MD/PhD

The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (FoMD) offers the MD/PhD Program as part of its medical research education portfolio. It is intended for exceptional students who are committed to a career in medical research as a physician-scientist. In addition to the four years required to complete the MD degree, the PhD typically takes four to six more years to complete. The PhD can be completed in any recognized, health-related, graduate program at the U of A, but it must be health-related.

Admission Requirements

• Residents of Canada, either as a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• Registered in a baccalaureate degree from a program recognized by the University of Alberta with a minimum of 60 transferable units of course weight (ucw) or have completed their degree.
• The minimum cGPA required to be eligible to apply for Albertan applicants is 3.30 and for non-Albertan applicants is 3.50 on the UofA 4.0 grading scale.
• Complete the MCAT and meet the minimum requirements for each section in a single test sitting.
• Successful completion of CASPer is mandatory.
• PhD must be completed before commencing Year 3 of the MD Program.