QUARMS STANDS FOR QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY’S ACCELERATED ROUTE TO MEDICAL SCHOOL,
A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR CANADIAN BLACK-IDENTIFIED AND INDIGENOUS STUDENTS
TO ACCELERATE THEIR JOURNEY TO MEDICAL SCHOOL. IT’S A HIGHLY PRESTIGIOUS PROGRAM THAT OFFERS JUST
A HANDFUL OF STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL AFTER ONLY TWO
YEARS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDY... AND IF YOU ARE ONE OF THESE STUDENTS ON THEIR WAY TO CARVING A
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THIS VIDEO WILL COVER EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT QUARMS, INCLUDING ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS, APPLICATION PROCEDURES, CURRICULUM, AND MORE! LET’S GET TO IT...
WHAT IS QUARMS? EACH YEAR... THE QUARMS PROGRAM ACCEPTS
TEN HIGH-ACHIEVING BLACK AND INDIGENOUS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES INTO ONE OF FIVE UNDERGRADUATE
DEGREE PROGRAMS AT QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY…. AFTER COMPLETING TWO YEARS OF A BACHELOR’S PROGRAM,
THE TEN QUARMS STUDENTS ARE THEN ALLOWED TO APPLY TO QUEEN’S MEDICAL SCHOOL
WITHOUT SUBMITTING THEIR MCAT SCORE. IF ACCEPTED INTO QUEEN’S MEDICAL SCHOOL, THE QUARMS STUDENTS
WILL MOVE DIRECTLY INTO THE FOUR-YEAR MEDICAL SCHOOL PROGRAM AND GRADUATE WITH THEIR M-D AFTER
A TOTAL OF SIX YEARS OF POSTSECONDARY STUDY. THE QUARMS PROGRAM HAS A DUAL PURPOSE...
ITS FIRST PURPOSE IS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME PROSPECTIVE MEDICAL STUDENTS NEED
TO SPEND IN AN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM BEFORE THEIR MEDICAL STUDIES. ITS SECOND PURPOSE IS TO CORRECT
THE UNDERREPRESENTATION OF BLACK AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN CANADA...
IN RESTRICTING THE PROGRAM TO BLACK AND INDIGENOUS APPLICANTS...
QUEEN’S HOPES TO ATTRACT AND ENCOURAGE MORE MINORITIES TO ENTER THE MEDICAL FIELD.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ACCEPTANCE INTO THE QUARMS PROGRAM DOES *NOT* GUARANTEE ACCEPTANCE
INTO QUEEN’S MEDICAL SCHOOL... YOU WILL STILL HAVE TO APPLY TO THE MEDICAL SCHOOL AFTER TWO
YEARS OF YOUR BACHELOR'S PROGRAM… AND YOU CAN *STILL* BE DENIED A PLACE IF YOU FAIL
TO MEET THEIR REQUIREMENTS... I’LL COVER EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO REMAIN IN GOOD STANDING
AS A QUARMS STUDENT IN THE “AFTER ACCEPTANCE” SECTION LATER IN THIS VIDEO...
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS THE QUARMS PROGRAM HAS STRICT
QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS... TO BE ELIGIBLE… YOU MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
YOU ARE A CANADIAN CITIZEN OR A PERMANENT RESIDENT OF CANADA
YOU ARE ENROLLED IN YOUR FINAL YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF YOUR APPLICATION.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT QUARMS IS *NOT* A PROGRAM FOR *MATURE STUDENTS*... AND YOU CAN *NOT*
DEFER YOUR ENTRY IF ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM YOU IDENTIFY AS BLACK OR INDIGENOUS...
“BLACK” IS DEFINED AS BLACK AFRICAN, BLACK CARIBBEAN, BLACK NORTH AMERICAN... OR A
MULTI-RACIAL PERSON WHO HAS BLACK ANCESTRY AND IDENTIFIES WITH THEIR BLACK ANCESTRY.
