Family medicine and 53 other specialties are officially recognized in Québec (Appendix 1 of the Regulation respecting the terms and conditions for the issuance of the permit and specialist's certificates by the Collège des médecins du Québec).
In order to demonstrate his/her ability to practice medicine independently, the candidate must successfully complete the final exam in family medicine or the exam corresponding to his/her specialty. The final exam includes one or more components that are administered by an organization with which the Collège des médecins du Québec’s Board of Directors has concluded an agreement. This organization also determines the candidate’s eligibility for the final exam.
The prerequisite exams for the issuance of a CMQ permit to practice and specialist’s certificate are harmonized with those of the
Eligibility for the final exam is determined by the CFPC or RCPSC. Candidates must register for the final exam with the CFPC or RCPSC in accordance with the terms and conditions established by these organizations.
Family Medicine / Postdoctoral training
Family Medicine / 24 months
Other specialties / Postdoctoral training
Adolescent Medicine / 60 monthsAnatomical Pathology / 60 monthsAnesthesiology / 60 monthsCardiac Surgery / 72 monthsCardiology (adult or pediatric) / 72 monthsClinical Immunology and Allergy / 60 monthsColorectal Surgery / 72 monthsCommunity Medicine / 60 monthsCritical Care Medicine (adult or pediatric) / 60 monthsDermatology / 60 monthsDiagnostic Radiology / 60 monthsEmergency Medicine / 60 monthsEndocrinology and Metabolism / 60 monthsForensic Pathology / 72 monthsGastroenterology / 60 monthsGeneral Pathology / 60 monthsGeneral Surgery / 60 monthsGeneral Surgical Oncology / 84 monthsGeriatric Medicine / 60 monthsGynecologic Oncology / 84 monthsHematological Pathology / 48 monthsHematology / 60 monthsInfectious Diseases / 60 monthsInternal Medicine / 48 monthsMaternal-Fetal Medicine / 84 monthsMedical Biochemistry / 60 monthsMedical Genetics / 60 monthsMedical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases / 60 monthsMedical Oncology / 60 or 72 monthsNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine / 60 monthsNephrology / 60 monthsNeurology / 60 monthsNeuropathology / 60 monthsNeurosurgery / 72 monthsNuclear Medicine / 60 or 72 monthsObstetrics and Gynecology / 60 monthsOccupational Medicine / 60 monthsOphtalmology / 60 monthsOrthopedic Surgery / 60 monthsOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery / 60 monthsPediatrics / 48 monthsPediatric Emergency Medicine / 60 monthsPediatric General Surgery / 84 monthsPediatric Hematology/Oncology / 72 monthsPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation / 60 monthsPlastic Surgery / 60 monthsPsychiatry / 60 monthsRadiation Oncology / 60 monthsRespirology (adult or pediatric) / 60 monthsRheumatology (adult or pediatric) / 60 monthsThoracic Surgery / 84 or 96 monthsUrology / 60 monthsVascular Surgery / 60 months
© 2009 Collège des médecins du Québec