Introduction

McGill Postgraduate Medical Education welcomes applications from medical doctors who wish to apply for an accredited residency program or for a post-residency fellowship. The information contained in this section will help applicants understand how post-MD training occurs at McGill University and in our hospital network, and gives information on the objectives of training, the standards of behavior in the learning environment, language of instruction, the postgraduate evaluation and promotion system, diplomas and attestations of training, and awards and prizes available. It is important for applicants and for trainees to be and to remain familiar with these important aspects of medical education, which are updated yearly.

The postgraduate medical residency programs and post residency fellowships are under the direction of the Faculty Postgraduate Medical Education Committee which reports to the Dean and the Faculty. The Associate Dean for Postgraduate Medical Education chairs this committee. The mandate of the committee is to ensure excellent standards and good functioning of postgraduate residency training at McGill University. Each program has a residency program committee. These committees report to the Faculty Postgraduate Education Committee and the appropriate departmental chair or divisional chiefs. The Associate Dean for Postgraduate Medical Education is an ex officio member of each of these residency committees. The Program Director may or may not be the departmental chair or division head. The members of these residency committees are drawn from the attending staff of the participating accredited hospitals, and include at least one trainee from the program elected by his/her peers.

This page was last edited on 29 November, 2010