YOU MUST MEET ALL OF THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE BACHELOR’S PROGRAMS YOU ARE APPLYING TO
AT QUEEN’S... YOU MAY CHOOSE TO APPLY TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING HONOURS BACHELOR’S
DEGREE PROGRAMS: BACHELOR OF ARTS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE BACHELOR OF COMPUTING SCIENCE
BACHELOR OF LIFE SCIENCES BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES
YOU MUST ALSO COMPLETE A SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION FOR THE QUARMS PATHWAY
IF YOU ARE SELECTED AS A QUARMS APPLICANT. THIS APPLICATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU IN FEBRUARY
FOLLOWING YOUR APPLICATION TO QUEEN’S. INDIGENOUS APPLICANTS MUST ALSO
SUBMIT PROOF OF INDIGENOUS ANCESTRY. APART FROM THE MANDATORY CRITERIA LISTED ABOVE,
THE QUARMS PROGRAM ALSO HAS VERY HIGH STANDARDS FOR THE PERSONAL QUALITIES THEY WISH TO SEE IN
THEIR APPLICANTS. READ THROUGH THE LIST BELOW, AND REFLECT ON HOW YOU MIGHT DEMONSTRATE EACH QUALITY:
EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP QUALITIES…. CONSIDER ROLES YOU HAVE HAD THAT
GAVE YOU A DEGREE OF RESPONSIBILITY... SUCH AS BEING TEAM CAPTAIN OF A SPORTS TEAM OR
HELPING TO RUN A CLUB AT YOUR HIGH SCHOOL. CURIOUS BY NATURE... THINK ABOUT THE WAYS YOU
SEEK TO DEEPEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE AS A SELF-MOTIVATED LEARNER… BE IT AVID READING, MUSIC LESSONS,
SUMMER PROGRAMS, OR EVEN TRAVELLING... DIVERSE ACADEMIC INTERESTS. HAVE YOU TAKEN
A VARIETY OF ELECTIVES IN HIGH SCHOOL, OR JOINED ACADEMIC CLUBS AND INTERESTS AFTER-SCHOOL GROUPS?
COMMITMENT TO SERVICE. ARE YOU INVOLVED IN FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES, VOLUNTEERING FOR
A LOCAL CHARITY LIKE A SOUP KITCHEN OR ANIMAL SHELTER, OR ADVOCACY?
PROVEN ACADEMIC ABILITY. DO YOU DO THE BARE MINIMUM JUST TO PASS YOUR COURSES, OR DO YOU AIM
HIGH IN EVERY CLASS YOU TAKE IN HIGH SCHOOL? CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING. CONSIDER
SITUATIONS IN YOUR LIFE WHERE YOU HAD TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO YOUR PROBLEMS.
WHAT STEPS DID YOU TAKE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM THAT DEMONSTRATED CRITICAL OR CREATIVE THINKING?
ABILITY TO RELATE TO PEOPLE. THINK ABOUT ACTIVITIES YOU HAVE DONE THAT HAVE EXPOSED
YOU TO OTHER PEOPLE AND CULTURES (TRAVEL, VOLUNTEERING, OR EVEN READING DIVERSE MEDIA),
AND YOUR STRATEGIES FOR FORMING STRONG SOCIAL BONDS WITH OTHERS.
MATURITY AND INTEGRITY. ARE YOU A FOCUSED AND RESPONSIBLE PERSON?
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO SET GOALS AND ACHIEVE THEM? HUMILITY, ALTRUISM, AND HUMANITARIANISM.
HOW DO YOU DEMONSTRATE YOUR CONCERN FOR HUMANITY AT LARGE? EXAMPLES COULD INCLUDE YOUR VOLUNTEER
ACTIVITIES AND YOUR ADVOCACY FOR THE SOCIAL ISSUES YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT (E.G. POVERTY, RACISM).
