From offer letter
to first day of class.
A student guide to the summer between accepting your offer and starting medical school. Official Faculty instructions come first for every required form, payment and deadline.
Based on my transition into 2T9 in summer 2025 · Updated for incoming 3T0 students in summer 2026
Official Faculty resources.
These pages control the requirements. This guide helps you see how they fit together, but it does not replace your offer letter or the current Faculty instructions.
Incoming Students Hub
The Faculty's central page for accepted students. Use it to recover a current link if one in this guide changes.
Accepting Your Offer
OMSAS response, Response and Consent Form, tuition deposit, admission conditions, JOINid, UTORid, and TCard setup.
Important Dates
The Faculty's 2026 offer, transcript, registration, O-Week, fee and first-day deadlines.
Registration Requirements
The incoming-student entry point for the requirements completed before registration.
Registration Requirements & Requests
The detailed current-year list, deadlines, forms, upload instructions, and requests such as confirmation of enrolment.
The shape of your summer.
This timeline began with my own experience entering medical school with 2T9 in summer 2025 and was revised using the dates published for 3T0 in summer 2026. It is here to help you picture what may come next, not to create a second set of instructions. Follow your offer letter, Faculty emails and the linked official pages for the requirements and dates that apply to you.
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This checklist shows the sequence for the May 12, 2026 offer group. Later offers may have different deadlines or instructions.
Do now
For the May 12, 2026 offers, the Faculty listed May 26 as the response deadline. Submit through OMSAS and keep the confirmation email. A later offer may have a different deadline, so your offer letter remains the authority.
Official: Accepting Your Offer ↗Watch for your OMSAS receipt
OMSAS sends an automated email confirming that your response was received. Keep it with your acceptance records.
Welcome email from the Faculty
Watch for Faculty emails with registration forms, events, and next steps. Processing time varies, so do not treat an upper-year timeline as a deadline.
The same signed Response and Consent Form is submitted twice: an electronic copy through the secure link and a hard copy to UME Enrolment Services by mail or in person. For the May 12 offers, the electronic copy was due May 26 and the hard copy June 5. Follow your offer letter if you received a later offer.
Official submission instructions ↗For the May 12 offers, the tuition deposit was due June 5, 2026. Pay through ACORN using the method specified by the Faculty. Personal cheques, certified cheques or money orders and bank transfers are not accepted.
ACORN ↗Only required if your offer has a degree conferral condition. Sent directly from your home university's registrar to OMSAS. Do not send to the UME office.
These boxes are saved only in this browser. They help you organize the list but do not confirm receipt by OMSAS or the Faculty.
Watch for
Set up
JOINid gives newly admitted students access to ACORN. Follow the University's activation instructions to convert it to a UTORid and access U of T services.
UTORid & TCard activation ↗Use the University's documentation tool, submit your photo and identity documents online, then follow the approval email and current home-campus pickup instructions.
Full TCard guide ↗Milestone
Confirmation email arrives
The Faculty may send a confirmation after processing your acceptance materials. Check that it accounts for:
- OMSAS acceptance
- Tuition deposit
- Electronic copy of response and consent forms
- Hard copy of response and consent forms
Timing varies. If something appears outstanding after your materials should have arrived, contact UME Enrolment Services rather than relying on another cohort's timing.
Connect with the cohort.
The community spaces that make UofT MD feel like a cohort. None of this is on a Faculty page.
Student-run links · Checked July 2026
The 3T0 Discord
Where roommate matching, used-textbook trading, event invites, and day-to-day cohort life happen.
To join: verify with two documents that show your name. Your OMSAS Email (Amendment Confirmation showing your decision to accept) and your UofT MD 3T0 Offer Email or Letter.
Join the 3T0 Discord ↗Facebook groups
- UofT Med 3T0 Congrats Cohort welcome group. The first one to join after accepting.
