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Last revised: July 9, 2015

September 15, 2015 (4:30 p.m. ET)Deadline to register for/create an account for

the OMSAS online application. Create your ownaccount and do not take over an account created by

someone else.

Note: If you create an account after the September 15deadline, you will be disqualified. Do not share yourlogin information with anyone.

October 1, 2015 (4:30 p.m. ET)

Deadline to submit applications. There are noexceptions.

October 1, 2015

Deadline for OMSAS to receive your initialtranscripts and academic documents.This is a strictdeadline.

This is also the deadline for OMSAS to receive your

Confidential Assessment forms. See page 9 forfurther details.

October 1, 2015

All online banking payments and Western Union

Business Solutions GlobalPay for Students(bank-to-bank transfer for international paymentsonly) payments must be initiated by this date.

OMSAS must receive payment by October 5 in order

to process your application.

November 1, 2015OMSAS must receive your MCAT scores.

Note: It takes two business days for OMSAS to

receive your scores after they are released.

May 10, 2016First round offers of admission are sent out.

June 30, 2016OMSAS must receive your final transcripts.

Applicants Checklist

Before submitting your application, ensure that youhave:

requested that transcripts be sent from the

Registrars Office to OMSAS for all postsecondary

institutions you attended? written the MCAT (if required) and requested

that your scores be released to OMSAS?

requested confidential assessments using the

forms provided?

provided a copy of your Canadian Immigration

Record of Landing or Permanent Resident card(if applicable)?

170 Research LaneGuelph ON N1G 5E2

www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/

OMSAS 2016Ontario Medical School Application Service

Important Dates

Please mail documents several weeks in advance to ensure delivery by the deadline dates.

Apply online at: www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/
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Read the entire instruction booklet before

completing the application.Apply online at: www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/.

It is your responsibility to ensure that OMSAS

receives your application materials and requireddocumentation by the published deadlines. Youare advised to keep verifiable records of requests

for transcripts, letters of reference, etc.

Submit only one application. There are no refunds.

Applications and supporting documents are usedonly for the year specified. A new application is

produced annually.

InquiriesGeneral inquiries: [email protected] support: [email protected]

Mailing Address

OMSASOntario Universities Application Centre

170 Research LaneGuelph ON N1G 5E2

About OMSAS

The Ontario Medical School Application Service

(OMSAS) is a not-for-profit, centralized applicationservice for applicants to the six Ontario medicaschools. OMSAS was developed by admissions

personnel at these schools and is operated by theOntario Universities Application Centre (OUAC)

which is a division of the Council of Ontario

Universities. Its purpose is to facilitate the process oapplying to Ontario medical schools and to reduceduplication in application processing to save timeand resources for the applicants and the institutions

Each medical school is completely autonomous inreaching its own admission decisions. OMSAS only

provides the application processing service.

The OMSAS online application is available atwww.ouac.on.ca/omsas/.

You must submit only one set of applicationmaterials and academic documents to Ontario

medical schools, regardless of the number ofschools you apply to. OMSAS does not accept

collect (COD) courier deliveries of any documents

Complete an online application to apply to Ontariomedical schools. There are no paper applications.

Visit the OUAC website for information about themedical school application process and to view

details about your application.

Each of the six Ontario medical schools has its

own admission requirements, and reserves theright to determine whether degrees granted bypostsecondary institutions are suitable for the

purpose of admission. Please be aware of thesevariations and be sure you qualify for considerationbefore submitting your applications to OMSAS

OMSAS will process and forward applicationsto all requested medical schools, regardless of

your qualifications or the completeness of yourapplication. There are no refunds.

You are advised to contact the medical schoodirectly for additional information about the

academic program and admissions. Contact detailscan be found in the university information section

of this booklet.

Please be aware that the application process islengthy. The amount of time required depends on

the number of schools you apply to. Please allow 10to 30 hours of preparation time prior to submittingyour application.

Contents

About OMSAS ...................................................................2The OUAC and Privacy .................................................. 3

Applicant Responsibilities ............................................6Personal Information ......................................................7Address Information .......................................................8

Choices and Fees .............................................................8

Autobiographical Sketch ..............................................9Referees ............................................................................... 9Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)..............10

Transcripts ........................................................................ 10Postsecondary Education ............................................12Ontario Medical School Requirements .................. 14

Medical School Information

Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine(McMaster University) ................................................15

Northern Ontario School of Medicine.....................21University of Ottawa .................................................... 28

Universit dOttawa...................................................... 35Queens University ........................................................ 43University of Toronto ................................................... 47

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry(Western University) ................................................. 56
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If you are considering applying to non-Canadianmedical schools, understand that your access to

residency positions in Ontario after graduating fromsuch schools could be severely limited.

Registration/Licensure

Regulations about licensure in Ontario shouldbe obtained from the College of Physicians andSurgeons of Ontario.

Note: If you can answer yes to either of the

following questions, you are strongly advised toconsult with the Admissions Office of the medica

schools you are applying to, or consult with theCollege of Physicians and Surgeons at 416-967-2600

1. Have you ever been convicted of an offence(not including traffic violations) for which a

pardon has not been granted?2. Are there any criminal charges pending agains

you?

Medical school graduates with criminal records maynot be eligible to receive registration (licence) to

practice medicine.

Graduates from a medical school outside of Canadaand/or the United States should contact the Centrefor the Evaluation of Health Professionals Educated

Abroad (CEHPEA) at: www.cehpea.ca.

The OUAC and Privacy

The OUAC takes extensive measures to ensure thesecurity of its website.

The OUAC encrypts application data using Secure

Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, the industrystandard for protecting web communications.

EmailMessages that you send to the OUAC by email may

not be secure. The OUAC recommends that youdo not send any confidential information by email

If you choose to send any confidential information

by email, please be aware that you accept the riskthat a third party may intercept this informationAfter you submit and pay for your application, youwill be able to access the OMSAS Secure Applicant

Messaging tool (SAM) to request amendments orupload documents to your application.

Notice About This PublicationWhile every effort was made to ensure accuracy

in this publication, the OUAC and the medicalschools reserve the right to amend the information

presented as necessary at any time.

The medical schools and OMSAS do not endorseor support presentations or publications otherthan their own. Up-to-date information should be

obtained directly from the schools admissionsoffices or their websites.

About the OUAC

The Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC),located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, is a central

bureau whose function is processing applicationsfor admission to the provinces universities. TheOUAC provides cost-effective and efficient services

achieved through innovative computer and datamanagement activities.

The OUAC was founded in 1971 by the Committee of

Presidents of the Universities of Ontario (now calledthe Council of Ontario Universities) and the Ontario

Universities Council on Admissions, and its activitiesare monitored by an Advisory Board. This board isappointed by, and reports to, the Council of Ontario

Universities and is responsible for overseeing theOUACs operations and management. The board

includes representation from each of its user groupsand is chaired by a university president.

Essential Skills and Abilities Required forStudying Medicine

The Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine (COFM)approved a policy about the essential skills and

abilities required for studying medicine by studentsregistered in, or applying to, the MD program in any

of the six Ontario medical schools. This policy alsoapplies to admitting students with disabilities. Foracomplete review of this policy, visit: www.ouac.on.ca/

omsas/.

ResidencyInformation about the Canadian Resident Matching

Service (CaRMS) can be obtained from:

CaRMS300-171 Nepean Street

Ottawa ON K2P 0B4

Telephone: 613-237-0075

Email: [email protected]: www.carms.ca
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The OUAC is committed to protecting your privacyin relation to the personal information you providein support of your application. If, after providingyour application, you do not register in an Ontariomedical school, the OUAC will not retain any originadocumentation or paper records in respect toyour application. Transcripts, autobiographical andpersonal submissions, and supplementary material insupport of applications filed in a specific academic

year will not be returned, forwarded or copied toapplicants or forwarded to third parties prior tobeing destroyed at the end of each application cycle

The OUAC retains the current (and historical)electronic version(s) of your demographic, academicand choice data provided in your application in

accordance with the OUACs records retentionpolicy and maintains administrative, technical and

physical safeguards in an effort to protect againstunauthorized access, use, modification and disclosure

of your personal information. The OUAC will maintainthe confidentiality of all personal information it

collects in connection with the application and wildisclose such personal information only for thepurposes described in this Declaration and Notice

The OUAC stores electronic records off-site as partof its disaster recovery procedures. You are solely

responsible for keeping your OUAC application useridentification, login information and other registration

information confidential and secure. Please notify theOUAC immediately if you suspect any unauthorizedaccess, use or disclosure.

