Applicants from other Canadian Universities
To qualify for an elective at 平特五不中, you must meet the following requirements:
- You must be a medical doctor.
- You must be registered in a residency or fellowship program.
- If you did your MD in Quebec, you did not exceed more than 3 months of electives at听any Quebec University听as a resident/fellow.
- You must have made prior arrangements with the medical department where you'd like to do an elective.
Out-of-province trainees can complete a minimum of one period (=28 days) and a听maximum of four periods of elective rotations at 平特五不中.
IMPORTANT: Your听elective application and required documents must be received by the 平特五不中 PGME Office two months prior to the start of your elective rotation. Unfortunately, we will not consider applications that are late or that are听missing documents.
Application Process:
- Contact the 平特五不中 department where you'd like to do your elective,听to ensure the team can accommodate your elective request. Follow the link to access the Residency Program Contact List.听For rural sites, please read here.
- Communicate using your current student status university email address.
- If you are coming to 平特五不中 for an elective that is a part of an Inter-institution Affiliation Agreement between 平特五不中 and your Home University, please contact pgrecords.med [at] mcgill.ca before submitting an application online.
- Submit your application using the and pay the application fee.听Note the application fee is non-refundable.
Processing fees
Number of Periods
Foreign nationals
Canadians
1
$1,000
$500
2
$1,800
$1,000
3
$2,500
$1,500
4
$3,000
$2,000
- If you are required to complete a rotation at 平特五不中 due to an inter-university agreement and require a work permit to train in Canada, contact our office for further information.
Required Documents:
- Copy of your medical degree (with English translation, if听applicable).
- Proof of Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)听malpractice insurance coverage 鈥� you can apply for CMPA insurance听
- Proof of Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or a work permit 鈥� note that Canadian passports are not accepted, please review the website for acceptable legal documents.
- Have your program director write a letter of support and funding, indicating that your salary will be maintained during your elective period. This letter must include the start and end dates of your elective as well as the elective program's name. It must be sent by e-mail directly from your听home university on official letterhead. The letter must be sent to pgrecords.med [at] mcgill.ca .
Eligibility for Licensure:
- You must obtain a training card from the Coll猫ge des m茅decins du Qu茅bec (CMQ). Once the CMQ receives all of the required documents from 平特五不中, it听will send you instructions by e-mail about how to obtain your training care.听
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If you have any questions, please contact Ewa Sieminska at pgrecords.med [at] mcgill.ca.