Applicants must meet the admission requirements for both programs (both the MD and PhD programs or MD and MSc programs) and will be assessed for eligibility for admission by each program. The minimum requirement for the MD/PhD or MD/Master's Programs at Queens's University is an Honours baccalaureate degree.
A current Curriculum Vitae
A letter of intent indicating your research interests and accomplishments, and graduate program(s) of interest.
Abstracts of any publications, if available
2 additional referees to complete a 'Confidential Assessment Form' through OMSAS, who focus on your research accomplishments and potential to become a physician-scientist. This is in addition to the 3 recommendation letters that are required for the MD application. You will be able to select these referees under the Referee section of your OMSAS application as well.
You are allowed to use the same referee for both the MD and PhD programs or MD and MSc programs, however the referee is required to complete the CAF twice
If you are currently completing a PhD or have completed a PhD, you must include an additional one-page statement clearly stating the reasoning for why another PhD degree is necessary to advance your skill sets and how different this PhD will be from the existing degree that you hold. This document must be uploaded using the SAM tool in OMSAS as part of your application.
Applicants must apply through OMSAS. Further information is provided to you within the OMSAS application.
Applicants may use the same referees for PhD/MSc component of this application and MD references. Please note however that there are different forms that will need to be completed for the PhD/MSc piece and the MD piece.
2 additional confidential letters of recommendation (to be submitted under separate cover) focusing on your research accomplishments and potential to become a physician-scientist. This is in addition to the 3 recommendation letters that are required for the MD application. You will be able to select these referees under the Referee section of your OMSAS application as well.
Applications are first assessed by the Admissions Committee for the Undergraduate MD Program, and only if the applicant is invited for interview, will the application be reviewed and ranked by the MD/PhD-MD/Master's Program Committee. Applications to be considered by the MD/PhD-MD/Master's Program Committee are first reviewed by the Graduate Admissions Committee of the applicant's stated graduate program(s) of interest. Applicants who meet the admissions requirements and are acceptable to the chosen graduate program(s) are then ranked by the MD/PhD-MD/Master's Program Committee and highly ranked candidates are invited for interview. Interviews by the MD/PhD-MD/Master's Program Committee will coincide with the applicant's interview for the MD Program.
Following the completion of interviews, the MD/PhD-MD/Master's Program Committee ranks the candidates. After offers of admission to an MD/PhD or MD/Master's are made, a graduate research supervisor must be identified, and an application submitted to the appropriate graduate program through the regular process (School of Graduate Studies) (application materials already submitted to the MD/PhD-MD/Master's Program will be forwarded to the appropriate graduate program).
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) - score of 7 on the academic module
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