Collection of Personal Information

The OUAC will collect the personal information

you provide in your application, or in referenceto your application, to process your applicationto the university(ies) of your choice.

The OUAC may collect information about yourstatus as a Canadian Aboriginal person. You arenot required to provide this information; howeverif you provide it, the OUAC will forward it tothe university(ies) of your choice to allow theuniversity(ies) to inform you of specific servicesavailable to Canadian Aboriginal students, inan effort to improve the availability of medicaeducation and care throughout Aborigina

communities. The OUAC will collect transcripts from educationa

institutions, as provided by you.

The OUAC will collect your Medical CollegeAdmission Test (MCAT) scores directly from

the Association of American Medical Colleges(AAMC) with the consent you provide when yousubmit this application.

The OUAC will collect personal information fromindividuals you provide as references.

The OUAC will collect payment informationfrom you (or from whoever is paying for this

Declaration and Notice of Collection, Use,Disclosure and Treatment of Your Personal

Information Provided as Part of Your OntarioMedical School Application Service (OMSAS)

ApplicationThe Ontario Universities Application Centre

(OUAC) was created by the universities of Ontariothrough the Council of Ontario Universities (COU).The OUAC has been processing applications on

behalf of universities in Ontario since 1971. To applyfor admission to a medical school at a university

in Ontario, your application must be processedthrough the OUAC. The OUAC forwards your

application information to the university(ies) of yourchoice. By applying through the OUAC, you agreethat the university(ies) of your choice will obtain

the personal information you have provided to theOUAC and the OUAC will collect, use, disclose and

otherwise manage your personal information as setout in this Declaration and Notice.

The personal information requested in this

application is required by the OUAC and by themedical schools for the purpose of your application

and must be provided together with your applicationfee. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Medical schools may require additional personalinformation from you to complete your application.Medical schools may use and disclose your personal

information for other purposes in accordance withtheir own admission and personal information

policies and practices, including requirements forgovernment enrollment reporting, which you must

investigate yourself. For example, medical schools willrequire you to provide them with information about

whether and to what extent you have a prior criminalrecord. Universities also disclose personal informationto regulatory authorities, law enforcement or other

persons, when authorized or required to do so by law.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your applicationinformation and all supporting documentation

is truthful, complete and correct, and that yourautobiographic and personal submissions areauthored solely and entirely by you. The OUAC

and the universities reserve the right to verify anyinformation provided as part of this application. If

any information in your application is determinedto be false or misleading, concealed or withheld, or

written by a third party, at the absolute discretion ofthe OUAC and/or a university, your application maybe invalidated. This could result in its immediate

rejection or in the revocation of an offer of admissionor registration at a university. Any such information

may be shared by the OUAC or by universities andcolleges with the Association of Faculties of Medicine

of Canada (AFMC), and with other universities andcolleges across Canada.

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research purposes by the Ministry of Educationthe MTCU, and postsecondary institutions, as

allowed within the MTCU Act. The OUAC maydisclose your OEN to your universities of choice

in order to maintain this registry.

Based on the MTCU Act, the OUAC may disclose

personal information to the MTCU for policydevelopment and research purposes.

The medical schools will disclose your application

information to the AFMC, for research in medicaeducation.

If any information connected with your applicationis determined to be false or misleading, concealed

or withheld, or contains evidence of academicdishonesty, or inappropriate or unethical conduct

the AFMC, and universities and colleges acrossCanada will be advised, at the absolute discretion

of the OUAC and/or a university. Fraudulentuse of credit cards or demanding/obtainingunauthorized application fee reimbursement is

considered unethical.

The OUAC will disclose personal information

from all medical school applications inaggregate, non-personally identifiable formto the public via the OUAC website, to Ontario

government ministries (MTCU, Ministry of Healthand Long-Term Care); MAC-COFM; and academic

researchers (at the discretion of the OUAC andthe medical schools) for admissions, enrollmentand other academic policy development and

research purposes.

If you have accepted an offer for admission to

a medical school, the OUAC will disclose yourname, gender, and date of birth to other medica

schools across Canada to which you have

applied for enrollment management purposes. If you have accepted an offer for admission to

an Ontario medical school, the OUAC and/or themedical school will disclose your name, gender

date of birth, language of correspondenceOUAC/OMSAS Reference Number, and the

name of the medical school whose offer youhave accepted to the Medical Council ofCanada (MCC) for validation purposes when

assigning a Medical Identification Number forCanada (MINC).

The OUAC may disclose your personal information

to regulatory authorities, law enforcement orother persons, as authorized or required by law.

If you have ordered electronic transcripts in

support of your application, the OUAC maydisclose your personal information to theinstitution(s) from which you have ordered your

transcripts to process your transcript request.

For more information about the collection, use

disclosure, and treatment of your personal information

at the OUAC, review the OUACs Privacy Code at

www.ouac.on.ca/privacy/ or contact the OUAC Privacy

application) to process your application payment.

All credit card processing is done by a third partyand no cardholder data is collected, transmitted

or stored on OUAC systems.

Use of Personal Information

The OUAC will compile and process yourapplication and payment.

The OUAC will use personal information from all

medical school applications to create aggregate,non-personally identifiable information for use

by the public, via the OUAC website, by Ontariogovernment ministries (Ministry of Training,

Colleges and Universities [MTCU], Ministryof Health and Long-Term Care); the MedicalAdmissions Committee (a sub-committee of

the Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine[MAC-COFM]); and academic researchers (at the

discretion of the OUAC and the medical schools)for admissions, enrollment and other academic

policy development and research purposes.

The OUAC and/or the university(ies) will use

your email address for communication purposes. If you have ordered electronic transcripts in

support of your application, the OUAC may

use your personal information to process yourtranscript request.

The OUAC and/or the university(ies) willuse your date of birth for identification and

document matching.

Disclosure of Personal Information

The OUAC will disclose your demographic,academic and university/program choice data to

all universities for which you have submitted an

OMSAS application. In the event that you have applied to a joint or

collaborative university/university or university/college program, the OUAC and/or the universities

will disclose your application information tothe relevant partner Ontario college(s) oruniversity(ies).

The OUAC will send the individuals you list asreferences an acknowledgement letter advising

them that they have been named as a reference. Ifyour references contact the OUAC with questions

regarding your application, the OUAC will disclose

personal information about you, as necessary andappropriate, to respond to the inquiry.

If a third party who is paying for this application

has questions regarding the payment for yourapplication, the OUAC will disclose personal

information about you, as necessary andappropriate, to respond to the inquiry.

The OUAC and/or the university(ies) may use

your personal information to validate or assignan Ontario Education Number (OEN). The

OEN Registry is maintained by the Ministryof Education, and is used for tracking and
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Submitting the Application

If you successfully submit your application, you

will receive an OUAC/OMSAS Reference Number(2016-80xxxx) after you complete your payment

You will also receive an acknowledgement emaifrom OMSAS. If you successfully submit your

application but do not receive an acknowledgementemail, contact OMSAS immediately.

Verification of Application DataOnce your payment is processed, you can inquire

online to determine what supporting documentsOMSAS has received.

OMSAS will perform an item-by-item review to

compare all courses on the academic record againstyour official university transcripts. Beginning inNovember, and after this review, you will have access

to an online report that indicates the data OMSAShas on file. The report will identify any missing

transcripts or Confidential Assessment formsAccess the report by logging in to your submitted

application with your user ID and password, andselecting the appropriate link.

