Eligibility & Application Process

Application Process

Applications for Queen's School of Medicine are submitted to Ontario Medical Schools' Application Service (OMSAS). It is your responsibility to ensure that OMSAS receives all the required application pieces, including all references, documents, transcripts, and registrar statements, by the application deadline. You can find more information about OMSAS' key dates and application deadlines here.

All application components must be submitted to OMSAS by the specified deadlines for the application to be considered. Casper assessment results must also be submitted by our program’s Casper submission deadline as listed on Acuity Insights (You can find more information in the Casper section below). No late submissions will be considered. Addendums or supplemental materials sent directly to the School of Medicine, or incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants who have applied previously must resubmit all application requirements each cycle to be considered.

If you are choosing to apply to a specific category (i.e. Canadian Armed Forces Applicants, Indigenous Applicants, Queen’s Lakeridge Health MD Family Medicine Program Applicants or MD/PhD, MD/MSc Applicants), additional items are required with your OMSAS application. Please ensure that you review these additional items and eligibility here and submit the appropriate documentation for consideration.

Communication Protocol

Communication with applicants will be through the email address provided in your OMSAS application. As such, it is your responsibility to monitor your email and all associated email folders (inbox, spam, junk, etc.) during the application process. This includes ensuring that email inboxes and associated folders are not full and are able to receive incoming mail. We are not responsible for any correspondence that is not answered by stipulated deadlines.

Applicants, prospective applicants, or other individuals with inquiries about our program are expected to conduct themselves throughout their interaction with our office and/or the application process in a manner that is respectful to the community, our faculty, and our staff.

Please note that inquiries related to admissions to the Queen’s MD Program are to be directed to queensmd@queensu.ca email address. Sending multiple emails regarding the same inquiry and/or sending multiple emails to various individuals at the university will not speed up the response time in any way and will only cause further delays. Please also respect our response timelines indicated in our automatic replies. The Admissions Team tries to respond to your inquiries within those timelines.

Individuals, applicants, or their family members, delegates, and friends are not to contact the Dean, School of Medicine, Associate Dean, MD Program, Assistant Dean of Admissions, MD Program, or Associate Dean, Graduate & Postdoctoral Education directly or indirectly in any form/method/manner regarding the application process or their application. This includes sending application status emails to various individuals at the university. To do so, will be considered a breach of professionalism and any such contact or overtures will be noted and may jeopardize the individual’s application.

Please note that we do not respond to 3^rd party inquiries that are sent on behalf of an applicant.

The MD Program at Queen’s University’s School of Medicine is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) and the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) - the bodies that accredit MD programs in Canada and the United States. As such, the Admissions Office adheres strictly with the following CACMS standard:

10.2 The final responsibility for accepting students to a medical school rest with a formally constituted admission committee. The authority and composition of the committee and the rules for its operation, including voting privileges and the definition of a quorum, are specified in bylaws or other medical school policies. Faculty members constitute the majority of voting members at all meetings. The selection of individual students must not be influenced by any political or financial factors."

Ontario Medical School Application Fee Waiver

If applying to medical school is a significant financial burden to you, consider applying to the Ontario Medical School Application Fee Waiver Program and save approximately $600. Awarded students will have their $220 OMSAS processing fee waived and receive free applications to up to three Ontario medical schools of their choice (ranging from $125 – $390 total).

You can check your eligibility to apply here

Applications for the Ontario Program open on July 6, 2026 (12:01 AM ET), and close on August 21, 2026 (11:59 PM ET).

Financial Assistance for MCAT Preparation & Registration Fees

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) are offering a fee assistance program for Canadian examinees in financial need who register for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). The AAMC and the AFMC are committed to providing support to Canadian students who would be unable to take the MCAT without financial assistance. This will contribute to a diversity of students enrolled in Canadian medical schools.

There are up to 928 fee assistance waivers available each calendar year!

If paying for MCAT expenses out of pocket would be challenging for you, please consider applying! To check your eligibility and apply, refer to AFMC's website here.

