FACULTY OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY
The faculties of Graduate Studies and Medicine & Dentistry offer a combined program in which the research curriculum of the graduate program is integrated into the program leading to the professional degree. The program is available in all disciplines offereed by the Faculty of Graduate Studies. While details of scheduling and completion dates are in part dependent on each student, the curriculum can be completed in six years. The aim of this program is the development of future academic medicine clinician-scientists within an investigative discipline.
The student's application will be evaluated in two independent processes. The first will be for all Medical School applications by the Faculty of Medicine. The second evaluations will be by the MD/PhD Committee and Faculty of Graduate Studies. The MD/PhD committee will assess the student's research experience and potential as well as general skills that will enable him or her to cope with the heavy workload and constrained scheduling that will exist in the combined program. Consideration will be reserved for only clearly outstanding individuals, both academically and in research potential. The admissions process for the undergraduate Medical Program will be modified to allow students to be accepted into the combined program as of May 1.
Currently the undergraduate medical curriculum is completed in four years. Years 1 and 2 consist primarily of lectures and patient centered learning. Years 3 and 4 include a clerkship, electives and transitional period. In subsequent years of the MD/PhD program, graduate and medical components of the program will be coordinated by spreading the first two years of the medical school curriculum over 4 years. This will enable the student to continue with his or her lab work throughout the year and will allow the momentum generated during the summer months to be maintained. Additional requirements of the graduate program, such as course work and comprehensive exams, will also be completed during this period. The final 2 years of the medical curriculum, beginning with the clerkship, will begin after completion of the graduate thesis work. Flexibility in the medical program will allow this phase to begin at more than one point in the academic year.
It is highly recommended that all students interested in this program apply for all graduate awards for which they are eligible (e.g. OGS, NSERC). Applicants interested in obtaining more information on the MD/PhD program should contact the Faculty of Medicine & Denistry Admissions Office at the address below:
Director, MD/PhD Program
Admissions/Student & Equity Affairs
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
Medical Sciences Building
The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. N6A 5C1.
Email: admissions@med.uwo.ca
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