3. Direct MD pathway
• Honor Bachelors Degree or equivalent in any field of study
• Take prerequisite courses (depending on each institution)
• MCAT Test
• Application Essay ( optional depending on each institution)
7. • The autobiographical sketch (ABS) is a comprehensive list of your activities and
achievements since age 16 which provide insight into who you are. These can include
your:
• employment
• volunteer activities
• extracurricular activities
• awards and accomplishments
• research, and,
• other activities and achievements.
8. • You are not required to have undertaken a specific number of activities or completed a set number of hours.
There are also no specific activities that will give you an ‘edge’. W e do not believe there is a specific medical
student ‘profile’. W e are looking for students:
• with diverse backgrounds and interests
• who are well -rounded
• who are community-minded
• who have gained skills and maturity from their experiences
• who can demonstrate time management skills
• who show evidence of the attribute clusters in their activities
• Please see the Ontario Medical School Application Service (OMSAS) Application Guide for more information on
the ABS.
9. • In addition, you are required to write and submit one ABS statement that discusses the following:
• Write about an impactful experience from your Autobiographical Sketch that demonstrates your
personal growth, character, and values. How did this experience prepare you for medical school?
• Your ABS statement must be 500 words or less. This word count does not include your activity title,
references, or verifiers, if you choose to include these.
• The ABS and the additional ABS statement will be evaluated as a whole. We evaluate ABS materials
independently of all other materials submitted within your application.
10. • Verifiers
• In some cases, we may wish to verify additional information about activities that are described in
either your brief personal essays or the ABS. Therefore, you must provide the name, address, and
phone number of at least one contact person (verifier) for each activity. We perform random checks of
applicants’ verifiers. Please notify your verifiers that they may be contacted by us.
• Note: Verifiers for ABS may or may not be the same as the verifiers you listed for your graduate
studies or your references.
• Let your verifiers know that they may be contacted by UME Enrolment Services.
11. • You are required to arrange for three references to be sent to OMSAS as part of your application. Each
reference includes a Confidential Assessment Form.
• Note: You must not use family members, family friends, colleagues of family members, neighbours or
someone who may be perceived as your peer as a referee, as we do not consider them to be objective.
Letters written by a spiritual advisor are acceptable, provided the individual is not also a family
member or close friend.
• Applications from candidates with non -objective references will not be considered.
• Referees may submit their confidential reference online.
• The deadline for receiving references is October 3, 2022. If OMSAS does not receive your reference by
this date, your application to the University of Toronto’s MD Program will be incomplete and will not be
considered. It is your responsibility to ensure that OMSAS receives your references by the deadline,
so we advise you to confirm submission with all of your referees prior to the deadline.
12. Master/PhD to MD
• Similar process but with lower requirements
• Universities are usually assess only based on undergraduate GPAs only
but with lower requirements. (i.e. 3.9 for undergrads but 3.6 for
postgrads)
13. Medical related programs
• Community health worker, Physician assistant, Clinical research
coordinator, Audiologist, Sonographer, Dietitian, Radiologist.
• Usually regulated by different regulatory bodies.
• Such as CARMT, CAPA,GCP, ARCP etc.
• Education accreditations and examinations varies depending on
regulatory bodies.
