Amendment to the rules for visiting electives
In April 2023, the AFMC Board of Directors approved the recommendation from the AFMC Committee on UGME that starting in the Fall of 2023the following rules apply to visiting electives: These are an amendment to the rules approved in June 2022. The undergraduate programs are aware that there is currently limited capacity for visiting electives […]
Rules for visiting electives for the Class of 2024 in the fall of 2022
At their meeting June 28, 2022, the AFMC Board of Directors approved the motion put forward by the AFMC Committee on Undergraduate Medical Education that: starting with the resumption of visiting electives for the Class of 2024 in the fall of 2022, the following rules apply: These rules are intended to reduce the economic and ecological […]
A deeper look at the new AFMC Student Portal
The AFMC Student Portal is an online, bilingual service that facilitates applications and placements of medical students for undergraduate visiting electives at the 17 faculties of medicine in Canada. The portal was first launched in 2014 in response to the significant concerns expressed by students and the AFMC Standing Committee on Undergraduate Medical Education regarding […]
Late cancellation policy – approved AFMC Undergraduate Committee Oct 19 2022
Cancelling an elective within 6 weeks of the elective start date is considered a late cancellation. As late cancellations do have consequences – they strain our relationships with preceptors, and they come at an opportunity cost to another student, a late cancellation should be viewed as an exceptional circumstance requiring their home program’s support. Late […]
MD program at the University of Toronto
The University of Toronto will be holding a second round of lottery for international students to receive applications for electives, with placements beginning in April 2023. Note: Specialties available for placements for visiting electives in April to June, 2023 are limited to: Emergency Medicine Family and Community medicine General Internal Medicine Pediatrics General Surgery Psychiatry […]
MD program at the University of Toronto
Starting on September 19, 2022, the University of Toronto will begin the process to receive applications for electives, with placements beginning in January 2023. Note: Specialties available for placements for visiting electives in January to April, are limited to: Emergency Medicine Family and Community medicine General Internal Medicine Pediatrics General Surgery Psychiatry Students from Canadian […]
International Visiting electives for the class of 2024
At the AFMC Undergrad Deans Network meeting on May 4, 2022, the UGME deans approved a recommendation to postpone accepting International students for visiting electives to at least January 2023.
Visiting electives for the class of 2024
At the AFMC Board meeting on April 24, 2022, the Board approved the recommendation from the AFMC Committee on Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME), with the support of the AFMC Committee on Student Affairs, that visiting electives, including international electives, will be allowed starting in the Fall of 2022, for the Class of 2024, according to each school’s capacity […]
