Doctor of Medicine

The MD Program graduates physicians trained to deliver high quality, collaborative, and socially accountable care. Our responsive and adaptive curriculum focuses on generalism and prepares you to meet the needs of diverse populations. You will have opportunities to tailor your education to your interests and career goals through our communities of learning, combined programs, and elective experiences in both pre-clerkship and clerkship. With an innovative curriculum and a focus on social accountability, the MD Program prepares today's medical students to become tomorrow's leaders. Supported by robust governance and administrative structures and guided by our 2022-2027 Strategic Plan, we develop diverse, competent, and compassionate physicians.

The minimum requirements for admission to the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry's (FoMD's) Graduate Programs (See FoMD Graduate Programs) are outlined below. Admissions to FoMD graduate programs are made on a competitive basis. Though an applicant may satisfy the minimum admission requirements, acceptance into a graduate program is not guaranteed. The decision to admit an applicant to a graduate program is made by the department and program. the minimum Admission Grade Point Average (AGPA) required for admission to a graduate program is 3.0, equivalently, a letter grade B, on the 4-point scale from the University of Alberta, or an equivalent standing.
Graduate program entrance requirements for FoMD Graduate Programs are defined at two different levels:
The Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) sets the minimum entrance requirements that must be met by all graduate students at the UofA, regardless of program (See GPS Graduate Admissions).
FoMD has entrance requirements over and above those set by GPS that must be met by graduate students in all the FoMD graduate programs. The following documents are required to be accepted into a graduate program:
Three letters of references with at least two from academic sources to be submitted via the online portal.
Statement of research interests to be submitted via the online portal.
Curriculum Vitae to be submitted via the online portal.
Transcripts to be submitted via the online portal.
Supervisor Confirmation and Applicant Funding Information form.
The minimum English language proficiency test scores required for admission into the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry's Graduate Programs are:
TOEFL (internet-based): A minimum overall score of 95 with a minimum of 21 on each individual skill area.
Academic IELTS: A minimum overall band score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each band.