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DOCTOR OF MEDICINE (MD)

CREATING THE FUTURE OF HEALTH

Since our establishment in 1967 we have become an international leader in health research, educationand delivery. Our innovative, patient-based, cross-disciplinary program has earned University of Calgarys

Faculty of Medicine a national and international reputation for excellence.

How to Apply

Application Fees

Admission Requirements

Pre Interview Scoring

Interview

Final Ranking

Cost to Attend

Combined Degree Program

Conditions of Acceptance

FAQ

APPLICANTMANUAL 2011-2012


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Thank you for applying to our medical school for this coming year. We have anoutstanding program, and are pleased that you are considering becoming a part ofit. While each medical school in Canada is unique in its own way, ours is the onlythree year, clinical presentations based program in North America.Please take the time to explore the facultys webpages where you will find a wealth

of information about the curriculum, the school and some important outcome

measures (residency match results, etc.). We will also have more informationavailable for you at the time of interviews.As many of you know, our entering first year class this year was 170 students, andwe do not anticipate any further increases for this coming year. I am a graduate ofthis program myself, having graduated in 1998. Despite the dramatic growth inclass size since then, I am continually struck by the degree of collegiality and

cohesion evident within such a large group of people. It may be result of our non-competitive pass-fail system, or it may simply be a function of the outstanding young

men and women who make up our medical school classes. Regardless the reason,it is doubtless part of the reason that the medical school experience here at the U of

C is as much fun as it is hard work.

Take the time to read this application manual carefully, and do not hesitate to

contact us directly if you have any questions. Depending on when you contact us, itmay take a few days to get back to you, but know that we strive to make your

application process as straightforward as possible.

Ian Walker, MD

Director of Admissions

University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section1:GeneralInformation

1.1GeneralInformation

1.2ApplicationFees 1.3HowtoApply

1.4UCANFunctionality

1.5Checkingforupdates,accessingscores,interviewschedule

Section2:ApplicationEligibility

2.1Citizenship

2.2MCAT

2.3MinimumFull-TimeAcademicYear

2.4MinimumGPA

Section3:ApplicationEligibility

3.1Demographics

3.2Transcripts

3.3GradeEntry

3.4MCAT

3.5LetterofReference

3.6Activities,EmploymentandAwards

3.7Publications

3.8Fees 3.9ApplicationTimelines

Section4:FileScoring

4.1AlbertansandNon-Albertans

4.2ScoringSystem

4.2.1GPA(20%)

4.2.2MCATVR(10%)

4.2.3SubjectiveAssessmentofAcademicMerit(10%)

4.2.4EvidenceofSpeci\iedNon-CognitiveAttributes(10%each)

4.3StandardizedScoring

4.4ApplicationIrregularities/AreasofConcern


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CONTINUATION TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section5:OtherConsiderations

5.1DisabledApplicants

5.2AboriginalApplicants

5.3CombinedDegreeProgram 5.4FinancialAid

5.5CosttoAttend

Section6:

6.1PostFileReview

6.2Interviews

6.3FinalRanking

Section7:

7.1Offers/wait-listBasics

7.2ConditionsofAcceptant

7.3Deferrals

7.4Costs

Appendices

Appendix1GPAConversion

Appendix3TechnicalStandards

Appendix2Statistics

Appendix4RecommendedCourses

Appendix5-LetterofReferenceFormats

Appendix6FAQ


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Thisstatustabdisplaysagreencheckmarktoasectionwhichiscompleteandsaved.

UCANwillindicatewhetherornotreferenceshavebeenreceived.Itistheapplicantsresponsibilitytofollowupwiththeirrefereeifthestatusindicatesthatthereferencehasnotbeenreceived.

ThestatustabwillindicatewhentheMCAThasbeenveri\ied.Veri\icationisnotindicateduntilafterthe

deadline.Thestatustabwillalsoallowyoutoseewhetherornotyourtanscriptshavebeenreceivedandwhetherornotyouhavereceivedaninvitationtointerviews.

Section2ApplicationEligibility2.1Citizenship

YoumustbeaCanadiancitizenorlandedimmigrant(permanentresident)inordertoapply.Wedonotacceptapplicationsfromindividualinternationalapplicants.Ifyouareaccepted,youmustprovideproofthatyouhadthisstatusbytheOctober15thdeadline.

2.2MCATYoumusthavewrittentheMedicalCollegeAdmissionTest

(MCAT)bythefallofyearofapplication.WerequirethatyourscoresbeavailableforreleasetouspriortotheapplicationdeadlineofOct15,2011.Forthiscomingyear,thismeansthatthelasteligibleMCATsittingwouldbeonSept10th,2011.WewillacceptMCATscoresfromasfarbackas1991.

2.3MinimumFull-TimeAcademicYearsYoumusthavecompleted,bythetimeofapplication,twofulltimeyearsofuniversityeducationatanAUCC-recognizedwww.aucc.cainstitutionorequivalentinternationaluniversity.Inorderforanacademicyeartobeconsideredfulltime,werequirethatyouhavecompleted24creditsforwhichagradehasbeenrecordedoveraconsecutiveperiodof8months,

usuallySept-April.

2.4MinimumGPAGPAiscalculatedusingonlyfulltimeundergraduateyears.ThoseapplicantswhohavemorethantwofulltimeyearsatthetimeofapplicationandwhohavealreadyorwillbegraduatingfromtheirundergraduatedegreeinthecurrentacademicyearwillhavetheirworstacademicyeardroppedfromtheirGPAcalculation.Inthecaseofco-opstudies,wewillcalculateanoverallgpabasedonfull-timeyears(atleast24creditsSept-April)aswellasonfull-timesemesters(atleast12credits),aslongasactualgradesareassignedforallofthesecredits.Iftheapplicantisinthe\inalyearoftheirundergraduatedegreeorbeyond,wewilleliminateeithertheworstfull-timeyearortheworstsemester.

ApplicantswithacompletedgraduatedegreewillhavetheiroverallGPAfromtheirgraduateprogramusedasequivalenttooneyearofundergraduateGPAforthepurposesofthiscalculation.Intheeventthatanapplicanthasmultipleyearswithgradedcourseswithintheirgraduateprogram,thegraduatedegreeGPAwillbecalculatedusingtheweightsoftheindividualcourses.Part-timestudiesaswellasspring/summercoursesarenotusedinthiscalculation.FurtherdetailsandexamplescanbefoundinSection4.2below.AlbertaresidentsrequireaminimumGPAof3.2basedonthiscalculationinordertoapply.Non-AlbertaresidentsrequireaminimumGPAof3.6basedonthiscalculation.

