The Canadian guide to getting into Canadian medical school.
Premed Mentor: The Comprehensive Guide to Canadian Medical School Admissions is 100% Canadian: written by two Canadians who trained here, built for Canadian premeds, and focused on Canadian medical schools. It covers what to do, when to do it, and how to reflect on your experiences so you can tell your story with confidence, while staying yourself along the way.
Coming spring 2027
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Why a Canadian guide matters
Much of the premed advice out there is American, or comes from people who left Canada or never applied here. But getting into a Canadian medical school works differently: provincial and territorial residency rules, school-by-school application systems, Casper, MMIs, French-language programs and a famously competitive applicant pool. Premed Mentor has a singular focus: the Canadian premed. It’s designed to be your premed advisor, especially if you don’t have physicians in your network.
100% Canadian
Written in Canada by two authors educated and trained at Canadian universities and medical schools, for Canadian applicants.
Built around Canadian schools
Focused on how Canadian faculties of medicine actually select students, from applications and residency rules to interviews.
From first year to acceptance
Set goals, plan your degree, build meaningful experiences and reflect on what they teach you, then approach the MCAT, Casper, essays and interviews with a clear strategy.
Reflection is the skill behind every strong application
Many applicants struggle to put their experiences into words, on paper and in interviews, often because the details have faded by the time they apply. Premed Mentor helps you build the habit of reflection from your first year, so when it’s time to apply, your story is already there.
Capture: start your Super CV
A living record of everything you do: the numbers, the stories, how you performed, and why you did it, what you learned and what it led to. Start now, and update it every term (monthly is even better).
Connect: find your narrative arc
The Super CV asks how each opportunity led to the next. When you sit down to write, you’ll see how your experiences fit together into a story you can share in essays and interviews.
Carry it forward
The same habits, and the same Super CV, will serve you when you apply for residency, fellowship, graduate school and jobs, wherever your path leads.
“We can’t guarantee you’ll get in and become a doctor, but we can guarantee you will have an enriching undergraduate experience with many experiences you can leverage no matter your career path, and the skills to critically reflect on your experiences, journey and what excites you about your future path.”
What’s inside
Everything a Canadian premed needs, from first-year courses to interview day. Key topics include:
- How medical education works in Canada
- Applying to medical schools in Quebec
- Your Super CV: documenting and reflecting on your experiences
- Finding the narrative arc that links your experiences
- GPA, and why it matters so much
- Planning your undergraduate degree
- Graduate school
- Writing the MCAT
- CVs, autobiographical sketches, verifiers and referees
- Admissions essays
- Real applicants’ essays, ABS/CV entries and reference letters: key strengths and major mistakes
- Casper and other situational judgment tests
- Interviews
- Alternate admissions pathways for equity-deserving groups
- Study habits, reapplying, and staying well
- Applying to US and international schools as a Canadian
- Navigating online premed communities and forums
Where to buy
Coming spring 2027 from Brush Education. Once it’s released, you’ll find it online and in-store: ask for it at your local independent bookstore, or order from one of the retailers below. Join the newsletter to hear the moment it’s out.
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Free resources and Web Extras
Free resources
A curated, growing list of the best free tools, guides and official sources for Canadian premeds.
Web Extras
Templates, spreadsheets and curated lists that accompany the book, including the Super CV template. Request the Web Extras password, and we'll email it to you.
Two Canadians who've mentored the journey
Colin Whaley
Physician, researcher and educator, trained in internal medicine at the University of Toronto and respirology at the University of Ottawa. He has mentored more than one hundred students on their way to professional and graduate programs.
Liam Taylor Ralph
Canadian researcher and artist. He completed his PhD at the University of Toronto and postdoctoral research at the Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases.
Frequently asked questions
When does Premed Mentor come out?
Premed Mentor: The Comprehensive Guide to Canadian Medical School Admissions is coming in spring 2027 from Brush Education. Join the newsletter to hear the moment it’s released.
Who wrote Premed Mentor?
Colin Whaley, a physician, researcher and educator who trained in internal medicine at the University of Toronto and respirology at the University of Ottawa, and Liam Taylor Ralph, a Canadian researcher and artist who completed his PhD at the University of Toronto. Read their full bios.
Who is the book for?
Canadian premed students applying to Canadian medical schools, from first year of undergrad through interview day. It also covers applying to US and international medical schools as a Canadian.
What does the book cover?
How medical education works in Canada, planning your undergraduate degree, GPA, graduate school, building a record of your experiences, the MCAT, CVs and autobiographical sketches, verifiers and referees, admissions essays, Casper and other situational judgment tests, interviews, alternate admissions pathways for equity-deserving groups, study habits, reapplying and staying well.
Does it cover medical schools in Quebec?
Yes. Applying to medical schools in Quebec is one of the book’s key topics, alongside the provincial and territorial residency rules that shape where Canadians can apply.
Where can I buy Premed Mentor?
Once it’s released, you’ll find it online and in-store: at your local independent bookstore, Booksellers.ca, Indigo and Amazon.ca. See where to buy.
What are the Web Extras?
Templates, spreadsheets and curated lists that accompany the book. Readers can request the Web Extras password by email for free.
Is Premed Mentor official admissions advice?
No. The authors have never served on an MD program admissions committee and don’t claim insider knowledge. The book is general information based on public sources, research and experience. Always confirm requirements directly with the medical schools you’re applying to. See our disclaimer.
Why does the book focus so much on reflection?
Because it’s the skill behind strong essays, ABS/CV entries and interviews, and it’s the one applicants most often leave too late. We’ve seen many applicants struggle to articulate their experiences because the details faded before they applied. The book helps you build reflection into your routine from first year, so you understand your own journey and what excites you about your future path, whatever it turns out to be.