False Application Information

If it is discovered that any application information is false or misleading, concealed or withheld, the application will be disqualified; or, if discovered after an offer of admission has been sent, that offer will be withdrawn.

If these circumstances are discovered after you are admitted into the MD program, you will be required to withdraw from the program.

Queen’s School of Medicine may, at its discretion, refuse to accept future applications to the MD program from a candidate who has submitted a false, misleading or fraudulent application in the past.

AI Use is Not Permitted in Admissions

Please note that using generative AI writing tools such as but not limited to ChatGPT to obtain responses is not permitted at any stage of assessment for Queen’s MD Program Admissions as components of the application are intended to be reflective.

If it is discovered that any AI writing tools or equivalent have been used for any component of an application or at any point during the admissions process, the application will be disqualified. If it is discovered after an offer of admission has been sent, that offer will be withdrawn.

If these circumstances are discovered after you are admitted into the MD program, you will be required to withdraw from the program.

Queen’s School of Medicine may, at its discretion, refuse to accept future applications to the MD program from a candidate who has submitted a false, misleading, or fraudulent application in the past.

Eligibility requirements

Admission procedures are reviewed annually and requirements from previous years may not apply. Queen’s University reserves the right to change admission requirements at any time, without notice. Submission deadlines are final, and the instructions provided on OMSAS must be followed for your application to be considered. When you submit an application to the Queen’s University MD Program, you accept the current admission policies and procedures, as well as the methods by which the applicants are selected.

Equity, diversity and inclusion are priorities for our Admissions Committee and are guiding principles for our process.

Course Credits

To qualify for entry into the School of Medicine, candidates are required to have a minimum of 30 half courses or 15 full courses (or in combination) at the undergraduate university level in a university program completed by June 30^th of the year of entry. These credits must be achieved by the end of the academic year (September to April) in the year the application is submitted. This would typically equate to a total OMSAS course load weighting of 30 (see OMSAS Weighting in the table below).

Only undergraduate university credit courses meeting Queen’s University “Basis of Admission for Advance Study Interpretation Guidelines” are considered in the grade point average (GPA) and credit requirements.

At the time of application:

Applicants must have completed a minimum 20 half or 10 full courses (or in combination) of the 30 half courses or 15 full courses at the undergraduate level in a university program as described by the OMSAS Weighting at the time that their application is submitted.

Please review the information about transfer credit and pass/fail, credit/no credit courses requirements, and limitations in the applicable sections to ensure you are eligible for a GPA calculation.

Course Weight

Each year we receive applications from candidates who have studied at universities with various credit and grading systems. In order to give each candidate equal consideration, courses are weighted according to their length of study as follows (also see OMSAS Weighting):

Course	OMSAS’ Equivalent Weighting
Full-year	2
Half-year/Semester	1
Three quarter	1.5
Quarter (applies only to American Universities)	0.5
Science laboratory (Graded separately and is weighted as less than a half-year/semester)	0.5

Grade Point Average (GPA)

Minimum GPA

The minimum cumulative GPA to apply is 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, according to the Undergraduate Grade Conversion Table.

Admission to the MD Program is competitive. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance.

The Admissions Committee will use ONLY your cumulative GPA in assessment of your application. This generally includes all full-time, part-time, summer or supplemental courses taken at the undergraduate university level and all courses, regardless of a first or second undergraduate degree or year of study in an unclassified program.

You can find our Admissions Statistics for last year’s incoming class here.

General Information:

The following will not be included in the GPA calculation:

Courses taken on foreign exchange
Naturopathic and chiropractic medicine
Consecutive Bachelor of Education programs
College courses (even if transfer credit is granted)
Challenge for credit courses
Continuing Education programs
Graduate courses
Undergraduate courses taken while part of a graduate program
Doctor of Medicine programs

Only the cumulative GPA will be calculated.
For repeated courses, all grades obtained are calculated towards the GPA.
Degree programs or individual courses are not considered a factor in the calculation of GPAs.
Calculations include grades from all courses included on the University transcript for Canadian and United States Universities, including repeated courses.
Courses that a “pass” or “credit” grade is assigned for are counted for credit, but we do not include them in the GPA calculation.
If you have withdrawn from a course and there is a grade reflected on your transcript for that course, it will be included in GPA calculations. If there is no grade associated with a withdrawn course, it has no effect on your application.

