Faculty of Medicine

McGill is home to one of the world's top medical schools and the first in Canada, and has been at the forefront of education and research in the health sciences for nearly two centuries. McGillians pioneered EEG brain scans, artificial blood cells and new AIDS-fighting antiretroviral drugs tools, and greatly enhanced humanity's understanding of the brain, The Faculty of Medicine is committed to upholding that proud tradition by offering training of the highest quality to meet the world's ever-changing health needs.

With access to a wide network of teaching hospitals including the McGill University Health Centre, the Jewish General Hospital, the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and St. Mary’s Hospital Center, our students interact with patients early in their studies.

Undergraduate programs

For Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) programs available from our departments, consult the Faculty of Science.
For programs in Nursing, Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy, consult the Ingram School of Nursing or
School of Physical and Occupational Therapy.

M.D.,C.M.: Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery

A four-year undergraduate professional program leading to the Medical Doctorate and Master of Surgery (M.D.,C.M.). The curriculum consists of 5 components: Basis of Medicine (BOM), Physicianship, Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM), Core clerkship and Senior clerkship. Read more > 

M.D.,C.M./M.B.A.: Combined Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery with Master of Business Administration

A five-year program that prepares graduating physicians for leadership positions in the health care sector. Through a curriculum that focuses on integration, students gain a strong grounding in the basic business disciplines while developing an understanding of their relationship within the broader organizational context.
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M.D.,C.M./Ph.D.: Combined Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery with Doctor of Philosophy

A seven-year program in which the basic sciences portion of the medical curriculum are completed from September of year one to December 31 of year two, prior to the beginning of full-time graduate studies. Students applying to the program should have had experience in research, such as a master’s degree, honour’s research project, or summer research. Read more >

Special Admissions programs

Med-P (PRE-MED-ADM): Preparatory Year for CEGEP Students

Specially designed for immediate graduates of the Québec Collegial (CEGEP) system, this program combines one year of Science curriculum followed with the standard four-year MDCM program. The preparatory year involves courses in sciences, humanities and social sciences, with optional courses from over 200 departments.
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M.D.,C.M. for IMG: The M.D.,C.M. program with advanced standing for qualified international medical graduates (IMG)

A special pathway where admitted students are granted advanced standing based on their admission dossier (e.g. the international medical degree and the MCCEE or MCCQE results) to the M.D,C.M. program and obtain the degree in two years. Admitted students begin their program in May of the entering year as a Med-2 (end 2nd year) student and follow the remaining components of the curriculum: Physicianship, Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM), Core clerkship and Senior clerkship. (Exemption to the Basis of Medicine is granted to those admitted.)
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Degrees offered

• B.Sc.(N.)
• B.N.
• B.Sc.(Occ.Ther.) (non-practicing)
• B.Sc.(Phys.Ther.) (non-practicing)
• M.D.,C.M.
• M.SC.
• M.Sc.A.
• M.Sc.A. (Occ.Ther.)
• M.Sc.A. (Phys.Ther.)
• Ph.D.

Learning outside the classroom

A newly-opened McGill Medical Simulation Centre provides hands-on training in both technical and social skills within a controlled mock hospital/health care environment.

The McGill Journal of Medicine is run entirely by McGill medical students and publishes original articles by students (including residents) from around the world.

Research centres and institutes

Anaesthesia Research Unit
Artificial Cells & Organs Research Centre
Biomedical Ethics Unit
Centre for Advanced Bone and Periodontal Research
Centre for Medical Education
Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics in Physiology and Medicine
Centre for Research in Neuroscience
Centre for Research on Language, Mind and Brain
Centre for Research on Pain
Centre for Studies in Aging
Centre for the Study of Host Resistance
Génome Québec Innovation Centre
McGill AIDS Centre
McGill Centre for Bioinformatics
McGill Centre for Translational Research in Cancer
McGill Life Sciences Complex
McGill Reproductive Centre
Medical Physics Unit
Montreal Neurological Institute
Nutrition and Food Science Centre
Rosalid and Morris Goodman Cancer Centre

Enrolment - Fall 2012-13