Please be aware that OMSAS must follow certainconventions requested by the medical schools in

the presentation of the data. This report representsonly one part of the academic information used in

the adjudication process. In addition, each schooreviews all of the admission material you submit.

Each medical school reserves the right to determinewhether degrees granted are suitable for admission

to their medical program.

If you have any questions about the verification of

the academic records, contact OMSAS immediately

using the SAM tool.You are responsible for reportingany required changes to your academic record by

December 1, 2015. Note: Schools may use their own

admission formula, which may or may not use the

GPA values OMSAS calculates.

Application for Advanced Standing and Transfer

Applicants for advanced standing and transfer mustcontact the individual medical schools directly.

Scholarships

Some medical schools offer scholarships to certainapplicants from specified groups. For informationabout scholarship availability and criteria, consult

the academic calendar of the particular universityor medical school.

Officer by email at [email protected]; by

phone at 519-823-1940; or in writing at 170 Research

Lane, Guelph ON N1G 5E2.

Applicants Declaration

You are required to consent to the personal

information practices as set out in the Declarationand Notice of Collection, Use, Disclosure andTreatment of Your Personal Information Provided

as Part of Your Ontario Medical School ApplicationService (OMSAS) Application, and certify the

following statement:

I certify that the personal information and documentssubmitted in this application, or to be submitted

(all of which constitutes the application), are true,complete and correct in all respects, including my

declarations as to citizenship and immigration statusin Canada; that my autobiographic and personal

submissions are true, accurate, and authored solelyand entirely by me; and that all information requestedin this application has been disclosed. I understand

that it is my responsibility to keep OMSAS and themedical school(s), to which I have applied, or at which

I register, informed of any changes to the informationin my application materials, and I agree to do so in

writing immediately after any such change occurs.

Applicant Responsibilities

You are expected to become familiar with and

observe the application procedures for eachmedical school/program you apply to. Read the

entire instruction booklet and the program-specificinformation from each medical school beforecompleting the application.

It is your responsibility to ensure that OMSAS

receives the application and all required supportingdocumentation by the required deadlines. Normally,

unsolicited application materials and informationwill not be considered for admission purposes.

Faxed documentation will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the admission requirements

and deadlines may result in the cancellation of yourapplication. Application fees are non-refundable.

The application process may be delayed until all

required transcripts and documentation are receivedas specified by the medical schools you apply to.

Supporting documentation received after the

deadline will be forwarded to the applicable medicalschools; however, OMSAS cannot guarantee thatthe medical schools will consider these documents.

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Offers of AdmissionFirst-round offers of admission are sent out on

May 10, 2016. You may hold only one acceptance ofan offer of admission to an Ontario medical schoo

at any time. Once you accept an offer of admissionyou will be removed from the wait lists of the other

Ontario medical schools. Responses to offers ofadmission must be submitted using SAM.

Personal Information

Title, Gender and Date of Birth

Title and gender are optional fields. Date of birth

is used for identification and document matchingpurposes. Gender and date of birth are collected

for statistical purposes only and do not form part ofthe universitys admission decision.

Language of ApplicationApplications for the University of Ottawa can be

made in English or French. For all other universitiesthe application must be completed in English

You must be proficient in both oral and writtencommunication for your language of application.

Official Legal Name

Please ensure that the name you use to apply isthe complete name by which you are legally andcorrectly known. Record any former surname(s)

so OMSAS and the universities can match yourdocuments to your application file.

Citizenship

Citizenship will be verified by all medical schools.

Note: Normally, only the medical schools atMcMaster University and the University of Torontoconsider applications from qualified non-Canadian

applicants. The University of Ottawa will considerapplications from the children of alumni who do not

reside in Canada.

Permanent Residents (Landed Immigrants)All Ontario medical schools consider applications

from qualified Canadian citizens and permanent

residents. Canadian permanent residents, for thepurpose of admission to an Ontario medical school

are those who, by the application deadline, possessa Canadian Immigration Record of Landing or a

Permanent Resident Card issued by Citizenshipand Immigration Canada. Permanent residents

must submit a photocopy of the front and back oftheir Permanent Resident Card to OMSAS by theapplication deadline. The date on the back must be

legible.

Police Record CheckOnce you are accepted, some schools require you

to undergo police record checks. You will not beregistered until this check is complete. The medical

schools reserve the right to withdraw an offer ofadmission based on the results of the police record

check. For specific details, refer to each individualschools requirements.

If any criminal charges are laid against you after thepolice record check is completed, you are required

to disclose this information to the medical schoolsthat have offered you admission. The medical

schools reserve the right to revoke admissionoffers and/or registration at any time, as a resultof reviewing information pertaining to criminal

charges.

CPRYou must complete a CPR Basic Rescuer Course

(Level C) and be able to produce valid certificatesbefore enrollment in medical school.

For McMaster and the Northern Ontario School of

Medicine (NOSM), incoming students must provideevidence of a valid certificate in Basic Life Supportfor Health Care Providers.

OMSAS Secure Applicant Messaging (SAM) Tool

The OMSAS SAM tool allows you to send personalinformation to OMSAS via a secure process, to

ensure this information is protected. You can accessSAM by logging in to your submitted applicationusing your user ID and password, and selecting the

appropriate link.

The following change requests mustbe made usingSAM:

1. Name or date of birth2. Home or mailing address

3. Email address4. AAMC ID number5. Referees contact information

Once you submit your application, you can access

SAM to upload the following supplementarydocumentation, as required by the universities you

apply to: Proof of citizenship/landed immigrant status

Proof of Aboriginal status

CV (Toronto graduate applicants only)

Note: Changes to your sketch or personalsubmissions are not accepted.

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Institutional Fees (in Canadian Funds)

McMaster $125

Northern $85

Ottawa $100

Queens $100

Toronto $110

Western $100

Transcript requests cost $12 each, with someexceptions (see the Transcripts section onpage 10).

All online banking payments and Western UnionBusiness Solutions GlobalPay for Students

(bank-to-bank transfer for international paymentsonly) payments must be initiated by October 1, 2015.

OMSAS must receive payment by October 5, 2015, in

order to process your application.

All fees are non-refundable. Applications will notbe forwarded to the universities until the OUAC

receives full payment. Partial payments will not beaccepted. Fees for withdrawn university choices are

not refunded.

Fraudulent use of credit cards or demanding/

obtaining unauthorized application fee reimbursementis considered unethical.

Payment is part of the final Submit process and is

accepted by:

Credit card (VISA, MasterCard or AmericanExpress). Prepaid credit cards and VISA debit

cards are not accepted.

Online banking through selected Canadian

banks and credit unions only. (This normallytakes one to three business days.) All paymentsmust be made in Canadian funds.

Western Union Business Solutions GlobalPay fo

Students (bank-to-bank transfer for internationapayments only). You can pay the Canadian dollarfees in the currency of your choice.

For more information about payments, visit theMethods of Payment page at: www.ouac.on.ca/

payments/.

Canadian Aboriginal Applicants

Persons of indigenous ancestry, First Nations,

Mtis and Inuit peoples may identify themselves assuch by indicating it in the field provided. This is a

voluntary declaration. Please consult the individualschool sections of this booklet for full details.

First Language

The first language is the first language you learned

at home as a child.

Once an application is submitted, changes topersonal information must be submitted using SAM.

Address Information

You must complete both the mailing address and

home address sections, even if the information isthe same.

Keep OMSAS informed of any address changesduring the admissions cycle so we can inform

the medical schools.

Indicate which address to use after May 1.

An email address is mandatory. Email is theprimary mode of communication for the

universities and OMSAS. Please check that youhave correctly entered your email address andadd your university choices to your contact or

safe senders list to ensure that all messages aredelivered to your inbox.

Once you submit your application, changes to your

address or email must be submitted using SAM.

Rural Origins

This data is collected to evaluate the demographics

of medical school applicants in an effort to improvethe availability of medical care throughout Canada.Provision of this information is optional.

