-pmem-fra.asp.
appartenance à la population autochtone sur leur
formulaire de demande d’admission. Lorsqu’ils ou Ces candidats militaires doivent s’assurer de rencontrer
elles passeront à l’étape de l’entrevue, ils/elles devront toutes les conditions d’admission y compris les cours
fournir une preuve de cette appartenance. préalables requis. Ils devront satisfaire aux mêmes
exigences que les autres candidats. Les candidats
Le Consortium national de formation en santé intéressés doivent remplir la demande en ligne
Le mandat du Consortium national de formation en disponible sur http://centre.ouac.on.ca/omsas/. Les droits
santé (CNFS) est d’offrir aux membres des collectivités de demande d’admission et les droits institutionnels
minoritaires d’expression française au Canada hors doivent être acquittés tout comme les autres candidats
Ontario et Québec un accès accru à des programmes en suivant les mêmes directives.
d’études de niveau postsecondaire conduisant à
l’exercice de professions dans le domaine de la Vous devez faire parvenir une lettre d’introduction
santé, dont les études médicales. Voir le site Web à la Faculté de médecine informant celle‑ci que
www.cnfs.ca. Ces étudiants sont admis au‑delà du vous êtes candidat d’admission sous l’égide du
quota de 156 étudiants fixé par le gouvernement de PMEM des Forces canadiennes et que vous avez
l’Ontario pour la Faculté de médecine de l’Université présenté votre demande d’admission au Service
d’Ottawa. ontarien de demande d’admission en médecine
(OMSAS).
Les candidats francophones des provinces autres que
l’Ontario et le Québec qui désirent présenter une Nota : Les places réservées aux candidats militaires
demande d’admission à la Faculté de médecine de sont disponibles seulement au volet anglophone.
l’Université d’Ottawa peuvent le faire sous l’égide du
CNFS et doivent procéder de la même façon que tous
les autres candidats.
Les notes obtenues pour des cours additionnels Certains autres facteurs peuvent être pris en
complétés hors session ou durant une session d’été ne considération lorsqu’il s’agit de déterminer le rang de
sont pas incluses dans le calcul de la MPC. chaque personne sur la liste finale d’excellence.
Tableau : Renseignements sur les écoles Nota : toute demande d’admission est jugée
de médecine de l’Ontario incomplète si vous négligez de fournir les
Le tableau qui suit propose un survol des programmes renseignements exigés.
et de leurs exigences d’admission.
MCAT Non
Préalables Biologie/zoologie; humanités/science sociales; l’équivalent de deux
(Un crédit complet pour chacun) cours en biochimie/chimie/chimie organique
Autres considérations Entrevue; Formulaires d’évaluation confidentielle; RCR (niveau C);
vérification du casier judiciaire; dossier d’immunisation; curriculum
vitae détaillé
Transfert Non
Citoyenneté Canadiens; résidents permanents
Date d’entrevue Mars
Our Mission Statement: To advance our tradition of Queen’s curriculum provides a wide range of clinical
preparing excellent physicians and leaders in health experiences extending from primary to tertiary care
care, we embrace a spirit of inquiry and innovation in settings. The medical program provides a variety of
education and research. innovative primary care educational opportunities at
regional sites such as Oshawa, Peterborough, Belleville
Founded over 150 years ago, the Queen’s School of and smaller communities in the area of southeastern
Medicine provides an intimate, one-on-one, hands-on Ontario. Students can therefore expect to complete at
MD program and a rich array of postgraduate programs least a few weeks of their clinical education at one of
that emphasize the fundamentals of clinical medicine these regional sites.
in the context of ongoing change, innovation, and
discovery. Our graduates and our faculty are leaders For more information regarding our program, please
in Canadian medicine and their footprints can be visit our website at:
seen across Canada and around the world. Our public http://meds.queensu.ca/undergraduate/.
and our public institutions in Kingston and across
southeastern Ontario are our most supportive partners, Selection Factors
and our students continually excel in their development One hundred students are admitted annually into first
and contributions. year and are selected on the basis of a strong academic
record and the assessment of personal characteristics
The School of Medicine’s undergraduate program considered to be most appropriate for the study of
offers a four-year curriculum leading to the degree medicine at Queen’s University and the subsequent
of Doctor of Medicine. This program is accredited and practice of medicine. The Admissions Committee
prepares graduates for postgraduate training leading believes that the following characteristics are important
to licensure and certification. Its unique strengths in the successful study and practice of medicine, and
are related to the opportunities for close, personal will assess these factors at different points during the
interactions between students and faculty members and admission process:
for students to obtain particularly relevant, extensive,
hands‑on clinical experience under supervision, Academic Abilities
especially in ambulatory settings. There is a great • commitment and achievement
potential for students to benefit from the integration • problem‑solving
of the clinical and basic sciences in the curriculum and • critical thinking
from increased collaboration in education among the • self‑directed learning
clinical disciplines. • scientific reasoning
Applicants registered in co‑operative programs should In addition to the required three references, a graduate
submit a separate letter that specifies the schedule of applicant shall have his or her supervisor supply the
their academic and work terms if this information is Admissions Office with a confidential letter evaluating
not clear from their transcript. This letter should be his or her research work and stating the expected
sent directly to the University of Toronto. date of completion of the degree, confirming that
the degree, including successful defense of a thesis if
applicable, will be completed by June 30, 2011.
