Rural Pre-Medicine

selkirk.ca/rural-pre-medicine

Year 1

SEMESTER 1
Course Name
BIOL 104 Biology I
CHEM 122 = General Chemistry I
ENGL 110 College Composition
MATH 100 = Calculus I
PSYC 100 Introductory Psychology I
RPM 120 Rural Health Issues I

SEMESTER 2
Course Name

BIOL 106 Biology II

CHEM 125 Foundations of Chemistry IL
ENGL 111 = Introduction to Literature
MATH 101 ~— Calculus IL

PSYC 101 Introductory Psychology IT
RPM 121 Rural Health Issues IT

Year 2
SEMESTER 3
Course Name
BIOL 204 Cell Biology
BIOL 212 Microbiology
CHEM 212 Organic Chemistry I
PHYS 102 Basic Physics I
SOC 120 Introductory Sociology I
RPM 220 Rural Health Issues ITT

SEMESTER 4
Course Name

ANTH 201 Ethnic Relations

BIOL 206 Introductory Biochemistry
CHEM 213 = Organic Chemistry IT

CHEM 222 Introductory Physical Chemistry
PHYS 103 Basic Physics II

RPM 221 Rural Health Issues IV

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LENGTH OF STUDY:
Three Years

ACCREDITATION:

Associate of Science Degree in Rural
Pre-Health and Advanced Diploma in Rural
Pre-Medicine

CAMPUS:
Castlegar Campus

Program Summary

Our health care system needs doctors who want
to practice in a rural setting and medical schools
are looking for students with rural backgrounds. In
Selkirk College's Rural Pre-Medicine Program, you
will experience what it means to be a rural health
care provider.

A UNIQUE TAILOR-MADE RURAL PROGRAM

Join us in studying courses tailored to rural medicine
recommended for the Medical College Admissions
Test (MCAT). Making our program unique are extra
training in skills such as conflict resolution, small
business training and MCAT preparation that will
support your futures as medical professionals and
medical school applications. By enriching learning
with additional courses, you also gain knowledge and
personal resilience that contributes to your abilities

RPM prepares you for further education in a variety
of health care professions such as pharmacy,
medicine, dentistry, optometry and veterinary
medicine.

Admission Requirements

Students in the Rural Pre-Medicine Program are
subject to the overall admissions policies affecting all
students at Selkirk.

PREREQUISITES

Applicants may apply while they are completing
prerequisite courses. Applicants must have
graduated from secondary school (or equivalent)
and completed the following courses from the BC
Provincial Curriculum (or their equivalents):

Unless otherwise stated below, a minimum of 67% is
required in all prerequisite courses.

— English 12 or English 12 First Peoples or IELTS 6.5
— Principles of Mathematics 12 or Pre-calculus 12

— Two other approved Grade 12 courses, one
of which must be: Biology 12, Chemistry 12,
Geography 12, Geology 12, or Physics 12

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