This page will be updated when new guides become available. Check back frequently for updated information about housing, preclerkship opportunities, summer programs, research opportunities and international electives. You can direct any additional questions to your SAC reps or the contacts on the contact page.
Introductory Guides
Guides and documents that lend advice on starting your medical student life.
First Year Survival Guide
Every year a survival guide is written by students to aid incoming first year students with tons of useful information.
Housing Guide
A new housing guide is released every year to help incoming and current students find accomodations during their stay at Western. Previous housing guides may also serve as valuable resources.
OMSA Incoming Student Guide
To help with your transition and your journey, the Ontario Medical Students Association has created the Incoming Student Handbook that is fit to answer all your questions and quell all your fears around medical school. Checklists, timelines and more!
Observerships Information
These documents will help you with organizing observerships during your preclerkship years to get some clinical experience before clerkship.
Research and Global Health Opportunities
The following guides highlight some of the research and global health opportunities available to medical students.
- More information on research electives: http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/research/student_trainee_programs/student/index.html
- More information on internationalization (global health) opportunities: http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/medicine/undergraduate/academic_resources/international__health_equity_learning/index.html
Pre-Clerkship Summer Opportunities Guide
A new guide is released every year to help students find information about summer opportunities available to them. Previous guides may also serve as valuable resources.