No adjustments are made based on course load or course levels.

Please review the information about transfer credit and pass/fail, credit/no credit courses requirements, and limitations in the applicable sections to ensure you are eligible for a GPA calculation.

Transcripts

Official transcripts are required for each university, college, CEGEP, junior college, graduate school or other postsecondary institution you currently attend, previously attended or withdrew from. This also includes International Baccalaureate (IB) or Advanced Placement (AP) transcripts if you would like these courses to be considered.

You must submit a separate transcript even if your home school transcript shows an exchange or transfer course, and regardless of whether the course of study is relevant to your application.

This includes transcripts for:

Work taken on Letter of Permission
Transfer credit
Exchange program credit

You must submit all transcripts through OMSAS, including education taken outside of Canada.

Your transcripts must demonstrate you have:

obtained 15 full or 30 half courses (or in combination) at the undergraduate university level by June 30 prior to possible entry into the program of September of the same year;
maintained a satisfactory GPA, as determined by the Admissions Committee; and
will have completed post-graduate studies by August 1 prior to entry into the program, if applicable.

Note: It is not possible for OMSAS to notify you of any outstanding transcripts before the application deadline. It is your responsibility to ensure that OMSAS receives all transcripts and registrar statements by the application deadline.

Other transcript requirements:

You must provide transcripts for all postsecondary courses and programs you attended. This includes, but is not limited to, community colleges, CEGEPs, junior colleges and pre‑university programs.
OMSAS must receive transcripts and grades for courses taken on a Letter of Permission at another institution or proof that transfer credit or advanced standing was granted for by the application deadline. This applies to courses, terms and semesters of study taken abroad as part of a regular program.
We do not require evaluations of work terms completed as part of a co‑operative program.
We will accept only transcripts sent directly to OMSAS by the postsecondary institution(s). We will not accept transcripts sent by you.

Note: OMSAS will ask you to verify your application data in Document Tracking in the OMSAS Application.

Your application will be disqualified if you fail to meet all transcript requirements and deadlines.

Full Course Load and Prerequisite Courses

Queen’s School of Medicine does not have any requirements related to carrying a full course load or prerequisite courses.

We encourage you to consider all undergraduate programs available and to embark on the course of study you have the greatest interest in, and that would prepare you for an alternative career, should you not gain a place in medicine.

Credit/No Credit and Pass/Fail Courses

Based on the OMSAS course weighting; To be eligible for a GPA calculation, an applicant can have no more than 2 credit/no credit academic components (e.g., course, practicum, lab, experiential learning) from September to April and 2 credit/no credit academic components from May to August, per year, listed on their transcript for anything (i.e., a course that has an OMSAS half-year/semester weight of 1). This includes, but is not limited to:

Courses
Exchange programs and courses
Practicums
Labs
Experiential learning

If the structure of your program does not allow for this, then you must submit official documentation from the institution as to why you do not have a choice to select a numerical or alpha grade. This will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Lack of appropriate documentation by the application deadline will deem your application ineligible.

This treatment of Credit/No Credit courses will take effect for any courses taken during undergraduate studies in fall 2022 and onward.

Transfer Credits

Transfer credits, such as IB, AP, CEGEP programs, college courses and exchange credits, that appear on your university transcript are not included in your GPA calculation but are considered in the credit requirement totals, provided all other requirements are met.

For transfer credits to be considered in the credit requirement totals, applicants must provide an official transcript with numerical grades from the institution where the courses were taken (including secondary school).

If you completed an exchange program, the courses taken will usually be listed on your home university transcript. If the credits listed on your home university transcript are credit/no credit or pass/fail, you must also provide the transcript issued to you directly by the exchange institution. This transcript needs to reflect your numerical or alpha grades for the courses taken.

