A deeper look at the new AFMC Student Portal
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.
Responding to the BMSAC’s Calls to Action
AFMC is working in partnership with The Black Medical Students’ Association of Canada (BMSAC) and the Network for the Advancement of Black Learners (N-ABL) to gather information about how Canada’s 17 Faculties of Medicine are responding to the BMSAC’s Calls to Action released in June of 2020, and to better understand the current national landscape of anti-racism initiatives and support for Black students and learners in medical education.
CACMS starts to revise the Standards and Elements of accreditation
The CACMS has begun to revise the Standards and Elements of accreditation. This work started with the broad consultation that was undertaken in 2019-2020 and has been accelerated with the independence of the CACMS from the LCME. The first round of revisions was approved by the CACMS in September 2022. These changes will be reflected for […]
Get ready for CANPREPP activities at ICAM
To support the 2022-2023 match year, CANPREPP has once again made significant improvements and added functionalities to the web tool.
AFMC’s Response to Opioid Crisis Project Completes Pilot of Simulation Playbook
With Health Canada’s support, AFMC’s Response to Opioid Crisis project has created a Simulation Playbook in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
AFMC Decisions Regarding 2024 Resident (R-1) Match
The AFMC Board of Directors has made the following decisions regarding the 2024 Resident (R-1) Match.
AFMC prioritizes health & well-being with endorsement of the Okanagan Charter
The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) has endorsed the Okanagan Charter: An international Charter for Health Promoting Universities and Colleges. The AFMC recognizes that promoting health and well being is essential to achieving the full potential of all those engaged in academic medicine. By endorsing the Okanagan Charter, the AFMC commits to […]
Registration is Open for ICAM 2023
We are happy to announce that registration for the inaugural International Congress on Academic Medicine is open.
Our physician resource planning advocacy efforts
Since 2010, the Canadian population has increased by 12% while Canadian admissions to medical school has only increased by 6% during the same timeframe. Statistics Canada reported in 2019 that approximately 4.6 million Canadians did not have regular access to a primary care provider.
AFMC Student Questionnaires: Surveys are live and results are in!
The AFMC Student Questionnaires are a series of surveys created by our Canadian Medical Education leaders given to MD students at the most appropriate times during their MD journey.