AlbertaResidency

TheMDprogramattheUniversityofCalgaryde\inesanAlbertaresidentassomeonewhomeetsoneormoreofthefollowingcriteria:

1.havelivedinAlberta*forthe12consecutivemonthsimmediately

precedingthe\irstdayofclassesofthetermforwhichadmissionissought.2.haveobtainedatleasttwoyearsoftheirhighschooleducationinAlberta*.3.haveattendedauniversityinAlbertaasafull-timestudentforatleasttwoyears.4.haveresidedinAlbertafor24consecutivemonthsatsometimeaftercompletionofhighschool.5.whowillhavebeenonactivedutywithCanadianArmedForcesforthetwoyearperiodimmediatelyprecedingthe\irst

dayofclassesofthetermforwhichadmissionissought.(ApplicantswishingtobeconsideredAlbertansunderthisclausemustprovidetheOf\iceofAdmissionswithaletterfromtheCanadianArmedForcescon\irmingtheirstatus.)*orNWT,YukonorNunavut
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Section3SubmittinganApplication

3.1Demographics

Pleasecompleteallthequestions.Thisinformationiscrucialforanumberofreasons,althoughthetwomostimportantaretheobligationoftheUniversityofCalgarytoreportsuchdatatoboththeGovernmentof

AlbertaandtheAssociationofFacultiesofMedicineofCanada.

3.2Transcripts

Of\icialtranscripts(1copyonly)arerequiredforeachcollege,CEGEP,university,juniorcollege,orgraduateschoolyouhaveattended.Fortranscriptstobeconsideredof\icial, theymustbesentdirectlyfromtheRegistrarsOf\icetoourAdmissionsOf\ice,beimprintedwiththeschoolssealand/orbeartheappropriatesignature.Wewillnotuseopenedtranscriptssentbythecandidates.Wedonotacceptfaxedtranscripts.Failuretosubmitevenonetranscriptwillresultintheterminationofyourapplication.

ForeignTranscripts:Applicantswhohaveattendedpost-secondaryinstitutionsoutsideNorthAmericamusthavetheirforeigntranscriptsassessedbyWorldEducationServices(WES): www.wes.org/ca. We requireaWES CredentialEvaluationReport, includingaCourse-By-CourseAnalysis. Applicantsmustarrangetohaveof\icialtranscriptssentdirectlytotheOf\iceofAdmissionsandmustbereceivedbytheapplicationdeadline,

October15,2011.WESevaluationsmustbesentdirectlytotheOf\iceofAdmissionsandmustbereceivedbytheapplication deadline,October15,2011. Pleasenote thattheOf\iceofAdmissionsreservestheright toapplyitsownevaluation.

UniversityofCalgarystudentsmustarrangetohaveUofCtranscriptssent.

Transfercreditsorexchangeprogramcreditsrecordedonthetranscriptswillonlybeacceptedifagradehasbeenprovided.Ifnot,youwillneedtoorderatranscriptfromthatinstitutionwherethecourse(s)weretaken.

Iftheuniversity/collegeyouattendedorareattendingdoesnotissuetranscripts,youmustarrangewiththeRegistrarsOf\icetoprovideuswithanof\icialstatementofattendanceand/ordegreegranted.

Applicantsholdingapplieddegreesortwoorthreeyeardiplomasmustpresent8fullcoursesofindividualuniversitytransferrablecourseworkwithintheirprogram.

Pleasesendyourtranscriptsbeforeyousubmityourapplication.TranscriptsshouldbesenttotheOf\iceofAdmissionsattheaddressbelow,nottotheRegistraratUofC.TheOf\iceofAdmissions

FacultyofMedicineG7403330HospitalDriveNW

Calgary,ABT2N4N1

ItistheapplicantsresponsibilitytoensurethatalltranscriptsarereceivedbythedeadlineofOctober15,2011.Aswecannotkeepupwiththehugevolumeofreceivedtranscriptsduringthe\inal4-6weeksoftheapplicationprocess,UCANwillnotalwaysaccuratelydocumentreceiptoftranscripts.Inordertoensurethatwehavereceivedyourtranscriptspriortotheapplicationdeadline,theymustbeorderedpriortoOctober1st.IfyouareabletoprovidedocumentedevidenceofhavingorderedthetranscriptspriortoOctober1st,wewillacceptthemeveniftheyhappentoarriveafterthedeadline.Ifyouhavethisproofdonotcontacttheof\iceofadmissionsaboutmissingtranscriptspriortoOct21st.

Currentyeargradesarenotincludedintheapplicationassessment,andthereforethereisnoneedtosubmitfalltranscriptswithupdatedcoursegrades.If,afterMay15thyouarestillbeingconsideredforadmission,pleasearrangetohave\inaltranscriptsforanycoursesforwhichyouwereenrolledinthepreviousyearsubmittedtoourof\ice.ThesemustbereceivedpriortoJune30,2012.

3.3GradeEntry

AgrademustbeenteredintoUCANforallUniversitylevelcoursestaken.Thisachievesseveralgoals.Mostimportantly,itallowsUCANtoaccuratelycalculateyourGPAforthepurposesoftheapplication.Ialsoallowsthe\ilereviewertoreviewonasinglescreenthesumtotalofyouracademicresults.
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Eventhoughwedonotusesummercoursesandpart-timeyearsinthecalculationofGPA,westillneedthemtobeenteredintoUCAN.Failuretodosocanresultintheterminationoftheapplication.Gradesshouldbeenteredasfoundonthetranscript.Ifyourtranscriptshowsbothletterandpercentagegrades,thepercentagegradeshouldbeentered.

PleasenotethatwedonotuseIBorAPcredits,sothereisnoneedtoenterthoseintoUCAN.

3.4MCAT

YoumustenteryourMCATscoresdirectlyintoUCAN,andwewillverifyaftertheOctober15thdeadline.Ifyouhavetakenthetestmorethanonce,youmustchooseonesetofscoreswhichyouwouldlikeustouse.(seeSection4.2.2).

ItisimperativethatyoucontactAAMCtoarrangeforthereleaseofyourMCATscorestous.Thisisnotanautomaticprocess,andfailuretodoresultsintheterminationofseveralapplicationseachyear.YoucandothisthroughtheMCATTestingHistory(THx)Systemathttps://services.aamc.org/mcatthx/.

