Health Sciences 2014–2015 University Calendar

7.3.3

Admission Requirements and Procedures

If there is any discrepancy between the information presented here and at www.mcgill.ca/medadmissions, the latter will prevail.

The Faculty of Medicine of McGill University conducts a rigorous, multi-criteria evaluation of applications to its programs. Admissions criteria and the selection process correspond to the Faculty's mission to equip students to meet the highest standards of medical practice and professionalism and to ensure career-long excellence in whole-person care. The Admissions Committee is guided by the following principles:

• Seeking Excellence: Excellence in applicants to our medical school is understood as a complex concept, demonstrated as a balanced interplay between scientific and academic ability, intellectual curiosity, humanism, rigor, and community engagement.

• Inclusivity: Our processes and programs are welcoming to persons from varied backgrounds and life trajectories, understanding that diversity—defined broadly—positively enriches learning and work environments and contributes to better service to patients and communities.

• Alignment: Our selection criteria correspond to the educational and program objectives of the medical curriculum, and meaningfully reflect the Faculty of Medicine's academic mission and obligations of social accountability.

• Fairness: All applicants to our programs are treated in a just and respectful manner.

• Transparency: Our guiding principles, selection criteria, and processes, are clearly articulated and readily available to applicants, medical students, faculty members, and members of the communities we serve.

Understanding that our graduates will go on to serve diverse communities in Quebec, Canada, and beyond, applicants should demonstrate a deep commitment to, and evidence of, a pursuit of excellence in academic work, ethical and professional conduct, and awareness of the complexities of the world in which they will go on to hold privileged positions of service and leadership.

The Faculty of Medicine welcomes and encourages applications from students from all backgrounds, including students from underrepresented ethnic, cultural, and racial groups, sexual minorities, and from all socio-economic backgrounds.

For more information, please consult the Admissions, Equity and Diversity Office website at www.mcgill.ca/medadmissions.

Office of Admission, Equity and Diversity of the Faculty of Medicine

McGill University
1010 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 1210
Montreal, QC H3A 2R7 Canada
Telephone: 514-398-3517
Fax: 514-398-4631
Email: aed.med@mcgill.ca

Indigenous Canadian Applicants

McGill University and the Faculty of Medicine welcome applications from candidates from across the provinces and territories who self-identify as belonging to First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. A number of resources covering academic and non-academic support are available to Indigenous students within the Faculty and across the University campus, such as First Peoples' House, the Indigenous Access McGill Program (housed in the School of Social Work), and the Aboriginal Health Interest Group (a medical student association).

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