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The Family Medicine Option program is open to family physicians practising in Quebec interested in conducting research in family medicine. Exceptionally, we may consider candidates with a different background, such as allied health professionals, and undergraduate students across disciplines wanting to undertake research relevant to family medicine. In this case, you may be considered for admission on an individual basis and should contact the graduateprograms.fammed [at] mcgill.ca (Program Coordinator) to discuss eligibility.

McGill’s online application form for graduate program candidates is available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply.

See Application Procedures for detailed application procedures.

Supervisor: You must have met and confirmed a supervisor before the application process can commence. Please contact the graduateprograms.fammed [at] mcgill.ca (Program Coordinator) by March 1st to ensure that you have a supervisor. Prior to processing any admission, we require each file to contain a completed Confirmation of Supervisor Form, signed by the proposed supervisor and student. Once the supervisor has been confirmed, the student will need to provide a 1–2 page Project Description of the proposed research.

After the Department of Family Medicine has informed the student that they have passed the first level of approval and that they have been successfully matched up with a supervisor, they are then required to apply officially with the Division of Experimental Medicine and Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

• Application checklist: This should be submitted at the time of application.
• Curriculum Vitae: Please provide a resumé, which should include a statement of research interests as well as a listing of previous research experience and publications, if applicable.
• Letters of Reference: Two (2) letters of reference, as well as an completed by each referee must accompany any application to our program. These letters must be current (not more than six months old) and must be uploaded directly to McGill by the referee. Applicants are encouraged to request references from academic or other professional employers who can evaluate their potential for graduate studies and research, and who can attest to the applicant’s abilities and aptitudes. Please note that these should not be the proposed supervisor. Any applicant having undertaken previous graduate studies (whether at McGill or elsewhere) should make sure that one of the letters of reference is from their graduate supervisor.
• Personal Statement: Applicants must submit a personal statement in which they describe their background, research interests, and reasons for wishing to undertake the desired program. The statement should be no more than two (2) pages long.

All supporting documents must be received by March 15th. Admissions are for the Fall term only.