3.5LettersofReference

Applicantsarerequiredtosubmitthenamesandcontactinformationofthreerefereesinsupportoftheirapplications.Aspartofthisprocess,applicantswilldirectUCANtosendtherefereealinktothereferenceletterform.

Althoughmanyofthequestionsaskedofrefereesarecommontoallthreeforms,eachofthethreeformsisunique,andattemptsspeci\icallytoobtaininformationhelpfultotheassessmentofoneparticularattributeoftheapplicant(Seesection4.2below).Therefore,applicantsshouldchooserefereescarefully,keepinginmindtheabilityoftherefereetocommentspeci\icallyontheattributeinquestion.

Thethreedifferentformsfocusonthefollowingattributes,andareidenti\iedassuchonUCAN:

Organizational,ManagementandLeadershipSkills

CommitmenttoCommunitiesandAdvocacy

InterpersonalBehavioursandCollaborationTheexactcontentofeachformisattachedtothisApplicantManualasAppendix5.

UCANwilldisplayinrealtimeonceareferencehasbeencomplete.Itremainstheapplicantsresponsibilitytoensurethatthereferencesarecomplete.NoextensionstothedeadlineofOct15thwillbegrantedforthecompletionofreferences.Ifarefereesbelievesthattheyhavecompletedareference,butitdoesnotshowasreceivedintheapplicantsUCANstatuspage,therefereeshouldbeadvisedtocontacttheOf\iceofAdmissionsdirectly.Intheeventthatanapplicantwishestochangehisorherreferences,thiscanbedonesimplybydeactivatingthereferenceinUCANandselectinganewrecipient.Itisnotpossibletohavemorethanoneactivereferenceofeachtype,however,andoncemadeinactive,areferencecannotbere-activated.

Applicantsareadvisedtochooserefereeswhohavesubstantialknowledgeoftheapplicantandareabletogiveanunbiasedassessment.Familymembers,familyfriendsandpeersarenotappropriatereferees,regardlessoftheirpositionorknowledgeoftheapplicant.

3.6Activities,EmploymentandAwards

Applicantsaregiventheopportunitytoidentifyupto30awards,extracurricular,employmentorvolunteeractivities,orotherformativeexperiences.
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Foreachitem,theapplicantisaskedtoprovideatitle(e.g.OwnerofDogWalkingBusiness)aswellasabriefdescription(e.g.Daytodayprovisionofservicetoclients,aswellasdevelopmentofbusinessplanandaccountingduties.).Applicantsarealsoaskedtoidentifythetimecommitmentinvolvedintheactivityorexperience.For10ofthe30itemslistedalonger(max1000characters)ImpactStatementisrequested,describingtheimportanceoftheiteminthelifeoftheapplicantandtheimpactithashadonthem.Theseareoftenreferredtobytheapplicantsastheirtop10.

3.7Publications

Applicantsarerequestedtolistallacademicpublicationsaspartoftheapplicationprocess.Thismayincludeoralandposterpresentationsaslongastheabstracthasbeenpublishedintheconferenceproceedings.Applicantsmayalsoincludepublishedproseorpoetry,butnotarticleswrittenforstudentnewspapers,newslettersorbrochures.Theselatterpublicationsmaybeincludedinthe30activitiesiftheyaredeemedsuf\icientlyimportantbytheapplicant.

3.8Fees

Allfeesandpaymentsarenon-refundable.Afeeof$150.00ischargedwhereby$100.00ofthefeegoestotheUniversityand$50.00remainsintheOf\iceofAdmissionsforupkeepoftheonlineapplicationsystem.PaymentisacceptedbycreditcardONLY.(FacultyofMedicineUofCwillappearonyourstatement.)TheFacultyofMedicineacceptsMasterCardandVISAforthepaymentofapplicationfees.Pleaseensureyouhavechosenthecreditcardpaymentoptionandreviewyourcreditcardnumberandexpirydatebeforesubmittingpayment.Ifyourcardisdeclinedorinvalid,yourapplicationwillnotbeprocessed.

3.9ApplicationTimelines

September2011

YoumustreleaseyourMCATscorestotheUniversityofCalgary.

YoumustreleaseyourscorestotheUniversityofCalgaryMDonlinethroughtheAAMC.Itwillnotoccurautomatically.

Youmustre-releaseyourMCATscoresforeachnewapplicationcycle.

Thedeadlinetosubmittheon-lineapplicationisOctober15th,2011(11:59p.m.MDT)

Alltranscripts,referenceletters,MCATscoresandtheapplicationfeemustalsobereceivedbyOctober15.

WeekofJan30th,2012

Invitationstoandon-lineschedulingforMultipleMiniInterview(MMI)February25th&26th,March3rd,2012

InterviewDaysMay15th,2012

Firstdateforoffersofadmissionsentoutviaemail.June1st,2012

Firstroundofwait-listofferssentout.June30th,2012

Finaltranscriptsmustbereceived.

July15th,2012(Anticipated)

Applicationandapplicantmanualwillbeavailableforthe2012/2013applicationcycle.July25th-27th,2012

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Section4FileScoring

4.1AlbertansandNon-Albertans

AllAlbertanapplicantswhomeettheminimumcriteriatoapply(seesection2)undergofull\ilereview.NonAlbertanapplicantswillinitiallyberankedusingthefollowingformula:

2xGPA+MCAT(VR)

Thetop200-250applicantsbasedonthiscalculationwillsubsequentlyundergofull\ilereview.

4.2ScoringSystem

Each\ileisindependentlyevaluatedby3or4membersoftheadmissionscommittee,includingatleastonefacultymember,onetrainee(studentorresident)andonecommunitymember.Theentire\ileisreviewedinaholisticmanner,withscoresassignedforevidenceofattributeswhichtheMDprogramhaspreviouslyidenti\iedasconsistentwiththeterminalobjectivesoftheprogram.Assuch,therearenodiscretescores

assignedforextracurricularactivitiesorlettersofreference,althoughtheseitemsinformthescoringinmultipleareas.Scoresareassignedinthefollowingareas:Academicability40%(consistingofGPA,MCATVRandsubjectiveassessmentofacademics),and10%foreachofthefollowing:

EvidenceofCommunicationSkills

EvidenceofExcellentInterpersonalSkillsandCollaboration

EvidenceofHighEthicalStandardsandProfessionalism

EvidenceofCommitmenttoCommunitiesandAdvocacyonBehalfofOthers

EvidenceofIntellectualCuriosity,ScholarshipandResearch

EvidenceofOrganizational/ManagementSkillsAndLeadership

Eachofthesesubjectiveassessmentsisdonebytheassessorslookingatthetotalityoftheapplication\ile,

includingextra-curricularactivities,employment,lettersofreference,academichistoryandanyotherinformationcontainedinthe\ile.