Choices and Fees

All applicants are required to pay the applicationservice fee of $220, plus an institutional fee, payableto the OUAC at the time of application and to be

included in the same payment. This fee assists themedical schools in covering some of the costs of

the admission assessment. OMSAS will forwardthese fees to the medical schools.
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Autobioigraphical Sketch in the order required by the

medical schools. Please contact the medical schoolsfor further information about the contents of the

Autobiographical Sketch.

Verifiers

The verifier list should not contain the descriptionof the activity. It should contain the verifiers titlefirst and last name, address, telephone number and

any additional comments. You may use the sameverifier for multiple activities.

To associate a verifier with a given activity, enter a

number in the Verifier field. This number should

correspond to the number on the verifiers list.

Any activities that can be substantiated byacademic transcripts do not require verifiers (e.g.

scholarships, special commendations). For theseitems, enter a zero in the Verifier field to save your

information.

The medical schools reserve the right to confirm theinformation provided in these sections by consulting

the individuals you listed as verifiers.

McMaster applicants are not required to provideverifiers for the Autobiographical Sketch.

Referees

Confidential Assessment FormsOMSAS is prepared to receive Confidentia

Assessment (Referee) forms before receiving yourapplication, but not before August 1, 2015. The

Confidential Assessment forms must be forwardedto the referees, who should, in turn, forward the

completed forms directly to OMSAS. Refereesmust attach a separate letter, printed on their usuastationery, elaborating on the information provided

on the assessment form. The medical schools wilnot be able to give you full consideration without

this additional information.

Assessments must be completed in confidence by

the referee and should not be made available toyou.

You should select referees who have extensive

personal knowledge of you and are in a positionto make statements concerning your character

personal qualities, academic capabilities and speciacircumstances, if applicable. Referees may not be

in a position to evaluate all of the characteristicsrequested; however, in choosing your three refereesensure that all subject areas are covered. At least

Autobiographical Sketch

The Autobiographical Sketch should be a

comprehensive list of the pertinent details of youractivities since age 16, within the categories thatapply to you:

F: Formal Education (name of institution, dates,

program, degree)

E: EmploymentV: Volunteer ActivitiesX: Extracurricular ActivitiesA: Awards and Accomplishments

R: ResearchO: Other

List all activities that will give the admissions

committees insight into who you are.

Please include experiences, both structured andnon-structured, that demonstrate an ability to

determine needs in your community and a willingnessto play a part in filling those needs.

For instance, volunteer work is often perceived asonly those activities that are coordinated by an

organization. However, there are many forms ofvolunteer work. For example, if you were raised in a

farming community and helped to run a neighboursfarm (e.g., when the neighbour was sick), this wouldbe considered volunteer activity. However, ensure

you have a contact for each of the activities listed.

To ensure that full information is provided in the

Autobiographical Sketch, OMSAS recommends you:

1. consider and record (separate from the

application) allactivities since age 16; and then2. complete the application by arranging these

activities into the categories listed above.

Please provide the information in point form.Do not forward supplementary pages, letters of

recommendation, curriculum vitae, etc.

You will need to provide more specific details for theEmployment, Volunteer Activities, Extracurricular

Activities, Awards and Accomplishments, andResearch categories. These details are not requiredfor McMaster or Western. If you are applying to

Ottawa, you will be required to identify the topthree (3) activities that are most important to your

application in medicine, in each category, and thathave been completed during your postsecondary

(undergraduate university) studies.

OMSAS collects this information on behalf ofthe medical schools. OMSAS will arrange the

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September 2015, you may not have received yourAAMC ID number at the time of application. If this

is the case, use SAM to provide OMSAS with thisnumber as soon as you receive it.

Contact the AAMC each year you apply, but no

earlier than July 15, 2015, to request that all of your

MCAT scores be released to OMSAS. The Ontariomedical schools require full disclosure of all MCAT

score results.

If you wrote the July, August or September 2015MCAT, you must wait until your scores are made

available before requesting their release to OMSASAll scores must be released to OMSAS before

November 1, 2015. The medical schools reserve theright to disqualify you if they do not receive your

MCAT scores by November 1, 2015.

Note:The medical schools are aware that you may

not have received the results of the Septemberwritings of the MCAT prior to the October 1, 2015

OMSAS application deadline. Fees will not berefunded for choices dropped because the MCAT

results did not meet eligibility requirements set bythe medical schools.

Once your application is submitted, your AAMC IDnumber must be submitted using SAM.

Transcripts

Official transcripts are required for each university

college, CEGEP, junior college, graduate school orother postsecondary institution at which you have

registered. This includes transcripts for work takenon Letter of Permission, for transfer credit or onan exchange program. OMSAS does not require

International Baccalaureate (IB) or AdvancedPlacement (AP) transcripts, unless the courses are

prerequisites. To be official, transcripts must be sentdirectly from the Registrars Office to OMSAS and be

printed on the institutions official transcript paperwith the school seal and/or bear the appropriatesignatures. Photocopies are not acceptable. OMSAS

cannot accept undergraduate transcripts providedby graduate departments or those you send directly

Arrange with the Registrars Office(s) of each

university, college or CEGEP that you have attendedto send complete official transcript(s) of all course

work completed to date directly to OMSAS170 Research Lane, Guelph ON N1G 5E2, byOctober 1, 2015. Only one copy is required

Note: It is not possible to notify you of anyoutstanding transcripts at the time of the deadline.

one referee should be a non-academic/characterreferee. Note: OMSAS cannot advise you in selecting

referees.

You may use only three Confidential Referenceforms. If OMSAS receives more than three

reference forms or additional letters of reference,the additional forms will not be forwarded to themedical schools.

The submission of a University Premedical Advisory

Report (provided by some schools in the UnitedStates) will be accepted but does not replace the

use of the three Confidential Assessment forms.

You must print Confidential Assessment forms fromwithin the online application before submittingthe application and receiving an OUAC/OMSAS

Reference Number. The pre-printed number onthese forms will be your user ID (IT#) rather than

your OUAC/OMSAS Reference Number. OMSAS willuse the user ID to link the assessment forms to your

application.

You cannot make changes to your referees onceyour forms are downloaded. Altered forms will notbe processed.

Note: The Confidential Assessment forms should

be received by October 1, 2015. Failure to meet thisdeadline means the application will initially be sent

to the medical schools without these forms and willdelay progress of the first evaluation. Confidential

Assessment forms from the three referees indicatedin your application will be sent to the medicalschools, regardless of when they are received.

However, the medical schools reserve the rightto disqualify applications due to late references.

Consult the individual school sections of thisbooklet for full details.

Medical College Admission Test(MCAT)

You should write the Medical College Admission

Test (MCAT), if applicable, and arrange for theofficial scores to be released to OMSAS. Refer toMcMaster University, Queens University, University

of Toronto and Western University sections for MCATrequirements. For further details about the test, visit:

www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/.

Indicate your AAMC ID number (an eight-digit

number assigned by the Association of AmericanMedical Colleges) and your most recent test date. If

you are writing for the first time in July, August or
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Contact OMSAS at 519-823-1063 if you attend/attended one of these departments or programs

and require assistance with your online transcriptrequest.

Note: Algoma University is a former affiliate

campus of Laurentian University. If you are aLaurentian-Algoma student or graduate, pleaserequest transcripts from Laurentian. All students

admitted during or after 2009 are AlgomaUniversity students and must request transcripts

from Algoma University.

Fees are $12 per transcript requested, except fortranscripts requested from the following schools

which do not have a fee:

Carleton University

McMaster University

Algonquin College

Collge Boral

Cambrian College

Confederation College

Fanshawe College Humber College

La Cit

Loyalist College

Mohawk College

Niagara College

St. Clair College

St. Lawrence College

Sheridan College

The transcript fees are non-refundable. OMSASmust receive your TRF by October 1, 2015, to satisfy

the transcript deadline requirement.

