Where to begin?
What do you study in your undergrad before medicine or dentistry? Anything you want! Just don't shy away from science courses.
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Dream of becoming a doctor or dentist?
Dream of becoming a doctor or dentist?
Undergraduate Programs
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry
You’re in the right place. The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry produces graduates who are ready to make a difference in healthcare.
Our areas of excellence include:
- Biomedical Imaging
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular, Respiratory Health, and Metabolic Diseases
- Infection and Immunity
- Musculoskeletal Health
- Maternal, Fetal, Child and Family Health
- Neuroscience and Mental Health
You’ll apply to Medicine or Dentistry at Western in the final year of your undergraduate degree.
You can study almost anything you like before applying. There are no prerequisite courses. But you will need to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and meet the admission requirements.
Admission Requirements For Medicine
You'll need to complete some prerequisite courses along with the Dental Aptitude Test as part of your admission requirements. There isn't a pre-dental program or preffered undergraduate degree that will increase your chances of admission.
WHY WESTERN?
$6.5 million
financial assistance provided annually to qualified students
13
Canada Research Chairs are your faculty
45+
rural and regional communities in Southwestern Ontario with clinical training opportunities
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