QUARMS CURRICULUM THE QUARMS PROGRAM IS BASED ON FOUR
KEY PRINCIPLES: COMMUNICATION... CRITICAL THINKING... SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION... AND
THE ROLE OF THE PHYSICIAN... THE GOAL OF ITS UNIQUE CURRICULUM IS TO NURTURE QUARMS
STUDENTS BY HELPING THEM DEVELOP THESE FOUR KEY PRINCIPLES... ONE PORTION OF THE PROGRAM ENABLES
STUDENTS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF A BACHELOR’S DEGREE... WHILE ALSO
FULFILLING SOME MANDATORY COURSE REQUIREMENTS. THE SECOND PORTION OF THE PROGRAM IS MEANT TO
HELP YOU ACQUIRE THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE RELEVANT TO THE STUDY OF MEDICINE... THE SPECIAL PROGRAM
CONSISTS OF SEMINAR-BASED MODULES THAT TAKE PLACE FOR THREE HOURS EVERY WEEK,
AND REQUIRE ONE-TO-THREE HOURS A WEEK OUTSIDE OF CLASS FOR THE COMPLETION OF YOUR ASSIGNMENTS...
IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE MODULES DO *NOT* COUNT TOWARDS THE REQUIREMENTS OF YOUR
REGULAR BACHELOR’S PROGRAM... YOU WILL ALSO COMPLETE A MANDATORY EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING MODULE
OFFERED IN THE SUMMER TERM FOR *BOTH* YOUR FIRST AND SECOND YEAR. THE SUMMER MODULES
ARE *ALSO NOT* ELIGIBLE TOWARDS THE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR BACHELOR’S PROGRAM.
ONE OF THE GREAT PRIVILEGES OF BEING A QUARMS STUDENT IS THAT YOU WILL BE GIVEN
A STRONG *MENTORSHIP* COMPONENT THROUGHOUT THE TWO YEARS OF YOUR BACHELOR’S PROGRAM...
AS A QUARMS STUDENT... YOU WILL BE ASSIGNED TO A “MENTOR GROUP” CONSISTING OF
ONE OR MORE FACULTY MEMBERS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS YEARS OF STUDY...
YOU WILL ALSO BE INVITED TO MONTHLY “FIRESIDE CHATS” THAT ARE JUST FOR QUARMS STUDENTS... WHERE
YOU WILL MEET PRACTICING PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL EXPERTS. YOU WILL ALSO BE ENCOURAGED TO VOLUNTEER
IN THE LOCAL KINGSTON COMMUNITY BY WORKING WITH SELECT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS.
THE QUARMS APPLICATION PROCESS THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR QUARMS INVOLVES TWO
MAIN STAGES: THE APPLICATION STAGE AND THE INTERVIEW STAGE.
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS MUST FIRST APPLY TO AN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AT QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY
THROUGH THE ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES’ APPLICATIONS CENTRE (OUAC). THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS IS JANUARY FIFTEENTH... THE BASE APPLICATION FEE IS $150 DOLLARS CDN TO APPLY TO
THREE PROGRAMS… AND EACH ADDITIONAL PROGRAM APPLICATION WILL COST $50 DOLLARS CDN EACH.
THE OUAC APPLICATION WILL ASK YOU TO ENTER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED.
YOU WILL THEN SELECT THE PROGRAMS YOU WISH TO APPLY TO IN THE PROGRAM CHOICES SECTION...
FOR QUARMS… YOU MAY CHOOSE TO APPLY TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FIVE FOLLOWING HONOURS BACHELOR’S PROGRAMS:
BACHELOR OF ARTS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
BACHELOR OF COMPUTING SCIENCE BACHELOR OF LIFE SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SELECT YOUR
DESIRED MAJOR WITHIN ONE OF THE ABOVE DEGREE PROGRAMS. WHEN APPLYING... YOU MUST SELECT
“QUARMS PATHWAY” AS “SUBJECT OF MAJOR INTEREST” FROM THE DROP-DOWN MENU FOR *AT LEAST ONE* OF THE
QUEEN’S BACHELOR’S PROGRAMS YOU ARE APPLYING TO... YOUR SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADES ARE USUALLY SENT
DIRECTLY FROM YOUR SCHOOL TO THE OUAC... WHICH THEN FORWARDS THEM TO THE UNIVERSITY... IF ANY
ISSUES ARISE IN RECEIVING YOUR TRANSCRIPTS, THE UNIVERSITY WILL CONTACT YOU TO LET YOU KNOW.
