Registration requirements & requests

You must read the Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine (COFM) “Essential Skills and Abilities Required for Entry to a Medical Degree Program” policy before enrolment in the MD Program.

After reviewing the policy, you must fill out the acknowledgment form by August 4, 2020.

Incoming students (first year)

You are required to be fully immunized before enrolment in the MD Program as proof of immunity is required for all persons conducting activity in hospitals in Ontario under Regulation 965 of the Ontario Public Hospitals Act. Students who do not submit the required immunization records are at risk of being suspended from clinical training until proper documentation is submitted to Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) Enrolment Services.

Please have a health care professional complete the 2020 Immunization Form in accordance with the Council of Faculties of Medicine (COFM) Policy on Immunization.

This completed form must be uploaded using this secure ShareFile link by October 31, 2020.

When uploading the completed form:

• save your file as:
  • class – last name, first name - Immunization - 2020 (e.g. 2T4 – Smith, Percy - Immunization - 2020)
  • a single PDF document
• check the resolution of your file – please retain the original copy of your form, as we may request for the original copy in the event that the submitted file has a poor resolution

Returning students (second, third and fourth year) 

Returning MD students must complete and submit a proof of immunity. Please have a health care professional complete the 2020 Returning Student Immunization Form in accordance with the Council of Faculties of Medicine (COFM) Immunization policies.

This completed form must be uploaded using this secure ShareFile link by October 31, 2020.

When uploading the completed form:

• save your file as:
  • class – last name, first name - Immunization - 2020 (e.g. 2T3 – Smith, Percy - Immunization - 2020)
  • a single PDF document
• check the resolution of your file – please retain the original copy of your form, as we may request for the original copy in the event that the submitted file has a poor resolution

As part of your registration requirements, you will need to complete the following MedSIS e-learning modules between August 24, 2020 and September 16, 2020: 

• Hand Hygiene,
• Privacy,
• Sharps Safety,
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), and
• Workplace Violence and Harassment

To access these modules, login to MedSIS using your UTORid and select the “Registration Module” tab on the left-hand side menu.  

Incoming students (first year)

As all medical students undertake significant portions of their education in settings with exposure to vulnerable populations, you are required to complete and submit the results of a Vulnerable Persons Criminal Record Check. This process must be initiated through your local police service and must be completed prior to registration in the MD Program. Costs incurred will be at your own expense.

Police forces may use slightly different language to describe the various levels of record checks available. Your record checks must include search results from local police records, Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s (RCMP’s) Canadian Police Information Centre, and the Pardoned Sex Offender Records. This high level of record check is the one required by volunteer and other agencies who serve children and other vulnerable populations. 

One original report must be mailed to us by September 16, 2020:

Enrolment Services, Undergraduate Medical Education
Medical Sciences Building, Room 2124
1 King's College Circle
Toronto ON M5S 1A8

As these checks can take several weeks, we recommend that you begin the process as soon as possible to meet our deadline.

If you are using Toronto Police Services, you must contact us for more details on this process and how to access the form required to initiate the Vulnerable Persons Criminal Record Check with Toronto Police Services before contacting the police.

Returning students (second, third and fourth year)

You must fill out a 2020 Criminal Record Disclosure Form at the beginning of years two, three, and four of the MD Program.  

This completed form must be uploaded using this secure ShareFile link by August 31, 2020.

When uploading the completed form:

• save your file as:
  • class – last name, first name – CRD - year (e.g. 2T3 – Smith, Percy – CRD - 2020)
  • a single PDF document
• check the resolution of your file – please retain the original copy of your form, as we may request for the original copy in the event that the submitted file has a poor resolution

As a medical student, you are required to complete the Worker Health and Safety Awareness module by September 16, 2020 to ensure that you are able to:

• cite your rights and responsibilities as a medical student under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act
• describe how injuries and illnesses can be prevented by following workplace safety

You must upload your ‘Proof of Completion’ document to this secure ShareFile link.  

When uploading the document:

• save your file as:
  • class – last name, first name – WHSA (e.g. 2T4 – Smith, Percy - WHSA)
  • a single PDF document
• check the resolution of your file – please retain the original copy of your form, as we may request for the original copy in the event that the submitted file has a poor resolution

As an undergraduate medical student, you are eligible for WSIB coverage for injuries or disease incurred while fulfilling the requirements of your unpaid placement as required by your program. Unpaid placements are a distinct learning experience, unlike an observership or a class in the field, you actually participate in the work of an organization over a number of sessions.Private insurance will be provided should the unpaid placement required by the program take place on a site that is not covered by WSIB.

If you are entering your first year of the MD Program, you are required to complete 2020 WSIB or Private Insurance Coverage Form and submit it to us by mail no later than September 4, 2020.

Enrolment Services, Undergraduate Medical Education
Medical Sciences Building, Room 2124
1 King's College Circle
Toronto ON M5S 1A8