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Enhanced skills you apply for at McMaster, not through CaRMS · 3 offerings · Ontario

McMaster’s enhanced skills page (opens the school’s site in a new tab)

What applies to every offering

Applications, 2027–28
Applicant documents are due September 8, 2026 at 12:00 noon Eastern Time. Applicants are told by email whether they are interviewed, and Category 2 offer letters go out December 10, 2026.
Who can apply
All second-year (PGY-2) family medicine residents training in Canada, wherever their residency is, who start PGY-3 within 12 months of finishing PGY-2
International medical graduates
Not stated on the school’s page.
Funding
Ontario Ministry of Health funding is provided only to residents and physicians who are practising in Canada or completing their residency in Canada
How to apply
Category 2: submit the application form, CV and letter of intent to the PGY-3 office. The program director and two referees send their letters directly.
Start dates
Not stated on the school’s page.
Practising physicians
Practising physicians must apply through the Ontario Ministry of Health Re-Entry Program. Applications made directly to the university are not accepted.
Accreditation
Category 2: no Certificate of Added Competence (CAC) at completion

These apply to every offering below unless its row says otherwise.

Offerings 3

Enhanced skills offerings you apply for at McMaster University
Rural/Regional Self-DesignedCategory 2 · Rural skills and self-designedLengthNot statedPositionsNot statedApplicationsClosed 8 Sep 2026Differs from the aboveSame as above
Research & ScholarshipCategory 2 · Clinician scholar, research and educationLengthUp to 12 months, part-time (at least 60%) or full-timePositions1 twelve-month positionApplicationsClosed 8 Sep 2026Differs from the aboveSame as above
Family Medicine ObstetricsCategory 2 · Obstetrics, maternity and newborn careLength6 monthsPositions2 six-month positionsApplicationsClosed 8 Sep 2026Differs from the above
  • How to apply: Submit the Category 2 application form, CV and letter of intent to the PGY-3 office. The program director and two referees send their letters directly.

Through CaRMS at McMaster

McMaster also runs 9 programs in CaRMS’s FM/ES match, in 6 areas: Addiction Medicine, Care of the Elderly, Emergency Medicine, Family Practice Anesthesia, Palliative Care, Sport and Exercise Medicine. You apply to those through CaRMS, on CaRMS’s dates. See McMaster’s CaRMS FM/ES programs

From McMaster’s own pages, checked 10 Oct 2026. Schools change dates, positions and funding through the year; confirm on McMaster’s page before you apply.