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To qualify for an elective at ºÚÁÏÉç, you must meet the following requirements:

• You must be a medical doctor.
• You must be registered in a residency or fellowship program.
• You must have made prior arrangements with the medical department where you'd like to do an elective.

Out-of-province trainees can complete a minimum of one period (=28 days) and aÌýmaximum of four periods of elective rotations at ºÚÁÏÉç. The elective rotation must match the PGME Periods calendar dates.

IMPORTANT: YourÌýelective application and required documents must be received by the ºÚÁÏÉç PGME Office two months prior to the start of your elective rotation. Unfortunately, we will not consider applications that are late or that areÌýmissing documents.

Electives for trainees with Work Permits from Other Canadian Universities:

Trainees enrolled at other Canadian universities, whose work permits are tied to those institutions, may come to ºÚÁÏÉç based on the conditions of their existing closed work permits. However, please note that if the work permit specifies a particular location (e.g., Vancouver) as the place of employment, they will not be authorized to do the elective at ºÚÁÏÉç due to this restriction. In such cases, PGME will need to facilitate a work permit specific to ºÚÁÏÉç for the student.

The same applies to trainees holding an open work permit. If their work permit includes restrictions on the province of employment or medical field employment (e.g., for candidates who have not passed a medical exam), these restrictions must be removed before the trainee can work at a ºÚÁÏÉç Hospital network

Trainees can complete a minimum of one period (=28 days) and a maximum of four periods of elective rotations at ºÚÁÏÉç. The elective rotation must match the PGME Periods calendar dates.

Application Process:

• Contact the ºÚÁÏÉç department where you'd like to do your elective,Ìýto ensure the team can accommodate your elective request. Follow the link to access the Residency Program Contact List.ÌýFor rural sites, please read here.
• Communicate using your current student status university email address.
• If you are coming to ºÚÁÏÉç for an elective that is a part of an Inter-institution Affiliation Agreement between ºÚÁÏÉç and your Home University, please contact pgrecords.med [at] mcgill.ca before submitting an application online.
• Submit your application using the and pay the application fee.ÌýNote the application fee is non-refundable.

  Processing fees
  Number of Periods	Foreign nationals	Canadians
  1	$1,000	$500
  2	$1,800	$1,000
  3	$2,500	$1,500
  4	$3,000	$2,000

• If you are required to complete a rotation at ºÚÁÏÉç due to an inter-university agreement and require a work permit to train in Canada, contact our office for further information.

Required Documents:

• Copy of your medical degree (with English translation, ifÌýapplicable).
• Proof of Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)Ìýmalpractice insurance coverage – you can apply for CMPA insuranceÌý
• Proof of Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or a work permit – note that Canadian passports are not accepted, please review the website for acceptable legal documents.
• Have your program director write a letter of support and funding, indicating that your salary will be maintained during your elective period. This letter must include the start and end dates of your elective as well as the elective program's name. It must be sent by e-mail directly from yourÌýhome university on official letterhead. The letter must be sent to pgrecords.med [at] mcgill.ca .

Eligibility for Licensure:

• You must obtain a training card from the Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ). Once the CMQ receives all of the required documents from ºÚÁÏÉç, itÌýwill send you instructions by e-mail about how to obtain your training care.Ìý

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If you have any questions, please contact Ewa Sieminska at pgrecords.med [at] mcgill.ca.