Attention : Are you interested in practicing in Canada?

The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term care is funding training positions to recruit physicians who have completed postgraduate residency training and require up to two years of additional training to meet the certification requirements of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC).

Upon completion of training, physicians will be required to practice in an area approved by the Ministry as underserviced for their specialty for a period of time equal to the length of additional training received through the program. The Ministry will offer assistance to physicians to obtain an employment agreement upon request.

This program is open to graduates of Canadian, U.S. or international medical schools.

To be eligible, you must :

• be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident;
• be a graduate of an accredited medical school;
• have completed postgraduate residency training in an accredited training program or one that has been assessed by the RCPSC;
• require up to two years of additional residency training as determined by the RCPSC to meet the national certification requirements in the candidate's specialty;
• receive an offer of a postgraduate training appointment. Eligible candidates are required to contact the university postgraduate medical education office at one or more of the five Ontario medical schools that offer postgraduate specialty training to apply for a postgraduate residency position.

Please Note

• Residency training in Ontario is full-time.
• General specialists who wish to pursue sub-specialty training are not eligible for this program.
• There is NO application form for this program. Please refer to the "Fact Sheet" on application procedure.

Training Start Date

The next training start date is July 1, 2008. The ministry will continue to accept candidate packages from Ontario postgraduate medical education offices until all positions are filled.

Additional contact information :

• National Certification Requirements
  Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• Ontario Postgraduate Medical Training
  McMaster University
  Queen's University
  University of Ottawa
  University of Toronto
  University of Western Ontario

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