Data and Analysis

Office of Research and Information Services (ORIS)

The Office of Research and Information Services (ORIS) is the national repository of information on faculties of medicine across Canada. ORIS was established in 1985 as a division of research and data collection at AFMC with over 40 years of data holdings focused mainly on undergraduate medical education, ORIS provides expertise in the analysis and interpretation of data through longitudinal studies and trend analysis.

In addition, ORIS is also responsible for the distribution and collection of the annual surveys AFMC Applicant Study, Annual Enrolment Survey: MD Program, Report of Students Receiving the MD Degree, Revenues for Biomedical and Health Care Research and Admission Requirements.

Medical faculties also participate in ORIS’ Annual Faculty of Medicine Survey (AFMS) which collects information on a number of different topics including:

• quotas for first year positions
• responsibility for instruction in other fields
• full-time faculty members
• clinical facilities
• graduate students in medical sciences
• clinical clerkship
• tuition and other fees
• post-M.D. trainee fees and remuneration