School of Medicine

School of Medicine

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About the School of Medicine

About the School of Medicine

The School is comprised of a total of 35 departments and divisions, and includes the areas of Undergraduate Medical Education/MDCM programs, Postgraduate Medical Education, and Continuing Professional Development.

For further information, visit the School's website.

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Anesthesia

Department of Anesthesia

Location

Location

  • Anesthesia Research Unit
  • McIntyre Medical Sciences Building
  • 3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, Room 1207
  • Montreal QC H3G 1Y6

Chair: Thomas Schricker

Courses

Courses

Electives

Electives

Electives are offered to students in third and fourth year. Three- and four-week rotations may include one or two hospitals and individually-arranged rotations emphasizing more specific interests, such as obstetrics, pediatrics, or clinical research. These rotations may also emphasize the improvement of technical skills and the interpretation of clinical aspects of: spinal puncture (not epidurals), venous access including central line insertion, arterial blood gas monitoring, intubation, peri-operative acute pain management, and some aspects of chronic pain.

For further information, visit the Department's website.

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Critical Care Medicine

Department of Critical Care

Location

Location

  • Department of Critical Care
  • 740-B, 5100 De Maisonneuve Blvd West
  • Montreal, QC H4A 3T2
  • Website: mcgill.ca/criticalcare

Chair: TBA

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Diagnostic Radiology

Department of Diagnostic Radiology

Location

Location

  • Department of Diagnostic Radiology
  • Montreal General Hospital Site
  • 1650 Cedar Avenue, Room C5 118
  • Montreal QC H3G 1A4
  • Telephone: 514-934-8084
  • Fax: 514 934-8263
  • Email: radiology.residency [at] muhc.mcgill.ca
  • Website: mcgill.ca/radiology

Chair: Jean-Pierre Pelage

Core Courses

Core Courses

This Department contributes to the multidisciplinary curriculum components of Fundamentals of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD) and Transition to Clinical Practice (TCP) for the M.D.,C.M. program. See the Elective Courses page for elective opportunities.

Courses

Courses

For further information, visit the Department's website.

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Emergency Medicine

Department of Emergency Medicine

Location

Location

  • Department of Emergency Medicine
  • McGill University Health Centre
  • 1001, boul. Décarie, D05.2017.2
  • Montreal QC H4A 3J1
  • Telephone: 514-934-1934 ext. 43945
  • Website: mcgill.ca/emergency

Chair: Marc Afilalo

Courses

Courses

The following course is given by the Department of Emergency Medicine:

  • INDS 408 – Emergency Medicine Clerkship

Electives

Electives

See the Elective Courses page for elective opportunities.

For further information, visit the Department's website.

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Family Medicine

Department of Family Medicine

Location

Location

  • Department of Family Medicine
  • 5858 Côte-des-Neiges Road, Suite 300
  • Montreal QC H3S 1Z1
  • Telephone: 514-398-7375
  • Email: undergrad.fammed [at] mcgill.ca
  • Website: mcgill.ca/familymed

Chair: Marion Dove

Core Courses

Core Courses

This Department contributes to the multidisciplinary components of the M.D.,C.M. program (Fundamentals of Medicine and Dentistry, Transition to Clinical Practice, and Core & Senior Clerkship).

The Family Medicine & Mental Health block is a 16-week rotation divided into four segments: Family Medicine Rural (four weeks), Family Medicine Urban (four weeks), Inpatient Psychiatry (four weeks), and Outpatient Psychiatry (four weeks).

Electives

Electives

The Department provides several electives for medical students. See the Elective Courses page for elective opportunities.

For further information, visit the Department's website.

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Department of Medicine

Department of Medicine

Location

Location

Chair: Marc Rodger

Core Courses

Core Courses

This Department contributes to all curriculum components of the M.D.,C.M. program and takes a leadership role in the following courses:

Graduate Courses

Graduate Courses

Experimental Medicine

See the Experimental Medicine Graduate Studies section.

For further information, visit the Department's website.

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Neurology and Neurosurgery

Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Location

Location

  • Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
  • 3801 University Street
  • Montreal QC H3A 2B4
  • Telephone: 514-398-1904
  • Email: n-ns [at] mcgill.ca
  • Website: mcgill.ca/neurology-neurosurgery
  • Montreal Neurological Institute
  • 3801 University Street
  • Montreal QC H3A 2B4
  • Telephone: 514-398-6644
  • Email: infoneuro [at] muhc.mcgill.ca
  • Website: mcgill.ca/neuro

Director: Guy A. Rouleau

  • Centre for Research in Neuroscience
  • 1650 Cedar Avenue
  • Montreal QC H3G 1A4
  • Website: mcgill.ca/crn

Director: TBA

Core Courses

Core Courses

This Department contributes to the multidisciplinary curriculum of the M.D.,C.M. program, specifically during the Fundamentals of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD) and Transition to Clinical Practice (TCP) components.

