ACCREDITATION

Accreditation is a process by which institutions and programs voluntarily undergo an extensive peer evaluation of their compliance with accepted standards for educational quality. Through accreditation, the CACMS provides assurance to medical students, graduates, the medical profession, healthcare institutions, health authorities, regulatory authorities and the public that

  1. educational programs culminating in the award of the M.D. degree meet reasonable, generally-accepted, and appropriate national standards for educational quality, and
  2. graduates of such programs have a complete and valid educational experience sufficient to prepare them for the next stage of their training

OVERVIEW PROCESS (7 STEPS)

  1. PLANNING FOR THE ACCREDITATION VISIT
  2. DATA COLLECTION
  3. MEDICAL SCHOOL SELF-STUDY
  4. DOCUMENT SUBMISSION
  5. ACCREDITATION VISIT
  6. ACCREDITATION VISIT REPORT
  7. DECISIONS AND ACTIONS

NEWS & EVENTS

CACMS PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSULTATION 2025

CACMS RECOGNIZED BY WORLD FEDERATION OF MEDICAL EDUCATION (WFME)

More information…

For more information on accreditation, in addition to the About CACMS page, the Secretariat has prepared a compendium of information about medical school accreditation in Canada in an abridged form, entitled: “CACMS 101: A Primer on Accreditation of Canadian MD programs”.

CACMS 101 - A Primer on Accreditation of Canadian MD programs

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