- UofT Med Opportunities Common Shared opportunity board across UofT MD years. For 2T9, a cohort join code was distributed. Watch current cohort communications rather than assuming the same process or timing.
- Opportunities UofT-wide opportunities (research, programs, scholarships).
- Med Opportunities Canada National medical-student opportunity board.
- Physician Financial Independence Active financial discussion group. Closed group with a vetting step. Ask an upper-year via Discord for an invite.
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Some items below are required, some are optional and others apply only to certain students. The dates shown are confirmed 2026 examples.
Faculty events
Optional unless your Faculty email says otherwiseMoney and funding
What to learn, apply for or arrangeAcademy and housing
Decisions that shape where you will beAnytime · Self-paced
Financial Resources e-module
The Faculty's official walkthrough of LOCs, OSAP, bursaries, and institutional support. Work through this before any bank appointment.
Financial Resources Explorer ↗May 13–14, 2026 · Optional
Welcome calls from upper-years
Optional check-in calls from current MD students to answer questions about student life and the GTA. Not mandatory; just a friendly hello.
Events & Webinars ↗May 19, 2026 · 4:30–5:30 PM
St. George Academies Webinar
Meet the Academy Directors. They share what makes each academy distinct and the clinical learning opportunities at each.
Official event details ↗May 20, 2026 · 4:30–5:30 PM
Mississauga Academy of Medicine Webinar
For MAM-placed students. Faculty leadership and MAM student reps speak to student life and clinical experiences across Trillium Health Partners.
Official event details ↗May 21, 2026 · 4:00–5:00 PM
Financial Aid & Awards Webinar
The Financial Aid team covers tuition, scholarships, and how to access funding. Check the event page or Faculty email for any recording or follow-up materials.
Official event details ↗May be required by lender
Request your Letter of Confirmation
A bank may ask for this when setting up a Professional Student LOC. The Faculty processes requests through its current request form; confirm the lender's documentation requirements before applying.
Letter of Confirmation form ↗When needed · Processing varies
Open a Professional Student LOC Time-sensitive
Compare the lenders' current written offers, including limits, rates, repayment terms and documentation requirements. Ask each lender whether it requires the Faculty's Letter of Confirmation.
See the Finances comparison →Apply early
Apply for OSAP (or your provincial equivalent)
Government aid may include grants as well as loans. Apply early enough for processing before fall fees, and use ACORN's deferral process if eligible.
OSAP & bursary timeline →Per email
Admission bursary acceptance (if applicable)
Bursary recipients get a separate email with claim instructions. The acceptance steps differ from OSAP. Read the email and complete any forms by the deadline given.
Watch Faculty email
Watch for the Temerty Grant Application Program-wide email
The Faculty sends the application announcement to MD students, but eligibility is narrower than the email distribution. For 2025–26, eligible applicants generally needed qualifying Canadian status and provincial student-aid circumstances; MD Admissions Bursary recipients were reviewed automatically and did not reapply. Use the current email for the new cycle's criteria and deadline.
MD Financial Aid ↗Due June 21, 2026
Submit your Academy Selection survey St. George only
For 3T0, St. George students rank FitzGerald, Peters-Boyd and Wightman-Berris. MAM students are assigned through their Mississauga offer. Follow the current survey and timing in your Faculty email.
Read about the academies →June 24, 2026
Academy assignment arrives St. George only
Your academy assignment is sent by email. Use it to refine your commute and housing search; assignment questions should go to the Faculty.
May – August
Start your housing search Time-sensitive
Some students begin early; others wait for an academy assignment before narrowing the commute. The Housing guide compares neighbourhoods, residences, documents, and search tools.
Open the Housing guide →03
The full list, deadlines, forms and submission methods live on the Faculty's Registration Requirements & Requests page. Begin once the current-year forms are released and return to that page before submitting anything.
