A four-year undergraduate medical curriculum leading to the M.D.,C.M. (Medicinae Doctorem et Chirurgiae Magistrum) degree. The curriculum objectives correspond to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences' mission to equip the student to meet the highest standards of medical practice and professionalism and to ensure career-long excellence in whole-person care. Upon completion of the program, the graduate will be able to function responsibly, in a supervised clinical setting, at the level of an undifferentiated physician. The program emphasizes the fundamental sciences and scientific methodology as pillars of medical knowledge. It provides traditional lectures and small group teaching, as well as laboratory and computer teaching.

This program is offered on our two campuses:

• The Montreal Campus, in the heart of the city, has been the home of Canada’s first Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences for 200 years.

• McGill’s Campus Outaouais, situated in the bustling city of Gatineau, opened in 2020 and is the signature location of the Faculty’s four-year M.D.,C.M. program delivered in French to a smaller cohort of students.

  For more information on each campus, please visit: mcgill.ca/ugme/mdcm-curriculum-joint-programs/our-two-campuses/montreal-campus and mcgill.ca/ugme/mdcm-curriculum-joint-programs/our-two-campuses/campus-outaouais.

The curriculum consists of four components:

• Fundamentals of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD)
• Transition to Clinical Practice (TCP)
• Clerkship
• Physicianship

Units in the Physicianship component are introduced sequentially. Clinical placements are at bilingual or francophone sties. New third-year Intergrated Clerkship opportunities are currently being developed in the local area and throughout the RUISSS McGill territory.

Students at both campuses have access to the same electives and can apply to the residency program of their choice during the final year of the MDCM Program.

Electronic media, multimedia, and other information technologies are used by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences for teaching purposes and to promote learning. Therefore, students should expect to be audio- and/or video-recorded as part of the program; for example, with learning being done at the Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning.

Students are introduced to clinical observation in the first year of the M.D.,C.M. program, and will take on more active responsibilities upon entering clerkship in third year. While the language of instruction for classes is English (Montreal campus) or French (Outaouais campus), our clinical environment is bilingual or francophone, so it is important to feel comfortable and prepared to work in both French and English, as per the M.D.,C.M. Language Policy. French-language proficiency is a pre-admission requirement for students starting the M.D., C.M. program. English language proficiency is only required for candidate educated outside of Canada (in non-English speaking countries). Please refer to the Language Proficiency Policy for further details.

The Faculty does not accept students for part-time medical studies.

Students interested in a research career in academic medicine may apply to the joint M.D.,C.M. & Ph.D. program. This 7-year program offers the basic and clinical sciences portion of the medical curriculum from September of year one to December 31 of year two, prior to the beginning of full-time graduate studies. These graduate studies are expected to last three to (no more than) four years, by which time all course work and research requirements for the Ph.D. degree must be completed and a thesis submitted. The defence of the thesis will ordinarily take place at a later date. From January of year five to May of year seven, students will complete the requirements for the M.D.,C.M. degree. Throughout the seven years, students in the M.D.,C.M. & Ph.D. program meet at two-week intervals during the academic year to discuss their research; attend research seminars from clinician-scientists from within, as well as outside, the McGill scientific community; and network with other students in the program.

McGill University, through the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, offers a joint M.D.,C.M. & Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program. Upon successful completion of this six-year program, students will receive an M.D.,C.M. degree from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and a Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences.

Admission Requirements

Candidates must possess a D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree from an accredited North American dental school and be eligible to obtain a limited dental license from the Ordre des dentistes du Québec. (A limited license can be issued by the Ordre des dentistes du Québec without prior testing of French language competency.)

Candidates must also pass the National Board of Medical Examiners Comprehensive Basic Science Examination prior to application. Please check the AAOMS website for more details. Results must be available prior to the application deadline.

Candidates must be certified in ACLS prior to the start of the program.

Application Information

Admission is through the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences. All applications must be submitted electronically at mcgill.ca/applying/apply (Application Type: postgrad Med/Dent Education).

The application period starts August 1; the application deadline is September 1.

Med-P is a special qualifying year for immediate graduates of the Quebec Collegial (CEGEP) system and consists of coursework in the Faculty of Science followed by the standard four-year M.D.,C.M. program. The program is offered on the Montreal Campus (in English), and in the Outaouais region (in French) in partnership with the Université du Québec en Outaouais.