MD / MBA: Application Process and Requirements

Application Process

  • Applicants must apply to the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree program, the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Full-Time Option, and the CDP.

  • Applicants must gain independent admission to both the MD and MBA programs before they may be considered for admission to the CDP.

  • Qualified students in Year 3 of the MD degree program apply to the MBA Full-Time Option and the CDP.

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the MD program, the School of Graduate Studies, and the MBA Full-Time program.

  • Applicants must meet the same admission requirements as regular MBA FT applicants, with the following exceptions:

    • A satisfactory score on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) will replace the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test.

    • At least two years of full-time work experience will be waived.

    • Two references: can relate to applicants' MD experience, pre-MD experience, and volunteering, in addition to professional experiences.

    • MD students must be in good academic standing.

Academic Path to Completion

Every CDP involves a specific combination of approved degree programs. The CDP requirements build on those of the two separate degree programs. Each CDP has a unique pattern of academic activity year by year.

Students who are unable to follow courses in their prescribed order must attain special approval from the MBA FT Academic Director in order to continue in the program.

Year 1

Progression

  • Year 1 MD program requirements.

Specific Requirements

  • Complete Year 1 courses of the MD program: 5.1 full-course equivalents (FCEs).

Year 2

Progression

  • Year 2 MD program requirements.

Specific Requirements

  • Complete Year 2 courses of the MD program: 5.0 FCEs.

Year 3

Progression

  • Year 3 MD program requirements.

  • Students apply to the MD/MBA CDP.

Specific Requirements

  • Complete Year 3 courses of the MD program: 27.5 FCEs.

  • Depending on the annual schedule for each program, students may leave the MD program one or two weeks early to join the MBA program and make up the missed time the following year before mid-November of Year 5, in time to be promoted to Year 4 of the MD program.

Year 4

Progression

  • Year 1 MBA FT program requirements.

Specific Requirements

Year 5

Progression

  • Summer session:

    • Year 2 MBA FT electives (2.5 FCEs).

  • Fall session:

    • Year 4 MD program requirements.

    • Year 2 MBA FT electives (0.5 FCE).

Specific Requirements

  • MD program:

    • Complete Year 4 MD courses (7.5 FCEs).

    • MD students complete the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) process.

  • MBA program:

    • Students may take up to five MBA electives (2.5 FCEs) in the Summer session and one MBA elective (0.5 FCE) in the Fall session if their Fall MD elective schedule permits.

    • Students will be exempt from taking RSM1380H.

    • CDP students are subject to the same limits on experiential electives as MBA FT students at the Rotman School.

Year 5

Progression

  • Winter and Spring sessions.

Specific Requirements

  • MD program:

    • Students will simultaneously complete Transition to Residency (TTR) course requirements in the MD program with the following exception: students in this CDP will be required to successfully complete four weeks rather than eight weeks of clinical selectives.

    • CDP students are registered in both programs for this academic session. They will be strongly encouraged to prepare their CaRMS application early to help facilitate completion of one MBA elective during the first two weeks of January (MBA Winter Intensive session) in Year 5 of the CDP.

  • MBA program:

    • Remaining Year 2 MBA elective requirements to make up a total elective complement of 12 electives (6.0 FCEs); students may take up to 5 electives (2.5 FCEs) in the Winter and Spring sessions.

Program Length

5 years

Time Limit

6 years