Family medicine residents currently training in Quebec (an optional third year may be available). A return-to-practice option exists for physicians licensed in Quebec with 12 months of practice (contingent particulier).
International medical graduates
Not stated on the school’s page.
Funding
Not stated on the school’s page.
How to apply
Differs by offering: see each row below.
Start dates
Not stated on the school’s page.
Accreditation
Differs by offering: see each row below.
These apply to every offering below unless its row says otherwise.
Offerings 3
Enhanced skills offerings you apply for at McGill University
Program
Length
Positions
Applications
Differs from the above
Mother and Child Health (Mother and Child Enhanced Skills Program)Direct admission · Obstetrics, maternity and newborn care
Length6 months
PositionsNot stated
ApplicationsCloses 11 Dec 2026
Differs from the above
Applications, 2027–28:Applications are due December 11, 2026 at 12 noon to the postgraduate medical education offices. Interviews run January 11 to 15, 2027, and offers go out from February 10, 2027.
How to apply:Apply through the McGill online application form
Accreditation:These programs do not award a College of Family Physicians of Canada certification, according to the Fédération des médecins résidents du Québec (FMRQ). The McGill program page does not state a category.
Clinician Scholar Program (CSP-A academic track; CSP-R research track)Clinician scholar · Clinician scholar, research and education
LengthCSP-A: 1 year. CSP-R: 2 years (third and fourth year of residency).
PositionsNot stated
ApplicationsClosed 8 Sep 2026
Differs from the above
Applications, 2027–28:September 8, 2026 (2027-28 Clinician Scholar calendar). Interviews run October 9 to November 27, 2026, with results on December 9, 2026.
Funding:The academic stream (CSP-A) provides a third-year residency training salary. An MSc in Family Medicine is optional.
How to apply:Apply through the postgraduate medical education (PGME) online application form
Accreditation:not stated
Hospital Medicine (Family Medicine Enhanced Skills Program)Category 2 · Hospital medicine
Length1 year
Positions2 positions, as listed in an older program document
ApplicationsClosed 22 Sep 2026
Differs from the above
Applications, 2027–28:September 22, 2026 (2027-28 Hospitalist calendar). Interviews run October 9 to November 27, 2026, with results on December 9, 2026.
How to apply:Apply through McGill's online application platform. The school's page lists Hospitalist under direct admission.
Accreditation:Category 2 (College of Family Physicians of Canada)
Through CaRMS at McGill
McGill also runs 8 programs in CaRMS’s FM/ES match, in 4 areas: Care of the Elderly, Emergency Medicine, Palliative Care, Sport and Exercise Medicine. You apply to those through CaRMS, on CaRMS’s dates. See McGill’s CaRMS FM/ES programs
From McGill’s own pages, checked 10 Oct 2026. Schools change dates, positions and funding through the year; confirm on McGill’s page before you apply.