MD/PhD

The combined MD/PhD program at Queen’s University is offered jointly by the School of Medicine and the School of Graduate Studies at the Kingston Campus. The program, in keeping with the strategic directions of both the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Strategic Plan and Government of Canada’s Science and Technology Strategy, which emphasize the need for providing increased trans-sectorial and multidisciplinary training, building research excellence, translating knowledge into practical applications, and deepening the pool of highly skilled individuals.

Students in combined MD/graduate programs bring a distinctive, clinical/translational perspective into their laboratories, and conversely, these students also bring a basic science perspective to share with their fellow medical students. This is especially relevant in the context of the greater emphasis now being placed on team-based learning approaches as an important component of the Queen’s medical curriculum.

The program combines the four-year (9 term) MD Program with an 11 term (PhD) period of full-time enrollment in one of the participating graduate programs. Students will complete all course requirements of the MD Program, the course and thesis requirements of the specific graduate program in which they are enrolled, the PhD comprehensive exam, and any other requirements of the specific graduate program.

Admission Requirements

• Applicants must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (landed immigrant) of Canada at the application deadline to be eligible to apply to our program.
• 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.
• Minimum cumulative GPA to apply is 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Meet all the minimum MCAT thresholds (the total and each section) set by the Admissions Committee to be eligible.
• Successful completion of CASPer.