Canadian Medical Schools Summary
Data Sources
Most of the data contained here is obtained from the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) website. The AFMC publishes numerous documents that provide significant insight into the admissions process. Admission Requirements of Canadian Faculties of Medicine (2010) – this is the source of the summary presented here:
http://www.afmc.ca/pdf/2010AdBk.pdf
Canadian Medical Education Statistics (2009) – an extremely interesting and detailed document with a wealth of statistics on medical school admissions. Includes interesting facts including attrition rates (example: in 2008, of the 2771 first year medical students, 18 dropped out):
http://www.afmc.ca/pdf/cmes/CMES2009.pdf
*Note: This list does not include Dalhousie, Memorial, and some other Quebec schools. More information will be posted soon*
University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine
§ Program length: 4 years
§ Tuition: $15,154 + additional fees
§ Class Size: 256
Selection Factors: MCAT and three full years of full-time university. Minimum GPA is 2.8/4.0, with average GPA of successful applicants being 3.71/4.0. Prerequisite courses include english, biochemistry, biology, organic and inorganic chemistry.
Applicant Statistics (based on data from 2010 and 07/08): approximately 1583 applicants. 664 applicants interviewed. Of the offers of admission, 38 were declined.
Interview Format: Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine
§ Program length: 3 years
§ Tuition: $14,385 + $598 compulsory fees
§ Class Size: 180
Selection Factors: MCAT and two full years of full-time university. Minimum GPA is 3.2/4.0 (Alberta residents) and 3.6/4.0 out of province, with average GPA of successful applicants being 3.66/4.0. No Prerequisite courses required.
Applicant Statistics (based on data from 07/08/09): approximately 1490 applicants. 572 applicants interviewed. Of the offers of admission, 131 were declined.
Interview Format: Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine
§ Program length: 4 years
§ Tuition: $11,540 + $728 compulsory fees
§ Class Size: 172
Selection Factors: MCAT and two full years of full-time university. Minimum GPA is 3.3/4.0 (Alberta residents) and 3.5/4.0 out of province, with average GPA of successful applicants being 3.8/4.0 (GPA higher for applicants with only 2 or 3 years of university). Prerequisite courses required include organic, inorganic chemistry, biology, physics, and English. Half year courses in biochemistry and statistics.
Applicant Statistics (based on data from 07/08/09): approximately 1273 applicants. 473 applicants interviewed. Of the offers of admission, 65 were declined.
Interview Format: Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine
§ Program length: 4 years
§ Tuition: $11,367 + $689 compulsory fees
§ Class Size: 84
Selection Factors: MCAT required (unless you have completed certain prerequisites in Sask.) and at least two full years of full time university. Minimum GPA is 78% (Sask residents) and 80% for out of province, with average GPA of successful applicants being 89.37% (out of province applicants invited for an interview have GPAs >>90%). Prerequisite courses not required, unless you wish to apply without having written the MCAT, in which case there is a specific set that must be completed at USask or University of Regina (see admissions website).
Applicant Statistics (based on data from 07/08/09): approximately 568 applicants. 324 applicants interviewed. Of the offers of admission, 23 were declined.
Interview Format: Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
University of Manitoba, Faculty of Medicine
§ Program length: 4 years
§ Tuition: $7774 + $681 compulsory fees
§ Class size: 110
Selection Factors: MCAT required and at least three years of full-time university (Admission requires a bachelors degree). Minimum GPA is 3.3/4.5, with average GPA of successful applicants being 4.15/4.5. Prerequisite courses required and include biochemistry and humanities/social science.
Applicant Statistics (based on data from 07/08/09): approximately 957 applicants. 330 applicants interviewed. Of the offers of admission, 42 were declined.
Interview Format: Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
§ Program length: 4 years
§ Tuition: $16,550 + $~1900 compulsory fees
§ Class size: 64
Selection Factors: MCAT not required. Four years of full-time university (admission requires a bachelors degree). Minimum GPA is 3/4 with the mean GPA of successful applicants 3.72/4. No specific course pre-requisites, but admissions value people who have a “broad” undergraduate education. The school has a VERY strong preference for people from rural and northern communities.
Applicant Statistics (based on data from 07/08/09): approximately 2273 applicants. 391 applicants interviewed. Of the offers of admission, 14 were declined.
Interview Format: Traditional panel interview with faculty, community member, and medical student.
University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
§ Program length: 4 years
§ Tuition: $17,040 + $887 compulsory fees
§ Class size: 171
Selection Factors: MCAT required. Four years of full-time university (admission requires a bachelors degree). Minimum GPA is 3.75/4.0. No specific course pre-requisites. Special consideration for residents of southwestern Ontario.
Applicant Statistics (based on data from 07/08/09): approximately 2300 applicants. 446 applicants interviewed. Of the offers of admission, 77 were declined.
Interview Format: Panel Interview
McMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
§ Program length: 3 years
§ Tuition: $19,288 + $736 compulsory fees
§ Class Size: 194
Selection Factors: MCAT required (only the VR section). Three years of full-time university. Minimum GPA is 3.0/4.0 with the mean GPA of successful applicants 3.86/4 . No specific course pre-requisites.
Applicant Statistics (based on data from 07/08/09): approximately 3619 applicants. 546 applicants interviewed. Of the offers of admission, 58 were declined.
Interview Format: Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine
§ Program length: 4 years
§ Tuition: $17,887 + $1345 compulsory fees
§ Class Size: 250
Selection Factors: MCAT required (minimum acceptable score 9/9/9/N). Three years of full-time university. Minimum GPA is 3.6/4.0 with the mean GPA of successful applicants 3.89/4.0. Specific course pre-requisites include two full courses in “life sciences” and one full course in social science / humanities / language / literature. Graduate applicants are considered in a separate pool.
Applicant Statistics (based on data from 07/08/09): approximately 3161 applicants. 532 applicants interviewed. Of the offers of admission, 70 were declined.
Interview Format: Traditional interview with a MD/Basic Science Researcher + 2nd year medical student.
Queen’s University, School of Medicine
§ Program length: 4 years
§ Tuition: $16,878 + $978 compulsory fees
§ Class size: 100
Selection Factors: MCAT required. Three years of full-time university. If at the time of application you do not have three years of university completed, the most recent two full-time years will be considered. Competitive GPA depends on the applicant pool. Specific course pre-requisites include one full credit in biological science, a physical science, and either humanities or social science.
Applicant Statistics (based on data from 07/08/09): approximately 2200 applicants. Number of applicants interviewed not revealed. Of the offers of admission, 72 were declined.
University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine
§ Program length: 4 years
§ Tuition: $16,799 + $581 compulsory fees
§ Class size: 156
Selection Factors: MCAT not required. Three years of full-time university. Minimum GPA is 3.5/4.0 with the mean GPA of successful applicants 3.85/4.0. Specific course pre-requisites include one full year in general biology (w. lab component), one full year in humanities, and two full year courses in general chemistry and/or organic chemistry and/or biochemistry.
Applicant Statistics (based on data from 07/08/09): approximately 3159 applicants. Number of applicants interviewed 550. Of the offers of admission, 69 were declined.
Interview Format: Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)