The OUAC will not be responsible for the refusaof any institution to provide transcripts (e.g.

delinquent accounts, incorrect identification). TheOUAC will notify you if an institution does notprovide the transcript. If you do not resolve the

issues in a timely manner, the medical schools wilnot consider your transcripts upon their release.

Final Transcripts

At the end of the academic year, if you are stil

being considered for admission and are currently

attending university, you must arrange with yourRegistrars Office to forward a copy of your fina

transcript directly to OMSAS. Please obtain a copy

of the final transcript for your records and verify its

accuracy. Applicants to Western University who fai

to forward a transcript to OMSAS will be disqualified

A transcript of the current years December results is

not required unless it is your final term.

Note:If you attend an Ontario university, you mustuse the TRF to order transcripts. You can access this

OMSAS is prepared to receive transcripts beforereceiving your application, but not before

August 1, 2015.

Transfer credits, Letter of Permission credits and/or exchange program credits recorded on the

transcript of another university cannot be acceptedin place of the transcript from the university wherethe course was taken.

If the university/college you attend/attended does

not issue transcripts, you must arrange with theRegistrars Office to provide OMSAS with an official

statement of attendance and/or degree granted, bythe October 1 deadline.

It is your responsibility to ensure that OMSASreceives all transcripts and/or attendance

statements by October 1, 2015.

Transcripts from an Ontario University or College

If you attended, or are currently enrolled at,

an Ontario university, you must use the OUACTranscript Request Form (TRF) in the online

application. If you attended, or are currently enrolledat, an Ontario college, you may use the TRF. Bycompleting the TRF and forwarding the appropriate

fees, you authorize the OUAC to arrange for yourofficial transcripts to be sent to OMSAS; you do not

need to contact the Registrars Office directly.

Exceptions:

1. You cannot use the TRF to order transcripts

from the Royal Military College of Canada.

2. Transcript requests from the following divisions

or programs at the University of Toronto mustbe made directly to that division:

Additional Qualifications Program (AQ) atOISE;

Continuing Studies; Toronto School ofTheology; and

Woodsworth Pre-University Program.

3. Transcript requests from the following YorkUniversity departments:

York University English Language Institute

(YUELI) must be made directly to thatdepartment.

Schulich Executive Education must bemade directly to that department.

Continuing Studies or Continuing Education must be made to the Division ofContinuing Education.

Additional Qualification (AQ) courses takenafter 1993 must be made to Research and

Field Development, Faculty of Education.

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you attend(ed) an alternative campus locationEnter the year followed by the month in the From

and To boxes. Complete the remaining boxes asappropriate. Enter 2016 as the final To date if

you are currently enrolled.

Undergraduate Academic Record

The medical schools receive applications fromapplicants who studied at universities with various

grading systems. The admission committees at themedical schools attempt to give each applican

equal consideration. The Postsecondary EducationUndergraduate Academic Record and the Grading

System Conversion Table display applicants academicrecords in a uniform manner and equate the variousgrading systems.

The following courses are not normally included in

the OMSAS GPA:

naturopathic and chiropractic medicine

consecutive Bachelor of Education programs

college courses (even if transfer credit is granted

challenge for credit courses diploma or certificate programs

graduate courses

undergraduate courses taken as part of agraduate program

JD or LLB programs

MD programs

The medical schools equate university work on

the basis of the Ontario traditional academicyear system. If you are applying from universitiesoperating in the semester system, list your courses

in multiples of two semesters (i.e., semesters oneand two are combined for first year; semesters

three and four for second year). If you are applyingfrom the American schools quarter system, list your

courses in multiples of three quarters.

Each medical school may use a different GPA than is

calculated in the Undergraduate Academic Recordbased on their own admission criteria. Each medica

school reserves the right to determine whetherdegrees granted are suitable for admission to their

medical program. Refer to the medical schoorequirements section of this document for more

information.

The Undergraduate Academic Record will include

all information relating to undergraduate studiesyou undertake. This record must display all relevant

data in academic and calendar year sequence.

To record the required information, list your firstacademic year of study at each university, followed

by your second year of study, etc. OMSAS wilcalculate a cumulative GPA.

form by logging in to your submitted applicationusing your user ID and password, and then selecting

the appropriate link.

The deadline for receipt of final transcripts isJune 30, 2016. Receipt of the TRF by this date doesnot satisfy the deadline requirement.

If you have completed the work for your degree,

ask the university to indicate on the transcript thatyou are eligible for the degree or that it has been

conferred.

Assessment of International Academic Credentials

Whether you are a Canadian or non-Canadian

applicant, if you have not met minimum coursenumber criteria utilizing your Canadian or US dataand require inclusion of your international education

data, you must have your foreign transcriptassessed by World Education Services (WES). WES

assessment greatly assists in the consideration ofthe application. Credentialing assessment means

converting foreign academic credentials intotheir Canadian educational equivalents. The WESassessment should be released to OMSAS directlyby WES. If the WES assessment includes a copyof the official transcript, you are not required torequest this transcript from your registrar. Pleaseconsult the individual school sections of this bookletfor full details.

Please request a course-by-course evaluationfor your foreign grades. The assessment will notbe valid without an overall GPA. However, the

admissions committees of the medical schoolsreserve the right to apply their own evaluation.

WES evaluations must be sent directly to OMSASby WES, and must be received by the application

deadline, October 1, 2015.

Note: OMSAS will convert grades of courses takenat accredited universities in the US. Applicants donot require a WES assessment for these courses.

To contact WES, call 416-972-0070 or1-866-343-0070 (toll-free) or visit: www.wes.org/ca/.

Postsecondary Education

Record all postsecondary institutions at which youhave registered. This includes community colleges/

CEGEPs, universities, junior colleges, graduateschools, and work taken on Letter of Permission,

on transfer or on an exchange program. Select theinstitution from the Institution Name drop-downlist in the Institutions Attended section, where

possible. Choose the main campus name even if
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Foreign transcripts are processed as non-convertible,

therefore a GPA is not calculated for universities

outside Canada and the US. OMSAS will convert

grades for Canadian university colleges and US

schools.

OMSAS uses a 4.0 scale. Your grades will be

converted using the Undergraduate Grading System

Conversion Table and the scale noted for your

university in the table. Do not attempt to reconcilealpha grades to any of the percentage scales.

Courses for which a Pass grade is assigned are

counted for credit, but will not be included in the

GPA calculations.

Please record all courses and marks, including failed,

incomplete, repeated and supplementary courses.

The number and name of each course taken should

be listed in the same order as it appears on the

transcript.

Where both alpha and numeric grades are reportedon the transcript, the numeric grade will be used.

Do not use a GPA to report grades for individual

courses.

Course Weight

Courses are weighted according to the length of

study.

Full-year course: weight of 2

Half-year course: weight of 1

Semester course: weight of 1Three-quarter course: weight of 1.5

Cumulative Average

OMSAS calculates the Cumulative Average by adding

all of the course weights and all of the converted

grades, then dividing the total course weights into

the total converted grades. Note: The Cumulative

Average is not an average of the averages.

Graduate Study Record

Transcripts are required for all graduate study work,

although individual courses are not recorded on

the academic record. The deadline for receipt oftranscripts is October 1, 2015. If you have recently

started graduate studies for which a transcript is

not available, send a statement of registration from

the Registrars Office to OMSAS by the transcript

deadline.

