MCCQE Fee 2026: What the Exam Really Costs
By Dr. Bilal Akil, MD — Emergency Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University · founder of mccQbank Short answer: the MCCQE application fee is $1,500 CAD, according to the Medical Council of Canada’s examination and service fees page (checked 2 November 2026). You also need a physiciansapply.ca account, which costs a one-time […]
Canadian Electives for Canadians at UK Medical Schools
By Dr. Bilal Akil, MD — Emergency Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University · founder of mccQbank Short answer: Canadians at UK medical schools can apply for Canadian visiting electives through the AFMC Student Portal. Most UK schools in the World Directory carried the Canada sponsor note when we checked on 13 […]
Medical Schools in Ireland for Canadian Students: Route Home
Short answer: all six medical schools in Ireland for Canadian students had a Canada Sponsor Note when we checked on 19 October 2026, which the Medical Council of Canada requires for an acceptable medical degree. More than 1,200 Canadians were studying at Irish medical schools in 2025/2026, according to the MCC. The usual way back […]
Canadian Electives for Canadians at Irish Medical Schools
By Dr. Bilal Akil, MD — Emergency Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University · founder of mccQbank Short answer: Canadians at Irish medical schools apply for Canadian visiting electives through the AFMC Student Portal, like other Canadians studying abroad (CSAs). All six Irish schools in the World Directory carried the Canada sponsor […]
Canadian Electives for Caribbean Medical Students
By Dr. Bilal Akil, MD — Emergency Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University · founder of mccQbank Short answer: yes, Canadians at Caribbean medical schools can apply for visiting electives in Canada through the AFMC Student Portal, but check two things about your school first. Its World Directory listing should carry the […]
AFMC Fees for Portal and Documents for Canadians Studying Abroad
Short answer: a Canadian studying abroad (CSA) pays the AFMC Student Portal‘s one-time, non-refundable international registration fee of $745 before a first application, then each host school’s international application and acceptance fees, plus any fees the school charges outside the portal. At the nine schools in our table, one elective costs from $1,426.32 (Manitoba, before […]
Visiting Elective Dates 2027 for Canadians Studying Abroad
By Dr. Bilal Akil, MD — Emergency Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University · founder of mccQbank Short answer: for Canadian visiting electives in 2027, most windows for Canadians studying abroad (CSAs) open between August 2026 and May 2027, and some have already closed. Toronto’s lottery window ran from 18 May to […]
Visiting Electives in Canada for Canadians Studying Abroad
Short answer: AFMC visiting electives allow Canadians studying abroad (CSAs) apply for Canadian visiting electives through the AFMC Student Portal as international students. You register by sending a Homeschool Verification Form, pay a one-time, non-refundable registration fee of $745 before your first application (students at Canadian schools pay $285), and then meet each host school’s […]
How to Prepare for the NAC OSCE: A 12-Week Study Plan
Short answer NAC OSCE study plan prepares you for the NAC OSCE by practising whole stations out loud under the 11-minute clock, with a partner playing the patient and a second person scoring you against the seven competencies the MCC lists. Spend weeks 1–4 building station routines, weeks 5–8 on volume across all six problem […]
U.S. MD Graduates and CaRMS: Why You Now Apply as an IMG
Short answer: Under the US MD graduates CaRMS eligibility rules, if you graduate from a U.S. allopathic (MD) school on or after 1 July 2025, CaRMS treats you as an international medical graduate (IMG), not a Canadian medical graduate (CMG). In practice that means the IMG rules: you generally need passes on the MCCQE and […]