If your exchange transcript grade on the exchange institution transcript is credit/no credit or pass/fail, refer to the Credit/No Credit and Pass/Fail Courses section above.

If the exchange is longer than 1 semester (i.e., more than 6 months) then you are required to provide a course-by-course World Education Services (WES) evaluation.

International Grades

Applicants attending university outside Canada must have their academic credentials and foreign transcripts assessed for Canadian equivalency by World Education Services (WES).

Please refer to the above Transfer Credits section for information about exchange programs.

A course-by-course WES evaluation with an overall GPA is required.

If a WES evaluation includes a copy of your official transcript, you are not required to request a transcript from your registrar. WES must send your WES report and a copy of your verified transcript directly to OMSAS by the application deadline.

The cumulative GPA for candidates who submit WES evaluations will be reviewed and calculated on an individual basis.

No adjustments are made based on course load or course levels.

MCAT

All applicants must write the MCAT prior to the OMSAS application deadline. It is the applicants responsibility to release all MCAT scores to OMSAS and ensure that OMSAS has received them by the stipulated deadline. OMSAS will report your scores to Queen’s University.

You must meet all the minimum MCAT thresholds (the total and each section) set by the Admissions Committee to be considered. These thresholds are determined annually for each application cycle, for each category, and for the total score.

The minimum thresholds for the mainstream MD, MD Family Medicine, MD/PhD, and MMTP streams are:

Total score: 500
Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems: 125
Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems: 125
Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behaviour: 125
Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills: 125

Notes:

The Queen’s School of Medicine imposes no restrictions on the number of times that you may take the test.
If you have written the test multiple times, you must ensure that all test results are released to OMSAS by the specified date.
All MCAT scores will then be reported by OMSAS to Queen’s University.
Test results are valid from any test written within 5 years of the application deadline.
Applications will be assessed based on the scores from your test result that meet our minimum thresholds. This means that all thresholds must be achieved in one test. We will not combine scores from different tests.

Applicants who have submitted their MCAT score(s) with a previous application will need to re-submit their scores for the current application cycle to be eligible. It is your responsibility to ensure that these scores are received by OMSAS for the current application by the deadline.

While we use the MCAT in our evaluation process, we do not administer the test. Therefore, we are unable to offer any information or advice on preparation for the MCAT.

For further details about the test, applicants should visit www.aamc.org/mcat/.

Accommodations: Information on how and when to request MCAT accommodations can be found here.

If paying for MCAT expenses out of pocket would be challenging for you, please consider applying for MCAT Fee Assistance Program by AFMC! To check your eligibility and apply, refer to AFMC's website here. More information can be found under "Things to Consider" section of this website.

Learn about the free AAMC MCAT Official Prep resources that the AAMC offers to help you study here.

Citizenship

Applicants must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident (landed immigrant) of Canada or a protected person (Convention refugee) within the meaning of subsection 95(1 and 2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) at the application deadline to be eligible to apply to our program.

Permanent residents (landed immigrants) must submit a copy of the front and back of their current permanent resident card to OMSAS by the application deadline.

Protected person(convention refugee) must submit a valid photo id and a copy of the Notice of Decision from the Immigration and Refugee Board. Applicants with pending decisions from the Immigration and Refugee Board at the time of the application deadline will not be eligible.

Ordinarily Resident in Ontario Requirement

Effective July 1, 2025, all publicly assisted universities in Ontario are required to reserve no less than 95% of their annual admissions to medical health education programs for Ontario residents. The new regulations define "medical health education program" and "ordinarily resident in Ontario" as follows:

Medical Health education program: An undergraduate program of postsecondary study that leads to a Doctor of Medicine, Medicinae Doctor or an equivalent basic degree in medicine (but not in combination of such a degree with a Doctor of Philosophy) and where the enrolment of students in the program is funded, at least partially, by the government of Ontario.
- MMTP positions are funded by the Department of National Defense and are exempt. MD/PhD & MD/Master's Combined Program seats are also exempt as per above description.