Prerequisites Interviews
All applicants are required to have completed at least In making its assessment, the Faculty will invite
two full‑course equivalents in life sciences and at least some applicants to attend an interview. Because the
one full‑course equivalent in humanities, social sciences interviews will involve other people, the applicant
or languages. It is strongly recommended that the must attend at the date and time arranged. Applicants
prerequisite courses be completed prior to application. are responsible for their own travel expenses. Most
If they have not been completed, and are not showing interviews will be conducted over three weekends in
as current registrations on your transcript, your the spring of each year. An unsatisfactory interview may
application will not be considered. jeopardize the success of an application. Candidates
who cancel or decline an interview will receive no
Examples: further consideration for admission.
• Life Sciences: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biology,
Botany, Clinical Biochemistry, Immunology, MD/PhD Program
Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Molecular The MD/PhD program at the University of Toronto
Biology, Nutritional Sciences, Pharmacology & provides highly qualified students the opportunity
Toxicology, Physiology, Zoology to integrate medical school with intensive scientific
training. Its purpose is to prepare clinician‑scientists
• Social Sciences: Economics, Political Science, for careers in academic medicine. Students who wish
Sociology, Criminology to be considered for selection to the MD/PhD program
• Languages: Courses in a language other than the must submit a separate application to this program in
applicant’s native language addition to the OMSAS application for medical school.
Telephone: 416‑978‑7928
Fax: 416‑971‑2163
Website: www.md.utoronto.ca
The following are the requirements for admission in Fall are presented that integrate the basic and clinical
2011. Please note that the admission policy is reviewed sciences. The year-one and year-two system courses
annually and the admission requirements from previous are: Introduction to Medicine; Blood; Digestive
years may not apply. The University of Western Ontario Systems & Nutrition; Emergency Care; Endocrine &
reserves the right to review and change the admission Metabolism; Heart & Circulation; Infection & Immunity;
requirements at any time, without notice. The Musculoskeletal System; Respiration & Airways;
Neurosciences; Eye & Ear; Psychiatry & Behavioural
Sciences; Reproduction; Skin; and the Genito-urinary
System.
Introduction
A particular strength of our program is the opportunity
The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry provides for early patient contact. Patient-centred Clinical
an outstanding education within a research intensive Methods starts in year one. Patient-centred care
environment where tomorrow’s physicians, dentists recognizes the need to see the health concerns of
and health researchers learn to be socially responsible a patient “through the patient’s eyes”. Students
leaders in the advancement of human health. are encouraged toward an understanding that
extends beyond the disease process to the patient’s
The Doctor of Medicine Program runs simultaneously illness experience as well as other contexts (e.g.,
from two sites: London and Windsor, Ontario. Each family, community, economic, social, environmental
year a portion of the admitted class will complete factors). Each of the courses has a patient centred
all of their academic studies through the Windsor component, in which the focus is the patient physician
program and graduate from The University of Western relationship, the various roles expected of physicians,
Ontario. The Windsor program is a partnership and professionalism issues. Cases, and at times actual
between The University of Western Ontario, The patients, are presented to students and are the basis for
University of Windsor, and the London and Windsor student self-learning, which is directed by the teaching
hospitals. This new program builds on the strength of faculty. Independent student learning is reinforced by
clerkship training provided in Windsor through our small weekly group sessions with faculty tutors. The
Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network School has excellent library and resource facilities to
(SWOMEN). support self-directed study.
Applicants invited for an interview will have an The first two years of the program provide a variety
opportunity to indicate their site of preference. of opportunities for students to better understand the
When a site reaches its enrolment limit, successful relationship between health care and the community.
applicants will be offered admission to the available Another strength of the first year is SWOMEN Discovery
site. Applicants for both programs will be processed by Week, which exposes all students to practice in rural
the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and The settings.
University of Western Ontario, and will be subject to
the same entry criteria. Year Three
During the third-year integrated clerkship, the
student is an active member of clinical care teams in
the following medical disciplines: family medicine,
MD Program Structure medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, pediatrics,
psychiatry and surgery. Under the supervision of faculty
Years One and Two and more senior house staff, clerks will be given
The first two years of the curriculum will provide graded responsibility in the investigation, diagnosis
students with a solid grounding in basic and clinical and management of patients in hospital, community
sciences. Within each course, various subject areas and outpatient settings. The clerkship year incorporates
rural experiences throughout southwestern Ontario.
