Prerequisite Proposal Passed
The prerequisite proposal has passed! Final approval has been reached and we can confirm that starting with the 2016/2017 application cycle, the science prerequisites will be strongly recommended rather than required. A full year of English will still be required. This change will not affect applicants currently invited to interview. All applicants currently eligible for […]
Pre-Medical Diversity Symposium 2016
Some prospective applicants may be a bit hesitant about applying to medical school because they consider themselves “non-traditional” applicants – maybe they are a little older, have experienced some challenges in the past, or come from a different academic or personal background than the type of person they think typically applies to medical school. If […]
Prerequisite Proposal Timeline Update
Happy New Year! We are still hoping to post an update on the prerequisite proposal by the end of January. Sorry again for the delay – there is one final step that has taken longer than anticipated due to holiday-related cancellations and closures. A lot of you are trying to plan your courses, we know, […]
Holiday Closure
As the holidays are approaching, we wanted to let you know the Admissions Office will be closed from December 24 at noon until January 3 (we will reopen January 4). During the closure, we will not be here to answer emails or phone calls. Please contact us before the holidays if you have any questions […]
Interview Notifications Approaching
Interview notifications are approaching! We plan to send application status updates to all applicants starting the week of December 7. Unfortunately we can’t say exactly when we will notify everyone, so please monitor your email starting on the 7th. We will update the blog when all of the notifications have been sent. The notifications will […]
Science Prerequisites – An Update
As you may or may not be aware, over the past year the Faculty of Medicine has been reviewing the science prerequisites for the MD program. The proposal is to remove all science prerequisites as strict requirements for the program.** To date, this proposal has been approved by a series of committees. However, final consideration […]
Notes on Transcript and Document Statuses
If you are wondering about your transcript or other document status, please read the following notes: 1. UBC Transcripts– As long as you have marked the box on the Other Information page to authorize us to access your UBC transcript electronically, you can consider your UBC transcript received by the deadline even if your UBC […]
(Mostly) Non-Academic Questions
We are excited to see that a number of people have started (and even submitted) their applications! With people working on their applications, some questions have come up, especially around the non-academic sections of the application. We hope these answers will help. 1. For the Research Publications and Presentations section, the Help Guide says I […]
Southern Medical Program Expands Rural Positions
The Southern Medical Program (SMP) is expanding the number of positions available for students interested in rural, remote, or northern rural medicine. Beginning with the 2015/16 admissions cycle, up to 10 of the 32 annual positions within the SMP will be designated for students with rural, remote, or northern backgrounds. These changes are being implemented […]
The 2015/2016 Application Is Open
The 2015/2016 application is now open! Over the past year we have tried to be especially attentive to applicant feedback regarding the application and Help Guide, and have made several revisions to the Help Guide that we think will make completing the application a more straightforward process. For example, the Research Publication section always generates […]