Ordinarily resident in Ontario: A Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or protected person under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) who fulfills the following criteria:

They or their spouse have lived in Ontario for at least 12 consecutive months after the age of 14 and either:
1. received an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or
2. have not subsequently lived for 12 or more consecutive months in any other Canadian province or territory since completing the most recent 12 month period of residency in Ontario.
In determining whether an individual or their spouse has resided in Ontario or in another province or territory of Canada for 12 consecutive months for the purposes of point A, the time that the individual or spouse spent in full-time studies at a post-secondary institution shall not be included unless,

the individual or spouse was in a full-time, in-person degree program in Ontario; and
the degree program is one that is ordinarily completed in four or more academic years

Applicants will be required to indicate whether they are an Ontario resident based on this definition in their OMSAS application.

Please note: Applicants are responsible for assessing their own eligibility based on the definition provided. We do not provide individual confirmation or feedback on residency status.

To assist you with this, please see the following scenarios. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list and are just some examples to assist you:

I* grew up/went to high school in another Canadian province, and I am now attending university in a 4-year in-person undergraduate degree program in Ontario. I have taken up permanent residency in Ontario - during the summer, I stay in Ontario to work or take time off, I have obtained an Ontario health card and/or an Ontario driver’s license, and I submit my income taxes as an Ontario resident.

YOU ARE ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN ONTARIO

I* grew up/went to high school in Ontario. I left Ontario to attend an undergraduate program in another province. In the summers, I returned to Ontario to be with family and work/take time off.

YOU ARE ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN ONTARIO

I* grew up/went to high school and completed my undergraduate degree outside Ontario. Since then, I have moved to Ontario and have resided in Ontario for at least 12 months – I still reside in Ontario. I have obtained an Ontario health card and/or an Ontario driver’s license, and I submit my income taxes as an Ontario resident.

YOU ARE ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN ONTARIO

I* grew up/went to high school in another Canadian province. I am now attending university in a 4-year in-person undergraduate degree program in Ontario. During the summer, I leave Ontario and return to my home province to be with family and/or work and travel.

YOU ARE NOT ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN ONTARIO

I* grew up/went to high school and completed my undergraduate degree outside Ontario. After graduation, I moved to Ontario and resided there for 12 months (or more). I now reside outside Ontario and have done so for at least 12 months.

YOU ARE NOT ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN ONTARIO

I* lived in Ontario until age 16, when I moved to another Canadian province. I graduated high school while in another Canadian province. I have not lived in Ontario for 12 consecutive months after my 16th birthday. However, I completed my MSc in person on a full-time basis at an Ontario university. I remained in Ontario throughout the entirety of my MSc.

YOU ARE NOT ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN ONTARIO

*or your spouse

Proficiency in the English Language

The Queen’s Medical School Curriculum is conducted in English. Proficiency in English is a prerequisite for admission.

All application materials must be submitted in English, otherwise your application will not proceed further in the admission process.

Applicants whose first languages do not include English will be required to obtain satisfactory standing in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) proficiency test as part of the application process.

The Queen’s School of Medicine requires the following minimum TOEFL scores:

TOEFL Internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT): 100
TOEFL Paper-based Tests: 100

Applicants may submit unofficial TOEFL results through SAM; however, official TOEFL results must be shared with us directly through TOEFL.

To distribute your results to Queen’s University:

Use Institution Code 0949 for Queen’s University and select “Undergraduate Organization” as the department from the list.
Once you distribute your Official Score Report through TOEFL, email your full name, date of birth and registration number to queensmd@queensu.ca so that we can retrieve your results.

If English is not your native language but you have recently studied for at least 1 complete year at a university where English is the official language of instruction, you may be exempt from the English-language proficiency test. An applicant requesting a waiver of the test for this reason should do so in writing and submit it with their OMSAS Application using Secure Applicant Messaging (SAM) in their application. The Medical School Admissions Committee will make determinations in these cases.

Casper

Applicants to all of the pathways and programs (Kingston MD Campus, MDFM Durham Campus, MD/PhD, MMTP, BSAP, SAAP) offered at Queen’s University are required to complete Casper to be eligible for admission, with the exception of applicants to the Indigenous Student Admissions Pathway.

Applicants to the Indigenous Student Admissions Pathway must meet the identity requirements, otherwise Casper is required.

Casper is an online test that assesses the personal and professional characteristics we believe are important for successful students and graduates of our program. It is a compliment to the other tools that we use for applicant screening. In implementing Casper , we are trying to further enhance fairness and objectivity in our selection process.

To register your Casper account:

Go to Acuity Insights and sign up for the CSP-10211 – Canada Casper 2 version of Casper using a piece of government-issued photo ID and your OMSAS Reference Number for the current admission cycle.
Select a Casper date. You will be provided with a limited number of testing dates and times. These are the only testing dates available for your Casper. There will be no additional tests scheduled. This includes if you have issues on the last testing date. Be sure to use an email address that you check regularly and that you have used for your OMSAS application; there may be updates to the test schedule.
- Exceptions will not be provided for applicants who are unable to take Casper during one of the available test dates.
- To account for identity verification and payment processing timelines, ensure that you register for your test at least 3 days before your preferred test date and time. We do not recommend last-minute bookings.
Select Queen’s University for distribution before the posted Distribution Deadline. Likely, there will be no additional tests scheduled, but the most up-to-date information can be found by browsing the Test Dates and Times.
Direct any inquiries about Casper to the chat bubble on the Acuity Insights website.

Additional Notes:

If you take Casper during this cycle, but before you have your OMSAS Reference Number (8xxxxx) for the current application cycle, you will need to enter a placeholder OMSAS Reference Number of 000000 until you have received your OMSAS Reference Number for this year's application. Then you must go back into Casper, update your OMSAS Reference Number and request that your score be distributed to Queen's.

It is the applicant's responsibility to provide the correct information to Casper that correlates with your current OMSAS application. If you do not follow these instructions then your Casper score may not get linked to your application and it will be considered incomplete.

We are not responsible for Casper scores that are not linked to an application due to incorrect or mismatched information.

Casper scores are only available for one application cycle and the test is only offered on a select number of days. Applicants who have already taken the test in previous years are expected to re-take it.
We will not provide exceptions for applicants who are unable to take Casper during one of the available test dates
If you are applying to another university or program that requires you to write the Casper assessment in French, you will need to write it again in English for this application.
If you are writing a different version of the Casper assessment (other than CSP-10211 – Canada Casper 2 for your OMSAS application), you will also need to complete the CSP-10211 – Canada Casper 2 version for this application.
There is a separate fee for Casper that you must pay directly to Acuity Insights. This fee is not included in the OMSAS or Queen’s application fees.

Important: If you do not follow these instructions then your Casper score may not get linked to your application and will be considered incomplete. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide the correct information to Casper that correlates with your current OMSAS application. We are not responsible for Casper scores that are not linked to an application due to incorrect or mismatched information being supplied.

Accomodations for Casper: If you require testing accomodations for Acuity Insights, you will need to submit the Accomodations Request Form, which can be found on their website.

Early-phase Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)

This asynchronous assessment is collaboratively developed by several Ontario medical schools and evaluates skills that are essential for success in the MD program, including critical thinking, decision making, communication, interpersonal skills, compassion and teamwork.

Applicants will respond to prompts by recording video responses directly on the platform.

While other medical school(s) will also be using the early-phase MMI, the information in this guide is how Queen's University will be using the early-phase MMI.

We implemented an early-phase MMI, as we would like all of our applicants to have the opportunity to participate and respond to our selected interview questions as part of their application.

All applicants to Queen’s University are required to complete an early-phase MMI, in addition to Casper, through the Acuity Insights platform to be considered for admission.

All applicants who successfully submit an application to Queen’s University MD programs will be contacted in early October, shortly after the OMSAS application deadline, with instructions on how to schedule their early-phase MMI.

Only applicants who have successfully submitted an application to the MD programs will be eligible to select a testing date.

You may complete the early-phase MMI from any location, as long as you have a quiet, private space that is free from disruptions and meet the required technical specifications.

To take the early-phase MMI, you must use a computer with a webcam, audio capabilities and a reliable internet connection on your selected test date.

You can direct any inquiries about the platform by using the chat feature on the Acuity Insights website.

Applicant Responsibilities

It is the applicant’s responsibility to complete the early-phase MMI on one of the available testing dates and provide the correct information to the MMI that correlates with their current OMSAS application.

It is the applicant's responsibility to provide the correct information to Casper that correlates with your current OMSAS application. If you do not follow these instructions then your Casper score may not get linked to your application and it will be considered incomplete.

MMI scores are only valid for 1 application cycle, and the test is only offered on a select number of days. Applicants who have already taken the test in previous years are expected to re-take it.
If you are applying to another university or program that requires you to write the MMI assessment in French, you will need to write it again in English on a different test date for this application.
There is a separate fee for the MMI assessment that must be paid, by the applicant, directly to Acuity Insights. This fee is not included in the OMSAS/Queen’s application fee.

If you do not follow the instructions then your MMI assessment may not get linked to your application and your application will be considered incomplete.

We are not responsible for assessments that are not linked to an application due to incorrect or mismatched information.

Accomodations for the Early-phase MMI

If you require testing accommodations for the MMI you will need to submit the Accommodations Request Form to Acuity signed by you and your qualified professional by September 1, 2026.

Early-phase MMI Assesment Dates

Autobiographical Sketch (ABS)

The Queen's School of Medicine uses the detailed autobiographical sketch as part of the application evaluation. This submission provides our assessors with a snapshot of a candidate's personal experiences and achievements.

We consider all categories in the ABS.

You will also be prompted to identify the top 3 activities you believe are most important for your application in the Employment, Volunteer Activities and Extracurricular Activities categories (maximum of 9 in total). Do not list high school activities that were not continued into your postsecondary education in your top 3 activities, as we do not consider them.

You must list:

the activity and location
the company or institution where the acitivity took place. Do not use acronyms.
the year(s) in your education the activity occurred (i.e., first-year undergraduate, summer between second- and third-year undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate).
the length of time for each activity. When you indicate the number of hours, specify if it is one time per week, per month or per year.
when it occurred (i.e., full-time or part-time, during the summer or academic year) and how you calculated the hours.
a brief description of the activity, which can be in point form.

Notes:

Putting your activities in chronological order, starting with most recent, is extremely helpful
The Admissions Committee will not review activities from high school. If you started an activity in high school and continued in postsecondary education, only the time starting at postsecondary is reviewed.
There is room in the form to provide information for up to 32 items. You are not required to fill all available spots.
Submissions are assessed based on the quality of the listed items and the characteristics they represent (not the number of items listed).
We do not provide you with specific feedback regarding what activities you should participate in. Inquiries of this nature will be referred to this page.

The Admission Committee is unable to review and evaluate Autobiographical Sketches that are not written in English. This will deem your application incomplete.

Please visit the OMSAS website for further details about the ABS requirements and submission details here.

Verifiers

Each activity must have a verifier. You must provide current contact information for the verifier, including their title, physical address, email address (company or insitution email preferred), telephone number and relation to you. Avoid using individuals such as family members. We do not consider them to be objective.

The verifier should be an independent third party validating your activity in a nonbiased fashion. You will need to make that determination.

We cannot provide you with specific feedback regarding whom you should use as a verifier, or for which type of verifier. Inquiries of this nature will be referred to this page.

It is your responsibility to notify verifiers that the Admissions Office may contact them any time to request verification, including possibly asking them for evaluations or letters of support. Non-verifiable activities could adversely impact your file assessment.

