MCAT
What is the maximum score possible on the MCAT's?
528
What is 528?
A component of the OMSAS application includes the ABS. What does it stand for?
Autobiographical Sketch
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"?
At the end of residency, what must you do to complete your training?
Board/licensing exams
What are board/licensing exams?
Name one extracurricular or club that Fatima participated in?
BONUS: What was the name of the non-profit Fatima founded?
Leadership Committee, Student Council’s Deputy Minister, UOIT Student Ambassadors, Digital Community, Peer Leader at UOIT
BONUS: She founded Wellness of Women!
How many sections are on the MCAT?
Four
4
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?
The first two years of medical school are called ______.
Pre-clerkship
What title do you have after medical school that you didn't during?
Dr/MD
What is a Dr/MD
Where did Haris grow up? What highschool did Haris go to?
BONUS: Was he in any special programs? (e.g. gifted, IBT, Sci-tech, IB, AP
Glenforest Secondary School!
BONUS: He was in the IB Programme
False!
What is a good volunteering experience to start with for your journey to med school?
Volunteering at a hospital
After residency, doctors can choose to pursue a ________ to sub-specialize in an area of medicine.
Fellowship.
What is the research project Cheshta is participating in?
Brampton Civic Hospital, writing a literature review!
How many hours does the MCAT exam take to COMPLETE? (Including breaks)
7 hours 30 min WITH breaks
True or false: you can only do medicine-related extracurriculars to get into med school?
False!
Name three core clinical rotations.
Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia, ENT, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, OB/GYN, Family Medicine
How do you apply to residency training?
CaRMS (Canadian Resident Matching Service)
What is CaRMS?
Name one of the courses Nitya is currently taking?
Biology, health psychology, abnormal psychology, calc, chem
What is another test that some med schools require other than the MCAT?
CASPER
What Ontario medical schools accept third year undergraduate students?
These placements allow medical students to gain experience and exposure in specialties beyond their core Clerkship rotations.
In Ontario, which governing body regulates residents and physicians?
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)
What is the CPSO?
Did you have fun today?
YES!
Absolutely!
100%!