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Medical School Seminar
SOS PRESENTS:
Slides will be available on the SOS website
Medical SchoolOMSAS MCAT Schools & Perquisites Guest Speakers
What do you need to apply for Med School?
York Resources
OMSAS- Application system
Good GPA
Extra-curricular involvement
MCAT- Medical College Admissions Test
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• Used to apply to Med schools in Ontario
• Create an account
• Autobiographical Sketch- Insight into who you are – activities since age 16- Different schools may require additional different
tasks i.e. essay
• Request MCAT scores to be released to OMSAS
OMSAS
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• Deadlines for admission in the following year– Create an account: Mid Sept– Submit application: Early Oct
• Application Service Fee: $210• Each Med school charges additional institutional fee
• Everything you need is on the website: www.ouac.on.ca/omsas
OMSAS
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• Registration: $235– Register online (AAMC site) by making an
account
• Can write MCAT 3 times without written permission from the AAMC.
• Voiding your Exam– Wrote exam but don’t want it to be marked– This option given at end of the exam– No refunds
• For details: http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm
MCAT
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• Good idea to give yourself ample study time–Focus on MCAT preparation only
• The Princeton Review–Private tutoring/ Small groups/ Online–www.princetonreview.com/medical/mcat-test-preparation.aspx?uidbadge=%07
• Kaplan• www.kaptest.com/Pre-Med/Medical-School/PM_home.html
• Examkrackers Books–especially good for verbal reasoning
MCAT
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MCAT FormatPhysical
SciencesVerbal Reasoning
Writing Sample
Biological Sciences
70min, 52 questions
•General Chemistry•Basic Physics•Analytical Reasoning•Data Interpretation•Want a 10
60min, 40 questions on 7 passages
•Fast reading and comprehension•Answering questions based on passage•Want a 10
60min, two essays 30 minutes each
•Essay prompts on politics, media, business, humanities, etc. •Good examples•Essay organization and length•Scale of “J to T”•Want an “R”
70min, 52 questions
•Biology•Organic Chemistry•Data Interpretation•Analytical Reasoning•Physiology•Want a 10
Medical SchoolOMSAS MCAT Schools & Perquisites Guest Speakers
Schools in Ontario
York Resources
• McMaster University
• Northern Ontario School of Medicine
• University of Ottawa
• Queen’s University
• University of Toronto
• University of Western
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Schools in Ontario: PrerequisitesSchool PrerequisitesMcMaster None
Northern None
Ottawa Biology/Zoology; Humanities/Social Sciences; the equivalent of any two of
Biochemistry/Chemistry/Organic Chemistry
Queen’s Biological Sciences; Physical Sciences; Humanities or Social Science
Toronto One of Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; two Life Sciences
Western None
NOTE: CPR Level C &/or Standard First Aid certificate required for enrollment
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Schools in OntarioSchool Cut off
GPAAvg Entrance GPA
MCAT Scores (to consider applying)
Year to Apply
Number of applicants vs. number of acceptances
McMaster
3.0 3.75 (in 2011)
VR 10.58 (Fall 2011)
Cut off: 6
After 3rd Year
*3,546 vs. 204 = 5.8%
Northern Ontario
3.0 3.66 (in 2010)
Not required After 4th Year
1,746 vs. 64 = 3.7%
Ottawa 3.4 (WGPA)
3.8 No required After 3rd Year
3,638 vs. 156 = 4.3%
Queen’s 3.0 3.68 PS9,VR10,BS9,WS-O After 3rd Year
3,322 vs. 100 = 3.0%
Toronto 3.6 3.88 (in 2011 & 2010)
PS11,VR10,BS12,WS-RCut off: 9 on each, WS-N
After 3rd Year
3,108 vs. 259 = 8.3%
Western 3.7 3.8 PS9,VR11,BS10,WS-P(2010 Cut offs)
After 4th Year
*2,294 vs. 171 = 7.5%
Medical SchoolOMSAS MCAT Schools & Perquisites Guest SpeakersYork Resources
Last revised: August 19, 2011 OMSAS 2012: http://www.ouac.on.ca/docs/omsas/b_omsas_e.pdf
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Schools outside Ontario CANADA
• Dalhousie University• McGill University• Memorial University of Newfoundland• Universite Laval• University of Alberta• University of British Columbia• University of Calgary• University of Manitoba• University of Montreal• University of Saskatchewan• University of Sherbrooke
https://services.aamc.org/30/msar/
UNITED STATES• 135 medical schools in the
United States
• Requirements depend on the school, most require a course in physics and English (some accept Humanities instead of English)
• Apply via AMCAS (link below)
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Extra-curricular involvement
• Research opportunities– RAY (Research @ York)– Work-study positions with
professors
• Volunteer– Hospitals / Clinics
• Leadership positions
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Resources @ York
• Pre-med society Club - Last year events:– Med School Interview workshops/seminars– MCAT info sessions– Free mock MCAT exams– Info sessions/webinars about different Med Schools
• International + Outside Ontario
• York Career Centre– Interview practice sessions
– Volunteer fair– Workshops
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Contact / Questions?
- yorku.ca/sos
- Sarah: [email protected]
- Mandana: [email protected]