AFTER YOU SUBMIT, THE OUAC FORWARDS YOUR APPLICATION TO QUEEN’S FOR ASSESSMENT…
YOU WILL THEN RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM QUEEN’S WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCESSING THEIR SOLUS STUDENT
CENTRE… WHICH IS QUEEN’S ONLINE STUDENT ACCOUNTS AND REGISTRATION SYSTEM. IN THE SOLUS CENTRE,
YOU WILL FIND A SPECIAL *TO DO* LIST THAT WILL LIST ALL OF THE DOCUMENTATION QUEEN’S NEEDS TO
CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION... YOUR TO DO LIST WILL DEPEND ON WHICH PROGRAM YOU APPLIED TO.
AFTER COMPLETING YOUR TO DO LIST... YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CHECK THE STATUS OF YOUR
APPLICATION THROUGH SOLUS… IF YOU ARE SELECTED FOR CONSIDERATION FOR QUARMS... YOU WILL BE SENT
A SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION IN *FEBRUARY*. IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE FORTY APPLICANTS WHO
RECEIVES AN INTERVIEW INVITATION IN MARCH... YOU MUST START PREPARING FOR YOUR INTERVIEW *RIGHT
AWAY*... SINCE ALL INTERVIEWS TAKE PLACE IN APRIL, YOU WILL ONLY HAVE A FEW WEEKS AT MOST TO PREPARE.
EFFECTIVE PREPARATION WILL BE CRUCIAL TO YOUR SUCCESS. TO PREPARE FOR YOUR INTERVIEW, YOU SHOULD
PRACTICE ANSWERING COMMON QUESTIONS, SUCH AS: "WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE A DOCTOR?”
“TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF” “WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST WEAKNESS?”
COMMON MEDICAL SCHOOL QUESTIONS KEEP IN MIND THAT THE RIGHT PRACTICE CAN HELP
YOU GROW IN CONFIDENCE AND PERFECT YOUR ANSWERS... PRACTICING WITH A MEDICAL SCHOOL ADVISOR OR
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT WILL HELP YOU GET FEEDBACK ON YOUR ANSWERS AND PRESENTATION. .. YOU CAN ALSO
CREATE A GOOD IMPRESSION FOR YOUR INTERVIEW BY FOLLOWING SOME BASIC ETIQUETTE... SHOW UP ON
TIME... DRESS PROFESSIONALLY... AND BE PERSONABLE AND FRIENDLY WITH YOUR INTERVIEWER…. BE SURE TO
FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE CAMPUS LAYOUT AND WHERE YOUR INTERVIEW WILL TAKE PLACE BEFORE YOUR
INTERVIEW SO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING... APPLICATION TIMELINE
THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOLLOWS THE TIMELINE BELOW:
NOVEMBER-JANUARY: APPLY TO AN ELIGIBLE BACHELOR’S PROGRAM AT QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY THROUGH
OUAC DURING THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER TO JANUARY. FEBRUARY: IF SELECTED AS A QUARMS APPLICANT,
YOU WILL BE ASKED TO COMPLETE A SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION FOR QUARMS.
MARCH: IF THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION YOU SUBMITTED FOR QUARMS IS SUCCESSFUL, IN MARCH, YOU
WILL RECEIVE AN INVITATION FOR AN INTERVIEW. APPROXIMATELY 40 APPLICANTS
ARE SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW EACH YEAR. APRIL: YOUR INTERVIEW FOR QUARMS WILL TAKE PLACE.