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OMSAS 2016Last revised: July 9, 2015

School Applicants

for 2015

Target

Class Size

for 2016

Length Minimum

Academic

Requirements

MCAT Prerequisites

(one full credit required

for each)

Non-academic Requirements Transfer Citizenship Interview

Date

cole Candidaturesrentre 2015

Grandeurcible des

salles declasse

pour 2016

Dure Conditionsdadmission

pralables

MCAT Pralables(un crdit complet pourchacun)

Autres considrations Transfert Citoyennet Datedentrevue

McMaster 5,271 203 Threeyears

Three full yearsundergraduate;

any discipline

Yes None Confidential Assessmentforms; CASPer; interview

No Norestrictions

Late Marcearly Apri

Northern

Ontario

School of

Medicine

2,115 64 Fouryears

Four-yearundergraduate

degree; any

discipline

No None Confidential Assessmentforms; admissions

questionnaire; interview

No Canadian;permanent

resident

March April

Ottawa

(English

Stream)

3,883 116 Four

years

Three full years

undergraduateuniversity

studies; any

discipline

No Biology/Zoology;

Humanities/SocialSciences; the equivalent

of any two of

Biochemistry/Chemistry/Organic Chemistry

Interview; Confidential

Assessment forms; CPR (levelC) required; police record

check; immunization record;

detailed autobiographicalsubmission, CASPer

No Canadian;

permanentresident

February

March

Ottawa

(Voletfrancophone)

415 48 Quatre

ans

Trois ans

dtudes

universitairesde premier

cycle temps

complet; toutes

Non Biologie/zoologie;

humanits/science

sociales; lquivalent dedeux cours en biochimie/

chimie/chimie organique

Entrevue; Formulaires

dvaluation confidentielle;

RCR (niveau C); vrificationdu casier judiciaire; dossier

dimmunisation; curriculum

vitae dtaill, CASPer

Non Canadiens;

rsidents

permanents

Fvrier

mars

Queens 4,374 100 Four

years

15 full

undergraduatecredits; any

discipline

Yes None Confidential Assessment

forms; interview;Autobiographical Sketch

No Canadian;

permanentresident

March

Toronto 3,463 259 Fouryears

Three full yearsundergraduate;

15 full course

credits; anydiscipline

Yes One of Humanities/ Social Sciences/

Languages; two Life

Sciences

Confidential Assessmentforms and letters;

brief personal essays;

Autobiographical Sketch andstatements; interview

No Norestrictions

February April

Western 2,480 171 Fouryears

Four-yeardegree or

equivalent

Yes N/A Confidential Assessmentforms; interview; CPR-C;

Standard First Aid; police

record check

Canadianmedical

school

only

Canadian;permanent

resident

March April

Total

Total(e)22,001 961 22,001 applications from 6,593 individuals

22 001 demandes de la part de 6 593 personnes

Ontario Medical School Requirements

School Information Chart

This chart provides an overview of the six programs. Refer to eachinstitutions requirements for full information. If you fail to submit the required

documentation, your application at that school will be incomplete.

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incomplte si vous ngligez de lui fournir les renseignements requis.

Conditions acadmiques des coles de mdecine de lOntarTableau synoptiqu

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you must submit a separate application in additionto the OMSAS application. To gain admission, you

must be accepted to both the MD program at theMichael G. DeGroote School of Medicine and one of

the PhD programs listed above, offered through theSchool of Graduate Studies. Additional informationand program application (due November 1, 2015)

can be found at http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/grad/combined.html or from the Office of Graduate

Studies (Health Sciences), McMaster UniversityFaculty of Health Sciences, MDCL 2235, 1280 Main

Street West, Hamilton ON L8S 4K1.

Admission Policy and Procedures

Selection ProcedureThe following requirements are for admission in thelast week of August 2016.

Our intention is to prepare you to become a physician

with the capacity and flexibility to select any area inthe broad field of medicine. You are selected with

this goal in mind. Faculty members, medical studentsand members of the community are usually involved

with assessing applications.

Admission and Registration

Applying to the medical program implies that youaccept the admissions policies and procedures

and the methods by which you are chosen for theprogram.

To be considered for an interview, you must meet

all requirements described in this policy statementunder the following sections:

Academic Eligibility;

Application Procedures;

Transcript Requirements; and

Computer-based Assessment for SamplingPersonal Characteristics (CASPer).

Several hundred applicants are invited for aninterview in Hamilton in March or April 2016

Invitations for interviews are determined byyour academic performance, assessment of your

preparedness for a career in medicine, suitability

The following requirements are for admission infall 2016. The admission policy is reviewed annuallyand the requirements from previous years may notapply. The university reserves the right to reviewand change the admission requirements at any timewithout notice.

Because of the nature of selection procedures,deadlines are strictly enforced. All relevant

documentation must be provided by the specifieddeadlines. You must follow the instructions precisely.

Failure to comply with the instructions or meet

the deadlines will result in your application beingdisqualified.

False Admission InformationIf any application information is found to be false or

misleading, concealed or withheld, the applicationwill be deemed invalid and immediately rejected. If

you are already admitted and registered, you maybe required to withdraw from the university. The MD

Admissions Committee will usually not allow you tore-apply to the MD program for seven years.

International Applicant PoolInterested International applicants may apply

through the regular process. International (Visa)students should be aware that admission to the

Undergraduate MD Program does not confereligibility to apply subsequently through theCanadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS) for

a residency training position in Canada. For furtherinformation, visit: www.carms.ca.

MD/PhD Program

McMaster offers an integrated MD/PhD programfor up to three students each year. These students

will demonstrate academic excellence and astrong motivation to pursue research as a majorcomponent of their future medical career. You

will be admitted to the Faculty of Health SciencesMD/PhD program with PhD studies in one of five

graduate programs affiliated with the Faculty ofHealth Sciences at McMaster University. These

include: Medical Sciences, Biochemistry, HealthResearch Methodology, Neurosciences, andBiomedical Engineering. To apply to this program,

Michael G. DeGrooteSchool of Medicine
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Requirements

Academic Eligibility

On the Academic Record, you must record algrades received in all credit courses from yourundergraduate degree. Failure to report courses

programs or grades on the Academic Record wilresult in your application being disqualified.

You must fulfill the following requirements.

1. By May 2016, you must complete a minimum

of 15 full courses, or 30 half courses (or acombination) of undergraduate university workThere is no requirement to carry a full course

load. To satisfy this requirement, academiccredentials obtained from a Canadian university

must be from an institution with academicstandards and performance consistent with

those of member institutions of the Counciof Ontario Universities (COU). You must beable to demonstrate a high level of academic

achievement consistently throughout yourundergraduate career. If you completed a

diploma at a CEGEP, you must complete at leasttwo additional years (10 full courses or 20 half

courses) of degree credit work at an accrediteduniversity by May 2016.

You are also eligible if you confer a baccalaureatedegree by a university in less than three years

by the time you apply on October 1, 2015, andyou meet the overall GPA requirement of 3.0 on

the OMSAS 4.0 scale.

2. You must achieve an overall simple average ofat least 3.0 on the OMSAS 4.0 scale in yourundergraduate university work to date, by

October 1, 2015. While this meets the minimumcriterion for admission consideration, be aware

that, given the rising level of competition fora limited number of positions, a significantly

higher GPA would provide you with a morereasonable chance of admission.

Marks for supplementary and summer courseswill be included in the GPA calculation. Courses

for which a pass grade is assigned are countedfor credit but are not included in the GPA

calculation. If you are attending a program wherepass or credit is given in some courses in

lieu of a letter or numerical grade, independentgrades from a minimum of five half-year or fivefull-year courses are required or your application

will not be considered.

for the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicineat McMaster University, and geographical status.

From this group, a class of 203 will be selected.For the incoming class in August 2015, 28 of the

203 positions are designated for the WaterlooRegional Campus and 28 for the Niagara Regional

Campus. If you are invited to the McMaster MultipleMini-Interview (MMI), you must rank your campuschoice (Hamilton Campus, Waterloo Regional

Campus or Niagara Regional Campus) as numberone (1), two (2), three (3) or no preference. Offers

of admission to the medical school will be madefrom this master rank list, regardless of campus

preference. After the 203 positions are filled,registrants to the class will be offered a positionbased on their preference and geographical

background. The offer of admission will be bindingto a specific campus.

Application Procedures

Completed online OMSAS applications are due by4:30 p.m. (ET), October 1, 2015. Fees paid by credit

card are also due at this time. If you pay by onlinebanking or Western Union Business Solutions GlobalPay for Students (bank-to-bank transfer for

international payments only), OMSAS must receiveyour payment by October 5, 2015.

