Doctor of Medicine (MD) — UPEI-Memorial Joint Program (PEI Campus)

⚠️ Program status: New regional campus — first cohort began 2025. Students receive a Memorial University MD degree.

SpaceCat Fit Notes

1. CASPer: Required (follows Memorial’s requirements). Moot due to PEI residency restriction.
2. GPA window & upgrading strategy: Follows Memorial University requirements. Moot due to PEI residency restriction.
3. Experiential / written advantage: Follows Memorial University requirements (personal statement, references). Moot due to PEI residency restriction.
4. Out-of-province: Ontario resident. PEI campus seats are exclusively for PEI residents. SpaceCat cannot apply.
5. Overall assessment: Not viable — PEI campus seats are exclusively for PEI residents. SpaceCat cannot apply even through Memorial’s out-of-province stream.

Quick Facts

• Institution: University of Prince Edward Island (in partnership with Memorial University of Newfoundland)
• Program name: Doctor of Medicine (MD) — PEI Campus (Memorial University degree)
• Degree granted: MD (from Memorial University)
• City, Province: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
• Program type: Standard (4-year)
• Duration: 4 years
• Full-time / Part-time: Full-time only
• Delivery format: In-person
• Language of instruction: English
• Intake frequency: Annual
• Start date(s): September
• Application deadline(s): Follows Memorial University deadlines
• Application system: Memorial University application system. Source
• Program URL: https://medicine.upei.ca/
• Accredited: Under Memorial University’s CACMS accreditation

Admission Requirements

Follows Memorial University’s admission requirements — applicants apply through Memorial’s system. See memorial-university.md for details on GPA, MCAT, CASPer, and other requirements.

Source

Out-of-Province Considerations

• Residency restrictions: PEI campus seats are exclusively for PEI residents. Applicants must be PEI residents. Source
• Out-of-province tuition differential: Not applicable (only PEI residents eligible).

Competitiveness

• Cohort size: ~20 PEI students per year. Source
• Application pool: 80–100 PEI applicants. Source

Information Not Found

• Exact tuition for PEI campus students (likely follows Memorial rates)
• Whether any seats will open to non-PEI Atlantic residents in future