Class of 2021

The make-up periods are as follows:

• PCC: December 20 – 31, 2020
• Ob/Gyn: Feb 14 – 25, 2021
• Psychiatry: Feb 7 – 25, 2021

Your NBME will be at the conclusion of the make-up period

Please speak with your Clerkship Director. The way clinical experiences will be made up will be on a case by case basis and can depend on how long you are away.

If you have COVID-19 related symptoms, please refer to the WCM-Q COVID-19 Guidelines for Student Testing and Monitoring, Infection Control, PPE Usage, and Patient Care living document for comprehensive, up-to-date guidelines.

No, you will not be treating COVID-19 patients. If, however, you are exposed to a COVID-19 patient, please refer to the WCM-Q COVID-19 Guidelines for Student Testing and Monitoring, Infection Control, PPE Usage, and Patient Care living document for comprehensive, up-to-date guidelines. If you are asked to do so, please contact your Clerkship Director immediately before any contact with a COVID-19 patient is made.

No, if you are asked to do so, please contact your Clerkship Director immediately.

No, all NBME’s will be completed remotely. You will be provided with detailed instructions on how to prepare for exam day, as well as the expectations for exam day. Please note that all exam sessions are recorded.

If this happens, please contact the proctor, who will assist you. The proctor will share their mobile number before the exam starts.

That is correct – proctored exams are recorded. We refer back to the video if there is a case of academic misconduct. Therefore, your video and sound must be on for the duration of your exam.

Please contact your Course or Clerkship Director if you are ill. In parallel, please contact Student Affairs. For comprehensive guidelines related to COVID-19, please see WCM-Q COVID-19 Guidelines for Student Testing and Monitoring, Infection Control, PPE Usage, and Patient Care.

If you have a connection issue on the date of your exam, please call your proctor (who will share their information with you in advance of your exam).

i. September 15, 2020 – applicants may begin submitting applications to residency programs.

ii. October 21, 2020 – MSPE released to residency programs at 9 am EST. Residency programs begin reviewing applications.

iii. March 15, 2021 – at 11 am EST, applicants learn if they have matched (by email and the R3 system). 

• SOAP-eligible unmatched and partially matched applicants can access the List of Unfilled Programs in the R3 system. Medical schools receive the List of Unfilled Programs as well.

iv. March 17 – 18, 2021 – SOAP rounds 1-4.

v. March 19, 2021 – Match Day

The USMLE Step 2 CS is temporarily suspended until at least June 1, 2021.

The ECFMG will accept the Occupational English Test (OET) Medicine to satisfy the English language proficiency requirement. To meet ECFMG’s requirement, applicants must attain a minimum score of 350 (Grade B) on each of the four measured components of OET Medicine: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking.

Applicants who have previously passed the USMLE Step 2 CS are not eligible to take the OET.

i.     HMC requires applicants to submit their application by November 30, 2020.

ii.     Exams required for application - either:

• Passing score on USMLE Step 2 CK;
• IFOM (CSE) score of 73;
• Or, Canadian MCC(QE) Part 1 Exam (Pass required)

iii.     Candidates can begin their application and come back to it at any time. For additional information please see:

https://www.hamad.qa/EN/Education-and-research/Medical-Education/Residency Programs/Pages/Residency-Application.aspx   

a)     You will be expected to sign-in for live sessions
b)     You are expected to have your Camera on at all times during the live sessions
c)     You will be expected to participate in your sessions