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MSc Surgery at Western University

Western University, Canada

Programme overview

The Department of Surgery at Western has a large, well-established, and highly-regarded post-graduate surgical education training program that includes seven individual subspecialty programs. The MSc in Surgery at Western has been designed to afford trainees an intensive research experience which will lead graduates to successful careers as clinician researchers at Academic Health Sciences Centers. All students will conduct novel research resulting in the completing of an MSc thesis which must be successfully defended by the student to accomplish the degree requirements.

Faculty: Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry  |  Duration: 3 Terms  |  Location: London, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Thesis-based programme, 3 Terms in length.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An undergraduate degree with a minimum average of 78% over the last two years (3-year general degree or 4-year Honours degree accepted). Successfully completed the MD degree or equivalent. Completed a minimum of two years of a surgical residency program (students may apply at any point in residency or fellowship training thereafter). Demonstrated an aptitude for and interest in surgical research. Additional Requirements. Research Proposal for the student’s surgical subspecialty area and the identification of a supervisor for the research. Application deadline: April 15 - Fall Term January 15 - Summer Term Acceptance notification 1-2 months after application deadline.

Graduate programmes charge Fall, Winter and Summer terms; Ivey MBA Direct has a July intake, the Accelerated MBA a November intake, and the Executive MBA September and February intakes. Deadlines and intake terms vary by programme.

Each graduate programme sets its own application deadlines, which may differ for domestic and international applicants. Applications are made through Western's online graduate application. The application fee is $185 CAD for most graduate programmes; $290 for Communication Sciences and Disorders (MClSc), Occupational Therapy (MSc OT) and Physical Therapy (MPT); $150 for Ivey MBA and Ivey MSc; $350 for Orthodontics.

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