END OF APRIL/EARLY MAY: YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED AS TO WHETHER YOUR APPLICATION TO QUARMS HAS BEEN
ACCEPTED OR REJECTED. A TOTAL OF 10 STUDENTS WILL BE OFFERED A PLACE IN THE QUARMS PROGRAM.
JUNE: IF YOU WERE SELECTED AND HAVE ACCEPTED YOUR OFFER, YOU WILL BE SENT AN ADMISSIONS
CHECKLIST TO ENSURE EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR STUDIES AT QUEEN’S.
AFTER ACCEPTANCE IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE LUCKY 10
APPLICANTS SELECTED FOR QUARMS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT YOU STILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN YOUR STANDING
AS A QUARMS STUDENT BY MEETING THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS...
A COMPLETE CRIMINAL RECORD AND VULNERABLE SECTOR SCREENING CHECK
UP-TO-DATE IMMUNIZATION RECORDS... ALL MANDATORY VACCINATIONS *MUST* BE COMPLETE BY THE TIME YOU
BEGIN YOUR STUDIES... TUITION COSTS
THERE ARE *NO* SPECIAL TUITION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE QUARMS PROGRAM... QUARMS STUDENTS
PAY THE REGULAR TUITION FEES OF WHICHEVER BACHELOR’S PROGRAM THEY ARE ENROLLED IN...
IF ADMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE... STUDENTS PAY THE USUAL MEDICAL SCHOOL TUITION AND FEES OF
EACH YEAR OF THE DOCTOR OF MEDICINE PROGRAM. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
IF YOU ARE ACCEPTED INTO THE QUARMS PROGRAM... YOU *MAY NOT* DEFER YOUR OFFER... SERIOUS
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES WILL *SOMETIMES* BE CONSIDERED... BUT THERE IS STILL NO GUARANTEE
THAT THE DEFERRAL WILL BE GRANTED TO YOU. REGARDLESS OF WHICH ELIGIBLE BACHELOR’S PROGRAM
YOU ENROLL INTO... ALL QUARMS STUDENTS WILL BE FULL-TIME STUDENTS... AND WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE
FIVE COURSES PER TERM DURING THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THEIR PROGRAM... ALL QUARMS STUDENTS MUST
ALSO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES WHILE IN THEIR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AT QUEENS:
-BIO 102/103 - CHEM 112
- MATH 121 (NOTE THAT STATISTICS 263, OR AN EQUIVALENT COURSE, CAN BE TAKEN AS AN ALTERNATIVE
IF YOU DID NOT TAKE CALCULUS IN HIGH SCHOOL) - ENGLISH 100
- PHGY 215/216... THIS COURSE IS USUALLY TAKEN IN YOUR SECOND YEAR,
AS BIOL 102/103 IS A PRE-REQUISITE FOR THIS COURSE FIRST YEAR *CORE* COURSES MUST BE TAKEN IN-CLASS,
AND IT IS VERY STRONGLY RECOMMENDED BY QUEEN’S THAT ALL OF THE CLASSES YOU TAKE DURING THE TWO
YEARS OF YOUR BACHELOR’S BE *IN-PERSON* AND NOT ONLINE... YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE
ALL OF THE SECOND YEAR CORE REQUIREMENTS OF YOUR BACHELOR’S PROGRAM... KEEP IN MIND THAT
IF YOU DECIDE THAT QUARMS IS NOT THE RIGHT FIT FOR YOU AT *ANY POINT*... YOU MAY WITHDRAW FROM
THE PROGRAM WITHOUT ANY ACADEMIC PENALTY. APPLYING TO QUEEN’S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
ONCE YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE TWO YEARS OF YOUR UNDERGRAD PROGRAM... YOU *MUST*
APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE AT THE QUEEN’S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE... YOU WILL
NOT NEED TO APPLY THROUGH THE OM-SAZ SYSTEM LIKE A TRADITIONAL PREMED APPLICANT… AND YOU
WILL NOT BE ASKED TO SIT THE MCAT... THE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW
YOUR APPLICATION AND DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO MAKE YOU AN OFFER OF ADMISSION TO THE MEDICAL SCHOOL...
