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Programs of Study
114.15
Postgraduate Medical Education
114.15 Postgraduate Medical Education
Postgraduate medical training is a component of eligibility for licensure in Canada. Programs are operated by the University of Alberta according to guidelines established by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Postgraduate training accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada is available under the auspices of the Department of Family Medicine. In addition to the standard two-year program required for certification in Family Medicine, a certificate program in Emergency Medicine and a diploma program in Care of the Elderly are also available with an additional year of training.
Specialty programs accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada include the following:
114.15.1 Primary Certification Programs
Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Anatomical Pathology
Cardiac Surgery
Community Medicine
Dermatology
Diagnostic Radiology
Emergency Medicine
General Pathology
General Surgery
Haematological Pathology
Head and Neck Surgery
Internal Medicine
Medical Microbiology
Neurology (Adult and Paediatric)
Neurosurgery
Nuclear Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Occupational Medicine
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Paediatrics
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Plastic Surgery
Psychiatry
Radiation Oncology
Urology
114.15.2 Subspecialty Certification
Cardiology (Adult and Paediatric)
Critical Care Medicine
Developmental Paediatrics
Endocrinology (Adult and Paediatric)
Gastroenterology (Adult and Paediatric)
Geriatric Medicine
Haematology
Infectious Diseases (Adult and Paediatric)
Medical Oncology
Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
Nephrology (Adult and Paediatric)
Occupational Medicine
Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Paediatric Hematology/Oncology
Respirology (Adult and Paediatric)
Rheumatology
114.15.3 Special Programs
Clinician Investigator Program
Palliative Care Medicine
Inquiries regarding these programs should be directed to the Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education, 2-76 Zeidler Ledcor Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1.
All postgraduate medical trainees are registered as graduate students in the Division of Postgraduate Medical Education of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and pay a program registration fee.
Application for entry-level postgraduate positions in all Primary Certification Programs is made through the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) in the final year of medical school. Further information is available from the Canadian Resident Matching Service, 2283 St Laurent Blvd Ste 110, Ottawa, ON K1G 3H7. Certificate of Special Competence program require prior training in a Primary Certification Program. All international medical graduates must pass the Evaluating Examination and Part I of the Qualifying Examination of the Medical Council of Canada. Information is available from the Medical Council of Canada, Box 8234, Station T, Ottawa, ON K1G 3H7.
The requirements for a portable license valid in all Canadian provinces except Quebec are as follows:
An MD degree. | |
The Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC), obtained after successfully passing Parts I and II of the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE). Part I is written in May of the final year of medical school. Part II is written after completing 12 months of postgraduate clinical training. | |
Certification from either the College of Family Physicians of Canada or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. |
Further information regarding licensure is available from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, #2700 Telus Plaza, 10020-100 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 0N3.
Note: For classification purposes, postgraduate medical students are considered graduate students. As such, they have the option of paying fees to the Graduate Students' Association.
