title: Undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in Canada.
abstract: An overview of medical education at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Canadian faculties of medicine is provided. Particular attention is focused on changes that have occurred in the 1990s and their effect on medical students and on educational programs. Also considered are the effects of reductions in the number of entry-level positions for residency training and the changes in educational requirements for licensure on senior medical students.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruedy
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D002321:Career Choice; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D008004:Licensure; D012189:Retrospective Studies