Thunder Bay & Sudbury, ON
🩺 School Overview
Tuition (In State): $23,247
Tuition (Out of State): N/A
Accreditation Status: Full
Acceptance Rate: N/A
Total Enrollment: 64
Degrees: MD
Founding Year: 2005
Accreditation Year: 2004
Website: https://www.nosm.ca
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📄 Application Information
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Interviews Granted: N/A
Admitted: N/A
Average MCAT: N/A
Average GPA: N/A
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Interview Feedback Summary
Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 26% of interviews, indicating it is moderately regarded. They found the interview mixed with a moderate stress level, and felt they did well.
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5 Most Common Secondary Essay Questions for NOSM
- 1. Leadership and Teamwork – Considering NOSM University’s self-directed, small group, distributed learning environment, select ONE (1) entry from your autobiographical sketch and describe how it has specifically prepared you...
- 2. Other – Select ONE (1) entry from your autobiographical sketch that has had a significant impact on your personal growth and describe how this experience has influenced your development and prepared you to...
- 3. Geographic Connection and Commitment – Considering NOSM University’s social accountability mandate, select ONE (1) entry from your autobiographical sketch and describe how this experience has prepared you to learn and work in Northern...
- 4. Personal Experiences and Challenges – Describe how you have developed resilience and coping mechanisms. How will you utilize these skills to support yourself during your medical training in making informed and rational decisions when...
- 5. Other – Describe an experience you have had interacting with individuals from backgrounds different from yours. How would this experience translate to working within a health care environment and/or with...
About the School
A new medical school for the whole of Northern Ontario, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine is a joint initiative of Laurentian University, Sudbury and Lakehead University, Thunder Bay. With main campuses in Thunder Bay and Sudbury, the School has multiple teaching and research sites distributed across Northern Ontario, including large and small communities. NOSM contributes to improving the health of people in Northern Ontario.
Curriculum
Our innovative undergraduate or MD program involves students learning in small groups, much of the time in distributed community-based learning sites supported by broadband communication information technology. The curriculum is clinically driven, while ensuring students gain a strong grounding in core knowledge and skills including the basic sciences.
Facilities
NOSM has two state-of-the-art research labs, one at its east campus at Laurentian University in Sudbury, and one at its west campus at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. In addition, the School works in partnership with universities, private sector organizations, and health centres across the North to facilitate research initiatives which have a strong focus on the health issues of Northern communities.
SDN Insights
Our analysis of NOSM:
Student Loan Burden: $264,727
A student taking student loans for all 4 years of medical school at NOSM, including tuition, fees, locally adjusted cost of living expenses, incidentals, and interest, can expect to have total student loans of $264,727. Estimate repayment with the SDN School Loan Repayment Calculator.
Cost of Living: Equal to National Average
The cost of living at NOSM is approximately equal to the average cost of living at medical schools nationwide. While planning your finances, you can expect typical expenses comparable to most medical institutions.
Environment
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School Address: 935 Ramsey Lake Rd, Thunder Bay & Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6
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