The clinical clerkship, or third year of the medical For further information, please visit the MD/PhD
program, is constituted so that all clerks will be Program website at www.schulich.uwo.ca/medicine/
expected to spend time outside of London or Windsor MD_PhD/.
in the SWOMEN teaching sites. It is important that
applicants to the Schulich Medicine MD undergraduate 2. MD/BESc Program
program understand that they will be mandated to Three seats will be set aside each year for
spend part of third year away from London or Windsor. applicants to the MD/BESc Program. Please note
There are no exceptions to this policy. By accepting an only applicants who are pre-registered in the MD/
offer of admission to this program you are consenting BESc program in the Faculty of Engineering at
to participate fully in this approach to learning. The University of Western Ontario are eligible for
these seats. The combined program is available in
We are committed to increasing the number of First conjunction with the Biochemical, Civil, Electrical,
Nations, Métis, and Inuit physicians. The Schulich Mechanical, and Integrated Engineering programs.
School of Medicine and Dentistry has established the
Indigenous Student Affairs and Admissions Committee For further information, please visit the program
to increase the enrolment of Indigenous students in website at www.eng.uwo.ca/undergraduate/USO/
Medicine and to provide Indigenous applicants and UndergraduatePrograms/program_information%20
students with support and counseling to facilitate 2009.htm.
their success in medical school. Schulich Medicine has
designated three seats in each entering class for First 3. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/MD/MSc
Nations, Métis and Inuit students. Applicants self- Program
identified as Indigenous persons and one of Canada’s One seat will be set aside each year for applicants
First Peoples who wish to be considered for the to the OMFS/MD/MSc program.
designated seats must provide official documents of
Indigenous status or proof of ancestral Indigenous For further information, please visit the program
origin to OMSAS. Such applicants are encouraged to website at www.schulich.uwo.ca/Dentistry/div_
submit additional letters of support from Indigenous omfamdmsc.html.
communities or organizations. Applicants will be
assessed on a balanced portfolio which includes:
academic achievements, MCAT scores and involvement
in the Indigenous community.
Additional Information for
Applicants
Only in exceptional circumstances will applicants with
a GPA of less than 3.30 or MCAT score below BS 8, PS 1. Admission and Application Policies
8, VR 8, WS O be considered for the designated seats. The maximum number of places available in first
Applicants invited to an interview will be welcomed year is 171 (133 in London, 38 in Windsor).
Applicants may request a review of the decision of Western does not take graduate courses into
the Medicine Admissions Committee, provided that consideration for the GPA; only undergraduate
such a request is based upon new and significant years are used.
information pertinent to the application. This
request must be filed with the Schulich School of Applicants who are currently enrolled in a Masters
Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western program are encouraged to make inquiries about
Ontario, no later than two weeks after the issuance our MD/PhD program: www.schulich.uwo.ca/
of the original decision. The request should contain medicine/MD_PhD/.
information not available to the applicant prior to
the last Wednesday in May in the year following 4. Repeat Courses
submission of the application. This request will Schulich Medicine does not accept repeat courses.
be forwarded to the Appeals Committee, whose If a course is repeated, the course is not counted in
decision is final. the course load for that year, nor is it factored into
the GPA calculation for that year. Therefore, if you
2. Co-op Programs and Clinical Placements take five full or equivalent courses but one of them
All degree programs that have a co-op or clinical is a repeat course, that year will be considered to
placement component are dealt with on an have less than a full course load and is not suitable
individual basis. If you have questions about for GPA calculations.
how this is considered, please email admissions.
medicine@schulich.uwo.ca. 4. Summer Courses
Summer courses will not be counted in the overall
If applicants are enrolled in an Honours-level co-op GPA for interview and admission consideration and
degree program their academic course work will be will not be counted as part of the September to
considered as follows: April course load.
• One of the two years considered for admissions
purposes must have five full or equivalent 5. Disability and Admission to Medicine
courses taken between September and April. The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, in
This year must meet the minimum GPA cutoff accord with the Ontario Human Rights Code and
for the current application cycle. University Policy, is committed to the provision
• The second eligible year for consideration will of equal access opportunities to all qualified
be the best academic year of the remaining applicants. To fulfill the requirements of the MD
years with a full course load. Please note that an degree and to avoid serious risk to the health and
“academic year” in this case will consist of the safety of patients/clients, students are required to
two semesters which combine to complete one acquire competency in a wide range of knowledge,
of the mandatory “years” of the program. (E.g., skills and abilities. Individuals with special needs
third year may consist of courses taken from are advised to contact the Office of Admissions
September-December 2009 and May‑September & Student Affairs, Schulich School of Medicine
2010 but the student is registered by their & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario,
university as being a third-year student.) We and to carefully review the “Council of Ontario
will not consider two semesters belonging to Faculties of Medicine (COFM) Policy Document:
different academic years. Essential Skills and Abilities Required for the Study
of Medicine” at www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/.
Applicants registered in co-operative programs
should submit a separate letter that specifies the 6. Transfer Students
schedule of their academic and work terms if this The structure of the medical curriculum at the
information is not clear from their transcript. Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry is such that
This letter should be sent directly to the Office of transfer from another Canadian medical school for
Admissions & Student Affairs, Schulich School of advanced standing can be considered only in very
Medicine & Dentistry. exceptional cases and is subject to space being
OMSAS 2011
Ontario Medical School Application Service
Applicant’s Checklist
Before submitting your application, ensure that you have verified the
following: