Faculty of Medicine - University of Manitoba is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba and part of the University of Manitoba

University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...

. The University of Manitoba, Faculty of Medicine's Arms were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority

Canadian Heraldic Authority

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 on August 15, 2008.

Admissions

In 2009, there were 957 applicants for 110 MD spots, yielding a 12% acceptance rate. The average GPA was 4.16 (out of 4.5) and the MCAT average was 10.72 in 2009.

Departments within the faculty include

• Anesthesia
• Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
• Cardiology
• Clinical Health Psychology
• Community Health Sciences
• J. A. Hildes Northern Medical Unit
• Continuing Medical Education
• Family Medicine
• Emergency Medicine
• Human Anatomy and Cell Science
• Immunology
• Internal Medicine
• Medical Microbiology
• Northern Health Research Unit
• Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
• Occupational and Environmental Health
• Ophthalmology
• Otolaryngology
• Pathology
• Pediatrics and Child Health
• Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• Physiology
• Psychiatry
• Radiology
• Surgery

The medical school is located at the Bannatyne Campus and pharmacy at the Fort Garry campus.

The nearby University of Winnipeg

University of Winnipeg

The University of Winnipeg is a public university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that offers undergraduate faculties of art, business and economics, education, science and theology as well as graduate programs. The U of W's founding colleges were Manitoba College and Wesley College, which merged...

offers a pre-medical studies program.