6. Thoughts before we start and disclaimer All Slides will be posted There will be time for questions at the end And most importantly: DISCLAIMER: I do NOT represent the UBC Faculty of Medicine, and have no sway on their admissions committee or the application process!
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8. Most provinces have at least one medical school (some provinces have multiple)1. http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=107737501858516526460.00046ebc86889b76a5351&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=48.107431,-93.339844&spn=33.890576,61.523437&z=4&source=embed
24. The Basics Personal Information Citizenship Residency Education level ** supporting documentation of residency? ** High school transcript?
25. Courses Credits 6 of English 6 of Biology (usually 121 and 140) 6 of 1st year Chemistry 6 of organic chemistry 6 of Biochemistry **Official Copy of your Transcript
30. Rural Training UBC Okanagan No stated impact on admissions Independent Decision Making
31. Verifiers Cover your ass! Not a full reference Contact Title First and Last name Email Phone number Contact them before you apply!
32. Work History Verifiers Start Date to End date Don’t need hours 350 Characters MASTER RESUME!
33. Non-Academic Experiences This takes a lot of time! 5 Categories: Leadership Capacity to Work with Others Service Ethic Diversity of Experiences High Performance in an Area of Human Endeavor Character limit MASTER RESUME!
34. What you need Activity name Activity Organization Description (~350 character) limit) Start and end date Total # of Hours by Application deadline Verifiers
36. Service Ethic For the benefit or welfare of others Volunteer or work Key things Length of time Outside “comfort zone” Preparation for medicine
37. Capacity to Work with Others Beyond peers, friends, and co-workers Includes: Diverse age groups Different cultures Disabilities Socio-economic backgrounds
38. Diversity of Experience Accumulation of knowledge and skills Can include: Travel Sports Research Music culture
40. How to get ahead Master Resume List EVERYTHING! 3 hours at a soup kitchen in 2006? List it! Helped a little old lady cross the street in 2005? List it!
43. Overview What you need The Big Problem The Big Question The Easy Solution Picture from The Oatmeal
44. What You Need for UBC Academic Referee Community Referee Professional referee BIG DIFFERENCE: time
45. What you need for OMSAS Three references 1 non-academic/character, 2 anything else Must know you well Hand in with application
46. What you need for McGill Seven References!!! Be Prepared For Anything!
47. The Big Problem “I don’t have three people that I can ask for a reference!” Also known as: “I don’t have three people that I know who will write me a GREAT reference!”
48. The Big Question “How on earth do I approach so-and-so to ask them to act as my referee?”
50. Interview “One has a greater sense of intellectual degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience” – Alice James Created by Andy Chen Chapman Learning Commons, Spring 2010
51. Interview Types 2 types: traditional panel and multiple mini-interview (MMI) http://www.mmacanada.org/MMAC%20Interview%202009.pdf http://www.medaholic.com/2009/02/13/canadian-medical-schools-mmi-vs-traditional-interviews/