Why is the Free Tuition Program available only to medical students in their final year of undergraduate study?
There is a long duration (six to ten years) between entering medical school and completing postgraduate training. Students in early years may not be certain about their specialty. The Free Tuition Program targets students who are certain of the specialty in which they will train and who are closer to practising. Medical students in their final year of undergraduate studies are clear of their specialty after the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS) match. Those in postgraduate training are already undergoing specialty training. This will facilitate matching the specialty with those on the list of underserviced areas and undersupplied specialties and reduce the rate of students withdrawing from the program. Also, receiving the funds after the CaRMS match in the final year of medical school will not affect eligibility for OSAP funding.
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