Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Ranking, Programs, Admission Process & Living Cost

Highlights

Campus

• Two campuses in Ontario – Windsor and London.
• Campus preferences to be disclosed during admission interview.
• Primary campus in London (Western University)
• Windsor Campus- University of Windsor.
• Undergraduate MD program, fellowships and 54 postgraduate training programs- Windsor Campus.
• All undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses at- London Campus.
• Housing facility- available at both campuses.

Residential Facilities

On campus housing at both campuses; listings for Off-Campus housing.

Windsor

• Windsor campus housing at Medical Arts Building.
• Types of accommodation– Family Unit Accommodation and Single Unit Accommodation.
• 2 family units and 21 single units.
• Family unit- accommodation- 6 members of a family; 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 kitchen.
• Single units- 1 bed, mini fridge, bathroom, microwave and television.

London

• 3 on-campus residence options – Glenmore Apartments, Platt Lane Estates and London Hall.
• Reserved for the graduate students.
• Glenmore Apartment- single students, Platt Lane Estates- students with families.
• Glenmore Apartments- 1 and 2 bedroom unfurnished apartments.
• Platt Lane Estates- 2 and 3 bedroom unfurnished apartments.
• London hall- 2 and 3 bedroom furnished rooms with double beds and meal plans.

Programs

Undergraduate medicine program or MD programs unavailable for international students.

All About Application Process

Pre-requisites- International applicants

• UG programs- passed standard 12.
• Masters- 4-year degree course; 70% in last two years of undergraduate study.
• Doctoral Programs- Master’s Degree and 70% average.
• English Language Profif

• Submit transcripts as a PDF file.

How to apply?

• Apply online at https://www.ouac.on.ca/ and fill the OMSAS form.
• Application form availability for Dentistry or DDS- October.
• For Graduate and Doctoral studies online forms- https://student.uwo.ca/ .

Application Fee

What after application?

International students- apply for study permits after application acceptance.

Cost and Expenses

*Includes tuition, book supplies and ancillary fees

Scholarship and Financial Aids

Financial Assistance via Western University and Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry for domestic and international students.

Bursaries offered by Western University

• Available for Canadian citizens only.
• Mentionable –
  • Fairmont foundation International Learning bursary

Paid Research Projects

• Work on paid research projects.
• CAD 4500- Summer research projects (SRTP program)
• CAD 5500- Schulich Research Opportunities Program.
• CAD 5000- Schulich-UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP)

Scholarships for International Students offered by Western University

• Offered on merit-basis.
• Applicable for full-time students in the first year.
• Mentionable Scholarships –
  1. Western Scholarship of Excellence – CAD 2000
  2. Western Scholarship of Distinction – CAD 1000
  3. Continuing Admission Scholarship – CAD 10,000

NSERC Undergraduate Research Awards

• For undergraduate students to work in research projects under a faculty member
• Stipend- CAD 4500

Fellowship for Graduate and Post-doctoral students

• Mentionable awards
  1. Soroptimist Foundation Canada – CAD 7500
  2. H.L Holmes Award – CAD 100,000 per year

Medical and Dentistry Scholarships

• Apply online at studentservices.uwo.ca/secure/admissionBursaries/
• Value of Medical scholarship – CAD 26200
• Value of Dentistry Scholarship – CAD 42000
• Offered on merit and financial need.
• Submit Financial Assistance Application (for Dentistry), and Schulich Scholarship Supplemental Application (for both)

Other financial aids

• Student Loans
• Research Grants
• Study Grants
• Government Loans

Work-Study Program

• Available for domestic and international students.
• For full-time students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs.
• For undergraduate international students.
• Provide proof of financial need.
• For students enrolled in main campus.
• Foreign students- obtain study permit and a Social Insurance Number (SIN).

Alumni Network

Benefits-

• Free of cost alumni cards for –
  1. Auto, home, travel, term life insurances, income protection, accident covers, illness protection, health and dental insurance.
  2. Discounts at restaurants, retail stores, alumni events and bookstores at Western.
  3. Discounts on online purchases.
  4. 10% discount on professional development courses at the university.
  5. Library privileges.
• Career management consultation.