Best Foreign Medical Schools

(NOSM)

We are looking for highly motivated students from a variety of backgrounds, who are self-directed, who will thrive in a small group- based, distributed learning environment, who have a genuine interest in helping us fulfil our mandate and who uphold our values.

Q: How long has the International Medical School (IMS) been in existence?


A: In 2005 and up until June, 2006, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine commemorated its Inaugural Year with a series of celebrations in communities across Northern Ontario.

Q: What are the entrance/admissions requirements?


A: North American Applicants:

Applicants who are submitting transcripts for postsecondary education completed at universities outside of Canada or the US will be required to have their foreign documents assessed by the World Education Service (WES). This requirement applies to coursework that may have been completed as part of an exchange program, as a visiting student, etc. The evaluation must include an overall grade point average conversion for each year of study. Please contact school for a complete list of requirements.

Q: Is an undergraduate degree required in order to start school (matriculate)?

A: Yes.

Q: Are there specific residency or foreign language requirements?

A: English or French

Q: Is the MCAT required or optional?(matriculate)?

A: Yes

Q: What are the entrance/admissions requirements?

A: Please contact schools for detailed information.

Q: If interviews are required, where are they held?

A: Interviews are required, please contact schools for detailed information.


Q: What are mean Science and Overall GPAs for the previous entering class?

A: Data not available.

Q: How many classes of students enter each year, and when are the application deadlines?

A: * The deadline to register for/create an account for the COMPASS.OMSAS online application is September 15, 2007
(4:30 p.m. EDT)

* The deadline to apply for Fall 2008 entry is October 1, 2007.

* No exceptions to this deadline will be made.

* The online application for Fall 2009 entry will be available on the OMSAS website in July 2008.

Each year the Northern Ontario School of Medicine has 56 seats in the class. 24 seats are at our West Campus at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and 32 seats are at our East Campus at Laurentian University in Sudbury.

Q: What are estimated annual expenses, including tuition and fees, books,
supplies, study materials, housing, food, travel and other living costs, hidden
fee’s/costs?

A: Tuition fees for First Year Medical School students for the year 2006-7 were $15,450. In addition, students are required to pay ancillary fees of approximately $600 and a technology fee of approximately $1,100 each year.

Q: How do students fund their education? What loan programs and scholarships are students eligible for?

A: Fedral, private loand and scholarships are available.

Q: How many students are enrolled in each class? What is the attrition rate for
matriculated students, i.e., how many typically dropout before finishing?
What are common reasons for dropping out?

A: Please contact school for date.


Q: What is the length and structure of the entire curriculum?

A: 4-7 years depending on the program, information available at shcool website.

Q: What are the academic credentials of the faculty teaching basic science
courses? Where were they educated?

A: Please contact school for up-to-date faculty list.

Q: Where do students do their clinical training?

A: The Northern Ontario School of Medicine offers 56 places: 32 at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario (East Campus) and 24 at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario (West Campus). Applications are made to the School without designation of preference for a particular campus. Candidates who proceed to the third stage of the admissions procedure, the invitation to interview, will be asked to indicate their preferred campus. While the Northern Ontario School of Medicine will endeavour to assign successful applicants to their preferred campus, NOSM is unable to guarantee that all students will be offered a seat at their preferred site.

Q: How do students perform on USMLE I and II? In recent years, what are the
1st time and total pass rates for students from this school?

A: Please contact school for current data.

Q: How many students graduate each year?

A: 24

Q: Where did students in the most recent graduating class match for residency?
In what specialties?

A: Please contact school for current data.

Q: What are the entrance/admissions requirements?

A: Applicants who are submitting transcripts for postsecondary education completed at universities outside of Canada or the US will be required to have their foreign documents assessed by the World Education Service (WES). This requirement applies to coursework that may have been completed as part of an exchange program, as a visiting student, etc. The evaluation must include an overall grade point average conversion for each year of study. Please contact school for complete information.

Q: What are the entrance/admissions requirements?

A: Please contact school for current information.

Q: How can I contact some former IMS graduates who are practicing in the U.S.
in my area?

A:Please contact school for current information.

Q: Who is the Dean of Admissions?

A: Please contact school for current information.

Q: How can I contact the IMS – telephone, fax, e-mail, WWW?

A: www.ouac.on.ca/omsas

All information courtesy of The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM)