Pre-Med Resources

University of Toronto Community of Support

https://applymd.utoronto.ca/community-support

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The Community of Support (COS) is a collaborative and longitudinal initiative that support students who are Indigenous, Black, Filipino, economically disadvantaged, or who self-identify with having a disability at every stage of their journey to medical school.

 

Being a member of the Community of Support will provide you with access to the following opportunities:

• Admissions information: one-on-one advising and access to admissions events

• Access to mentors (medical students, physicians) and experiences (enrichment courses, and leadership, research and volunteer opportunities)

• Support at each stage of the application process – i) MCAT preparation, ii) 1-1 support with the medical school application, and iii) school-specific interview preparation

 

Please note that you do not need to be applying to the University of Toronto or a University of Toronto student to take part in this program. Many CAPD members mentor students through this program.

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Western University ACCESS Pathway

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https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/med_dent_admissions/medicine/access_pathway_applicants.html

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The ACCESS Pathway encourages and supports applicants who are under-represented within medicine who may have been potentially adversely impacted by circumstances that created a disadvantage due to financial, medical, and/or socio-cultural barriers.

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Eligible applicants may include, but are not limited to:

• Individuals of under-represented ethnicities (such as Black, Latin American, and Filipino)**

• Individuals with disabilities or life-threatening illnesses

• Individuals with socio-economic challenges

• Individuals who have faced other familial and/or socio-cultural barriers such as loss of both parents, being ward of Children’s Aid, living in a homeless shelter.

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