Program Overview

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Undergraduate Admissions and Programs

Memorial University offers a range of undergraduate programs, including:

• Business
• Education
• Engineering
• Human Kinetics & Recreation
• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Medicine
• Music
• Nursing
• Pharmacy
• Science
• Social Work

Doctor of Medicine

Program Information

The Doctor of Medicine (MD) program is a four-year undergraduate degree program that prepares students to begin residency training. Upon successful completion of the MD program at Memorial, students are eligible to apply to post-graduate medical education programs in Canada through the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS).

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements for the MD program include:

• A bachelor's degree in any discipline from an accredited post-secondary institution
• Successful completion of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
• The Casper exam Credential evaluations are required for studies completed at international post-secondary institutions. The MCAT must be completed by the application deadline.

Admission Process

Admission to the MD program is very competitive. All applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents. International students are ineligible to apply. All applicants are screened by an interview committee, which completes a holistic review of applications and selects applicants for interview. Interviewed applicants are evaluated by the admissions committee for acceptance after consideration of academic performance, MCAT scores, personal references, interviews, extracurricular activities, volunteer and work experience.

MD Curriculum

The MD curriculum is divided into four phases:

• Phase 1
• Phase 2
• Phase 3
• Phase 4

Postgraduate Training Options

Memorial's Faculty of Medicine offers 19 postgraduate training programs, available upon successful completion of the MD program, through the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS). These programs include:

• Anesthesia
• Diagnostic and molecular pathology
• Diagnostic radiology
• Family medicine with enhanced skills in:
  • Care of the elderly
  • Care of underserved populations
  • Emergency medicine
• General surgery
• Internal medicine and subspecialties:
  • General internal medicine
  • Medical oncology
  • Nephrology
• Neurology
• Obstetrics/gynecology
• Orthopedic surgery
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry and subspecialties:
  • Child and adolescent psychiatry
  • Geriatric psychiatry