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Detailed Requirements Criteria

Proof of Residency in Alberta

Candidates must meet ONE of the following requirements:

• Have attended a high school in Alberta for two or more years
• Have attended a post secondary institution in Alberta full time for two or more years
• Have been a continuous resident of the province of Alberta for 6 or more weeks as of the AIMG Program application deadline.

No exceptions are made to this requirement. The AIMG Program may request further evidence of residency status.

Proof of Alberta Residency must be submitted by all applicants. Residency may be substantiated in ONE of the following ways:

• An official transcript from the Alberta school or post secondary institution you attended.
• An AIMG Program Alberta Residency Statutory Declaration form confirming that you have been a continuous resident of the province of Alberta for 6 or more weeks up to and including the AIMG Program application deadline, sworn by the applicant in 2010 before an Alberta commissioner for oaths, an Alberta notary public or an Alberta lawyer, to which is attached notarized copies of at least 3 documents from the following list:

Documents that may be used to substantiate a candidate’s proof of Alberta residency include the following:

1. Current rental, lease or mortgage agreement between the applicant and a third party linking the applicant to their current home address in Alberta as submitted on the online application form
2. Current landline phone bill linking the applicant to their current home address in Alberta as submitted on the application form
3. Official letter of employment in Alberta, dated within six months of application
4. Valid Alberta Health Care Card
5. Valid Alberta Driver’s License
6. Valid Alberta Identification Card

AIMG Program Alberta Residency Statutory Declaration

Applicants must provide notarized original AIMG Program Alberta Residency Statutory Declaration form in their application package

Declarations must:

• Be notarized
• Be current for the application year
• Include a daytime telephone number for the notary
• Be signed with an official seal

All applicants applying for assessment with the AIMG Program must have:

• Received a passing grade on the MCCEE

Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part 1 (MCCQE1)

ALL International Medical Graduate(IMG) applicants applying for assessment with the AIMG Program must have:

• Received a passing grade on the MCCQE1

ALL Final Year Medical Student (FYMS) applicants applying for assessment with the AIMG Program 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.

Substantiating the Medical Council of Canada passing results:

ALL International Medical Graduate (IMG) applicants must:

• Submit a notarized copy of letter of results received from the MCC for both MCCEE and MCCQE1 scores.

ALL Final Year Medical Student (FYMS) applicants must:

• Submit a notarized copy of letter of results received from the MCC for the MCCEE.
• Provide a MCCQE1 “Registration Complete and Accepted” email notification from the MCC.

  NOTE: Proof of passing MCCQE1 prior to the AIMG Program Externship start date is required.
  

Online reference request and submission.

1. Each applicant/application requires 3 references. The online application allows for one additional referee in the event one of your referees does not respond.
2. Verification of referee’s willingness to provide a reference for you is recommended.
3. Verification of referees’ correct email addresses* prior to submitting their contact information is recommended.

*NOTE: Yahoo server detects AIMG Program emails as spam. Yahoo email addresses will be rejected.

Upon completion of the online application, requests for references and standardized forms will be automatically emailed to each referee.

Applicants should:

• Once online application has been submitted notify each referee that they can expect to receive an email from the AIMG Program within 48 hours.
• If referees do not receive the reference request email from the AIMG Program, it is imperative that you email the AIMG Program to have the reference request resent.

NOTE: It is the responsibility of the applicant to follow up with the referee to ensure that the online form has been completed and returned to our office.

No paper references will be accepted.

Any document submitted in a language other than English as part of the application package must also be translated into English.

• Official documents including medical school transcripts and diplomas written in another language must be translated into English, and notarized as copies of true translations, prior to submission.
• Translations by North American translators and North American certified translators are preferred.
• Translations by family or friends are not acceptable.
• The original document and each translation must contain the official seal of the translator, be signed and include the date and location of the translation.
• When submitting a translated document, attach the notarized copy of the ‘true’ translation to a notarized copy of the original document and submit both documents in the application package.

The documents listed below must be notarized by a Notary Public in order to be included in the application package:

1. AIMGP Applicant Identity Verification form**
2. Proof of Name Change
3. Status in Canada
4. AIMGP Alberta Residency Statutory Declaration form**
5. Proof of “proficiency” in the English Language
6. MCCEE results
7. MCCQE1 results
8. USMLE results
9. Medical School transcript
10. Medical School degree/diploma
11. Post-Graduate Training certificates
12. Other Graduate diplomas
13. Other certifications
14. All documents translated into English
    

**NOTE: See Required Forms