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Queen's University School of Medicine
Queen's University School of Medicine
Queen's University School of Medicine
Allopathic Medical School
Kingston, ON
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  • SDN RANKING 3
  • INTERVIEW FEEDBACK 2 44 Responses
  • SCHOOL REVIEWS N/A 0 Responses

Overview

Overview

School Stats

  • Resident Tuition $23,613
  • Non - Resident Tuition N/A
  • Application Fee $0
  • AVG MCAT N/A
  • AVG GPA 3.1
  • LIZZYM Score N/A
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Admissions Information

  • MD/PhD-MD/Master's Program
  • 80 Barrie Street
  • Kingston, ON K7L 3N6
  • Canada

School Overview

Queen's University School of Medicine Fast Facts

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School Info

Our mission is to educate health professionals and students in the biomedical sciences by conducting research, by generating a spirit of inquiry, and by serving the health needs of the people of southeastern Ontario, drawing on Queen's learning environment to enable our graduates to become the leading health professionals for Canada's rural, northern, and urban communities and to provide researchers and educators for the nation's future.

Curriculum

The educational program leading to the MD degree is central to the purpose of the Faculty. It must meet all the requirements for accreditation and prepare graduates for postgraduate training leading to licensure and certification by the College of Family Physicians or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. Its special strengths are related to the opportunities for close, personal interaction between students and faculty members and for students to obtain particularly relevant, extensive, hands-on clinical experience under supervision, especially in ambulatory settings. There is great potential for students to benefit from greater integration of the clinical and basic sciences in the curriculum and from increased collaboration in education among the clinical disciplines.

Facilities

The provision of health care services in Kingston is presently being restructured and will change over the next two years. The Kingston General Hospital, with about 398 inpatient beds, will provide most inpatient care for the region. There will be a site for ambulatory care which at the present time is centered at the Hotel Dieu Hospital. Chronic care, geriatrics, palliative care and rehabilitation services are currently provided at St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital. All members of the attending medical staff have a University appointment.

Interview Feedback

Interview Feedback

Results Overview

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 33
Negatively 3
No change 8

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
4.30 43

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
6.91 22

0 = low, 10 = high

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"why Queens." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Cannot disclose" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How to balance many activities" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What challenges do you forsee for yourself in medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the proposal to increase tuition fees in Quebec? (I'm from Montreal)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us a problem you might have with the medical program at this school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you do in your spare time to relax?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine...obviously, what kind of doctor do you wanna be? what would you do about the physician shortage? Tell us about a creative project you have done. what kind of books do you like to read/what are you reading right now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you consider to be your greatest accomplishment?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What specialties are you interested in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What contribution have you made to the community that you are most proud of?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a conflict that has arisen in a job, volunteer experience etc. and how you dealt with it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What characteristics are important in a doctor? Which of your characteristics are best and worst for this career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What event in the world's history do you think has had the greatest impact on today's society." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? 3 strengths/3 weaknesses? How do you deal with stress? Have you ever failed? (describe What appeals and doesn't appeal to you about Queen's?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You've taken history of medicine courses...tell me something that happened in the history of medicine that has affected the profession to this day." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Compare and contrast US / Canadian health care systems." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What books have you read lately?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was my favourite book?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What aspects of medicine makes you want to pursue it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"can't remember but asked a lot of draw on your own past experience type questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think are the 2 most important issues facing the world today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What three people would you invite to dinner? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why med? Why Queen's? Tell me about your research. Tell me about your experience doing ___? (Many questions like this.) How do you manage your time? What do you do for fun? Do you have any siblings? Where are you from?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what book are you reading right now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

" This was my first interview, so I have very little to compare it too. The interviewers were quite receptive and offered encouragement. The questions were the ones you would expect: why do you want to be a physician, why are you applying to meds after 3 years, ways you deal with stress, important qualities in a physician, what you want us to remember about you, what do you do for fun, what are two major health issues SASK needs to deal with, interspersed between these were a bunch of questions from my sketch (what you learned from it), your greatest failure, do you have any questions for us. Queen's was my first choice school going in, and my experience out here has solidified my choice. For those of you interviewing the next weekend: introspect a lot about the things I listed above and what they mean for you don't rehearse your answers too much, I think it will sound contrived if you do although it is real hard to not be nervous at all, this interview is just a friendly conversation" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Queens" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor? Tell me about yourself. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? What is the most important issue in Canada right now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A question about my program of study" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Several 'what you did' and 'what you learned' type questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could read 3 books that you haven't read yet, what would they be, and one has to be by a Canadian author. (!!!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What motivated you towards the study of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"It was a behavioral question: ''Tell me a time when you....'' type of question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Cannot disclose due to confidentiality agreement. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Dinner with any 3 people, whom and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be any kitchen appliance, what would you be (I'm serious!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever inspired anyone?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you spend your rebate cheque (I'm from Alberta)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There were no out of the ordinary questions at all. Most interesting may be the latest movies I'd seen. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See below" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I could change one thing about the current health care system, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you talk about primary care reform?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who do you think will win the Oscars?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I had to briefly explain, in simple terms, how I would teach them how to play the violin!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Will you reapply next year if you get into Program X (not MD) this year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Which animal did you like working with the most (I grew up on a farm and have had a number of agricultural jobs)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be any kitchen appliance, what would you be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your thesis project, but pretend we are a group of grade 4 children" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What aspect of your participation in music will help you in your career as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be any kitchen appliance, what would you be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do my attributes as a basic science researcher (I'm currently doing my MSc) fit in with my desire to begin clinical practice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How 3 world events had influenced me personally." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you good reccommend one book for the whole world to read what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Should Canada offer free tuition for medical school? If yes, where should the money come from?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

" If you could be any object in this room what would you be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could invite a number of people, living or dead, to dinner, who would they be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name 3 things that are most important to you" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are 3 books you could recommend which would change my life?(I had already described reading as an interest)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See below." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how i see the difference in medicine between the US and Canada (i grew up in the US)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""invite to dinner - who?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How to properly say my name (at the beginning)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"stuck on an island... what 3 things would you bring?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you cope with stress" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever been forced to do something that has conflicted with your personal values?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of impression of yourself do you think you've given us so far?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Hard to say...most of the questions were general ones you would expect." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think socioeconomic status is a factor in acceptance to medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your concerns if the U.S. invades Iraq - part of a long, interesting discussion about the potential war and the U.S.'s foreign policy - the faculty member seemed really interested in talking politics and my responses." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"-tell me about your family and where you grew up? -why do want to be a doctor? -of the following 3 people which one would be your hero: Mandella, Ossler, Bono? (I have no idea who Ossler is, I said Mandella) -what will you do if you don't get in/do you have a backup plan? -how do you deal with stress -how do you balance your life (varsity football, school, volunteering) -Stuff from PIF: they asked me about two volunteering positions, one summer job, and specifically what was the most signifigant thing that had happened in my volunteering position. -name a goal that you did not fulfil -who do you consider to be your role model(s) -how do you deal with stress? -What are the two biggest problems in health care in Canada? -how do you feel about incentive programs for rural medicine? -how else might you promote rural medicine? -what kind of doctor would you like to be? -how do you feel about privatization of health care? -if you could change one aspect of your character what would it be? -why are you drinking so much water/do you want any more? -what do you do in your spare time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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