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QUARMS Queen’s University Accelerated Route to Medical School

Everything You Need to Know About the Queens'University Accelerated Route to Medical School (QuARMS FAQ)

For many high school students who know they want to pursue medical school from high school, accelerated direct medical school entry programs, including, MD/BSc and MD/BA programs are a perfect solution. There are many benefits from a direct medical program and early acceptance to medical school, however, the competition to gain acceptance to these coveted programs increases with every year.

Admission to this major is competitive based upon the number of available spaces. Students not admitted to Bio-Medical Sciences (BIOM) will be automatically considered for the Biological Science major. Students who are accepted into the BIOM major directly from high school will be re-evaluated after their first year (upon completion of Semester 2).

Students taking the new SAT need to be able to determine how their scores fit into the competitive landscape of college admission. A new SAT score is not equivalent to the same score on the old SAT and must be translated via a concordance.

McMaster BHSc Program: The Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) Program has a unique interdisciplinary approach to the study of health, wellness and illness. It offers students an understanding of health from biological, behavioral and population-based perspectives, through the integration of foundation and applied sciences.

The BMSc program is designed for students at Western interested in studying the Medical Sciences. including Medical Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medical Biophysics, Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology, Neuroscience, Pathology, Pharmacology, and Physiology

The curriculum consists of two components meeting the requirements of an Honours degree in the Faculty of Arts and Science; the other is a unique and integrated set of enrichment/experiential learning modules and electives that are developed and delivered by members of the School of Medicine (SoM) to prepare students for entry into the School of Medicine at the end of year 2 of their undergraduate Bachelor program.

Thе Queen’s Unіvеrѕіtу Aссеlеrаtеd Rоutе tо Medical School (QuARMS) оffеrѕ thе орроrtunіtу fоr direct еntrу tо mеdісаl ѕсhооl from High School. A select group of elite high school students complete two уеаrѕ’ of a specialized undеrgrаduаtе ѕtudу іn thе Fасultу оf Artѕ аnd Sсіеnсе followed by direct pre-acceptance to Medical School at Queen’s University.

As an applicant who has secured an interview for the coveted QuARMS program at Queen’s University, you are already off to the races. The QuARMS interview is an ever changing screening tool, intended to secure only the best 10 high school students in Canada.

PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS Pursuing a career in medicine as a high school student can be daunting given the competition, medical school options and extremely high bar for performance.