Northern Ontario School of Medicine is a joint initiative of two local schools: Lakehead University and Laurentian University. The school has been open since September 2005 and has main campuses in both Thunder Bay and Sudbury. An undergraduate medical education program is offered that is four years in length and based on five themes including foundations of medicine, and clinical and communications skills in health care. Postgraduate education at Northern Ontario School of Medicine offers residency training in eight specialties including general surgery, pediatrics and internal medicine.
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
935 Ramsey Lake Rd.
Sudbury ON P3E 2C6
Canada
705-675-4883
nosm.ca
McGill University has a Faculty of Medicine that was established in 1829 as the university's first faculty. The university is also home to Canada's largest hospital-based research facility - McGill University Health Centre. Undergraduate students can achieve a degree in medicine in four years. Curriculum involves classroom study and hands-on clinical experience. Upon graduation, students will be able to work as an undifferentiated physician in a supervised clinical setting. Postgraduate residency programs can be completed in a wide variety of specializations, including psychiatry, internal medicine and dermatology. Students interested in completing further education in a specialty after their residency may complete a one-year fellowship - fellowships typically last from one to two years.
McGill University
McIntyre Medical Building
3655 Promenade Sir William Osler
Montreal QC H3G 1Y6
Canada
514-398-1768
mcgill.ca
University of Saskatchewan offers degrees in medicine at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The four-year undergraduate program prepares students to work as undifferentiated physicians, and includes both classroom time and clinical rotations. Clinical rotation areas include surgery, emergency medicine and neuroscience. Postgraduate students can attend residency programs in over 15 specializations. Programs available include general surgery, pediatrics and anesthesia and result in a certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
University of Saskatchewan
107 Wiggins Rd.
Saskatoon SK S7N 5E5
Canada
306-966-4343
usask.ca