Southwestern Ontario Pathway
Our Commitment to Distributed Medical Education
Schulich Medicine is viewed as a leader in Distributed Medical Education, offering a dynamic and progressive curriculum in diversified environments throughout Southwestern Ontario, and providing medical students and residents exposure to patients, health systems and health challenges in regional, rural and urban sites.
Applicants
Applicants who completed all 4 years of high school and graduated within the SWO Designated Counties that correspond to Schulich Medicine Distributed Education community partner locations would be considered Southwestern Ontario applicants.
There are no fixed seats or quotas for Southwestern Ontario applicants. Being considered a Southwestern Ontario applicant does not guarantee an offer of admission.
If invited for an interview, Southwestern Ontario applicants must submit an original high school transcript when registering for their interview.
Designated Counties
The Schulich Medicine Admissions Committee defines Southwestern Ontario as consisting of the following counties, which correspond to Schulich Medicine Distributed Education community partner locations:
Grey
Bruce
Huron
Perth
Oxford
Elgin
Middlesex
Lambton
Chatham-Kent
Essex
MCAT Flexibility
Applicants who meet our Southwestern Ontario designation, as described above, will be granted some flexibility with minimum scores for the MCAT.
- Applicants must attain a minmum of 125 in each section of the MCAT that we consider.
- Applicants must still meet the same GPA, course load, course level and non-academic admission requirements as general applicants.