2026–27 Year 1 requirements
This is a visual inventory, not a second set of instructions. Most items below are due July 31, 2026. Fall fees are due or deferred by August 24, MedSIS modules and the Academic Calendar acknowledgement are due September 7 and MINC registration is due October 31. For 2T9, MedSIS access did not arrive before the second week of August; that is a past student experience, not a promised date for 3T0. Open the Faculty page for each form and submission method.
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By the Stethoscope Ceremony
Buy your stethoscope
Students buy their own stethoscope. Buying before the ceremony is recommended; if you do not have one that day, one can be borrowed free for the draping.
2026 equipment lookbook ↗2026 orders close August 3
Order equipment and optional cohort items
Use the current lookbook to decide what you actually need, then place the order through the U of T Bookstore. Cohort clothing is optional.
U of T Bookstore order page ↗On arrival in Ontario
Confirm OHIP / health insurance
If you are moving to Ontario and may be eligible, check the provincial criteria and apply in person. Ontario states there is no waiting period for eligible applicants. Anyone who is not eligible for OHIP should confirm which U of T health coverage applies to them.
Official OHIP eligibility and application ↗June – August
Move to Toronto
No Faculty deadline applies to private housing. Work backward from O-Week and the first day of classes, and confirm availability, lease dates and moving costs directly with the residence, landlord or mover.
Check current registration status
Register for O-Week Time-sensitive
The O-Week team controls registration, price, schedule, and changes. Use its current page rather than a copied schedule here.
Official O-Week site ↗05
By Aug 24, 2026
Pay or defer fall fees
Pay your fall term tuition and incidental fees in full, or file a fee deferral on ACORN. With OSAP, your fees are due September 30 once funding arrives.
Aug 17–21, 2026
O-Week
The O-Week team publishes which sessions require attendance and which are optional. Check its site for the current schedule and last-minute changes.
See the O-Week guide →August 24, 2026
First day of medical school
Everything on this page was the run-up to this moment.
What you'll need to buy.
You do not need to buy everything in May. Use the current lookbook and bookstore page before placing an order.
Common clinical equipment
Stethoscope
Students purchase their own. Aim to have one before the ceremony; one can be borrowed free for the draping if needed.
Clinical Skills Kit
The current lookbook lists the components and available bundle. Confirm the included pieces before ordering separately.
Lab coat
Any white lab coat works. Doesn't need to be UofT-branded or program-specific.
Dissection kit
Check the current lookbook for the listed components and ordering option.
Blood pressure cuff
Useful for clinical-skills practice. Check the current lookbook before purchasing one separately.
Gloves
Use the current equipment lookbook for the required type and quantity before ordering.
Cohort tradition
Patagonia jacket
Optional cohort apparel. The 2T9 Class Council has confirmed that a Patagonia sale for 3T0 is being prepared; wait for the current catalogue, pricing and deadline before ordering.
Class merch
Hoodies and other items. A new catalogue will be posted for 3T0; watch the Discord.
A few details that depend on you.
- Should I wait for my academy before signing a lease?
- You do not have to, but knowing your academy can make commute comparisons easier. Use the Housing guide to compare locations against your likely teaching sites rather than relying on one neighbourhood recommendation.
- Which health-coverage information applies to me?
- If you already have valid OHIP, this may only be a quick check. Students moving from another province or country should review their eligibility and confirm any U of T plan that applies to them. Do not assume that another student's coverage path matches yours.
- Do I need a line of credit?
- Not everyone does. Compare your available funding, expected costs, and timing before opening one. The Finances guide explains the options and questions to bring to a bank appointment.
Use the O-Week team's website for the current schedule.
The O-Week team maintains the current event information, registration details and updates on its website. Check it again shortly before each event in case something changes.
Open uoftmedsoweek.caThe site is refreshed each year by the incoming O-Week team. The link above goes to the current year's site.
Meet the people running it.
The O-Week team is a volunteer group from the year above the incoming cohort. Every member's bio, headshot, and role lives on the official site.
Official site
Meet the full O-Week team →
Names, photos, roles, and bios on uoftmedsoweek.ca