4.2.1GPA(20%)

GPAiscalculatedinthesamewayasdescribedinsection2.4.GPAiscalculatedusingonlyfulltimeundergraduateyears.Thoseapplicantswhohavemorethantwofull-timeyearsatthetimeofapplicationandwhohavealreadyorwillbegraduatingfromtheirundergraduatedegreeinthecurrentacademicyearwillhavetheirworstacademicyeardroppedfromtheirGPAcalculation.ApplicantswithacompletedgraduatedegreewillhavetheiroverallGPAfromtheirgraduateprogramusedasequivalenttooneyearofundergraduateGPAforthepurposesofthiscalculation.Intheeventthatanapplicanthasmultipleyearswithgradedcourseswithintheirgraduateprogram,thegraduatedegreeGPAwillbecalculatedusingtheweightsoftheindividualcourses.

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4.2.2MCATVR(10%)

AlthoughapplicantswillreportallsectionsoftheMCAT,onlytheVRsectionwillbeusedintheobjectivecalculationofapplicationscores.IftheMCAThasbeenwrittenmorethanonce,theapplicantmustchooseonesetofscorestouseforthepurposesofapplication.Ingeneral,thisshouldbetheonewiththehighestVRscore.

4.2.3SubjectiveAssessmentofAcademicMerit(10%)

Eachassessorassignsascorecorrespondingtohisorhersubjectiveassessmentoftheacademicstrengthoftheentireacademicrecord.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto,suchthingsasthetypesofcoursestaken,trendsingradesovertime,extenuatingcircumstances,consistencyandsubjectivereviewoftheentireMCATscore(VR,BS,PSandWS).Theoverarchingquestionthatthereviewerisaskedtoansweris,Towhatextentdoesthisapplicantdemonstrateevidenceofthe

academicskillnecessarytomasterthematerialwithintheMDcurriculum?

4.2.4EvidenceofSpeci\iedNon-CognitiveAttributes(10%each)

Thequestionposedtoassessorsis,Towhatdegreedoesthisapplicantdemonstrateevidenceof[attributeX]?Inordertoanswerthatquestion,assessorsdrawinformationfromtheapplicationitselfaswellasfromthelettersofreference.Assessorswillconsiderthelifehistoryandactivities/experiencesofanapplicantinsofarastheydemonstrateeitheropennesstowardsorpro\iciencyintheskillsandattributesinquestion.Itisimportantforapplicantstonote

thatoneofthereasonsforadoptinganattributes-basedassessmenttoolwastherecognitionthatthesameattributescanbemanifestinmanydifferentways,someofwhichappearsuper\iciallymoreimpressive,butmaynotactuallyprovideevidenceofgreaterlikelihoodofsuccesswithinmedicalschool.UsingAbilitytoworkinteamsasanexample,thismightbemanifestjustasmuchbyhavingworkedasapart-timeshortordercookasbyhavingbeenonasportsteamwhileinuniversity.Applicantsarethereforeencouragedtothinkcarefullyandcriticallyabouttheirownexperiencesandtohighlightthosethingswhichdemonstratethoseabilitiesessentialtothepracticeofmedicine,ratherthantosimplycompilealistoftheirgreatestaccomplishments.

4.3StandardizedScoring

Allscoringofapplicationcomponentswillbedoneusingstandardizedscoring.Whatthismeansisthattherawscoresassignedbytheassessors(orcalculatedinUCANforGPAandMCATVR)areconvertedtostandardizedscoresbasedonthedistributionofscoresobtainedbyallapplicantswithinagivenyearsapplicantpool.Underthissystem,themeanscoreforagivenapplicationcomponentwillbedesignatedasascoreof100,withastandarddeviationof15.Ifanapplicantsscoreisonestandarddeviationabovethemeanscoreinaparticulararea,hisorherscorewillthereforebe115.

GPAExamples

Brianisinhis4inalyearofhisBSc.HisannualGPA

hasbeen3.12,3.and3.3.Sinceheisgraduating

thisyear,his4irstyeariseliminated,andhisGPA

forapplyingiscalculatedas3.35.

Clarehasbeenoutofschoolfor2years.ShehasaBAandanMA.HerannualGPAsforherBAwere

3.7,3.2,3.6and3.1.HerGPAinherMAwas3.8.

Her3.1yeariseliminated,andhercalculatedGPA

is(3.7+3.2+3.6+3.8)/=3.575.

TylerisinthelastyearofhisMEd.HehasaBSc.

HisannualGPAshavebeen3.8,3.9,.0,3.7.His

GPAinhisMastersis3.8.BecausehisMEdisnot

complete,itisnotincludedinhisGPAcalculations.

His3.7yearisremoved,andhisGPAiscalculated

as(3.8+3.9+.0)/3=3.9.

Candaceisinthe4inalyearofherBComm.Dueto

familycommitments,shehascompletedonlytwoyearsfulltime,havingcompletedtherestofher

coursesonaparttimebasis.HerGPAinherfull

timeyearshasbeen3.8and3.65.Sincesheonly

hastwofulltimeyears,sheisnoteligibletodropa

yearfromtheGPAcalculations,andherapplication

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Ifitisonestandarddeviationbelow,itwillbe85.Forexample,ifthemeanVRscoreforallapplicantsis8.9,withastandarddeviationof2,thenanapplicantwithaVRscoreof11willhaveastandardizedscoreofslightlygreaterthan115.AnapplicantwithaVRscoreof5wouldhaveascoreofslightlygreaterthan70.Itisimportanttokeepinmindthatstandardizedscoresarebaseduponameanscore,andarenottherefore

outofanyparticularnumber.

