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 […]
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 […]
Visiting electives for the class of 2023
At the AFMC Board meeting on January 25, 2022, the Board approved the recommendation from the AFMC Committee on Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) that there be no visiting electives for the class of 2023. This includes no virtual electives, virtual research electives or observer-ships. a) Any exceptions (where there is no ability to provide a […]
Portal and Visiting Electives Update
The AFMC Student Portal for visiting electives is currently closed. Visiting Electives for the Class of 2022 were suspended during the AFMC Board meeting on April 18, 2021. That includes electives for both Canadian and International students. The Undergraduate Deans of Canada’s medical schools are meeting on a regular basis and the decision to re-open […]
Visiting Electives for the Class of 2022
At the AFMC Board meeting on April 18, 2021, the Board approved the recommendation from the AFMC Committee on Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) that there be no visiting electives for the class of 2022. Any exceptions (where there is no ability to provide a particular clinical experience in the home school) will be considered by […]
