The honors grade adjusted by the course weight leads to a weighted honors score. A student who has been named to the Dean's Honor List in each year which honours is available in shall graduate With Distinction. A student who has failed a single clinical rotation in Year 3 who has been granted permission to remediate, will be permitted to remediate during the scheduled time for Clinical Science Options in Year 4. A student who fails the Observed Structured Clinical Exam and has been granted permission to remediate will be permitted to remediate at the conclusion of the Transition Period. Achievement of pass in a supplemental examination does not delete the original grade of FAIL from the student record.
Permission is given only under exceptional circumstances and then only when a vacancy is available.
Permission to repeat has seldom been given. When a student is allowed to repeat a year it must be passed without conditions for the student to be allowed to continue in the program. The criteria for receiving a Passing or an Honors grade will be clearly identified at the start of each course. It is necessary to conform to the laws pertaining to the practice of medicine in the province, state or country in which it is proposed to practice. In order to practice in any part of Canada, one must pass the licensing examinations of The Medical Council of Canada, and be certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the College of Family Physicians of Canada.