The Admissions Committee's decision to admit or reject an applicant depends on the competition for entry in the year of application. The Committee also evaluates the application with respect to the likelihood of success in the academic and professional studies leading to the award of the Doctor of Medicine degree and in the future practice of medicine.
To be eligible for admission, an applicant shall have completed a Bachelor’s degree at a recognized university or university-college before admission, and all standardized tests, including credential evaluations where required, as described on the Admissions webpage.
All applicants must complete the standardized tests by the dates specified in the Important Dates section on the Admissions webpage of the Faculty of Medicine. Requirements for all standardized tests can be found on the Admissions webpage.
Applicants must be aware of the Essential Skills and Abilities Required for the Study of Medicine guidelines, which outline the crucial characteristics needed to succeed in the Doctor of Medicine degree. The guidelines include Technical Standards for learners in the degree as well as information for applicants with disabilities. This information is available at Application Preparation on the Faculty of Medicine website.
Each applicant is responsible for ensuring that all the required documents for application, as stated on the Admissions webpage, are submitted by published deadlines. An application is not complete without meeting these requirements; incomplete applications are closed.
Applicants who are invited for an interview and do not attend are not eligible for further consideration and their application is closed.
Official notification to applicants of the Committee's decisions is via letter, sent by email, signed by or on behalf of, the Chair of the Admissions Committee. No other form of notification is provided.
Letters of acceptance allow seven (7) days for confirmation. Applicants accepting a seat in the medical school must return all paperwork with the offer to munmed@mun.ca in addition to a deposit, which is credited towards tuition fees upon registration. Should the applicant subsequently decline, the deposit is forfeited. If confirmation is not received within the timeframe specified, the offer expires and subsequently goes to the next applicant on the reserve list. In such instances, the Admissions Office will notify applicants officially.
Applicants offered a place on the reserve list must confirm or decline the offer in writing within three (3) days of official notification by returning their completed documents to the Admissions Office via munmed@mun.ca. If confirmation is not received within three (3) days, the applicant’s rank position on the reserve list expires and they move to the bottom of the reserve list. Should a seat then become available, it is offered to the next person on the reserve list who has completed and returned the documents as required.
The Admissions Committee, at its discretion, may grant deferral of admission to a maximum of four (4) successful applicants per cycle. Deferrals are considered on a first-come, first-serve basis; the deadline to request a deferral is six (6) weeks before the first day of classes. All deferral requests are evaluated and decided by the Admissions Committee by mid-June.
Unsuccessful applicants who wish to reapply for admission are required to submit a new, complete application, including all required documents and exam scores. An unsuccessful applicant can meet with the Assistant Dean for Admissions or the Admissions Officer to discuss reapplying prior to the end of the application cycle. The last day of the application cycle is the day prior to the online application system opening for access to prospective applicants.