At Wilfrid Laurier University, you can add a direct-entry Medical Foundations Partnership Minor to your degree and begin preparing for a career in healthcare — from your first year.
A direct-entry Medical Foundations Partnership Minor allows you to begin building knowledge in health and medical sciences from your first year, alongside your major.
At Laurier, you’ll gain early exposure to healthcare education and begin preparing for a future in medicine or related fields. You’ll have access to medical school partnerships with St. George’s University (SGU) School of Medicine and the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) School of Medicine, with opportunities to study in locations across the Caribbean and the United Kingdom.
With a direct-entry Medical Foundations Partnership Minor, you can:
With a direct-entry Medical Foundations Partnership Minor, you’ll:
Laurier’s direct-entry Medical Foundations Partnership Minor pairs well with a range of undergraduate programs.
Some common pairings include:
Laurier’s direct-entry Medical Foundations Partnership Minor prepares you for a clinical career in Canada. Laurier students can apply to med school with a competitive edge and gain preferential status with internationally accredited medical schools.
Potential career pathways could include:
Note, most career paths require additional education and qualifications, such as medical school.
With direct entry, a Medical Foundations Partnership Minor is designed to fit seamlessly into your university experience:
With a direct-entry Medical Foundations Partnership minor, you can enhance and customize your degree without changing your primary program.
The direct-entry Medical Foundations Partnership Minor may be the right fit for you if:
Whether you’re just starting to explore the idea of medical schools, or you’ve already decided on medicine as your future career goals, this minor will give you a strong foundation to build from.
A direct-entry minor can be combined with most degrees; however, some may only be available at specific campuses. See the full list of minors.
In most cases, you will graduate at the same time as you would without a minor—a direct-entry minor is designed to fit within your existing degree.
You can apply to a program that includes the direct-entry Medical Foundations Partnership Minor as part of your undergraduate application.
Eligibility requirements vary depending on the pathway and partner institution. Students should consult program requirements and speak with an academic advisor.
No, the direct-entry Medical Foundations Partnership program prepares you for a career in healthcare, but it does not replace professional medical education.
No, a direct-entry Medical Foundations Partnership Minor does guarantee admission to medical school—admissions requirements must still be met. However, Laurier’s partnerships may provide a competitive edge in the admissions process.
Visit your program page of interest to learn more about all the ways you can customize your degree – from minors, specializations to pathways to other schools.
We’d love to connect with you. Email chooselaurier@wlu.ca for questions about your program options.
