Admissions
Verifiers
Some verifiers are easy to choose: your current supervisor, your former coach, your guitar teacher. Others are more problematic. Because the Admissions Office has a responsibility to verify the accuracy of applications in order to ensure fairness for all applicants, we require a verifier for all non-academic, employment, and rural training experiences. However, we recognize […]
Employment History Vs. Non-Academic Activities
The other day we were perusing PreMed101 and found this conversation. The poster essentially asked forum members if it would make sense to split up his/her work experience into the projects or activities that were required for his/her job and put them in either/both the Non-Academic Activities or Employment History section. As evaluators of non-academic […]
Application System Maintenance This Weekend
The online application system will be undergoing maintenance this weekend and will be intermittently unavailable from Friday, July 22 at 10:00 p.m. to Sunday, July 24 at 11:00 p.m. Applicants attempting to use the system at this time may experience disruptions in service. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Rural and/or Northern Training Section
The Rural and/or Northern Training section of the application is used to assess applicants’ suitability for training at the Northern Medical Program and the rural seats of the Southern Medical Program. If you are open to training at one of these sites and believe you would be a good candidate, we encourage you to complete this […]
Potential Canada Post Strike
Due to the potential Canada Post strike, we recommend that applicants who are currently submitting transcripts avoid sending their transcripts via regular mail and choose a different method, such as courier delivery. Applicants in the Vancouver area can also drop off their transcripts in person at our mailing address during the hours listed on our […]
Offers 2016 – Waitlist Shortened
Since the MED 2020 class is full, we have shortened the waitlist. To applicants who received disappointing news today, please accept our congratulations on making it so far. We hope your hard work and notable achievements are a source of pride for you. Waitlisted applicants who did not hear from us today are still on […]
Offers 2016 – All Positions Filled in MED 2020 Class
The deadline for Round 6 has passed, and we are both happy and sad to report that all of the positions for the MED 2020 class have been filled. If students withdraw their acceptances there is a chance that a few more positions will become available, but it is impossible to say how many spots […]
2016/2017 General Questions Post
The 2016/2017 application has been open for a week and a few applicants have already submitted their applications! For those of you just starting your application or working your way through it, this post is a chance to ask general questions. If you have a specific question that pertains to your particular situation, please email […]
Offers 2016 – Round 5 Sent
We have sent Round 5 of the offers. If you received an offer this round, congratulations! The deadline for this round is Thursday, June 23 and we will update the blog after the deadline.
Offers 2016 – Round 4 Sent
Round 4 offers have been sent. The deadline for this round is Thursday, June 16 at noon Pacific Time, and we will update the blog after this deadline. Congratulations to this round’s offer recipients!