Medical Education Links

Canada

• Links to Canadian Faculties of Medicine

Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)

The Association of Canadian Medical Colleges (ACMC) was founded in 1943 by the existing eight faculties, one school and one college of medicine as a response to the Canadian government's request to speed up the production of physicians for the war effort. In 1981, ACMC became incorporated representing sixteen faculties of medicine and providing a national voice for academic medicine in Canada. The year 2004 became a milestone with the inception of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, the first new member in over thirty years, and with a new English name for ACMC — The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC).

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.

Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS)

The Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) works in close cooperation with medical schools and students to provide two services: an electronic application service and a computer match for entry into postgraduate medical training.

United States

National Residency Matching Program (NRMP)

The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) is a private, not-for-profit corporation established in 1952 to provide a uniform date of appointment to positions in graduate medical education (GME) in the United States.