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Alberta International Medical Graduate Eligibility Requirements

The following is a list of basic eligibility requirements for all applicants who apply for post-graduate residency training positions in Alberta through the Alberta International Medical Graduate Program. Application information must be supported with documentary evidence. If applicable, documents must be translated into English and notarized as outlined in Supporting Documents.

1. Canadian Status
All applicants must fit ONE of the following criteria:

• Canadian born citizen
• Naturalized Canadian
• Permanent resident
• Landed immigrant (prior to 2002)

2. Medical School Diploma
All IMG applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

• be a graduate of an undergraduate medical degree (e.g., MD, MBBS, and MCChB) in allopathic medicine in a medical school outside of Canada and the United States. The medical school must have been in existence for a minimum of 10 years, and be listed in the FAIMER/ International Medical Education Directory
• be a graduate of an accredited Osteopathy school in the United States

All Final Year Medical Student applicants must:

• be in the final year of a medical school outside of Canada and the United States that has been in existence for a minimum of 10 years and is listed in the FAIMER/ International Medical Education Directory, and
• pass the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part 1 (MCCQE1) prior to the start of the AIMG Program Externship.

3. Alberta Residency
All applicants must fit ONE of the following criteria:

• have been a continuous resident of the province of Alberta for 6 or more weeks up to and including the application deadline
• have attended an Alberta high school for 2 or more years
• have attended a post secondary institution in Alberta full time for 2 or more years

4. Fluency in English
All applicants must declare their first language on the Privacy Notice and Declaration form and demonstrate proof of fluency in English.

If your first language is not English, you must submit acceptable scores on all required components of ONE of the following:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language – Internet Based Test (TOEFL-IBT)
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

For more information see Supporting Documents, #6. English Language Proficiency Requirements

5. Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination
All applicants applying for assessment must have:

• received a passing grade on the Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE).

6. Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part 1
All IMG applying for assessment must have:

• received a passing grade on the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part 1 (MCCQE1).

All Final Year Medical Students applying for assessment must:

• provide evidence of registration for the Spring or Fall examination for the current year by submitting a copy of the ‘Registration Complete and Accepted’ email notification letter from the Medical Council of Canada with their application package.

Admission to the Alberta International Medical Graduate Program assessment process is based on the number of available seats in the OSCE. Successful completion of the OSCE and MMI assessment does NOT guarantee a placement into the Externship phase.

For more information see Assessment Information.