4.4ApplicationIrregularities/AreasofConcern

Applicantsshouldbeawarethatalthoughoffersofadmissionaregenerallymadebasedsolelyonthecompositescoresachievedineachofthedifferentareasoftheassessment(\ilereview,MMI,etc)thereisoneexceptiontothisrule.Atanytimeintheapplicationprocessanapplicationmay\laggedbyanMMIassessor,\ilereviewerormemberoftheadmissionsof\icestaffaspossiblydemonstratingevidenceofcharacteristicsinconsistentwiththepracticeofmedicineattheUniversityofCalgary.Oncesoidenti\ied,theapplicationwillbereviewedbyasub-committeeoftheadmissionscommittee,wheretheconcernwillbereviewedandconsidered.Notwithstandinganyscoresachievedbythatapplication,theadmissionscommitteereservestherighttoterminateanyapplicationpursuanttothisareaofconcernprocess.Commonreasonsforreviewatthesub-committeelevelincludeacademicmisconduct,misrepresentationon

theapplication,priorcriminalbehaviourandunprofessionalbehaviourexhibitedatthetimeofMMIorelsewhere.

Section5OtherConsiderations

5.1DisabledApplicants

TheFacultyofMedicineattheUniversityofCalgaryiscommittedtosupportingapplicantsandstudentswithdisabilitiesthroughtheuseofappropriateaccommodations.StudentswithdisabilitiesareencouragedtocontacttheDisabilityResourcesCentre(http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/Others/DRC)withanyquestionsregardingaccommodationfortheirdisabilitieswhileenrolledinthemedicalprogram.AnyapplicantswhofeeltheywillrequireaccommodationinordertocompletetheMMIshouldmakethoseneedsknowntotheAdmissionsof\icestaffassoonaspossible.

AllapplicantsofferedinterviewswillbeaskedtoattesttotheirabilitytomeetthetechnicalstandardsoftheMDprogramatthattime.Ifanapplicantwillrequireaccommodationinordertomeetthosetechnicalstandards,heorshewillbeaskedtoindicatethatpriortoMMI.AnyapplicantwhoindicatesaneedforaccommodationwillbereferredtotheAccommodationsCommitteewhowillreviewtheapplicantsspeci\icneedsandabilitiesandwilldeterminewhetherappropriateaccommodationcanbeoffered.Thisinformationwillnotformpartoftheapplication\ileandnoindividualsinvolvedintheapplicationprocesswillbemadeawareoftheapplicantsrequestforaccommodation.AmoredetaileddescriptionofthisprocessisavailableintheFacultyofMedicine'spolicyonAccommodationforApplicantsWithDisabilities,availablefromtheOf\iceofAdmissionsuponrequest.

Thedeclarationofaneedforaccommodationonthepartofapplicantsisvoluntarybutasasigni\icantperiodoftimeisgenerallyrequiredtoprocessaccommodationrequests,earlydeclarationisstronglyadvised.Intheeventthatanapplicantdoesnotindicatetheneedforaccommodationuntilsuchtimeasanofferofadmissionismade,theFacultyofMedicinereservestherighttodefermatriculationforoneyearpendingreviewoftherequestbytheAccommodationsCommittee.

Studentswithdisabilitiesareencouragedtopursuetheirstudiesaslongastheircontinuedinvolvementdoesnotposeahealthorsafetyhazardtothemselvesorothers,andaslongastheyareabletomeetcorerequirementsforamedicaldegree.Pleaseseethetechnicalstandardsappendix3ofthisdocument.
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5.2AboriginalApplicants

TheFacultyofMedicineencouragesandsupportsapplicationsfromcandidatesbelongingtoourAboriginalpopulation.IfyouwishtodeclarethatyouareofAboriginalancestrywithinthemeaningoftheConstitutionActof1982,youmustsendacopyofyourcardforour\ilesorofferotherdocumentationofyourAboriginalstatus.

TherearenoreservedpositionsforAboriginalapplicantsatUofC.InrecognitionofthetremendousneedforAboriginalphysiciansinCanada,thefollowingmodi\icationstotheapplicantprocessaremadeforallself-declaredAboriginalapplicants:

1. AllAboriginalapplicantswillbeconsideredresidentsofAlbertaforthepurposesofmeetingapplicationcriteria.

2. AllAboriginalapplicantswhomeettheapplicationcriteriawillbeinvitedtointerview.3. Thescoresassignedtovariouscomponentsoftheapplicationprocess(academics,MMI,MCAT,

letters,etc.)willbeadjustedtoensurethesamescoredistributionasnon-AboriginalapplicantsinareaswherehistoricaldatashowsAboriginalapplicantstohavebeen

consistentlydisadvantaged.4. AboriginalapplicantswillbeinvitedtoincludeintheirapplicationapersonalstatementregardingtheirconnectiontotheAboriginalcommunity.Thiswillnotbescored,butwillbeusedbythe\ilereviewersinunderstandingtheapplicantwithinhisorhersocialcontext.Anyquestionsregardingtheseprocessmodi\icationsmaybedirectedtotheDirectorofAdmissions.

5.3CombinedDegreeProgram/LeadersinMedicine

ApplicantsmustapplyseparatelytotheFacultyofMedicinefortheMDprogramandtotheselectedGraduateProgramintheFacultyofGraduateStudiesandberecommendedforadmissionbyeachprogram.ProspectiveapplicantsmustalsocompleteasupplementalapplicationforthecombinedMD/Graduateprogram.JointprogramapplicationsmaybeobtainedfromtheGraduateSciencesEducationof\ice.

Formoreinformationpleasegoto:http://www.fp.ucalgary.ca/jointMDPhD/index.html

5.4FinancialAid

Signi\icant\inancialaidisavailabletostudents.NoapplicantshouldbedissuadedfromapplyingtotheMDprogramonthebasisofcost,astheprogramwillworkcloselywithallstudentstoensurethat\inancesdonotbecomeabarriertosuccessfulcompletionoftheMDprogram.

Aspartofourcommitmentto\inancialaccessibility,alimitednumberofMMIbursariesareavailabletoapplicantsforwhomthecostsofattendingtheMMIrepresentsasigni\icanthardship.BursariesconsistofreturneconomyairfareandonenightstayatHotelAlma(ontheUofCcampus).Applicantswishingtoapply

foranMMIbursaryarerequiredtoaddressalettertotheDirectorofAdmissionsoutlininghisorher\inancialcircumstancesinasmuchdetailaspossible.Supportingdocumentation,suchastaxreturns,mayberequestedtosupporttheapplication.
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Section6Post-FileReview

6.1Interviews

Successfulapplicantsforinterviewwillbenoti\iedviaemail.InterviewswillbeconductedFebruary25th,26thandMarch3rd,2012.

InterviewstaketheformofanMMI,orMultipleMiniInterviewwith9verbalstations.PleasevisittheMDAdmissionswebsiteclosertothedateoftheInterviewsat:http://www.medicine.ucalgary.ca/mdprogram/prospective/admissions

Applicantsinvitedtointerview,willbeabletoscheduletheirinterviewson-lineusingUCAN.

