Electives by Out of Quebec Trainees

McGill University will accept elective requests from the following trainees: Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada who are registered in a residency program elsewhere in Canada, be they graduates of a Canadian or American medical school or International Medical Graduates.

As far as trainees registered in a residency program in the U.S.A. are concerned, these must be Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada, as well as graduates of a Canadian or American medical school, in order to be accepted to complete an elective at McGill.

All elective requests must be approved by the McGill Postgraduate Medical Education office in order to occur.

Out-of-province trainees can complete a maximum of three months of elective at McGill University (except where inter-university agreements exist). The application process is as follows:

1.  The resident must complete the McGill application form and submit it along with the following documents:
- copy of his/her medical degree;
- letter of support and funding from his/her Program Director, indicating that the resident's salary will be maintained during this elective period (the letter must come directly from the University);
- proof of malpractice insurance coverage for the elective in Quebec (in Canada CMPA coverage is available for any trainee coming into the province of Quebec from the rest of Canada);
- proof of Canadian citizenship or Permanent Residency. 

All documents must be received by the McGill Postgrad office three months prior to the onset of the elective rotation. Late requests or requests that are missing documents will be refused.

2.  The resident must obtain a training card from the Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ), as well as pay the training card fee. This is done via the CMQ web site at http://www.cmq.org/en/EtudiantsResidents/CartesStages.aspx.

3.  Immunization Record (click on heading to open form in PDF format): This form needs to be completed by all trainees in order to be able to work in the McGill network, and you must ensure to submit the fully completed form to your base hospital representative (see bottom of the form). 

4. If you are required to complete a rotation at McGill University due to an inter-university agreement and require a work permit to train in Canada, please contact our office for further information.

This page was last edited on 23 January, 2012