Advice for PhD applicant

[zz09]

I am interested in figuring out which med schools give preference to applicants with a PhD (or MSc). I am a Northern Ontario resident who is currently working but interested in applying for the 2011 admissions cycle. I know that UofT, Queens and NOSM give preference to graduate degree holders. Does anyone know if there are any non-Ontario med schools that give preference to applicants with grad degrees? It seems like the trend is for med schools to give little to no advantage for grad degree holders. I remember Ottawa and Calgary had a policy that looked at grad applicants in a separate pool but this is no longer the case. I also remember that NOSM use to give +0.2/+0.4 to the GPA for MSc/PhD holders but now it is only +0.2 for graduate degree holders.

 

My stats are:

UGrad GPA (all 4 years): ~3.3

UGrad GPA (best 2 years): ~3.7

UGrad GPA (dropping lowest marks as per UofT):~3.5

Grad GPA: ~3.9

Research Productivity: 13 publications (9 first author), Reviewer for 5 medical journals, Guest Editor for 1 journal

MCAT: Will give it a shot this summer

 

Thanks In Advance!

[LostLamb]

If your PhD degree is completed before interviews roll around, U of A will add three extra points to your application. If you already have a Masters, then you will receive an extra point. I don't know if the points are cumulative if you hold both degrees.

http://www.med.ualberta.ca/Education/UME/admissions/dofm_require.cfm

[Slashsev01]

13!!!!

 

wowie!!

 

i thought getting 4 for phd was high!

[bloh]

How long have you been in graduate school? 13 publication is really an impressive number unless they're all in tiny journals with nearly no impact factor which I think the admission committees would most likely catch on.

 

edit: as far as advice, Toronto, Edmonton and NOSM are the only schools handling grad applicants differently though unfortunately, the advantage is very small.

[123coco]

How long have you been in graduate school? 13 publication is really an impressive number unless they're all in tiny journals with nearly no impact factor which I think the admission committees would most likely catch on.

 

edit: as far as advice, Toronto, Edmonton and NOSM are the only schools handling grad applicants differently though unfortunately, the advantage is very small.

 

don't forget bout queens

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Herpes Advice

[zz09]

Thanks for your responses!

 

As for the journals, the impact factors range from 2-5, so not Science or Nature but still respectable journals.

 

It looks like UofA, UofT and Queens are the only schools that really like to give advantages to grad students. I also noticed the sticky at the top after I posted my original message.

[Subiculum]

U of A will provide you with the necessary points regarding your graduate degree; however, they will only supplement your undergraduate GPA with your Grad GPA if you meet their ridiculous criteria of having 18 credits course weight/year during your graduate program. That last criteria is bizarre because there is no thesis based Canadian graduate program that fits that criteria. Hopefully U of A is on your bottom list of schools, considering your Ph.D. and research record. Perhaps Toronto would be a better fit.

[astrogirl]

U of A will provide you with the necessary points regarding your graduate degree; however, they will only supplement your undergraduate GPA with your Grad GPA if you meet their ridiculous criteria of having 18 credits course weight/year during your graduate program. That last criteria is bizarre because there is no thesis based Canadian graduate program that fits that criteria. Hopefully U of A is on your bottom list of schools, considering your Ph.D. and research record. Perhaps Toronto would be a better fit.

 

 

Wow, my department doesn't have even enough classes for someone to do that if they were crazy enough to want to!