6.2FinalRanking

The\inalapplicationscorewillbecalculatedasfollows:Pre-InterviewScore50%

MMIVerbalStations50%

Whentheaggregatescoresarerankedinorder,offersofadmissionaremadeaccordingly.

Section7FinalDecisionsandOffersofAcceptance

7.1Offers/Wait-listBasics

OffersofadmissionwillbemadeonMay15th.Alimitednumberofapplicantswhoarenotinitiallyofferedadmissionswillbeplacedonawait-list.The\irstroundofwait-listofferswillbemadeonJune1st,2012;subsequentpositionswillbeofferedtotheapplicantsatthetopofthewait-listuntilallpositionshavebeen\illed.Duetolastminutechangesintheplansofapplicants,ithasbeenourexperiencethatwecontinuetooffeaverysmallnumberofpositionsintomidJuly.Wait-listedapplicantswillbenoti\iedwhentheclasshasbeen\illed.

Unsuccessfulapplicantsshouldnotethatwewillnotgivespeci\icfeedbackoradviceontheunsuccessfulapplication,althoughwearehappytoanswergeneralquestionsregardingtheadmissionsprocess.Wewillalspublish,onourwebsite,referencestatisticsdescribingtheaverageapplicationscoresofsuccessfulapplicantsuponthecompletionoftheapplicationcycle.

7.2ConditionsofAcceptance

Alloffersofacceptanceareconditionaluponthefollowingterms:

Transcriptsforcoursestakenduringtheyearofapplicationmustbesubmittedandmustshow

maintenanceofacademicperformance.Applicantswhodonothaveadegree(atthetimeofapplication)arerequiredtomaintainaGPAof3.2orgreaterduringtheyearofapplication(cumulativeforthatyear).Failuretodosowillresultinrevocationofanyofferwhichmayhavebeenmade.Thisdoesnotapplytoapplicantswhoalreadyhaveauniversitydegreeatthetimeapplication.
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AllapplicantsofferedadmissionwillberequiredtosubmitacriminalrecordchecktheresultsofwhichwillbesharedwiththeCollegeofPhysiciansandSurgeonsofAlberta.IntheeventthattheCollege\indsanapplicanttobeineligibleforaneducationallicense,theofferofadmissionwillberevoked.

Allsuccessfulapplicantsarerequiredtocommenceaprogramofimmunizationsbeforeregistrationday.(Theimmunizationformwillbemadeavailableonourwebsitetoacceptedapplicants).

AllsuccessfulapplicantswillberequiredtocompleteaBLS(BasicLifeSupport)coursepriortobeginningmedicalschool.

7.3Deferrals

Studentswishingtoapplyfordeferralshouldmakethisrequestinalettertotheof\iceofadmissionswithin15daysofthedateatthetopoftheiracceptanceletter.Deferralswillbeconsideredforexceptionalacademicand/ornon-academicreasonsbutwillbevettedbythisof\ice.Ingeneral,deferralswillnotbegrantedforcircumstancesoropportunitieswhichwereforeseenatthetimeofapplication.Thisincludesdeferralsforthepurposeofcompletingadegreeorothercourseofstudycurrentlyunderway.Inotherwords,individuals

shouldnotapplyiftheyarenotpreparedtobegintheMDprograminlateJuly2012.Normallyamaximumof\ive(5)studentsperyearcanbeaccommodated.ItisatthesolediscretionoftheDirectorofAdmissionstogrant/denyadeferral.

Generally,deferralswillonlybeavailabletothoseapplicantsofferedapositiononMay15th.

Westronglysuggestthatyoudonotacceptadeferralatmorethanoneschool.

7.4Costs

Tuition: $14,650GeneralFees: $950Books&Instruments: $4,528(yearone),$2,830(yearstwoandthree)

OtherCosts

MembershipintheCanadianMedicalandAlbertaMedicalAssociation$66.00MembershipintheCanadianFederationofMedicalStudents$60.00CalgaryMedicalStudentsAssociation$125.00RegistrationwithCollegeofPhysicians&SurgeonsofAlberta$50.00

7.4.2FinancialAid

Signi\icant\inancial aid is available to students. Noapplicant should bedissuaded from applying to the MDprogramon the basisof cost,as the programwillworkcloselywithall studentsto ensurethat \inancesdonot

becomeabarriertosuccessfulcompletionoftheMDprogram.


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NumberGradeGPAConversion

90.00 = 4.00

73.50 = 3.0989.50 = 3.97 73.00 = 3.0689.00 = 3.94 72.50 = 3.0388.50 = 3.91 72.00 = 3.0088.00 = 3.88 71.50 = 2.9687.50 = 3.85 71.00 = 2.9287.00 = 3.82 70.50 = 2.8886.50 = 3.79 70.00 = 2.8486.00 = 3.76 69.50 = 2.8085.50 = 3.73 69.00 = 2.7685.00 = 3.70 68.50 = 2.7284.50 = 3.67 68.00 = 2.6884.00 = 3.64 67.50 = 2.6483.50 = 3.62 67.00 = 2.6183.00 = 3.60 66.50 = 2.5882.50 = 3.58 66.00 = 2.5482.00 = 3.56 65.50 = 2.5081.50 = 3.54 65.00 = 2.4681.00 = 3.52 64.50 = 2.4280.50 = 3.50 64.00 = 2.3880.00 = 3.48 63.50 = 2.3479.50 = 3.45 63.00 = 2.3079.00 = 3.42 62.50 = 2.2578.50 = 3.39 62.00 = 2.2078.00 = 3.36 61.50 = 2.1577.50 = 3.33 61.00 = 2.1077.00 = 3.30 60.50 = 2.0576.50 = 3.27 60.00 = 2.0076.00 = 3.24 59.50 = 1.7075.50 = 3.21 59.00 = 1.3075.00 = 3.18 58.50 = 1.0074.50 = 3.15 58.00 = 0.0074.00 = 3.12 58.0 = 0.00

