Doctor of Medicine (MD) — Simon Fraser University

⚠️ Program status: New school — first cohort of 48 students begins August 2026. CACMS accreditation in progress.

SpaceCat Fit Notes

CASPer: Moot — residency barrier. Details
GPA window & upgrading strategy: Moot — residency barrier. Details
Experiential / written advantage: Moot — residency barrier. Details
Out-of-province: Ontario resident. Open Stream restricted to BC/YT/NU/NWT. details
Overall assessment: Not viable — Ontario residents cannot apply. Open Stream requires BC/YT/NU/NWT residency. Future OOP seats possible but years away.

“Applicants must be residents of BC, Nunavut, Yukon or Northwest Territories.”

“If you are not actively enrolled in the provincial/territorial health insurance plan in BC, Nunavut, Yukon or Northwest Territories at the time of application, you are not eligible to apply.”

“We anticipate that a small number of seats will be made available to out-of-province applicants in the future, as our cohort increases.”

Quick Facts

Institution: Simon Fraser University
Program name: Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Degree granted: MD
City, Province: Burnaby, British Columbia
Program type: Accelerated (3-year)
Duration: 3 years
Full-time / Part-time: Full-time only
Delivery format: In-person, community-based
Language of instruction: English
Intake frequency: Annual
Start date(s): August
Application deadline(s): December 8, 2025 (for fall 2026); July–October 2026 (for fall 2027). Source
Application system: ApplyMD platform. Source
Program URL: https://www.sfu.ca/medicine.html
Accredited: Accreditation in progress (expected before first class graduates)

Admission Requirements

GPA

Three equal academic pathways (threshold, not ranked):

Pathway	GPA Requirement	MCAT Requirement
GPA Only	Adjusted GPA 3.83 (4.33 scale)	Not required
MCAT Only	Not required	Minimum 510 (123+ per section)
GPA & MCAT	Adjusted GPA 3.67 (4.33 scale)	Minimum 505 (123+ per section)

Adjusted GPA calculation: Best 60 units from last 90 units of undergraduate degree. Must include all prerequisites and minimum 30 upper-division units. Source

Prerequisites

All pathways require: - 6 units Humanities/Social Sciences (minimum B-) - 1 Indigenous Studies course (3+ units, minimum B-) - GPA pathway additionally requires 6 units Life Sciences (1 at 200+ level, minimum B-)

Source

CASPer

Not required. Source

Supplementary Requirements

Interview: In-person MMI — 8 stations plus 2 rest stations, each 8 minutes. Source

Out-of-Province Considerations

Residency restrictions: Open Stream restricted to residents of BC, Yukon, Nunavut, or Northwest Territories. Residency verified through provincial/territorial health insurance enrollment. Ontario residents are NOT eligible. Source
Indigenous Stream: Open to Indigenous applicants from across Canada. Source
Future OOP seats: SFU anticipates “a small number of seats will be made available to out-of-province applicants in the future, as our cohort increases.” Not currently available. Source
Out-of-province tuition differential: Not applicable (Ontario residents cannot apply).

Cost

Year	Tuition + Fees
Year 1	$31,204
Year 2	$31,828
Year 3	$21,643
Total	$84,676

Source

Competitiveness

Cohort size: 48 (inaugural 2026 class); scaling to 120 by 2035. Source
Number of applicants: Unknown (first cycle)

Information Not Found

Acceptance rate (first cycle, no data yet)
Whether out-of-province seats will open for the 2027 cycle
Detailed clinical placement structure