MCAT
Journey Into Medicine
Life In Medical School
Life After Medical School
Medical Trivia
100

What is the maximum score possible on the MCAT's?

528

What is 528?

100

A component of the OMSAS application includes the ABS. What does it stand for?

Autobiographical Sketch

100

What is the highest possible GPA you can achieve in a Canadian medical school?

Medical school is pass/fail

What is "medical school is pass/fail"?

100

At the end of residency, what must you do to complete your training? 

Board/licensing exams 

What are board/licensing exams?

100

What is the term for the fluid found around the brain and spinal cord that acts as a cushion?

Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)

200

How many sections are on the MCAT?

Four

4


200

What is the minimum length of undergraduate training you need to complete before becoming a medical student in Ontario? 

Three years

What is three years?

200

The first two years of medical school are called ______. 

Pre-clerkship

200

What title do you have after medical school that you didn't during?

Dr/MD

What is a Dr/MD

200

Which part of the body produces insulin?

Pancreas

300
True or false: you have to give your MCAT after you complete your undergrad

False!

300

What is a good volunteering experience to start with for your journey to med school?

Volunteering at a hospital

300
During 4th year of medical school, students apply to this national organization that provides mandatory matching services for medical residency training. 
The Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS).
300

After residency, doctors can choose to pursue a ________ to sub-specialize in an area of medicine.

Fellowship.

300

What is the most common blood type?

O positive

What is O positive?

400

How many hours does the MCAT exam take to COMPLETE? (Including breaks)

7 hours 30 min WITH breaks

400

True or false: you can only do medicine-related extracurriculars to get into med school?

False!

400

Name three core clinical rotations.

Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia, ENT, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, OB/GYN, Family Medicine

400

How do you apply to residency training?

CaRMS (Canadian Resident Matching Service)

What is CaRMS?

400
What is the medical term for a sideways curvature of the spine which most commonly occurs in young adults during a growth spurt?

Scoliosis

500

What is another test that some med schools require other than the MCAT?

CASPER

500

What Ontario medical schools accept third year undergraduate students?

University of Toronto, McMaster, Western, Ottawa 
500

These placements allow medical students to gain experience and exposure in specialties beyond their core Clerkship rotations. 

Electives.
500

In Ontario, which governing body regulates residents and physicians?

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)

What is the CPSO?

500

What is the medical term for a heart attack?

Myocardial infarction

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