NinePointGPAConversion9.00 = 4.00

8.00 = 3.70

7.00 = 3.30

6.00 = 2.70

5.00 = 2.00

4.00 = 1.30

3.00 = 0.00

2.00 = 0.00

1.00 = 0.00

Courseweights

6 Credits = 1.00

5 Credits = 0.84

4 Credits = 0.67

3 Credits = 0.50

2 Credits = 0.34

1 Credit = 0.17

LetterGradeGPAConversion

A+ = 4.00

A = 4.00

A- = 3.70

B+ = 3.30

B = 3.00

B- = 2.70

C+ = 2.30

C = 2.00

C- = 1.70

D+ = 1.30

D = 1.00

D- = 0.70

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Appendix2TechnicalStandards

In 1996, the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges (ACMC), after consultation with the Canadian medicaschools, developed a draftpolicyon the technicalstandards foradmissiontomedical schoolfor studentswithdisabilities. The rationale forthis policywasnotto preclude studentswith disabilitiesfrom consideration for

admission, but rather, an acknowledgement that in order to ful\ill the requirementsof the MD degree, everymedical student must exercise certain skills and abilities. The draft document, based on similar standardsdeveloped by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), identi\ied certain skills in observationcommunication,motor,intellectual,behavioural,andsocialrealmsthatarerequiredfortheMDdegree.InSpring2000, further consultation among the members of the ACMC Committee on Admissions and Student Affairsresultedinminormodi\icationsoftheoriginaldraftandproducedthefollowingrecommendations.

These standardsare recommendedguidelines. Theyrecognize the factthatmedicaleducation takesplace inavarietyofsettingsandutilizesmanydifferentmodalitiesforteaching andassessment. In addition, thestandardsacknowledge the fact thatmedical studentsare oftenencouraged tobe interactive learnersand toapply theirknowledge inclinicalsettings. In choosingtoutilizeallorpartof theguidelines,eachmedicalschoolshouldbefamiliarwiththeappropriate provincialand federallegislationpertainingtopersonswithdisabilitiesandmakemodi\icationsaccordingly.

Thetechnicalstandardsincludethefollowingskills:

Observation: The candidate must be able to observe demonstrations and experiments in the basic sciencesincluding physiologic and pharmacologic demonstrations in animals, microbiologic cultures, and microscopicpreparations of micro-organisms and tissues. A candidate must be able to accurately observe a patient at adistance and close at hand. Observation includes functional use of the senses of vision and other sensorymodalities.Communication:Acandidatemusthavethecapabilitytobeabletospeak,hear,andobservepatientsinordertoelicit information, describe changes in mood, activity, posture, and perceive non-verbal communications. Acandidate must be able to communicate well with patients. Communication includes speaking, reading, andwritingandmustbeeffectiveinsettingsinwhichthetimeforcommunicationisshort.Motor: A candidate must have enough motor function to elicit information from patients by palpationauscultation,percussion,andotherdiagnostictechniques.Acandidateshouldbeabletoperformmotoractivitiesrequired toprovide generalcare,perform diagnosticprocedures, andprovideemergency treatment topatientsThiswouldmean,forexample,performingcardiopulmonaryresuscitation,administeringintravenousmedication,applyingpressuretostopbleeding,andopeningobstructedairways.Theseactionsrequireco-ordinationofgrossand\inemuscularmovements,equilibrium,andthefunctionaluseofsensesoftouchandvision.IntellectualAbilities:Theseabilitiesincludemeasurement,calculation,reasoning,analysis,synthesis,problemsolving,andcomprehensionofthreedimensionalandspatialrelationshipsofstructures.Candidatesmustbecapableofcompletingtheirmedicineprograminatimelyfashionandwithintheusualtimeframe.BehaviourandSocialAttributes:AcandidatemustpossesstheemotionalhealthrequiredforthecareofpatientsCandidatesmustbeabletoperformphysicalandemotionallytaxingworkandfunctioneffectivelyunderstress.Theymustbeabletoadapttochange,copewithuncertainty,andacceptcriticism.However,theseskillscanbemetwithaccommodation,whichampli\iesthemeansbywhichthedisabledstudentcanachievethedesiredendorrequiredstandard.Accommodations,whichmightreasonablybeexpected,includemodi\icationofcourseload,extendedtimeforexamination,utilizingreaders,sign-languageinterpreters,andtutors.Ingeneral,theschoolwouldassumethecostsassociatedwiththeaccommodation.


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Appendix2Statistics Classof2010Classof2011Classof2012

Males 59 74 88

Females 76 76 92Average Age 24.2 24.8 24.8

Average GPA (of best two completed full time years) 3.85 3.82 3.82

Average Overall Undergrad GPA 3.69 3.62 3.68

Average MCAT Physical Sciences 10.56 10.2 10.74

Verbal Reasoning 11.07 10.65 10.17

Writing Samples Q Q Q

Biological Sciences 11.77 11.29 11.22# with only 2 undergraduate years 2 0 3

# with only 3 undergraduate years 20 12 26

# of B.Sc. 94 118 144

Other Bachelor's 10 16 16

# of Master's 17 26 41

# of Ph.D. 5 3 3

Professional Degrees 5 2 1


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Appendix4RecommendedCourses

No speci\iccoursesarerequired forapplicationor acceptance tothe MD program. The admissionscommitteerecommends that applicants considertaking asmany of the following coursesas their schedulesallow, as thecontentof these courseswillbehelpfulduring theMDprogram. Whetheror notanapplicant hastakenthese

coursesatthetimeofapplicationwillnotbetakenintoconsiderationinscoringtheacademicrecord.

Recommended Undergraduate Courses

Two semesters of BiologyTwo semesters of ChemistryTwo semesters of PhysicsTwo semesters of English

One semester of Psychology, Sociology or

Anthropology

One semester of Calculus or StatisticsTwo semesters of Organic ChemistryTwo semesters of BiochemistryTwo semesters of Physiology


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Appendix 5 - Letter of Reference Formats

Introduc*on

Thankyouforagreeingtoactasarefereefor____________.Pleasebeawarethatallreferenceformscanbeaccessed

bytheapplicantunderFOIPlegisla*on.Assuch,ifyouwouldliketoaddressanyofyourconcernsabouttheapplicantin

confidence,pleasecontacttheDirectorofAdmissionsdirectlyatucmedapp@ucalgary.ca

Part1

Howwelldoyouknowtheapplicant?Inwhatcapacitydoyouknowtheapplicant?

Part2

Pleaseranktheapplicantaccordingtothefollowingaributes.Ifyouanswerexcep*onalorbelowaverageforany

aributesbelow,pleasedescribeyourreasoninginthespacetotheright.

