NOSM University invites approximately 320 of the top ranked applicants for an interview based on their total pre-interview score (GPA + Context score).

NOTE: Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee an invitation to interview.

Key Dates:

• Interview Invitations
  • Notifications will be sent via email by end of January of the potential enrolment year.
• Interview Dates
  • Admission interviews typically take place in March. The NOSM University 2025 UME interviews will be conducted online. Detailed information about the interview process will be included in your invitation package.
• Decision Notifications
  • If you are interviewed, you will be informed of your application status (admitted, waitlisted, or unsuccessful) via email on the second Tuesday of May.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications are not carried over to the next year. Unsuccessful applicants must reapply through OMSAS with a new application for the subsequent admissions cycle.

Applicants who require accommodation for a documented disability for the interview must notify the Office of Admissions & Learner Recruitment in writing at admissions@nosm.ca at least one (1) month prior to the first interview date. Applicants will be connected with the Accessibility Advisor in Learner Support Services to discuss their accommodation request. They will be required to provide complete documentation to support their request.

NOSM University is committed to the highest standards of ethical and professional behaviour of students, faculty, and staff. All candidates who are interviewed will be required to sign a confidentiality statement. Your signature will confirm your agreement to not disclose the following:

• The identity of the interviewers
• The interview questions
• Answers made by you during the interview

We have prepared a resource that will enable applicants to complete a self-evaluation of their application and we encourage applicants to carefully review the information available on the NOSM University Admissions webpages. To complete a self-evaluation of your application please visit our Information for Unsuccessful Applicants webpage.

For the first two years of study at NOSM University, UME students will be assigned to one of two campuses: NOSM U in Sudbury or NOSM U in Thunder Bay. This will be the student’s home campus and is the campus that they are expected to attend.

Applicants who receive an invitation to interview will be asked to indicate their preferred campus. Successful candidates will be assigned to campuses based on the availability of seats at each site. While NOSM University will endeavour to assign successful applicants to their preferred campus, we are unable to guarantee that all candidates will be offered a seat at their preferred campus.

Campus change requests will not be considered. Candidates offered admission to NOSM University will have the following options:

• Accept the offer of Admission to the assigned campus
• Decline the offer of Admission.

A convocation ceremony for the UME Program is held in both Thunder Bay and Sudbury. Students may only attend the convocation ceremony for the campus to which they are assigned.

Applicants who receive an offer conditional upon the completion of their undergraduate degree will be required to submit proof of receiving their degree by providing a final undergraduate transcript to OMSAS by June 30 of the potential enrolment year.

Applicants whose Registrar’s office sent an official letter to OMSAS stating that they met all the requirements of their graduate degree and were eligible to graduate in the spring of the potential enrolment year will be required submit their final transcript to OMSAS by June 30 of the potential enrolment year.

The offer of admission will include information on the conditions of accepting an offer of admission. These include:

• Proof of Citizenship
• A Police Records Vulnerable Sector Check
• Immunization/Health Screen
• Cultural Safety & Active Offer Training
• Essential Skills and Abilities for Entry to a Medical Degree Program

As a condition of acceptance to NOSM University, all candidates must provide proof of Canadian citizenship/permanent resident status to the Office of Admissions & Learner Recruitment.

Notarized/certified copies must be notarized/certified by a notary public, and must not be older than two years from the application submission deadline; otherwise, a new notarized/certified copy is required.

One of the following documents will be required:

• Canadian Birth Certificate or Act of Birth. Note: Notarized/certified photocopy of Birth Certificate/Act of Birth issued by an authority in Canada must be accompanied by a Canadian government-issued photo ID
• Passport page showing Canadian Citizenship
• Canadian Citizenship Card (both sides of card)
• Canadian Permanent Resident Card (both sides of card)
• Certificate of Canadian Citizenship
• Confirmation of Permanent Residence in Canada. Note: Confirmation of permanent residence must be accompanied by a Canadian government-issued photo ID.

Throughout their medical school program, students will serve vulnerable populations. In an effort to protect these vulnerable people against potential risk of harm, the Ontario Faculties of Medicine and many clinical agencies require that students provide confirmation of the absence of a criminal conviction or outstanding criminal charges.

Incoming students are required to complete and submit the results of their Police Records Check, including a Vulnerable Sector Screening, at their own expense.

At the beginning of each subsequent academic year in the UME (MD degree) program, students will be required to sign a Criminal Records and Disclosure form to confirm that there has been no change in the information contained in the Police Records Check.

An offer of admission is contingent upon provision of these checks. We will review any files presented with a “Not Clear” check to determine what action, if any, will be taken.

For more information about obtaining a Police Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Screening, contact your local police agency.

All incoming students must complete the Year 1 NOSM University Undergraduate Immunization Form. NOSM University’s screening requirements meet the current OHA/OMA Communicable Disease Surveillance Protocol for Ontario Hospitals, in accordance with Regulation 965, Section 4, of the Public Hospitals Act RSO 1990. We will send more details about health regulations in the offer of admission to the program.

Failure to comply with this requirement may result in students being denied access to clinical settings.

For more information refer to the Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine (COFM) Immunization Policy document.

Incoming students are no longer required to provide evidence of a current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. This will be offered to all new incoming UME students during NOSM University Orientation Week.

All incoming students are required to complete Cultural Safety and Active Offer training prior to their first day of medical school at NOSM University. This training will help students better understand the context within which they will be training and maximize their learning opportunities throughout the UME curriculum. It will also help students better grasp the Social Accountability mandate that drives everything we do at NOSM University.

Specific information regarding Cultural Safety and Active Offer training will be included in the offer of admission to the program.

To fulfill the UME (MD degree) Program requirements and avoid serious risk to the health and safety of patients, students must acquire competency in a wide range of knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Incoming students are advised to carefully review the Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine policy: Essential Skills and Abilities Required for Entry to a Medical Degree Program.

Incoming students who require accommodation for the medical program should contact the NOSM University Learner Support Services Office at learnersupportservices@nosm.ca.