Applying to the Faculty of Medicine
This section of our website guides you through each step of the application process. Before you begin, be sure to know your applicant category, the relevant requirements, and your deadline for submission.
Step 1: Complete an on-line application
If you are new to McGill, you must open an account with the McGill web-based application system and submit your application.
If you are a current McGill student, apply via Minerva.
This step must be completed before 9 p.m. of the stated application deadline. Consult your category page for details. |
Get started here: On-line Application Systems
Step 2: Submit official academic records
You are required to submit official academic records/transcripts of every post-secondary educational institution attended, sent directly from the institution to the admissions office. Certain exceptions apply; consult the Academic Records for MDCM and joint programs or Med-P program pages for more details.
Academic records must be received by the Office no later than the stated submission deadline. |
Step 3: Submit supplemental documentation
Using the Medicine Online Application Supplement (MedOAS) system (See On-line Application Systems) you will have to submit the following:
- a personal narrative
- an abstract of your personal narrative
- a curriculum vitæ
- highlights of your curriculum vitæ
- contact information for your references
- self-reported academic record*
- proof of citizenship and/or residency*
Detailed information on each of these elements can be found under the left hand menu for Elements of an Application.
(* Applicants to the Med-P program are not required to submit this information unless specifically requested.)
Supplemental documentation must be received by the Office no later than the stated submission deadline. Consult your category page for details. |
Step 4: Submit any remaining documentation
Where applicable, submit any remaining documentation directly to the Office. Rules of submission are found at the bottom of Supplemental documentation that may be requested of you.
Important Information for all applicants
Verification of information submitted
The Faculty may verify any information provided by applicants and has the authority to cancel an application, withdraw an offer, or cancel a registration at any time if false information has been provided.
Disclosure
No information whatsoever on the status of your application will be shared with anyone inquiring on your behalf without the applicant's express written authorization. You may authorize the disclosure of information related to your application to one or more persons via the online application system or later in the process by email to the Admissions Office.
Name discrepancies
Please notify the Admissions Office if there will be any name discrepancies or variations among any of the official documents, especially transcripts or MCAT results. Failure to do so may result in an incomplete admission file.
Reapplication
Applicants to the Med-P program may only apply once to the program. Applicants to the MDCM or joint programs not admitted on the basis of a first application and who wish to reapply must submit a new on-line application along with a new admission dossier. Those applying for a third time are rarely successful and are discouraged from doing so unless significant changes occurred during the preceding year which may have had a major impact on the quality of their candidacy.