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Demonstratestheabilitytoperformtasks

effec*velyandina*melyfashion

Demonstratestheabilitytoestablishrapport,

trust,andethicalbehaviouramongpeers

Demonstratestheabilitytorecognizevulnerable

ormarginalizedpopula*ons

Demonstratestheabilitytodelegateroleswhen

appropriate

Demonstratestheabilitytocri*callyevaluate

informa*onandapplythisappropriatelyto

decisionmaking

Demonstratestheabilitytointerpretand

integrateinforma*oninordertoproblemsolve
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Demonstratestheabilitytosharedecision

makingamongothergroupmembers

Demonstratestheabilitytosetpriori*esand

balancecommitmentsinacademic,

extracurricular,andpersonallife

Demonstratesthepoten*altoactasamentor

forpeers

Demonstratestheabilitytoadheretomoral

andethicalbehaviour

Demonstratestheabilitytoresolve,manage,

andpreventconflicts

Demonstratesrespectforcultural,gender-based,andethnicdiversity

Demonstratestheabilitytoeffec*velyleada

teamandimplementchange

Demonstratestheabilitytocontributetothe

wellbeingofotherswithintheircommunity

Demonstratestheabilitytoaskques*onsin

ordertoseekoutmoreinforma*on

Demonstratestheabilitytorecognizepersonalareasofweaknessandtodevelopstrategies

forselfimprovement

Part3Op-on1CollaboratorAsCollaborators,physicianseffec-velyworkwithinahealthcareteamtoachieveop-mal

pa-entcare.

Physiciansworkinpartnershipwithotherswhoareinvolvedinthecareofindividualsorspecificgroupsof

pa*ents.Itisessen*alforphysicianstobeabletocollaborateeffec*velywithpa*ents,families,andan

interdisciplinaryteamofhealthprofessionalsfortheprovisionofop*malpa*entcare.

ASercarefullyconsideringthestatementabove,pleaseanswerthefollowingques*ons.

1. Pleaseprovideaspecificexampleofwhentheapplicantworkedinacollabora*veroletoachieveagoal.

Whatskillsdoestheapplicantpossessthatallowedthemtoachievethisgoal?

2. Whatpersonalcharacteris*csdoestheapplicantpossessthatmightaffecttheirabilitytobeacollaborator?

3. Wouldyoulikeamemberoftheadmissionscommieetocontactyoudirectlyabouttheapplicant?


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Op-on2

ManagerAsManagers,physiciansareintegralpar-cipantsinhealthcareorganiza-ons,organizing

sustainableprac-ces,makingdecisionsaboutalloca-ngresources,andcontribu-ngtotheeffec-venessof

thehealthcaresystem.

Physiciansinteractwiththeirworkenvironmentasindividuals,asmembersofteamsorgroups,andas

par*cipantsinthehealthsystemlocally,regionallyorna*onally.Physiciansfunc*onasmanagersintheir

everydayprac*ceac*vi*esinvolvingco-workers,resourcesandorganiza*onaltasks,suchascareprocesses,

andpoliciesaswellasbalancingtheirpersonallives.Thus,physiciansrequiretheabilitytopriori*ze,

effec*velyexecutetaskscollabora*velywithcolleagues,andmakesystema*cchoiceswhenalloca*ngscarce

healthcareresources.


1. Pleaseprovideaspecificexampleofwhentheapplicantactedinamanagerialrole.What*memanagementandleadershipskillsdoestheapplicantpossessthatallowsthemtobeaneffec*vemanager?

2. Whatpersonalcharacteris*csdoestheapplicanthavethatmayaffecttheirabilitytobeaneffec*ve

manager?


Op-on3

AdvocateAsAdvocates,physiciansresponsiblyusetheirexper-seandinfluencetoadvancethehealth

andwellbeingofindividualpa-ents,communi-es,andpopula-ons.

Physiciansrecognizetheirdutyandabilitytoimprovetheoverallwellbeingoftheirpa*entsandthesociety

theyserve.Communi*esandsocie*esneedphysiciansspecialexper*setoiden*fyandcollabora*vely

addressbroadareasofneed.Atthislevel,advocacyinvolveseffortstochangespecificprac*cesorpolicies

onbehalfofthoseserved.


1. Pleaseprovideaspecificexampleofwhentheapplicantdemonstratedtheirabilitycontributetothe

wellbeingofothers.Whatexperiencedoestheapplicanthaveiniden*fyinganeedandac*ngonit?

2. Whatpersonalcharacteris*csdoestheapplicantpossessthatmightaffecttheirabilitytoimprovethe

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Appendix 6 FAQ

1.Whatisthedeadlinedate?October15,2011.Theapplicationmustbesubmittedelectronicallyandreceivedbythisdate.Werequireone(1)copyofallof\icialtranscripts,of\icialMCATscoresandthree lettersof reference. Noapplication receivedafter

October15th

willbeconsidered.2.Canmytranscriptsarrivebeforemyapplication?Infactitispreferred;theywillbekepton\ile.3.Howmanyapplicantsdoyoucurrentlyaccept?Therewere170seatsavailable in2011. Weareunable tomakespeci\icfuture classsize commitmentsat thistime.Aminimumof85%ofseatsarereservedforAlbertaresidents.

4.WhatisthepolicyiftheMCATiswrittenmorethanonce?We consider the best set of scoresas determined by the applicantand (upon veri\ication)will use the onessubmittedwithyourapplication.

5.Whatisyourcut-offfortheMCAT?Wedonothaveaminimumcut-off.Thedistributionofscoresobtainedbyapplicantsisavailableonourwebsite.

6.Whatareyourrequiredcourses?We recommend, butdonotrequire,thatapplicantscompletea full yearofeachof: biology, chemistry,physics,English,organicchemistry,biochemistryandphysiologyaswellasasemesterofeitherpsychology,sociologyoranthropologyanda semesterofeithercalculusor statisticsas preparationfor theMD program.Applicantswill\indthesecourseshelpfulaspreparationfortheMCAT.7.Isanyparticularundergraduatedegreepreferred?No.Applicantsareurgedtohaveanalternatecareerinmindandtheirprogramshouldre\lectthat.8.GraduateStudents

These applicants are reviewed by the committee in the same wayas undergraduate students. Seats are notreservedspeci\icallyforstudentswithgraduatedegrees.9.WhydoIhavetoentermyacademicrecordifthemedicalschoolhasmytranscripts?Allgradesforeveryapplicantmustbeenteredintoourdatabaseandwedonothavetheresourcestodothisfor1900applicants.

10.IsitpossibletotransferintotheUofCMDprogram?TheUniversityofCalgaryFacultyofMedicinedoesnotconsidertransferrequests.

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