Prospective Black Students

Join the Black community at Queen's on your way to becoming a physician, nurse, physio therapist, occupational therapist, researcher.

You belong here.

Where do you see yourself in ten years? An emergency room nurse? A doctor? Or a scientist? The Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen’s University can help make any of those dreams a reality with our diverse health professional offerings in the Schools of Medicine,
Nursing, and Rehabilitation Therapy.

The Faculty of Health Sciences welcomes prospective Black students to explore what Queen’s Health Sciences has to offer.

Your future starts here.

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What is your path?

STEP 1 - Choose your career path. We have many career paths to follow in health sciences.

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STEP 2 - Whether you are ready to apply or have a question, we are here to help.

Complete Secondary School Credits

Choose an Undergraduate Degree

Undergraduate Pathway to Medicine (QuARMS)

2 years of undergraduate study

continue to medical school

OR

Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc)

✓ Become a Registered Nurse (RN)

or continue

OR

Bachelor of Nursing Science Accel. (BNSc)

✓ Become a Registered Nurse (RN)

or continue

Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc)

Graduate Opportunities

Graduate level degrees in health sciences can take you places

Medical School

Work as a doctor in one of many areas:

Family medicine
Emergency medicine
Pediatric medicine
Critical care medicine
Psychiatric medicine
Surgery, and many more - contact us for all options.

Nursing Graduate Degrees

Graduate degrees in nursing can help you become a:

Nurse Practitioner (NP) - take more responsibility in treating patients in a variety of medical settings
Nursing Masters/PhD - become a researcher, scientist or professor in the field of nursing

Rehabilitation Therapy Graduate Degrees

Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapists help to solve the problems that interfere with a person’s ability to complete daily activities such as:

self-care
being independant at home
leisure activities
household activities

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapists help patients recover from injury, prevent & manage pain, & improve physical function.

Work in a variety of settings:

hospitals
clinics
retirement communities
athletic teams

Health Sciences Graduate Degrees

Become a scientist, researcher, educator. Queen's offers graduate degrees in many health sciences topics with respected, world reknowned professors and researchers. Learn more about our grad programs.

Careers in Medicine

Profession: Doctor (MD)
What kind of Doctor do you want to be?
Family, emergency, pediatrics, intensive care, surgery, psychiatry, and many more - contact us for all options.

↓ Complete Secondary School Credits
↓ Complete Undergraduate Degree (4 years)
↓ Complete Medical Degree (4 years)
✓ Complete Residency (5 years)

Careers in Nursing

Profession: Registered Nurse (RN)

↓ Complete Secondary School Credits
✓ Complete Undergraduate Nursing Degree (4 years)

Profession: Nurse practitioner (NP)

↓ Complete Secondary School Credits
↓ Complete Undergraduate Nursing Degree (4 years)
✓ Master of Nursing - Primary Healthcare Nurse Practitioner (2 years)

Careers in Rehabilitation Therapy

Profession: Occupational Therapist

↓ Complete Secondary School Credits
↓ Complete Undergraduate Degree (4 years)
✓ Complete Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree (2 years)

Profession: Physiotherapist

↓ Complete Secondary School Credits
↓ Complete Undergraduate Degree (4 years)
✓ Complete Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree (2 years)

Other Careers in Health Sciences

Profession: Health Quality - Health and Safety in Health Care, Policy Analyst, Health Care Program Management or Leadership in Health Quality

↓ Complete Secondary School Credits
↓ Complete Undergraduate Degree (4 years)
✓ Complete Master of Science in Healthcare Quality (MScHQ) or PhD in Health Quality (PhDHQ) or MScHQ and MBA dual degree (4years)

Profession: Aging and Health - Chronic Disease Management, Health and Wellness Worker, Researcher

↓ Complete Secondary School Credits
↓ Complete Undergraduate Degree (4 years)
✓ Complete Graduate Diploma (GDip) or Master of Science (MSc) or Doctorate (PhD) in Aging and Health (8-48months)