Eligibility
If you have an unaccommodated disability, you may request additional consideration in the undergraduate MD program admission process if you:
- were not aware that you had a disability or
- were not appropriately accommodated for a documented disability during your undergraduate and/or graduate studies.
This request applies only to the initial assessment of your OMSAS application.
Medical schools may invite you to interview as part of their admission process. If you require accommodation for an interview, you must request this directly from the relevant medical school once you are invited to interview.
Supporting Documentation
You must submit the following supporting documentation by the October 2, 2023, application deadline:
Documentation From the Accessibility Services Office
If you were registered with and received accommodation from the accessibility services office at your university (or other educational institution), you must submit a report from the accessibility services office that:
- confirms your registration for academic accommodations,
- supports the need for accommodation and
- lists the accommodation given and its duration.
No diagnosis is needed.
Letter From a Regulated Health Practitioner
You must submit a letter from a regulated health practitioner who is licensed to diagnose. The letter must be dated and:
- include the health practitioner’s professional credentials (must be clearly stated),
- support the need for accommodation,
- specify the accommodation required,
- provide the date of diagnosis and
- outline the underlying functional impairment and restrictions.
The following types of regulated health practitioners may provide a letter to support your request:
- Physician (Family physician or specialist)
- Nurse practitioner
- Psychologist
- Dentist
- Physiotherapist
- Occupational therapist
- Speech and language pathologist
- Audiologist
- Optometrist
- Social worker
- Other regulated health practitioner who is licensed to diagnose
OMSAS Disability-based Consideration for GPA Changes Form
You must submit a OMSAS Disability-based Consideration for GPA Changes [PDF] form that includes:
- the nature of your disability and its impact on your learning.
- the academic consideration you are requesting, including any semester(s) or year(s) your disability was not accommodated.
- the accommodation you applied for, and if received, the type of accommodation you received or the reason you did not request or receive accommodation.
- the courses, if any, you completed after you received accommodation.
- how you overcame your challenges and your plan to be successful in the study and practice of medicine.
Use Secure Application Messaging (SAM) in your OMSAS application to upload all supporting documentation for your request.
The medical schools’ admission offices may request additional information or documentation upon review of your request.