Medicine

The program leading to the Doctor of Medicine degree includes 147 weeks of instruction (72 weeks of which are devoted to clinical work) scheduled over four calendar years and divided into two stages. Preclerkship is devoted to the teaching and learning of biomedical sciences, whereas Clerkship is devoted to clinical work. During medical studies, students should demonstrate the intelligence, the integrity, and the personal and emotional characteristics deemed necessary for competent physicians. Their behaviour must be consistent with an acceptable code of professional ethics, such as stated in the Faculty's Standards of Ethical and Professional Behaviour.

Language of instruction

The program of studies for the Doctor of Medicine degree is offered in both official languages.

Career opportunities

General practitioner, medical specialist, researcher.

Specific admission requirements

Candidates are invited to an interview on the basis of the excellence of their academic file and the results of the autobiographical sketch assessment.

MD Program (MD)

Preclerkship
MED1107 Rural Week
MED1108 Physician Skills Development (part 1)
MED1200 Introduction Unit to the Profession
MED1201 Foundations Unit
MED1202 Unit I
MED2108 Physician Skills Development (part 2)
MED2109 Mandatory Clinical Week
MED2201 Unit II
MED2202 Unit III
MED2203 Integration Unit

Clerkship- Clinical Rotations
CLI3101 Link Period
CLI3102 Surgery
CLI3103 Internal Medicine
CLI3104 Mandatory Selectives
CLI3106 Obstetrics and Gynecology
CLI3107 Pediatrics
CLI3108 Psychiatry
CLI3109 Family Medicine
CLI3110 Acute Care Medicine
CLI3111 Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
CLI4104 Electives
CLI4105 Back to Basics
CLI4106 Selectives

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Last updated: 2014.04.01