Terms of Reference
Major Responsibilities
The committee has authority for oversight of admissions to the MD Program. This encompasses these general areas of responsibility:
- To recommend to School of Medicine Academic Council policies concerning the admission of students to the MD, MD/MSc/PhD program and QuARMS.
- Operational oversight for admission processes pertaining to the following:
a) The MD degree program
b) The MD/PhD/MSc program
c) The QuARMS (Queen’s University Accelerated Route to Medical School) program
d) The Indigenous Admissions Process.
e) Supernumerary positions, including those provided for Canadian Armed Forces personnel
- Develop and publish technical standards for the admission, retention, and graduation of applicants or students with disabilities.
- Ensure the School’s compliance with the following accreditation standards: . Standard 10: Medical Student Selection, Assignment, and Progress
- Provide content material for accreditation reports as evidence to support the School’s compliance with the above accreditation standards.
The Admissions Committee functions under the authority of the MD Program Executive Committee, which develops, approves and disseminates policies and procedures relevant to the overall program.
Specific Functions
- To consider the qualifications of applicants seeking admission as medical students.
- To select the applicants who are best qualified, according to the criteria established by the committee.
- To inform the University Registrar of the names of applicants who are permitted to register as medical students.
- To report data on the composition of the entering class to the School of Medicine’s Academic Council.
- To liaise with the Registrar’s Office, staff and with those responsible for admissions at other Faculties and Schools of Medicine in Ontario and elsewhere, as considered appropriate.
Membership
The committee will have a membership of fourteen voting members, as follows:
- Assistant Dean, Admissions, is the chair of the committee
- Eight members elected from the faculty of the School of Medicine via the nominations committee
- Two members appointed by the Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, selected specifically to ensure diversity of membership.
- A community member, to be nominated by either faculty members or students.
- Two medical students, appointed on the recommendation of the Aesculapian Society.
- And in addition, The Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education, will serve as an ex-officio member on the committee.
Leadership
The Admissions Committee is chaired by the Assistant Dean, Admissions.