Medicine and Pediatric Subspecialty programs offered by the PGME office are accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). RCPSC certification in a subspecialty can only be granted if one first completes all credentials, training, and examination requirements in a primary specialty that is the entry route to the subspecialty, i.e Internal Medicine. Information regarding the subspecialty training requirements for each program can be found on the Royal College website.
To be eligible in Quebec, candidates must hold an MD degree at a Faculty of Medicine in Canada or the United States or hold a degree from outside Canada or the United States (DHCEU) and have had obtained equivalence for their Medical Degree from the Collège des médecins du Québec. They must be registered in an Internal Medicine residency in a Canadian or American Faculty of Medicine.
IMGs already licensed and practicing as subspecialists in Canada but who do not have access to Royal College certification via a primary specialty; and/or, IMGs who are registered with a postgraduate office in an accredited Royal College subspecialty training program, and who are not eligible to meet the prerequisite for subspecialty certification (Royal College certification in a primary specialty), can contact the RCPSC for information about eligibility to sit the SEAP Exams. In order to be eligible through SEAP, candidates need to have their training assessed by the Royal College. Residents who are eligible through SEAP are not certified in the subspecialty, but they receive an attestation in the subspecialty. For information about practicing in Québec, please contact the CMQ.
McGill University offers training in the following Medicine Subspecialty Programs: Allergy/Immunology, Cardiology, Critical Care, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Hematology, General Internal Medicine, Medical Biochemistry, Medical Oncology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Nephrology, Respirology and Rheumatology. Please consult the appropriate section under Programs.
McGill University participates in the CaRMS Medical Specialties Match yearly. You can apply if you are currently registered in a Quebec, Canadian or American Medical School. Find out more about application criteria, applicant timeline, and program descriptions.
If you are an International Applicant sponsored by contracts with McGill University, please see our International Medical Graduates (sponsored by contracts) page and contact your sponsoring agency for information on the admissions process.
If you are an International Medical Graduate, not currently registered in a Québec, Canadian or American Medical School, you can review the following application information.
McGill University offers training in the following Pediatric Subspecialty Programs:
Allergy/Immunology, Critical Care, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gastroenterology, Neonatology, Emergency Medicine, Nephrology, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics , Adolescent Medicine; Respirology and Rheumatology, Pediatric Infectious Diseases,Cardiology, Hematology-Oncology. Please consult the appropriate Programs.
McGill University participates in the CaRMS Pediatric Specialties Match yearly. You can apply if you are currently registered in a Quebec, Canadian or American Medical School. Find out more about the application criteria, applicant timeline, and program descriptions.
As an outcome to the implementation of Competence by Design (CBD) in general Pediatrics’ Training programs, residents must now master all pediatrics pediatric competencies of the Pediatrics specialty, in most cases prior to proceeding to any subspecialty training. For most, this translates into pediatric residents doing four years of training prior to starting their subspecialty training.
The Pediatric Specialties Match will be moving to the Spring for the 2025-2026 application cycle. The application period will run from December to March.
For more information please visit the Key dates page.
With the change to Competence by Design (CBD) for residency training in Pediatrics in Canada, residents who are currently enrolled in an ACGME accredited Pediatrics programs in the U.S must now master all pediatric generalist competencies of the Pediatrics specialty prior to proceeding to applying for subspecialty training in Canada.
All residents currently enrolled in ACGME accredited Pediatrics programs in the U.S must have their training assessed by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada prior to being eligible to apply for Pediatrics subspecialty training in Canada.
If you are an International Applicant sponsored by contracts with McGill University, please see our International Medical Graduates (sponsored by contracts) page and contact your sponsoring agency for information on the admissions process.
If you are an International Medical Graduate, and you are not currently registered in a Québec, Canadian or American Medical School, you can review the following application information.
An optional third year may be available for Family Medicine residents who are currently doing residency training in Québec. The Québec vice-deans have agreed upon a common calendar for admissions to the following programs within Québec. Trainees applying to the Clinical Scholar and to the Mother and Child programs must submit their applications directly to the Faculty of Medicine to which they wish to apply.
Apply via the McGill On-line Application Form.
For more information, please contact: admissionspg.med [at] mcgill.ca.
Clinical Scholar- 2024-2025 Admissions Calendar
- August 1st, 2023: Applicants may begin submitting their applications to the faculties.
- September 10, 2023: Deadline to submit application
- September 12, 2023 (12:05 pm): Beginning of file review period.
- October 13 to December 1st, 2023: Interview period. The programs are responsible for contacting applicants to schedule interviews during this period.
- December 5, 2023 (3 pm): Deadline for submitting program rank order lists. Rank order lists must be submitted to the office of the Associate Dean by no later than 3 pm EST.
- December 11, 2023: Meeting of the CVDFM and Admission decisions.
- December 13, 2023: Results will be available.
Mother and Child- 2024-2025 Admissions Calendar for Contingent Regulier
- August 1st, 2023: Applicants may begin submitting their applications to the faculties.
- December 15, 2023 (12 p.m.): Deadline for submitting applications to the postgraduate medical education offices.
- January 2 to 5, 2024: File review period
- January 8 to 12, 2024: Interview period. The programs are responsible for contacting applicants to schedule interviews during this period.
- January 26, 2024 (3 p.m.): Deadline for submitting program rank order lists. The rank order lists must be submitted to the office of the Associate Dean by no later than 3 p.m. ET.
- February 7, 2024 (starting 9 a.m.): Offers can be issued.
Mother and Child- 2024-2025 Admissions Calendar for Contingent Particulier
- December 22, 2023: Applicants may begin submitting their applications to the faculties.
- January 1, 2024: Deadline for submitting applications to the postgraduate medical education offices.
- January 2 to 5, 2024: File review period
- January 8 to 12, 2024: Interview period. The programs are responsible for contacting applicants to schedule interviews during this period.
- January 26, 2024 (3 p.m.): Deadline for submitting program rank order lists. The rank order lists must be submitted to the office of the Associate Dean by no later than 3 p.m. ET.
- February 7, 2024 (starting 9 a.m.): Offers can be issued.
Hospitalist- Admissions Calendar 2024-2025.
- August 1st, 2023: Applicants may begin submitting their applications to the faculties.
- November 17, 2023: Deadline to submit an application.
- December 5, 2023 (3 pm): Deadline for submitting program rank order lists. Rank order lists must be submitted to the office of the Associate Dean by no later than 3 pm EST.
- December 11, 2023: Meeting of the CVDFM and Admission decisions.
- December 13, 2023: Results will be available.
Applications to the programs listed below are in CaRMS. Find out more about the eligibility criteria, the applicant timeline and Program Descriptions via the CaRMS website.
- Emergency Medicine
- Palliative Medicine
- Care of the Elderly
- Sports Medicine
If you are an International Applicant sponsored by contracts with McGill University, please see our International Medical Graduates (sponsored by contracts) page and contact your sponsoring agency for information on the admissions process.
If you are an International Medical Graduate, and you are not currently registered in a Québec, Canadian or American Medical School, you can review the following application information.
For more information, please contact: admissionspg.med [at] mcgill.ca