Medical Professional Stream
Your career in medicine starts at Trent in our unique Medical Professional Stream (MPS). Trent’s MPS gives you direction and support throughout your undergraduate degree to prepare you for professional programs, such as medical, dentistry, veterinary, optometry, and pharmacy schools.
Here, you will couple a degree in almost any academic major with the MPS. Through the MPS, you will have access to mentorship services, volunteer activities, community-based research, and experiential learning, as well as MCAT and other admission exams support, and medicine-related skill-building opportunities.
This one-of-a-kind preparatory support program is all about producing competitive candidates for professional medical programs: high-achieving and well-rounded individuals with foundational expertise from a variety of fields and experiences.
Program Highlights
- Select your major (or joint major) in a program of your choice – popular degree options include Biomedical Science, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Biology, Psychology, and Kinesiology, to name a few
- Get personalized guidance and support to select the right courses in your degree program, to help prepare for the MCAT and other standardized tests for various professional medical programs and start your career in the medical field
- Boost your chances of entry into Doctor of Pharmacy or Doctor of Optometry degrees at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences or medical school in the Caribbean through Trent’s MPS partnerships with St. George’s University School of Medicine, the University of Medicine and Health Sciences, or Trinity School of Medicine
Explore pathways to medicine and other professional medical careers at Trent.
Trent’s one-of-a-kind preparatory program is taken jointly with any degree and gives you access to a variety of support and guidance services.
- Small class sizes give you better access to professors, improving your chances of getting much-needed reference letters for your grad school applications
- Publish your own research through undergraduate research opportunities in your chosen degree
- Earn volunteer experience in a range of healthcare-oriented and other community settings, as well as not-for-profit organizations
- Benefit from faculty and physician mentoring through advising and information sessions
- Join the Premedical Society or apply for the Trent University Emergency First Response Team to promote the health and social wellbeing of the community
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Requirements
If you are coming straight from high school in Ontario or are a recent grad, the general admission requirements are:
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
- A minimum of six Grade 12 4U or 4M courses, including program specific prerequisites
- A minimum 70% overall final average
- ENG 4U with a minimum of 60%
Program specific requirements:
- A minimum 80% average for consideration
- Appropriate courses for the program that you intend to declare as your major in your second year
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Students from across Canada can use their grades from their home province to apply to Trent.
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International students from outside Canada can apply based on the curriculum of their home country.
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Mature students can apply to Trent based on previous education and professional or volunteer experience.
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With many transfer agreements and flexible pathway options, Trent University makes it easy for students to make the most of the credits you have already earned.
Whether you're graduating from an Ontario high school, looking to study in Canada, or training for a second career, Trent has clear pathways for students to apply and be admitted to study at either of our campuses.
