Electives

Medical students from Canadian universities can apply for electives at the University of Alberta through the AFMC Student Portal.

The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is home to 20 departments, 7 divisions, 13 research groups, 27 centres and institutes, and 8 national networks of Centres of Excellence.


Elective Requests

Medical Students from Within Canada

Undergraduate medical students from Canadian universities can apply for electives at the University of Alberta through the AFMC Student Portal. All updated information about criteria, deadlines, application processes, and required documents can be found there.

Note about Pediatric Subspecialty Electives: Students who are in their third and fourth year of medical school at other Canadian Medical Schools, are eligible to complete clinical electives within Pediatric Subspecialties. Some subspecialties do require students to have completed their core Pediatric rotation prior to completing an elective in that program.

Visiting medical students will be given access to the appropriate systems (e.g. NetCare and ConnectCare) if requested six weeks or more prior to elective start date. Requests made less than six weeks will not be granted. The UME office makes these arrangements after the elective is confirmed.

Medical Students from Outside Canada

The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry accepts visiting undergraduate medical students who are studying at an LCME (Liaison Committee on Medical Education) accredited medical school in the United States or students from international universities where a bilateral exchange agreement has been established. International medical students who do not meet these criteria will not be accepted. Furthermore, we do not offer rotations, bench research, observational, or pre-clinical electives to international visiting students.

For more information on which schools are part of LCME or the bilateral exchange, please visit the AFMC Student Portal and check the "Student Type" under the University of Alberta Institution Profile.


International Federation of Medical Students Association (IFMSA)

International Federation of Medical Students Association (IFMSA) - Exchange students wishing to do an elective at a Canadian university contact the Local Exchange Officer (LEO) through the Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS) Exchange program with the University of Alberta at leosr.alberta@gmail.com or leojr.alberta@gmail.com.