OMSAS must receive transcripts from all

postsecondary institutions you attended, byOctober 1, 2015. See Transcript/RegistrarStatements Requirements on page 18.

OMSAS expects to receive your three Confidential

Assessment forms and reference letters byOctober 1, 2015. However, McMaster will accept

Confidential Assessment forms and reference lettersuntil December 1, 2015, at which time incomplete

applications will be cancelled. It is your responsibilityto request your forms and letters within sufficienttime to meet these deadlines.

You must complete the CASPer test on Sunday,

October 18, 2015, or Thursday, October 29, 2015.Sign up for CASPer at: www.takecasper.com. See

item #4 under Requirements for further details.

Any additional information (that you provide ora third party provides on your behalf) that is not

required as outlined above will not be incorporatedinto your file and will not be used by assessors for

selection purposes.

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assessment called CASPer to assist with ourselection process. You must successfully

complete CASPer to maintain admissioneligibility.

CASPer assesses the non-cognitive skills andinterpersonal characteristics we believe are

important for successful students and graduatesof our program, and complements our otherapplicant screening tools. By implementing

CASPer, we are trying to further enhancefairness and objectivity in our selection process.

To take CASPer, you must have access to a

computer with audio capabilities and a reliableinternet connection on your selected testdate. CASPer can be taken anywhere that you

can satisfy the aforementioned requirementsExceptions will not be made if you are unable to

take CASPer online due to an unreliable internetconnection, as a result of technical or politica

factors.

The CASPer test is comprised of 10-12 sectionsof video and written scenarios. Following eachscenario, you must answer a set of probing

questions under a time contract. Each responseis graded by a different rater, which offers a

robust and reliable view of the personal andprofessional characteristics that are important

to our program. You do not need to study forCASPer, although you may want to familiarizeyourself with the test structure and ensure you

have a quiet environment to take the test.

To view the test structure, and schedule andtake CASPer, visit: www.takecasper.com.

Aboriginal Applicants

If you wish to be considered as an Aboriginaapplicant (First Nations, Inuit or Mtis), you mustprovide the following when you apply:

1. A letter that declares Aboriginal ancestry

and provides specific information about FirstNations, treaty, community, or organizationa

affiliation. The letter should requestconsideration under the alternative process

expand on your academic and personabackground, and describe your reasons andmotivation for wishing to become a physician.

2. A letter of recommendation from your FirstNations, Band Council, Tribal Council, Treaty

community or organizational affiliation.3. Proof of Aboriginal ancestry. Acceptable proofs

of ancestry include: Status or Treaty card, MtisMembership card, Nunavut Trust Service cardor Inuit Roll Number. McMaster University wil

only recognize Mtis Membership cards from

An overall simple average will consist of allundergraduate university degree credit courses

taken, except those taken on foreign exchange,in which the work of different years will be

treated equally. You calculate this average in theAcademic Record section, then verify it on the

OMSAS Verification Report. We may also reviewthis average.

Your graduate experience will be consideredin the admissions process if it is complete

and the degree has been conferred by theOctober 1, 2015, application deadline. Individual

grades received for course work taken as partof a graduate degree will not be included in theGPA calculation. Applicants with a completed

and conferred graduate degree at the time ofapplication will receive additional consideration,

to be included in the formula that determines thelikelihood of an invitation to interview (masters

degree holder +0.01; PhD degree holder +0.04),providing a significant, albeit not decisive,

advantage for graduate degree holders.

If you are enrolled in a graduate program atthe time you apply, you must arrange for yoursupervisor, a member of your supervisorycommittee or the Chair of the department toprovide a letter indicating that they are awareyou intend to apply to medical school. OMSASshould receive this letter by October 1, 2015.If your graduate supervisor, member ofyour supervisory committee or Chair of thedepartment is one of your referees, a secondletter is not required.

3. You must write the Medical College AdmissionTest (MCAT) prior to the October 1, 2015,

deadline. The score from the Verbal Reasoningsection of the MCAT will be used for those whowrote the MCAT before April 2015. If you write

the new MCAT 2015, the Critical Analysis andReasoning score will be used in both formulae

(offer of interview and advancement to collation[full file review]). A minimum score of 6 on the

Verbal Reasoning component or 123 on theCritical Analysis and Reasoning component is

required. The scores on the other sections ofthe MCAT are not considered in the selectionprocess. MCAT test results are accepted

provided the test was written no more than fiveyears prior to the application deadline. The most

recent test result will be used if you attempt theMCAT more than once.

4. The CASPer Test: All applicants to the MichaelG. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster

University, are required to complete an online

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If you do not use the TRF, transcripts shouldbe ordered before September 15, 2015, to allow

adequate processing time and for OMSAS toreceive them by the deadline. Be prepared to send

OMSAS a copy of all dated postage receipts andcorrespondence related to your transcript requests

by the application deadline, if required. In the eventof a missing or late transcript, you will be requiredto provide evidence to McMaster University that you

requested transcripts in a timely fashion.

Foreign Transcripts/Registrar StatementsIf you have foreign transcripts (outside Canada or

the United States) and require your foreign gradesto be included (if you have not met the minimumcourse number criteria utilizing your Canadian or US

data), you must have your transcript sent to WorldEducation Services (WES) (see the Credentialing

Foreign Grades section). Your WES report anda copy of your verified transcript must be sent

directly from WES to OMSAS by October 1, 2015.

Note: It is not possible for OMSAS to notify you ofany outstanding transcripts before October 1, 2015Therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure that

OMSAS receives all transcripts and registrarstatements by October 1, 2015. Your application wil

be disqualified if you fail to meet this requirement.

Other Transcript Requirements to AvoidDisqualification

1. McMaster requires that you provide transcriptsfor all postsecondary courses/programsattended. This includes community colleges

CEGEPs, junior colleges, pre-universityprograms, etc.

2. OMSAS must receive transcripts and grade(s)for courses taken on a Letter of Permission

at another institution, or for which transfercredit/advanced standing was granted, byOctober 1, 2015. This applies to courses and

terms/semesters of study taken abroad as partof a regular program.

3. Evaluations of work terms done as part of aco-operative program are not required.

4. Only transcripts sent directly to OMSAS by thepostsecondary institution(s) will be accepted

Transcripts sent by you will not be accepted.

Note: OMSAS will provide you with a Verification

Report that includes information about receivingtranscripts.

Your application will be disqualified if you fail to

meet all transcript requirements and deadlines.

the provincial counterparts of the Mtis NationalCouncil. McMaster University reserves the right tocontact the card issuer to verify its authenticity.For details, see: http://metisnation.ca/index.php/who-are-the-metis/citizenship/.

You are required to complete the OMSAS applicationand must meet the same minimum academic criteriafor admission as set out for general applicants,

including: at least three years of undergraduate university

education (15 full courses/30 half courses or acombination);

an overall GPA of at least 3.0 as calculated on theOMSAS 4.0 scale;

a score of 6 or higher on the MCAT Verbal

Reasoning section or 123 or higher on the MCATCritical Analysis and Reasoning section; and

completion of CASPer.

Geographical ConsiderationThe geographical status is determined from the

Autobiographical Sketch. You may be asked toprovide evidence of geographical status.

In selecting applicants for an interview, the bonafide place of residence will be used in the following

order of priority:1. Province of Ontario

2. Outside Ontario

Ninety percent of interview positions will be givento those whose place of residence is (1) the provinceof Ontario, and 10 percent will be given to those

whose place of residence is (2) outside Ontario.

To qualify for (1) above, you must:a. be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident by

October 1, 2015; andb. have resided in Ontario for at least three years,

since the age of 14, by the date of possible entryto the program.

Any other applicant qualifies for (2).

