Doctor of Medicine University of Toronto

The first two years of the MD Program, called Foundations develops students' knowledge, skills and attitudes in preparation for future learning. Students learn in diverse settings, including classrooms for lectures and seminars, anatomy labs, in community settings and at the bedside. Students learn foundational science and clinical topics, and also begin to develop their clinical skills to prepare for workplace learning in the final two years of the program, known as clerkship. Clerkship involves learning while working with physicians and other health care team members in the hospital and clinic. With support from our world-class network of hospitals and clinical care sites, students delve deeper into areas such as paediatrics, family medicine, surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics-gynaecology, anesthesia, emergency medicine and psychiatry.

Education goals

The MD Program aspires to prepare graduates who are:
• clinically competent and prepared for life-long learning through the phases of their career
• ethical decision-makers dedicated to acting in accordance with the highest standards of professionalism
• adaptive in response to the needs of patients and communities from diverse and varied populations
• engaged in integrated, team-based care in which patient needs are addressed in an equitable, individualized and holistic manner
• reflective and able to act in the face of novelty, ambiguity and complexity
• resilient and mindful of their well-being and that of their colleagues
• capable of and committed to evidence informed practices and scholarship, and a culture of continuous performance improvement