Admission into this program is discontinued effective September 1, 2015. Students enrolled in the program effective September 1, 2014 will be permitted to finish the Engineering portion of their program by August 31, 2018.
Admission
Before entering the concurrent BESc/MD degree program, students
must have completed the first three years of the Mechanical Engineering
program at Western, Option C (Mechanical Engineering and Medicine). In
addition to applying for the concurrent degree program through the
Office of the Associate Dean - Academic of the Faculty of Engineering,
students must also make a separate application for admission into the MD
program. In addition, the applicant must satisfy all current admissions requirements for the MD program at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Admission Criteria
To be eligible for the concurrent degree program, students must
have completed all the requirements of the first year curriculum in the
Faculty of Engineering with a minimum year weighted average (YWA) of
80%, and the second and third year program of Option C (Mechanical
Engineering and Medicine) in the Department of Mechanical and Materials
Engineering with a minimum year weighted average (YWA) of 80% in each
year. In addition, the applicant must satisfy all current admissions requirements for the MD program at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Entrance into the concurrent degree program is competitive and limited.
Admission Procedures
A student interested in the concurrent BESc/MD program will apply
during the February registration period of the first common year of the
Engineering program for admission to the Mechanical Engineering program,
Option C (Mechanical Engineering and Medicine). The student must write
the MCAT before the third year of the Mechanical Engineering and
Medicine program, for the following year's admission into the MD
program. Students must apply to the MD program in accordance with the Ontario Medical School Application
Service (OMSAS) during the third year of the Mechanical Engineering and
Medicine program.
Admission to the BESc program does not guarantee admission to the MD program.
Note: This program is only open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
Progression Requirements
A student enrolled in the concurrent BESc/MD degree program must satisfy the following progression requirements:
Year 2: a minimum YWA of 80% in courses taken as a part of Option C (Mechanical Engineering and Medicine)
Year 3: a minimum YWA of 80% in courses taken as a part of Option C (Mechanical Engineering and Medicine)
Year 4: progression requirements of the MD program and successful completion of Engineering courses.
Year 5: progression requirements of the MD program
Year 6: progression requirements of the MD program
Year 7: progression requirements of the MD program.
If the student fails to satisfy the
conditions above, he or she will be required to withdraw from the
concurrent program and will be required to transfer out of Option C into
Option A of the Mechanical Engineering program.
Concurrent Degree Program
First Year Program Common first year of Engineering.
Second Year Program
Applied Mathematics 2413, ECE 2274A/B, MME 2200Q/R/S/T, MME 2202A/B, MME 2204A/B, MME 2213A/B, MME 2259A/B, MME 2260A/B, MME 2273A/B, MME 2285A/B, Statistical Sciences 2143A/B, Business Administration 2299E.
Third Year Program
Applied Mathematics 3413A/B, ECE 3374A/B, ES 4498F/G, MME 3303A/B, MME 3307A/B, MME 3334A/B, MME 3350A/B, MME 3360A/B, MME 3379A/B, MME 3380A/B, MME 3381A/B.
Fourth Year Program
Regular Year 1 of the MD program.
MME 4499.
Fifth Year Program
Regular Year 2 of the MD program.
Sixth Year Program
Regular Year 3 of the MD program.
Seventh Year Program
Regular Year 4 of the MD program.