Electives

Electives

The Department provides electives for medical students. These are available at the Montreal Neurological Hospital, the Montreal General Hospital, the Jewish General Hospital, the Royal Victoria Hospital (Glen Site), and St-Mary's Hospital. Please go to this link to apply for an elective: afmcstudentportal.ca. See the Elective Courses page for elective opportunities.

Graduate Courses

Graduate Courses

Refer to Neurology and Neurosurgery's Graduate and Postdoctoral course offerings.

For further information, visit the Department's website.

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Obstetrics and Gynecology

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Location

Location

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • McGill University Health Centre
  • Royal Victoria Hospital – Glen Site
  • 1001 Decarie Blvd.
  • Montreal QC H4A 3J1
  • Telephone: 514-934-1934, ext. 31658
  • Fax: 514-843-1678
  • Email: ugstudies.obsgyn [at] mcgill.ca
  • Website: mcgill.ca/obgyn

Chair: Togas Tulandi

Core Courses

Core Courses

This Department contributes to all curriculum components of the M.D.,C.M. program.

  • OBGY 401 – Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship

Electives

Electives

The Department provides several electives for medical students. See the Elective Courses page for elective opportunities.

For further information, visit the Department's website.

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Oncology

Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology

Location

Location

  • Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology
  • 5100 de Maisonneuve Blvd West, Suite 720
  • Montreal QC H4A 3T2
  • Telephone: 514-398-8466
  • Website: mcgill.ca/oncology

Chair: Lucy Gilbert

Core Courses

Core Courses

The Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology contributes to the multidisciplinary core content in the M.D.,C.M. program, including Fundamentals of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD), Transition to Clinical Practice (TCP), and Clerkship components. Additionally, they offer a 30-credit Graduate Diploma in Oncology.

Electives

Electives

The department provides several electives for medical students. See the Elective Courses page for elective opportunities.

For further information, visit the Department's website.

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Ophthalmology

Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Location

Location

  • Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
  • McGill Academic Eye Clinic
  • 5252 de Maisonneuve Blvd West, 4th Floor
  • Montreal QC H4A 3S5
  • Telephone: 514-843-1544
  • Email: eye.med [at] mcgill.ca
  • Website: mcgill.ca/ophthalmology

Chair: Guillermo Rocha

Core Courses

Core Courses

The Department gives sessions with particular emphasis on history-taking, diagnosis, and treatment of common eye problems, as well as instruction on how to use the ophthalmoscope and slit lamp microscope.

Electives

Electives

Electives are offered to Clerkship students at the McGill Academic Eye Centre, Jewish General Hospital, and Montreal Children's Hospital. Each student functions as a clinical clerk in the respective Eye Department. See the Elective Courses page for elective opportunities.

For further information, visit the Department's website.

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Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Location

Location

  • Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
  • McGill University Health Centre
  • Royal Victoria Hospital – Glen Site
  • 1001 Décarie Blvd, Room D05.5711
  • Montreal QC H4A 3J1
  • Telephone: 514-843-2820
  • Fax: 514-843-1403
  • Website: mcgill.ca/ent

Chair: Nader Sadeghi

Core Courses

Core Courses

This Department contributes to the multidisciplinary Fundamentals of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD), Transition to Clinical Practice (TCP), and Core Clerkship components of the M.D.,C.M. program. Through a systematic approach of lectures and small group sessions, students will actively learn about the principal diseases of the head and neck region (including the ears and nose), including their etiology, pathogenesis, presentation, and management.

Electives

Electives

The Department also offers two- to four-week electives for students at the Royal Victoria and Montreal Children's Hospitals (both located at the Glen site), as well as at the Jewish General Hospital. During these electives, students will learn history-taking and physical examination techniques for common disorders of the head and neck in an objective and structured fashion. Students will become part of the surgical team and be involved in the workup and management of their patients. See the Elective Program for elective opportunities.

Graduate Courses

Graduate Courses

For more information about these courses, see the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences' Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Graduate Studies section.

For further information, visit the Department's website.

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Pathology

Department of Pathology

Location

Location

Undergraduate Medical Education

  • Department of Pathology
  • McGill University Health Centre–Glen Site
  • 1001 Décarie Blvd., Room E04.4156
  • Montreal QC H4A 3J1
  • Telephone: 514-934-1934, ext. 38779
  • Fax: 514-934-8296
  • Director: Dr. René Michel
  • Email: rene.michel [at] mcgill.ca
  • Website: mcgill.ca/pathology

Science Undergraduate Education

  • Department of Pathology—Academic Site
  • Duff Medical Building
  • 3775 University Street
  • Montreal QC H3A 2B4
  • Telephone: 514-398-7125
  • Email: edith.zorychta [at] mcgill.ca

Chair: Lili-Naz Hazrati

Core Courses

Core Courses

The teaching in pathology is designed to provide a systematic coverage of the principal diseases or groups of diseases, including their etiology, pathogenesis, pathology, and pathophysiology. This is done with a combination of lectures and small group sessions, in conjunction and integrated with the other courses of the M.D.,C.M. program. Thus, the Department of Pathology contributes to the Fundamentals of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD) curriculum components of the M.D.,C.M. program.

