Undergraduate Medical Education

McGill University’s four-year Undergraduate Medical Education Program MDCM (Medicinæ Doctorem et Chirurgiæ Magistrum) encourages students to always have “the patient at heart and science in hand.” To help students understand the interactions between science, patients, and themselves, the MDCM Program has adopted three longitudinal themes that are present throughout the components of the curriculum. The three curricular themes are: Social Accountability, Population Health and Health Advocacy Professional Identity and Practice (Physicianship), and Basic Science, Critical Thinking and Knowledge Translation

The program objectives are organized by general competencies and principles deemed essential for Canadian physicians as elucidated by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (CanMEDS 2015), and the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CanMEDS FM). They are based on four fundamental premises to ensure career‐long excellence in whole‐person care. Students will learn the biological, behavioural and social sciences as well as scientific methodology that are fundamental pillars of medical knowledge, and how a physician fulfills two roles in service to the patient: that of a healer and a professional. This is referred to as “physicianship”.

Identity formation is an important goal of medical education; the program guides students in developing a coherent professional identity, assists them in understanding healer and professional roles and obligations, and supports them in retaining core aspects of their personal identities and values. The program has a strong clinical focus and emphasizes clinical skills acquisition.

Admission Requirements

• French Language Proficiency is required.
• Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
• Bachelor’s level university degree with minimum of GPA of 3.5.
• CASPer test.

What You’ll Learn

• Physicianship, longitudinally throughout all four years.
• Fundamentals of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD), during Year 1 and the first half of Year 2.
• Transition to Clinical Practice (TCP), during the second half of Year 2.
• Clerkship, during Years 3 and 4.