Number of seats

[Rosiglitazone]

Just out of curiosity, does UBC admit 288 each year or does the 288 also include the people that had to repeat a year or defer admission?

[HongHongHong]

As per the Frequently Asked Questions page under Program Information, it appears there are 288 available seats every year. I'm not sure if there are some seats lost to deferral, but a fair number (~40) of students decline their acceptance every year, so UBC medicine conceivably is sending out more than 288 offers of admission every year. 

Deferring admission is only done under very rare circumstances, so I don't think it's something worth being concerned about.

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288 seats are available – 192 for the Vancouver Fraser Medical Program (UBC-Vancouver), 32 for the Island Medical Program (U of Victoria), 32 for the Northern Medical Program (UNBC), and 32 for the Southern Medical Program (UBC-Okanagan).

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