Admission policies and procedures
Applications and supporting documentation will only be accepted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) via the Ontario Medical School Application Service (OMSAS) (external link) by the application deadline. Documents sent directly to the TMU School of Medicine will not be considered. Any applications that are missing required documentation will be considered incomplete and will not be considered further in the admissions selection process.
TMU reserves the right to change the admission requirements at any time without notice.
Before you apply
- Admission requirements
- Admission categories
- Accommodations in the admission process
- Admission policies and procedures
Applicants to the TMU School of Medicine’s MD Program must complete both the TMU Applicant Declaration and the OMSAS Applicant Declaration within their application. In doing so, applicants certify that the personal information and documents submitted, or to be submitted, in their application are true, complete and correct, including declarations of citizenship and immigration status in Canada. Applicants must certify that any applicable autobiographical and personal submissions are true, accurate and authored solely and entirely by them. They also certify that all information requested in their application has been disclosed.
Applicants must also declare that they understand that it is their responsibility to keep OUAC and the Ontario medical schools where they apply informed of any changes to the information in their application and agree to update their application immediately after any such change occurs.
The TMU School of Medicine reserves the right to verify any information provided in the application. If an applicant submits any information or documentation in their MD Program application that is found to be false, misleading, concealed, withheld, fraudulent, or written by a third party or generative AI technology, the application will be disqualified. This includes misrepresentation of identity for pathway eligibility purposes. If discovered after an offer of admission has been made but prior to enrollment, the offer will be revoked and will not be subject to appeal. If discovered after enrolment in the MD Program, applicants may be dismissed/withdrawn from the program. Toronto Metropolitan University may, at its discretion, refuse future applications from applicants if any of the above is discovered in their application. The TMU Academic Integrity Policy includes misconduct relating to falsified documents in the admissions process and applies to applicants and enrolled students.
The Undergraduate Medical Education Admissions Council (UAC) is responsible for oversight of and decisions directing the governance and operations of admission to the MD Program. The UAC creates, implements, and monitors processes and procedures for MD Program admissions while ensuring that all activities align with the mission, vision, and values of TMU and the School of Medicine, and comply with University policies, Ontario legislation, and the Human Rights Code.
The UAC is accountable to the school’s Faculty Council and leads all decision-making throughout the MD Program admissions process. The UAC holds the final authority for admission decisions, processes, policies and appeals. All admission decisions made by the UAC are final and not subject to appeal.
Admission requirements and processes are reviewed by the UAC annually and are subject to change.
All matriculants to the MD program are expected to start studies in September of the calendar year following their application and offer of admission. The UGME Admissions Council, as the sole decision maker for all admissions to the MD program, may consider a request for deferral of admission by a matriculant on a case-by-case basis and where there are exceptional circumstances. Deferral will be considered for any one of the following reasons:
- an unexpected change in the matriculant’s personal health or family status; or
- unexpected and documented sudden financial hardship.
In the case of an unexpected change in the matriculant’s personal health or family status, documents from a personal health care provider or other relevant professional(s) are required. In the case of an unexpected sudden financial hardship, attestation from the matriculant demonstrating financial hardship is required.
A request for deferral must:
- be submitted by the successful matriculant in writing before June 30 of the year they were offered admission and within seven (7) business days of the offer;
- detail the reasons for the request for deferral and provide necessary supporting documentation (as stated above) to support the request; and
- include the acceptance deposit with the request.
A request for deferral will:
- only be granted under exceptional circumstances;
- only be extended for the upcoming academic year;
- have no possibility of extension into a second year; and
- not be appealable if denied.
The Policy on Applications for Advanced Standing/Transfer to the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program applies to applicants who are considering transfer into the MD program from another school or college of medicine program.
As outlined in the policy, the UGME Program Council and UGME Admissions Council will not accept any application for advanced standing/ transfer to the TMU MD program regardless of the applicant’s present or past medical school enrollment, for the following reasons:
- The four-year curriculum in the TMU MD program is arranged in three phases across four years and integrated throughout. Within each of the three phases, students undertake a series of courses, four of which run longitudinally across the years to support, develop and enhance their understanding and application of content through their learning journey. The four-year program must be completed in its entirety in order for students to achieve its learning outcomes.
- Several threads are woven throughout the curriculum; these threads also shape the formation of cases, learning experiences and projects. The outcomes-based approaches to assessment using the framework known as competency-based medical education require that for each course in a given year, all learning and assessments must be successfully completed for students to progress to the next year level in that course.
There is no exception to or appeal of this policy.