In order to be considered a domestic student, one of the following documents is required.  A notarized/certified copy of the chosen document must be uploaded during the application. A hard copy of the notarized/certified copy must be provided when accepting an offer of admission.
Notarized/certified copies must not be older than two years from the application submission deadline; otherwise, a new notarized/certified copy is required. 

Canadian Birth Certificate or Act of Birth Notarized/certified photocopy of Birth Certificate/Act of Birth issued by an authority in Canada accompanied by photo ID (must be 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 Confirmation of permanent residence must be accompanied by a photo ID (must be a Canadian government-issued photo ID).

An academic CV should include the following:

• Contact Information
• Education
• Professional Appointments
• Publications
• Awards and Honors
• Grants and Fellowships
• Conferences

If the language of instruction is not English, the transcript must be accompanied by a certified literal translation to English.

Domestic applicants: Provide a copy of your medical degree and transcript.

International applicants: Applicants who have attended postsecondary institutions outside of Canada and US must have their foreign transcripts assessed and verified by World Education Services (WES, www.wes.org/ca) or the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG/EPIC).
If verified by WES, we require a Credential Evaluation Report, including a Course-by-Course analysis.
If verified by ECFMG/EPIC, we require a Crediential Evaluation of the Final Medical Diploma and Final Medical Transcript.
WES and ECFMG/EPIC evaluations must be sent directly to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (by email or mail, full address will be provided on application platform) from WES and ECFMG/EPIC and received by the application deadline.

If English is not the applicant’s first language, applicants must provide evidence of English proficiency. Applicants may meet our English language requirements if three (3) full years of recent study in an English language school system have been successfully completed or are in the process of being successfully completed. If this cannot be demonstrated, applicants will be required to present proof of English language proficiency.

The NOSM University Graduate Studies Programs accepts the following language tests with the required minimum scores as proof of English language proficiency:

Minimum English Proficiency Test Scores

Test scores are valid for two years from the test date.

Depending on the test chosen, applicants can submit their test results with their application OR they can have the test results emailed to graduatestudies@nosm.ca. Students are responsible for the timely submission of their English language test scores to ensure their application is complete.

The referees should discuss the applicant’s academic experience, how long they have known the applicant and in what capacity.

These 1-3 potential Faculty Supervisors must be from the approved list of Faculty Supervisors.

International applicants: Please reach out to graduatestudies@nosm.ca to discuss the nature of your proposed research project. Depending on the nature of the research, there may be additional administrative requirements to complete.

It must not exceed 500 words. It must include:
• a rationale for applying to the MMS program
• future application of the skills learned
• summary of previous research training (if any)

It must not exceed 250 words. It must include:
• overview of the proposed research
• rationale for the project
• the proposed location/area