The medical school at the University of Western Ontario was founded under the guidance of Bishop Isaac Hellmuth in 1881.

[7] The school emphasizes a patient-centered approach to medicine, introducing new students to clinical methods in the first few weeks.

Schulich Medicine is unique in that it does not require prerequisite courses, thus encouraging students from a variety of disciplines to apply.

Applicants are invited to interview based on minimum grade point average (GPA) and Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) requirements.

28% of the incoming class completed a graduate degree prior to gaining admission to the DDS program.

Undergraduate medical and dental students have the opportunity to conduct basic or clinical research under the supervision of a Schulich faculty member in the London or Windsor area.

The goal of the SRTP program is to introduce medical students to basic or clinical research and stimulate their interest in academic medicine.

The Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry provides funding for the student equal to the current Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Summer Studentship rate.

Medical students are required to attend weekly seminars during five of the ten summer months, where they listen to and critique other projects.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty and students of the school have engaged in research to advance candidate vaccines and other topics related to the virus.

[15] Since their founding, the medical and dental schools have produced a number of famous physicians and inventors, including: