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. 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.

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

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

If I apply to the MD/PhD & MD/Master's Programs, will my application also be considered for the MD Program at the same time?

No. You must indicate your intention to apply to this program in your OMSAS Application. By selecting this option, you are indicating that this is your first choice. If you select the MD/PhD or MD/Master’s program in your application, but do not submit all the required documents to be considered for this program, your file will be moved to the MD stream for the initial threshold review. You will not be considered simultaneously for both MD/PhD or MD/MSc combined programs and the MD Kingston Campus Program.

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. Applicants are only entered into QARS if they meet the MD program thresholds but do not meet the Graduate Study requirements for interview.

If you are offered a position in the MD/PhD or MD/MSc programs and decline, you will not be considered for the Kingston Campus MD program or the Durham MDFM.

If I am invited to an MD/PhD & MD/Master's Interview, will I be considered for both MD/PhD or MD/Master's and MD?

Following the completion of interviews, those who are not offered admission to the MD/PhD-MD/Master’s Program will be ranked together with the other candidates invited for interview for the Undergraduate MD Program.

If you are offered a position in the MD/PhD or MD/MSc programs and decline, you will not be considered for the Kingston Campus MD program or the Durham MDFM.

Does the Ordinarily Resident in Ontario Requirement apply to the MD/PhD & MD/Master's program?

No, the MD/PhD and MD/Masters combined programs are exempt from the 95% Ontario residency admission requirement. More information can be found on our Eligibility & Application Process Page.

Eligibility Requirements

To be considered for the MD/PhD & MD/Master's Program, you must submit a complete Queen’s MD Program application as well as the required supplemental application items. Please ensure you read the Queen’s MD Program Eligibility Requirements prior to applying. The minimum requirement for the MD/PhD or MD/Master’s Programs at Queen’s University is an Honours baccalaureate degree. Applicants must have an obvious and demonstrated research potential.

Applicants applying to this combined program must meet the criteria for both the Graduate Studies and the MD program. Applicants will be assessed for eligibility for admission by each program. You can find participating graduate programs here.

Students with a master’s degree or graduate students in the second year of a master’s program are also eligible to apply. Students registered in a master’s program at the time of application must complete the requirements for the master’s degree prior to entry into the combined MD/PhD program.

Applicants must provide the following supplemental items for the MD/PhD & MD/Master's program and submit them through your OMSAS Application:

Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)

We do not have a set format for your CV

Letter of Intent

This letter must indicate your research interests and accomplishments, and graduate program(s) of interest.

Abstract(s) of any publications, if available

These abstracts must be for published works

MD/PhD & MD/Master's-Specific Confidential Assessment Forms

2 additional confidential assessment forms (CAFs) focusing on your research accomplishments and potential to become a physician-scientist (in addition to the 3 references that are required for the MD application) (Total of 5 Confidential Assessment Forms).
- You may use the same referees for the PhD/Master's CAFs and the mainstream MD CAFs; however, there are different questions in each form that will need to be completed. You will see the referee selection choices in the OMSAS Application.

PhD Statement, if applicable

If you are currently completing a PhD or have completed a PhD, you must include an additional 1-page statement clearly stating the reasoning for why another PhD degree or Master’s degree is necessary to advance your skill sets and how different this PhD or Master’s will be from the existing degree that you hold. This document must be uploaded using SAM in the OMSAS Application.

All components of the main MD application and the supplemental items for the MD/PhD and MD/Master's Program must be submitted by the deadline to be considered.