Transcript/Registrar Statements RequirementsTranscripts from Ontario universities ordered

through OMSAS via the Transcript Request Form(TRF) will be accepted if OMSAS receives the

TRF by October 1, 2015. If you attend/attended anOntario university, you must use the TRF. If youattend/attended an Ontario college, you may use

the TRF. All other required transcripts and registrarstatements must be submitted directly to OMSAS

by the postsecondary institutions attended.
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reviewed and used in the final selection process

Applicants are selected for admission based on acomposite score that includes, but is not necessarilylimited to, GPA, MCAT Verbal Reasoning, the scorefrom CASPer, and the score on the interviewSuccessful applicants will be notified by email on

May 10, 2016.

Registration

A registration package will accompany the letter ofoffer on May 10, 2016.

Police Information Check

Throughout your medical school program, you wil

serve vulnerable populations. In an effort to protectthese vulnerable people against potential risk of harm

the Ontario Faculties of Medicine and many clinicaagencies require that you provide confirmation ofthe absence of a criminal conviction or outstanding

criminal charges. At the beginning of each subsequentacademic year in the MD program, you will be

required to sign a criminal record and disclosure

form to confirm that there has been no change in theinformation contained in the police information check

The police information check, including a VulnerableSector Screening, is required.

Offer of admission is contingent upon provision of

the above checks, at your expense. The Michael GDeGroote School of Medicine will review any files

presented with a Not Clear check to determinewhat action, if any, will be taken. For moreinformation about obtaining a police information

check with Vulnerable Sector Screening, pleasecontact your local police agency.

If you receive an offer of admission to the MD

program, you must provide your police check to theMD Admissions Office by August 1, 2016.

Immunization

You will receive details about health regulationswhen you are offered admission to the program.

Advanced Standing/TransferYou are required to begin with Medical Foundation 1

Therefore, there is no provision for advancedstanding or transfer into the program.

Basic Life Support Training for

Health Care ProvidersIf you are offered admission, you must provideevidence of a current Basic Life Support (BLS) fo

Health Care Providers (HCP). Courses are readilyavailable in most communities, from both the Red

Cross and the St. Johns Ambulance associations. Youwill be sent specific information before registration.

Credentialing Foreign GradesWhether you are a Canadian or non-Canadian

applicant, if you do not meet minimum coursenumber criteria by utilizing your Canadian or US

data and require your international educationdata to be included, you must have your foreign

transcript assessed by WES at: www.wes.org.Credentialing assessment means converting foreignacademic credentials into their Canadian educational

equivalents. See the Transcripts section of thisbooklet for further details.

If you have a foreign university education and

meet the minimum course number requirementwith Canadian or US undergraduate universitydegree-level work, the foreign grades will not be

used in calculating the GPA. In this case, a WESassessment is not required; however, the transcript

must be sent directly from the foreign university toOMSAS by the deadline.

English-Language Proficiency

To be granted admission, you must be proficient inspoken and written English. You are expected towrite clearly and correctly in English. All application

materials must be submitted in English, otherwisethe application will not proceed further in the

admissions process.

If English is not your first language, you mustsatisfy at least one of the following conditions by

October 1, 2015:

1. Provide evidence that you achieved a score of

at least 86 on the internet-based TOEFL (iBT)with a minimum score of 20 in each of the

four components, or the equivalent on otherrecognized tests (McMaster Universitys TOEFL

code is #0936); or2. have attended an educational institution for

at least three years, where instruction was in

English; or3. have resided in an English-speaking country for

at least four years.

InterviewsSeveral hundred applicants will be invited to

Hamilton for an interview.

Because the interviews involve many other people,you must attend on the date and time specified.You are responsible for your travel expenses. Youwill receive a description, in advance, of how theinterviews are conducted.

Selection

The information from the process described aboveand the confidential assessments from referees is
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Address

MD AdmissionsMichael G. DeGroote School of Medicine

McMaster University, MDCL 31041280 Main Street WestHamilton ON L8S 4K1

Canada

Telephone: 905-525-9140, ext. 22235

Email: [email protected]: www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdprog/
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Northern OntarioSchool of Medicine

General Information

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM)

is the first medical school in Canada for the 21 stcentury. Our mission is to contribute to improving

the health of the people and communities ofNorthern Ontario by advancing the highest qualityof medical practice, learning, teaching, research

and professionalism. Our School of Medicine isthe Faculty of Medicine of Laurentian University,

Sudbury, and of Lakehead University, Thunder Bay.With main campuses in Thunder Bay and Sudbury,

we have multiple teaching and research sitesdistributed across Northern Ontario, including inlarge and small communities.

NOSM is committed to educating high quality

physicians and health professionals and to beinginternationally recognized as a leader in distributed,

learning-centred, community-engaged educationand research. Our overall vision is innovative

education and research for a healthier north.

Based in Northern Ontario, the four-year MD programat NOSM provides you with a unique mix of learning

opportunities in a diverse range of sites, includingAboriginal and Francophone communities. Selectionfor the schools undergraduate program will favour

those who are likely to thrive in the challengingnorthern and rural learning environments, including

applicants from within Northern Ontario, rural andremote areas in the rest of Canada, and Aboriginaland Francophone applicants.

Patient-Centred Medicine (PCM) is the major

underlying concept of health and medicine inour MD program. PCM is a comprehensive clinical

method with six interactive components supported

by substantial and growing research evidence. PCMlinks well to Learner Centred Education (LCE),which is the underlying concept of NOSMs overalleducation.

The curriculum is organized around five themes

throughout the four-year program:

1. Northern and Rural Health;2. Personal and Professional Aspects of Medical

Practice;

3. Social and Population Health;4. Foundations of Medicine; and5. Clinical Skills in Health Care.

The focus of NOSMs MD program is on graduatingskilled physicians who are ready and able to

pursue further training and clinical practiceanywhere, but who have a special affinity for, and

comfort in, Northern Ontario. The curriculum ishighly integrated, where much of your learning is

small-group, patient-centred, case-based learningThe cases present complex, real-life scenarios thatpresent people in their home, family and community

contexts.

You will also participate in hands-on practicaclasses, self-directed learning, and clinical education

in a range of different health service and communitysettings. Through the mix of themes and different

learning modalities, the program covers corecurricula to ensure a strong grounding in basicmedical sciences, humanities, social and behavioura

sciences, and clinical medicine.

Clinical education starts at the beginning of theprogram and occurs in a range of different settings

Community-based medical education is a keycomponent of the program where you will learn inother and larger hospitals, health services, family

practices, and various community settings. Thisapproach ensures you gain a diversity of clinica

knowledge and skills, and experience the speciafeatures of Northern Ontario.

Features include:

the diversity of cultures;

varying morbidity and mortality patterns withspecific clinical challenges; and

a wide range of health service delivery modelswith particular emphasis on interdisciplinary

co-operation and the whole health team.

The foundation for our four-year undergraduatemedical education curriculum is based on the socia

accountability mandate of providing a program thatmeets both your needs and the health care needs ofthe people of Northern Ontario. To meet this mandate

we employ a distributed community-engaged modefor the delivery of the curriculum.

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If you proceed to the interview, you will be askedto indicate your preferred campus.While NOSM wil

endeavour to assign you to your preferred campusupon admission, we cannot guarantee you will be

offered a seat at your preferred campus.

NOSM does not designate seats for residentsof Northern Ontario or other rural and remotecommunities, out-of-province applicants, or military

(Canadian Forces) applicants.

CitizenshipYou must be a Canadian citizen or permanent

resident (landed immigrant) prior to October 1, 2015to apply.

Advanced Standing or TransferDue to the integrated nature of the curriculum

NOSM cannot accept transfer students.

If you are accepted to the medical school, you mustcomplete the full four years of the medical program

Skills and Abilities for the Medical Program

As a student of medicine, you must be able tocommunicate with patients and colleagues, make

observations about patients, gather informationand analyze data in order to arrive at medicajudgments. If you need accommodation for the

medical program, review the Skills and Abilitiespolicy on the OMSAS or NOSM website, and

contact the Learning Assistance Office at LakeheadUniversity (West Campus) or the Special Needs

Office at Laurentian University (East Campus) formore information.

English-Language ProficiencyNOSM students must be proficient in written and

spoken English. All application materials must besubmitted in English. The school reserves the right

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