Confidential Assessment Forms and References

You must ask 3 different individuals (we refer to them as referees) to provide a reference on your behalf. Forms from non-objective references will not be considered and may jeopardize your application.

Applicants must provide the following and use their best judgement when selecting referees. We do not provide guidance in selecting referees.

1 academic or employment related referee
1 non-academic referee
1 referee of your choosing

You should choose referees who can evaluate you in a non-biased fashion, avoiding family members, family friends, neighbours, acquaintances, friends or spiritual advisors. We do not consider them to be objective. Ideally, applicants should choose referees from different areas who can collectively address qualities and attributes in both academic and various non-academic domains.

Select referees who have extensive personal knowledge of you and, as a result, are in a position to answer the Confidential Assessment Form questions.

The Admissions Committee advises against choosing referees who have known you for less than 6 months. You should ask your referee to provide examples of the characteristics they are being asked to comment on.

We cannot provide you with specific feedback regarding whom you should use as a referee or for which type of referee. Inquiries of this nature will be referred to this page.

If an applicant has fewer than 3 forms submitted by the deadline, their application will not be considered. All of the Confidential Assessment Forms must be completed in English. Confidential Assessment Forms submitted in any other language will deem the application incomplete. This is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure your referees are aware of this requirement.

Interview

The Queen’s School of Medicine typically uses a combined MMI and panel interview in the assessment of qualifying candidates. The goal of using the MMI is to more effectively assess non-cognitive qualities of an applicant, which could include empathy, critical thinking, ethical decision making and communication skills. Selected candidates will be invited to the MMI portion. A select number of candidates who complete the MMI will then be invited for a panel interview.

The Admissions Committee reserves the right to alter the elements of the interview process.

We email an interview invitation to selected applicants. It is the applicant’s responsibility to monitor their email and all associated email folders (inbox, spam, junk) during the application process, as invitations are sent via email. This includes ensuring the email inboxes and associated folders are not full and are able to recieve incoming mail. We are not responsible for any correspondence that is not answered by stipulated deadlines. Any invitations that are not answered by our stipulated deadline will be considered declined. (no exceptions)

If an applicant that has been invited for an interview requires an accommodation for the interview, they must register by email with Queen’s Accessibility Services at the time they receive the interview invitation and provide documentation supporting the request.

Note: All candidates attending interviews will be required to sign a Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure statement, to ensure the integrity and security of the interview process. Any violation of the signed statement or failure to sign the statement will result in removal of the admissions process.

Candidates offered interviews should be aware that interviews are only scheduled once per year. Rescheduling, regardless of the reason, will not be accommodated.

Please note: All interview will be conducted virtually until further notice.

Additional Eligibility Requirements

Additional items are required with your OMSAS application if you choose to apply under any of the following pathways or programs:

Indigenous Applicants: Indigenous Student Admissions Pathway (ISAP)
Black Student Admissions Pathway (BSAP)
Canadian Armed Forces Applicants – Medical Military Training Program Pathway (MMTP)
Socioeconomic Accountability Admissions Pathway (SAAP)
Queen’s Lakeridge Health MD Family Medicine Program
Combined MD/PhD or MD/MSc Program

Please ensure that you review these additional items here and submit the appropriate documentation for consideration.

Application Process

Things to consider

Communication Protocol

Ontario Medical School Application Fee Waiver

Financial Assistance for MCAT Preparation & Registration Fees

False Application Information

Eligibility requirements

Academic Requirements

Course Credits

Grade Point Average (GPA)

Transcripts

Full Course Load and Prerequisite Courses

Credit/No Credit and Pass/Fail Courses

Transfer Credits

International Grades

MCAT

Non-academic Requirements

Citizenship

Ordinarily Resident in Ontario Requirement

Proficiency in the English Language

Casper

Early-phase Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)

Applicant Responsibilities

Early-phase MMI Assesment Dates

Autobiographical Sketch (ABS)

Verifiers

Confidential Assessment Forms and References

Interview

Additional Eligibility Requirements