Electives

Electives

The department provides two- and four-week electives for medical students after completion of the FMD curriculum from Molecules to Global Health and to Reproduction and Sexuality courses. These are available at the MUHC Glen site, Jewish General Hospital, and St. Mary's Hospital. Please contact the Pathology Teaching Office at pathologyteaching.med [at] mcgill.ca for more information or see the Elective Courses page for elective opportunities.

Other Courses

Other Courses

The Department is well-equipped for graduate research leading to the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees and offers several graduate-level courses. PATH 300 a prerequisite for graduate course.

PATH 396 Undergraduate Research Project in Pathology (3 credits).

This course will link a qualified McGill student to a research laboratory for the selected term. For a duration of 12–13 weeks (about 120 hours in total), gaining experience from literature review through hypothesis-testing to writing up the final report, the student will access an invaluable experience in biomedical research, get to know one or more professors, and enjoy the dynamics of being in a research team. The goal of this course is to help an enthusiastic undergraduate student in planning a future career.

Please see the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences' Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies section, and the Faculty of Science's Undergraduate section for more information about these courses.

For further information, visit the Department's website.

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Pediatrics

Department of Pediatrics

Location

Location

  • Department of Pediatrics
  • McGill University Health Centre
  • Montreal Children's Hospital – Glen Site
  • 1001 Décarie Boulevard, B.RC.6358.1
  • Montreal QC H4A 3J1
  • Telephone: 514-214-4467
  • Fax: 514-421-4251
  • Website: mcgill.ca/peds

Chair: Bethany Foster

Core Courses

Core Courses

This department contributes to all curriculum components of the M.D.,C.M. program.

Electives

Electives

The Department provides several electives for medical students. See the Elective Courses page for elective opportunities.

For further information, visit the Department's website.

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Pediatric Surgery

Pediatric Surgery

Location

Location

  • Department of Pediatric Surgery
  • The Montreal Children's Hospital
  • McGill University Health Centre
  • 1001 Décarie Boulevard, Room B05.3018
  • Montreal, QC H4A 3J1
  • Telephone: 514-412-4488
  • Fax: 514-412-4340
  • Website: mcgill.ca/pediatricsurgery

Chair: Sam J. Daniel

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Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Location

Location

  • Department of Psychiatry
  • Ludmer Research & Training Building
  • 1033 Pine Avenue West
  • Montreal QC H3A 1A1
  • Telephone: 514-396-2498
  • Email: graduate.psychiatry [at] mcgill.ca
  • Website: mcgill.ca/psychiatry

Chair: Gustavo Turecki

Core Courses

Core Courses

This department contributes to the multidisciplinary curriculum components of the M.D.,C.M. program (Fundamentals of Medicine and Dentistry, Transition to Clinical Practice, Core & Senior Clerkship).

Electives

Electives

The department provides several electives for medical students. See the Elective Courses page for elective opportunities.

Graduate Courses

Graduate Courses

For information regarding courses leading to the M.Sc. degree in Psychiatry, see the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences' Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies section.

For further information, visit the Department's website.

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Social Studies of Medicine

Department of Social Studies of Medicine

Location

Location

  • Department of Social Studies of Medicine
  • 3647 Peel Street, Room 103
  • Montreal QC H3A 1X1
  • Telephone: 514-398-6033
  • Website: mcgill.ca/ssom

Chair: Thomas Schlich

Core Courses

Core Courses

This Department contributes to the multidisciplinary core content offered during the Fundamentals of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD), Transition to Clinical Practice (TCP), and Clerkship components of the M.D.,C.M. program. More specifically:

  • INDS 426 – Putting It All Together: Basic Science, Medicine and Society

Electives

Electives

The Department offers a wide range of electives in aspects of the social sciences and humanities as they relate to medicine. See the Elective Courses page for elective opportunities.

Graduate Program

Graduate Program

Through the department, graduate students can obtain one of the following degrees:

  • M.A. in Medical Anthropology
  • M.A. in Medical Sociology

The above degrees are acquired in programs administered jointly with the Departments of History, Anthropology, and Sociology in the Faculty of Arts. Consult the Faculty of Arts' Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies section for further information.

For further information, visit the Department's website.

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Surgery

Department of Surgery

Location

Location

  • Department of Surgery — Royal Victoria Hospital (Glen Site)
  • McGill University Health Centre
  • 1001 Décarie Boulevard, C05.2456
  • Montreal QC H4A 3J1
  • Department of Surgery — Montreal General Hospital Site
  • McGill University Health Centre
  • 1650 Cedar Av., L9.411
  • Montreal QC H3G 1A4

Chair: Liane Feldman

Core Courses

Core Courses

This department contributes to all curriculum components of the M.D.,C.M. program.

Electives

Electives

The department provides several electives for medical students. See the Elective Courses page for elective opportunities.

For further information, visit the Department's website.

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