NCIME Elders and Knowledge Keepers Gathering in Iqaluit
The Elders and Knowledge Keepers Circle (EKKC) provides guidance and advice to the NCIME Executive Committee, Executive Director and Director of Community engagement based on their expertise and experience as an Indigenous Elder/Knowledge Keeper.
Getting to know AFMC Board of Directors’ Public Members
The AFMC’s Board of Directors is constituted of 21 Directors including the Deans of the 17 Faculties of Medicine and four public members. By including members of the public on its Board of Directors, the AFMC benefits from the input of experienced leaders that bring important perspectives for the advancement of academic medicine in Canada.
CACMS and CACME New and Improved Website Announcement
The secretariat is delighted to announce that our new and improved websites for the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) and the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) have launched. The site has moved to AFMC servers. Resources are in place to maintain, expand and ensure rapid updates.
Addressing the Urgency: AFMC and Queen’s Health Sciences Launch Specialized National Curricula for Opioid Education
New, national curricula for opioid education has been launched to help physicians contend with Canada’s addiction crisis.
Learner News: July 6, 2023
Virtual interviews for all subspecialty matches The AFMC Board approved that going forward all interviews for the Medicine Subspecialty Match, Pediatric Subspecialty Match and Family Medicine, Enhanced Skills Match will be in a virtual format including those for local candidates. AFMC Awards Nominations Period is Open The AFMC Awards recognize and celebrate distinguished individuals for […]
Learner News Portal Update – June 2023
Important information for students regarding the AFMC Student Portal and visiting electives
API Configuration Issue with AFMC Student Portal
We would like to inform you about a recent incident involving the Application Programming Interface (API) configuration of the AFMC Student Portal.
The Evolution of the AFMC
Eighty years ago, the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges (ACMC) was founded by the deans of Canadian faculties of medicine.
International Congress on Academic Medicine Shines Bright with Unprecedented Success
The vision for ICAM was to bring together all those engaged in academic medicine, clinicians and scientists, learners to leaders, for an opportunity to meet, network, share ideas and learn from one another.
The Canadian Medical Education Journal has been accepted for inclusion in MEDLINE
The Canadian Medical Education Journal (CMEJ) is an online open-access peer-reviewed journal exploring new developments and perspectives in medical and health professions education that may influence institutional, regional, and national policy and/or practices. First published in 2010, the Journal examines prominent issues relating to health care professionals’ formation, education, and training before and after licensure […]