Helpful Resources

Canadian Federation of Medical Students

The Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS), was founded in 1979. It's a national medical student organization, with approximately 5,000 members from the 13 english-language medical schools in Canada. There are three key roles that the CFMS plays they are: Representation, Services and Communications.

Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine (COFM)

The Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine (COFM), monitors admission requirements for the five Ontario medical schools, and negotiates with the provincial government for the number of postgraduate positions to be funded.

Association of Canadian Medical Colleges (ACMC)

The Association of Canadian Medical Colleges (ACMC) is comprised of the deans of the 16 medical schools. The ACMC is involved in accreditation of medical schools and provides direction for medical curricula.