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114.14 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:

114.14.1 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

114.14.2 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

114.14.3 Special Programs

    Clinician Investigator Program

    Palliative Care Medicine

    Inquiries regarding these programs should be directed to the Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education, 1-134 Katz Group Centre for Pharmacy and Research, 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:

(1)

An MD degree.

(2)

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.

(3)

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.

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