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Black applicant pathway

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Our commitment to helping mitigate historical and structural challenges

The Black Applicant Pathway (BAP) was established in recognition of the damage caused by years of racism and systemic bias against Black people that has resulted in significant underrepresentation in institutions of higher learning. It is hoped that the BAP will be one way of reducing challenges faced by Black applicants to medical school.

Black Canadian applicants who self-identify as Black African, Black Caribbean, Black North American, or multi-racial are invited to apply through this pathway.
Applicants who wish to be considered through this pathway must complete the OMSAS application, including a personal statement (less than 500 words) describing their Black experience, and submit the OMSAS application by the application deadline.

Applications are assessed holistically based on academic and non-academic admission requirements. Only in exceptional circumstances will Black applicants with a GPA of less than 3.30 or MCAT scores below 125 in each section be considered. 

Please visit the Admission Requirements webpage for detailed information.

 

To ensure a holistic assessment valuing the intersectionality that may occur for a single individual, applications and interviews through the BAP are assessed by a diversity and equity panel enriched with physicians, community members, and/or medical students who self-identify as Black and are trained in implicit bias and EDID practices.

Applying through the BAP does not guarantee the granting of MCAT or GPA flexibility, nor an offer of admission. There are no fixed seats or quotas for the BAP.

Schulich Medicine Admissions 

Email admissions.medicine@schulich.uwo.ca

Schulich Black Medical Students' Association

Email schulichbmsa@gmail.com 

 

It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure all documentation is submitted through OMSAS by the application deadline.

Schulich Medicine reserves the right to verify application documentation.

Falsification or misrepresentation of information from any portion of the application will result in removal of the application from consideration, and may be considered in any future application to the University.