Why Should you Choose UofT?
Top 10 Reasons for going True Blue
| 10. Research Galore |
Research opportunities for students are limitless!
If someone is studying it, you will find it in Toronto! On top of that, research funding for medical students continues to increase, and the faculty actively encourages interested med students to pursue research opportunities. Check out these ground-breaking discoveries from UofT:
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| 9. Large Class Size of 250 |
Other schools will tell you this is a weakness, but let’s look at the facts! UofT has many small-group learning environments:
What else is great about a large class? DIVERSITY, DIVERSITY, and…DIVERSITY!!! You really will learn everyone’s name too…if you want to… and can pick out any non-classmate from the crowd… quite astonishing. Either way, the class size at U of T is an advantage.
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| 8. Comprehensive Curriculum where your opinion matters! |
1st year: Learn everything about the normal human body. 2nd year: Learn about diseases, and how to manage them in our patients. 3rd and 4th years: Become clinical clerks and experience a variety of rotations at the teaching hospitals to prepare us for residency. Arts and Science of Clinical Medicine (ASCM): This course occurs during years 1 and 2. Small groups are taught by physicians in the teaching hospitals, and best of all, we see patients from day one. Determinants of Community Health (DOCH): This course occurs during all four years. and takes place in lectures, community agencies and hospitals. Who are our teachers? Clinicians, scientists, nurses, librarians, patients, etc. etc. On top of that, the faculty and students are constantly assessing the curriculum. It’s common for significant changes to occur each year, constantly improving our learning experience. U of T values the student opinion highly, and takes it very seriously. You’re not just a number at our school.
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| 7. Competition… For the Best Social Life |
Picture this: Over 200 of the country’s best and brightest who have just spent the majority of their undergraduate life studying, volunteering, writing the MCAT and well, trying to get into med school. Now its time to relax and socialize!!!! The class is extremely sociable, and definitely NOT ultra-competitive. In fact, we share notes, resources, expertise, etc…the goal is to become outstanding doctors and colleagues, not to overshadow your classmates and hinder their learning. Socially, you’ll find your niche at U of T. There’s a diverse mix of those who go out a lot, those who study constantly, those who rarely study, and everyone in between. Parties and events are plentiful …and we’re always the last ones standing at OMSW (Ontario Medical Student Weekend) and MedGames
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| 6. World Class Teaching Hospitals |
Pediatrics at the Hospital for Sick Children www.sickkids.ca Trauma at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre www.sunnybrook.ca Neurology at Toronto Western Hospital www.uhn.ca/twh/ Cardiology at Toronto General Hospital www.uhn.ca/tgh Gastroenterology at St. Michael’s Hospital www.stmichaelshospital.com U of T medical students have access to hospital centers that are national and international leaders in many specialties. If a disease or procedure is described in a textbook, you’ll see it firsthand at U of T. This fact alone is enough to convince most students to choose U of T. |