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Click here for instructions on finding UofT electives and registering your non-UofT electives with the faculty.

Hopefully you will find this site useful in planning your electives.  This site will continue to develop with class input so please send any questions, comments or helpful information (schools, helpful hints, housing, etc.) to us.  Thanks so much and have fun with your electives!

 

 

Director, Electives

Dr. Mara Goldstein

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Electives Officer for UofT Students in Clerkship

Eva Lagan

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1T3 Electives Student Rep

Jennifer Locke

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Acknowledgements:

Thanks also to Carmen Mueller from the 0T7 class for all of her work on the original website.

 

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CANADIAN ELECTIVE OPPORTUNITIES   Organizations       Canadian Federation of Medical Students       Rural Electives       New Brunswick Elective Opportunities       Schools       Toronto       Alberta       Calgary       Dalhousie       Manitoba       McGill       McMaster       Memorial       Northern       Ottawa       Queen’s       Saskatchewan       UBC - for questions and application help call Kelly Pegg at 604-875-4500       Western

 

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 UNITED STATES

Organizations

AAMC Accredited Medical Electives (courtesy of Southern Illinois University) - terrific site linking to many popular US medical school electives websites

AAMC List of North American Medical Schools

Student Visas: US Department of State Homepage Note: Most US electives only require that you have a B-1 (Business) Visa which you can get for a nominal fee at the border. Check with the individual schools to find out what is required.

Schools

UCLA - visiting student site for the elective program at UCLA

 

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 INTERNATIONAL ELECTIVE OPPORTUNITIES

 

Organizations

 International Federation of Medical Students Association

 

UofT Out of Country Malpractice Insurance Coverage - click on "guidelines"

  

 Schools

 University of Pretoria, South Africa

 Concord University, Australia

 

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 TIPS

 Remember:  Before graduation you must have done electives in at least 3 different disciples.  These electives must each be a minimum of 2 weeks in length.  This CaRMS page gives a list of the different disciplines available.