AFMC strives for excellence in medical education and research by fostering collective action and supporting national initiatives.
Bringing together health leaders in education and research.
The International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM) will be a congress that is unparalleled in scope and reputation in Canada, providing unique opportunities for networking and sharing of scholarly work in medical education along the continuum and across academic medicine. Over 2000 of the brightest, most innovative physicians, learners, researchers, health organizations and leaders spanning the globe will come together to discuss the most pressing questions in academic medicine that bring us closer to a healthier tomorrow.
CANPREPP is designed to help medical students and residents connect with residency programs across Canada
CANPREPP, an initiative of AFMC, is a virtual platform allowing applicants to Canadian residency programs to discover, experience, and connect with any residency program across Canada.
Students can find the right fit for their future by exploring residency programs across Canada, all in on virtual place.
Your One-Stop Shop for Visiting Electives
The AFMC Student Portal is an online, bilingual service that facilitates applications and placements of medical students for undergraduate visiting electives at the 17 faculties of medicine in Canada.
The Student Portal services include a searchable database for visiting electives in Canada; online application process for Canadian and international students; and placement and confirmation tracking tools for elective coordinators at each faculty. Our services are available to Canadian and International undergraduate medical students.
Developing a Canada-wide, competency-based curricula for future physicians in pain management, substance use and addictions.
AFMC has released a series of online educational modules for medical students across the country. This will help close gaps in current educational offerings and ensure future physicians are better prepared to address pain management and addiction medicine.
Supported with a financial contribution from Health Canada, the new curriculum was created by a multidisciplinary team of subject-matter experts and stakeholders.
Creating a culture of health and well-being through equity, compassion, and respect.
The Culture of Academic Medicine Initiative (CAMi) encourages Canadian academic medicine institutions to adopt and implement best practices and initiatives that foster respectful, inclusive, and health-promoting environments for the well-being of all.
This initiative also seeks to empower individuals in academic medicine to collectively strive towards embedding equity, compassion, respect, safe spaces, and self-care into the fabric of our communities.
Committing to building a healthy, sustainable, and just future for all
As health institutions throughout the world declare a code red emergency for the health of the planet, AFMC is committed to the immediate implementation of planetary health education, research, and the transition to climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems.
AFMC has developed an International Dean Leadership Development program to support professional development of Deans of Medicine, Deans of Health Sciences Faculties, aspiring Deans and others in decanal leadership positions around the world. The program includes online facilitated sessions and will culminate with a face-to-face meeting at the International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM), that will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada from April 3 to 6, 2025.
The program will be offered virtually (via Zoom platform) over 8 sessions. Time duration of sessions is 1.5 hours with the addition of up to 1 hour of pre-reading or reviewing recorded sessions.
The course was developed to engage global leaders in medicine, academic medicine, and academic health professions. By attending the sessions, participants will be able to:
* Program Fee: $5,995 CAD. Discounted program fee rates for middle and low income countries. Travel costs are the responsibility of the program participants. The program fee is non-refundable and is non-transferrable to the following year. **Registration rates for ICAM 2025 will have high, middle, and low income country rates.
The Future of Medical Education in Canada (FMEC) is a comprehensive suite of projects focused on ensuring that Canada’s medical education system continues to meet the changing needs of Canadians, both now and into the future.
Covering the population health objectives of the Medical Council of Canada, the Primer presents a population perspective on health that is relevant to clinical practice and illustrates how concepts in critical appraisal, population and public health can be applied in clinical situations. The Population Health Primer is tailored for medical students and students in other healthcare professions, as well as for health professionals interested in broadening their knowledge.
For information on projects and initiatives older than five years, please contact info@afmc.ca.
The Canadian Medical Forum brings together leaders of Canada’s major national medical organizations to discuss issues of priority to physicians, their patients, and the Canadian health care system.
Through accreditation, the CACMS provides assurance to medical students, graduates, the medical profession, healthcare institutions, health authorities, regulatory authorities and the public that educational programs culminating in the award of the M.D. degree meet reasonable, generally-accepted, and appropriate national standards for educational quality, and graduates of such programs have a complete and valid educational experience sufficient to prepare them for the next stage of their training.
CACME is a national committee supported through a partnership of six Canadian medical organizations*. It is comprised of medical practitioners and educators nominated by its member organizations.
The National Consortium on Indigenous Medical Education (NCIME) is a partnership between the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada, the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Medical Council of Canada and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
The NCIME was formed to implement Indigenous-led work streams that will reform Indigenous medical education and contribute to the delivery of culturally safe care.
The Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry (CAPER) is the central repository for statistical information on postgraduate medical education in Canada. CAPER maintains individual-level data for all postgraduate medical residents and fellows.
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