REMEMBER... GETTING INTO THE QUARMS PROGRAM *DOES NOT* GUARANTEE A SPOT
FOR YOU AT THE MEDICAL SCHOOL AT QUEEN’S… WHILE THE PROGRAM TRIES TO PREPARE YOU FOR
SUCCESSFUL ADMISSION... AND ALLOWS YOU TO APPLY AFTER ONLY TWO YEARS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDY,...
THERE IS STILL NO GUARANTEE OF ACCEPTANCE... ONCE YOU HAVE APPLIED TO THE MEDICAL SCHOOL
AT QUEEN’S, ONE OF TWO OUTCOMES WILL TAKE PLACE: IF YOU ARE ACCEPTED INTO QUEEN’S MEDICAL SCHOOL,
YOU WILL START YOUR FOUR YEAR MEDICAL DEGREE WITHOUT HAVING TO FINISH THE
FINAL TWO YEARS OF YOUR BACHELOR’S PROGRAM... IF YOU ARE NOT ACCEPTED INTO QUEEN’S MEDICAL
SCHOOL... OR CHOOSE TO DECLINE THEIR OFFER... THEN YOU MAY CONTINUE IN YOUR UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAM AS A REGULAR STUDENT... YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY ACADEMIC PENALTY IN YOUR REGULAR
BACHELOR’S PROGRAM FOR HAVING BEEN REJECTED... OR IF YOU REFUSED THE OFFER TO THE MEDICAL SCHOOL...
IF YOU ONCE AGAIN DECIDE TO PURSUE MEDICAL SCHOOL UPON GRADUATING FROM YOUR BACHELOR’S PROGRAM…
YOU MAY APPLY TO QUEEN’S MEDICAL SCHOOL USING THE USUAL MEDICAL SCHOOL APPLICATION SYSTEM.
IS QUARMS RIGHT FOR YOU? IN DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT
YOU WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR THE QUE-ARMS PROGRAM, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING PROS AND CONS BEFORE YOU
APPLY TO THE PROGRAM... PROS OF THE PROGRAM
INSTEAD OF HAVING TO SPEND FOUR YEARS IN A BACHELOR’S DEGREE, YOU CAN COMPLETE ONLY
TWO YEARS OF UNDERGRAD AND THEN, IF SUCCESSFUL, GO STRAIGHT TO MEDICAL SCHOOL!
THE QUARMS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO GIVE YOU EXCELLENT PREPARATION AS A MED SCHOOL APPLICANT,
THANKS TO THEIR MENTORSHIP GROUPS AND SPECIAL SEMINAR MODULES OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY TO QUARMS
STUDENTS. YOU WILL HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO MEDICAL EXPERTS WHO WILL INSPIRE AND GUIDE YOU, AND WILL
GET TO LEARN ALONGSIDE OTHER HIGH-ACHIEVING QUARMS STUDENTS. THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
ALL QUARMS STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN WILL ALSO HELP YOU TO FEEL AT HOME IN KINGSTON.
