As announced by the provincial government on July 3, 2024, the class size for August 2024 is increasing to 85 from 80 and from 85 to 90 in August 2025. Please see complete details here. 

Memorial uses an Online Application System (OAS) and applicants are able to monitor their application and status of required documents via their account.

Application Handbook 2024-2025 now available. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to utilize the Application Handbook prior to beginning and throughout the completion of their application. 

The application deadline for August 2025 is Wednesday, August 28, 2024 @ 11:59 pm NDT time. The Application Handbook 2024-2025 will be available early in June 2024. It provides many explanations and details needed to submit a complete application; all applicants are strongly encouraged to review it thoroughly. 

The deadline to write the MCAT for the 2024-2025 application cycle is Saturday, August 24, 2024. Scores must be released to Memorial University  between Wednesday, June 26, 2024 and Friday, September 27, 2024, which is the deadline to release MCAT scores. 

The Casper exam is required.  Test dates will be available from Acuity Insights soon. The test required is CSP-10211. 

Detailed descriptions and assistance in completing the application for the 2024-2025 cycle can be found in the Application Handbook 2024-2025, beginning early June 2024. Please see the Grade Conversion Chart for more details.  

Continuing requirements for 2024-2025:

• Official transcripts are only required from applicants selected for interview. All applicants must upload an unofficial PDF  copy of their transcript from each institution attended with their application. 

• Applicants who have completed any exchange semesters during their degree, must submit an unofficial transcript from each different institution attended on exchange; if the transcript is not in English, a translation must be provided with the transcript. 

• Exchanges longer than one semester must have a credential evaluation submitted by the application deadline, in addition to the unofficial transcript from the institution attended on exchange.

• Ensure your references meet the Reference Criteria; references on applications that clearly do not satisfy published requirements will be closed.

• International applicants are not accepted. All applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

• The MCAT score must be within 5 years of the deadline date; scores older than this (prior to August 28, 2019) are expired and not accepted.

• Casper and MCAT scores must be released to Memorial University. Specific directions on how to do this are located within the respective sections of the webpage.

Incomplete applications are not considered and are closed. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to monitor their OAS account regularly to ensure their application is complete and follow-up with references before the deadline date. Application fees are non-refundable.   
 
Fee assistance is available to those applicants that qualify. Please contact the Admissions Office at munmed@mun.ca for further details.

The important dates and deadlines for applying to the Doctor of Medicine program can be found here.

Admissions Office
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Faculty of Medicine, Room 2M202A
300 Prince Philip Drive
St. John's, NL A1B 3V6
Telephone: (709) 864-6328
Fax: (709) 864-6365

munmed@mun.ca