Philtrum Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Hello Everyone! I remember this time of year like it was yesterday. IT can be EXTREMELY stressful for some, and others find ways to block it out. Many questions arise about the different schools, and inevitably, lots of misinformation is tossed around. If anyone has any questions about UofT Med Program in general, I would be more than happy to answer them, whether its concerning how the courses work, the profs, the rigour of program, the social life, the two amazing campus we have, the world class hospitals, the opportunities..ANYTHING! to help you ease the pain of the wait, or to allow you to gather information from someone who is actually in the program and who's willing to help! Shoot me a message and I'll try my best BEST OF LUCK EVERYONE!!!! Congrats on making it even this far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACHQ Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Also willing to answer any questions too. Post or send a PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngGirl Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 During the summer would I have enough time to make a work/research commitment for my summer? What is the age demographic? What is the community like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACHQ Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 During the summer would I have enough time to make a work/research commitment for my summer? What is the age demographic? What is the community like? We get a 12 week summer vacation (late May to late August) and there are programs available through UofT to do research in this time (such as CREMS) or you can set up your own thing. Whether or not you would get something productive out of that time (e.g. papers) is more project dependent. The class of 1T6 (first year) has a wide range of ages, with our average age being ~24 years old. I would best describe the community as being extremely diverse with people of all types of interests and backgrounds. There are so many different people in our class that no matter what you are interested in you will definitely find someone (if not many people) with similar interests. This includes: research (basic science and clinical), public health, health policy, global health, education, politics, sports, food etc... I also find everyone very friendly, helpful and sociable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apixaban85 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 During the summer would I have enough time to make a work/research commitment for my summer? What is the age demographic? What is the community like? Just wanted to stress this about UofT, the community of students in the class is one of the best things about UofT. It may seem intimidating at first with 259 students in the class, but with the academy set-up you'll get to know a good chunk of the class over time. And, everyone is extremely helpful with regards to exams and the class routinely gets together to help prepare study notes for each other in preparation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrumpet Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 U of T is my first choice among the schools I applied to, and I'm really hoping to hear that I got an interview and ultimately get accepted... Can you tell me a little about what you enjoy most about studying medicine at U of T? Also, could you talk about the transition from pre-med student to medicine, and how that has affected your values (for example, maybe you were set as a premed student to do general surgery, but after a year or more in med school, you know want to pediatrics)? I'm finishing a degree in music, and likely haven't had the same experiences as many of the other applicants, are there many others like me in your class? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACHQ Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 U of T is my first choice among the schools I applied to, and I'm really hoping to hear that I got an interview and ultimately get accepted... Can you tell me a little about what you enjoy most about studying medicine at U of T? Also, could you talk about the transition from pre-med student to medicine, and how that has affected your values (for example, maybe you were set as a premed student to do general surgery, but after a year or more in med school, you know want to pediatrics)? I'm finishing a degree in music, and likely haven't had the same experiences as many of the other applicants, are there many others like me in your class? Thanks! The best thing about studying medicine at UofT?? I'm a big fan of the diversity that I mentioned earlier which really makes things interesting. Academically- I love getting taught by (lectures, seminars, pbl etc..) by (for the most part) outstanding experts physicians. With regards to the transition, I think its pretty hard to say I've been deeply affected/changed in terms of what I want to do. I have somewhat of a leaning towards certain fields and that hasn't drastically changed (yet), but I'm still unsure on what to do exactly, as are many people in my class. I know at least 1 person in our class that has a degree in music, and many others from non-science fields, (social sciences, business etc...) that being said the majority of people are from science backgrounds. UofT med actually has a band called orbital groove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philtrum Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Best part of UofT med The incredible diversity of students. From those with science backgrounds, to arts, to music, to engineering. Its incredible. You learn a lot A BIG BIG misconception is class size. 259 isnt a problem for many reason. The way the lectures are set up are so that every person not only gets to ask questions very easily with buttons on the table (including those at Missisauga) but the entire class is divided into 4 academies. The reason for these academies is because U of T has SOOO many teaching hospitals (ANOTHER OUTSTANDING point for U of T). - W.B academy - Toronto General, Mount Sinai and some more - P.B academy - Markham Stouffville, SunnyBrooke, - MAM academy - Credit Valley, Trillium - Fitzgeral academy - St. Josephs, St. Michaels the 259 of us break up into these academies, and have smaller groups learning like clinical skills in the hospital, PBL, Community learning etc. In terms of Opportunities, it honestly doesnt end here. You have the greatest hospitals, SICK KIDS...CVH etc. We have AMPLE time in our first two years to shadow doctors. We have already gotten emails for Crems, Paediatric Research, Social Pediatric Research and more. Oh and theres non stop fun here. Its dizzying lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrumpet Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 The best thing about studying medicine at UofT?? I'm a big fan of the diversity that I mentioned earlier which really makes things interesting. Academically- I love getting taught by (lectures, seminars, pbl etc..) by (for the most part) outstanding experts physicians. With regards to the transition, I think its pretty hard to say I've been deeply affected/changed in terms of what I want to do. I have somewhat of a leaning towards certain fields and that hasn't drastically changed (yet), but I'm still unsure on what to do exactly, as are many people in my class. I know at least 1 person in our class that has a degree in music, and many others from non-science fields, (social sciences, business etc...) that being said the majority of people are from science backgrounds. UofT med actually has a band called orbital groove. I'll have to check them out! If I end up going, I definitely want to keep my chops in good shape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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