Applicants with Previous MD Degree

Applicants With Previous MD Degree (Policy # AD-04)
Approved by: School of Medicine Executive
Lead Writer: Dr. M Kawaja
Last Revised: March 18, 2008

Applicants will be deemed ineligible for admissions into the Queen’s School of Medicine program if they have:

1. completed an undergraduate medical degree or
2. completed an equivalent basic degree in medicine from a program in allopathic medicine that:
   • teaches medical principles, knowledge and skills at an LCME/CACMS accredited medical school,
   • includes at least 130 weeks of instruction over a minimum of 36 months, and
   • was at the time of the applicant’s graduation, listed in the World Director of Medical Schools published by the World Health Organization and/or FAIMER
3. been required to withdraw (except for medical reasons) from a MD program as stated in 1) or 2) above.

Approved by UMEC – December 3, 2007

Approved by School of Medicine Executive – March 18, 2008