Schulich School of Medicine

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BMSc Information Series Module Selection for
BMSc January 2009
Schulich School of Medicine Dentistry
The University of Western Ontario
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Who are we?

• Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate
• Education (BMSUE)
• Kathy Boon
• BMSUE Coodinator
• Joan Estabrooks
• Administrative Assistant, BMSUE
• Departmental Counsellor for Medical Sciences
  modules

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Why are you here today?

• Gathering information prior to Intent to
  Register
• general information about the BMSc program
• choosing modules within the BMSc program
• Bachelor of Medical Sciences

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Why a BMSc degree??

• Are students with BMSc degrees given preference
  for Schulich Medicine or Dentistry?
• NO!
• What is important to consider when making
  choices?
• subject or discipline that interests you
• career path honors degree required/recommended?

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Basic Medical Science Departments

• Anatomy Cell Biology
• Biochemistry
• Epidemiology Biostatistics
• Medical Biophysics
• Microbiology Immunology
• Pathology
• Physiology Pharmacology

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Studying the Basic Medical Sciences

• Introduction to a discipline (e.g. Biochemistry)
  
• Minor (4.0 courses)
• Major (6.0 courses)
• More in-depth study of a discipline
• Honors Specialization (9.0 or more courses)
• Specialization (9.0 or more courses)
• modules

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An interdisciplinary approach

• Medical Sciences modules
• Honors Specialization, Specialization, Major, and
  Minor
• courses are taken from one or more of the Basic
  Medical Science disciplines
• Modules in which two disciplines are combined
  (examples)
• Biochemistry and Chemistry
• Physiology and Psychology
• Pathology and Toxicology
• Genetics and Biochemistry

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What makes up a degree?

• 3-year degree
• 4-year degree (honors)
• 4 year degree (non-honors)

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What makes up a BMSc degree?

• 4-year degree (honors)
• 4 year degree (non-honors)

• discipline
• module type

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Module(s) that make up a BMSc degree

• Honors Specialization
• Year 4 lab or
• research project
• Specialization
• Major Major

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BMSc degree when?
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Getting into a BMSc degree

• limited enrolment 370 students accepted into
  each of Years 2 , 3 and 4
• admission requirements and criteria are used to
  select students

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Admission Requirements

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Math
• Physics - minimum mark (60 or 65)
• 1.0 option

minimum marks in each (60 or 65)
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Admission Criteria for BMSc

• Preference is given for
• full load of courses (5.0)
• 78 average in Biology, Chemistry and Math ALL
  by April 2009
• passing mark in option(s)

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Adjudication for BMSc program

• Two-stage process
• Eligibility for BMSc program
• Averages in Bio/Chem/Math are ranked for
  placement in requested Honors Specialization
  modules

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What if???

• Admission requirement is not met
• e.g. mark of only 58 in Calc 1000A
• not eligible for Year 2 of BMSc program
• The fix
• Fix mark in the summer well reconsider for
  BMSc later in the summer if program isnt full,
  or
• Fix mark in Year 2 request BMSc during ITR next
  year and be adjudicated for Year 3 BMSc

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What if???

• Admission requirements are met but admission
  criteria are NOT met
• e.g. failed option course
• not eligible for Year 2 of the BMSc program
• The fix
• dont fail any courses in Year 2 and apply again
  for Year 3 BMSc

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What if???

• Admission criteria are not met
• fewer than 5.0 courses
• average less than 78 in Bio/Chem/Math
• grey zone
• if fewer than 370 students have been admitted,
  students with less than 5.0 courses and an
  average as low as 75 in Bio/Chem/Math will be
  admitted

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What if???

• Admission requirements are met but average is
  less than 75 in Biology/Chem/Math
• e.g. 72 average in Bio/Chem/Math
• not eligible for Year 2 of the BMSc program
• The fix
• Bio/Chem/Math average does NOT need to be
  improved
• register in BSc degree (maybe with a Major in a
  Basic Medical Science discipline)
• work hard in Year 2 to meet admission criteria
  for entry into Year 3 of the BMSc program

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Intent to Register

• Thought process for making choices for next year
• choose subject area or discipline(s) that
  interests you
• choose module in this discipline(s)
• e.g. Honors Specialization, Major
• choose degree
• e.g. 4-year Honors degree
• e.g. BMSc (most students chose honors)

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Information Resources

• Academic Calendar (online)
• BMSc website www.uwo.ca/bmsc

• Modules, etc.

• Admission criteria, etc.