PREPARING FOR THE MCAT IS A STRESSFUL, TIME-CONSUMING, AND
OFTEN DAUNTING PROCESS. AS A QUARMS STUDENT, YOU WILL HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF BYPASSING THE
MCAT REQUIREMENT IN YOUR APPLICATION TO THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT QUEEN’S. THAT IS A HUGE
ADVANTAGE IN TERMS OF TIME, MONEY, AND EFFORT. NOT ONLY DO YOU GET TO SIT OUT TAKING THE MCAT,
YOU ALSO WON’T HAVE TO APPLY THROUGH THE OM-SAZ SYSTEM LIKE A REGULAR APPLICANT – INSTEAD,
YOU GET TO APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE AFTER TWO YEARS OF UNDERGRAD
STUDY. THIS DIRECT APPLICATION PROCESS SPARES YOU A LOT OF STRESS AND MONEY.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT INCURRING ANY KIND OF ACADEMIC PENALTY IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT
QUARMS. IF YOU DISCOVER THE QUARMS PROGRAM ISN’T RIGHT FOR YOU, YOU CAN WITHDRAW AND
CONTINUE IN YOUR BACHELOR’S PROGRAM AS A REGULAR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AT QUEEN’S. LIKEWISE,
IF YOU APPLY TO THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND GET REJECTED, YOU CAN STILL CONTINUE WITH YOUR
BACHELOR’S PROGRAM. YOU CAN ALSO ALWAYS TRY AGAIN AS A TRADITIONAL PREMED APPLICANT UPON GRADUATION,
IF YOU WISH TO TAKE ANOTHER CHANCE. CONS OF THE PROGRAM
WHILE TAKING ONLY TWO YEARS OF A BACHELOR’S PROGRAM MIGHT SOUND IDEAL TO SOME PEOPLE,
NOT EVERYONE IS IN SUCH A HURRY. YOU NEED TO CONSIDER WHETHER YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE
IDEA OF DOING ONLY HALF OF A BACHELOR’S PROGRAM, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE MAJORING IN A DISCIPLINE YOU
REALLY LIKE. YOU MAY FIND THAT YOU WISH TO SPEND MORE, AND NOT LESS, TIME AS AN UNDERGRADUATE TO
PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE STUDY OF MEDICINE. QUARMS IS A PROGRAM MEANT TO PREPARE YOU AS
AN APPLICANT FOR QUEEN’S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. WHILE IT CAN SAVE YOU AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF
TIME AND MONEY BY GIVING YOU A CLEAR PATH TO YOUR MEDICAL CAREER, IT ALSO LIMITS YOUR OPTIONS. IF
YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT QUEEN’S AND THINK YOU MIGHT PREFER ANOTHER MEDICAL SCHOOL, THEN REMEMBER THAT
A FOUR-YEAR BACHELOR’S DEGREE AND MCAT SCORES ARE OFTEN REQUIRED BY OTHER MEDICAL SCHOOLS..
THE QUARMS PROGRAM MAY EXCUSE YOU FROM THE FINAL TWO YEARS OF YOUR BACHELOR’S DEGREE,
BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO COMMIT TO COMPLETING THE QUARMS CURRICULUM DURING THE FIRST TWO
YEARS OF YOUR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM. YOU WILL HAVE TO COMMIT YOURSELF TO PUTTING
IN THE WORK REQUIRED BY THE MANDATORY SEMINAR MODULES, ASSIGNMENTS, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.
IT IS WORTH REPEATING THAT ADMISSION TO THE QUEEN’S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IS NOT
GUARANTEED TO QUARMS STUDENTS. AFTER TWO YEARS OF YOUR BACHELOR’S PROGRAM,
YOU WILL HAVE TO APPLY TO THE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE AND RISK THEIR REJECTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE
EXTRA WORK YOU PUT INTO THE SEMINAR MODULES AND OTHER QUARMS ACTIVITIES MIGHT NOT RESULT
IN AN ADMISSION TO MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THE END. SINCE EVERYONE’S PREFERENCES AND CIRCUMSTANCES
ARE UNIQUE... YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER YOUR OPTIONS BEFORE APPLYING TO QUE-ARMS.
SPEAK TO SOME OF YOUR TRUSTED ACADEMIC MENTORS... OR EVEN YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS… IF YOU ARE UNSURE
ABOUT WHETHER YOU WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR THE QUE-ARMS PROGRAM… SOMETIMES HEARING AN
OBJECTIVE PERSPECTIVE FROM SOMEONE ELSE CAN HELP YOU IN CLARIFYING YOUR OWN GOALS AND FEELINGS...
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