Guest sandi2000 Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 Hi everybody! I was just wondering if Canada had any programs that go into medical training straight out of high school (6 year program instead of 4 years pre-med and another 4 in med school)? Any information would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Wong Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 Nope. There are schools in the US which do that, but in Canada, there is no direct entry into medical school from high school. There are extremely rare cases of students getting into Canadian med schools after only two years of undergrad (I think this is possible at McMaster and Calgary), but you should bank on doing at least three years of an undergrad degree, and most likely the full four years before you get accepted into a Canadian med school. There's a lot of fun things to do, and things to see and learn about in undergrad; definitely try to make the most of that time! Ian UBC, Med 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UWOMED2005 Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 The one exception missed is Quebec, where the Med-P program allows entry into medicine straight from CEGEP upon completion of a one year Premed course. But you have to have completed CEGEP, meaning there's no shot at the Med-P program if you're from Quebec. Outside of Quebec, opportunities for getting into medicine from High School are de nada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest summervirus Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 It's possible to get in after two years in the Alberta schools (UC and UA). I wasn't aware of McMaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest therealcrackers Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 You need three years of undergrad for a McMaster application. Schools in the UK, France, Germany, etc. follow the direct-from-high school route (Canada, the US, and the Caribbean, plus I think Australia are the only ones who require some undergraduate first). However! More and more of the universities will likely be adopting the McGill standard of a completed undergraduate degree before accepting applicants to medical school (in the near future). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest medicator007 Posted January 23, 2003 Report Share Posted January 23, 2003 Just a clarification vis a vis McGill.. because some may find the UWOMed2005 and Crackers' comments to be contradictory. There are TWO separate streams of admission: - Med-p (Premed) who come straight out of CEGEP and complete a preparatory year of basic science before entering medicine. Their entry is based solely on CEGEP CRC (akin to GPA), letter and interview.... they do NOT have to take the MCAT...>: -For all others who wish to enter McGill Medicine a completed undergraduate degree is required. Though u can apply in the last year of ur degree. Just to prevent some potential confusion! Medicator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Wong Posted January 23, 2003 Report Share Posted January 23, 2003 Heya, I had a family friend who got into U of A after his second year, but this was well over a decade ago. I thought they had changed the fules since then, but I guess not. In undergrad, he got an A+ in 9 of his 10 courses, and an A in the last course. While I was in undergrad at UVic, I had a friend in my year who got into McMaster Med after her second year of undergrad here at UVic. I suppose she might have had third year status because of taking extra courses/AP credits/that sort of thing, but she did get into McMaster after only two years of undergrad. She had some seriously crazy things on her CV which I'm sure opened up the doors as well. Ian UBC, Med 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aneliz Posted January 23, 2003 Report Share Posted January 23, 2003 I think that Mac will let you in as long as you have the equivalent of 15 full university courses....whether this takes you two years or ten.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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