Dec 05, 2024  
University of Alberta Calendar 2024-2025 
    
University of Alberta Calendar 2024-2025

Doctor of Medicine


General Information


The program leading to the MD degree is conducted over four years. The curriculum committee is responsible for the overall design, management and evaluation of a coherent and coordinated curriculum.

Years 1 and 2 are the pre-clerkship years in which the material is presented in a series of system-based and longitudinal courses. Each course presents the material in a reasoned progression from basic information to clinical application building on foundational knowledge and skills in step-wise fashion, providing progressively increasing clinical exposure. 

Years 3 and 4 are the clerkship years, commonly called the clinical clerkship. During the clerkship, each student must maintain a record of the number and variety of the student’s clinical experiences, in order to ensure that the objectives of the clerkship have been met. Year 3 includes clinical rotations or an integrated community based clerkship, a longitudinal Physicianship III/Transitions course, as well as opportunities for elective courses. Year 4 is a senior clinical year, which includes clinical rotations, electives, and a longitudinal Physicianship IV/Transitions course. 

Orientation


It is mandatory that each student, after acceptance into the program, attend Orientation. This is scheduled immediately before the beginning of the first term.

Course Requirements