2025 Admissions
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Full time Canadian Armed Forces members who have a minimum of 1 year experience in the military can apply for a position through the military program for medical studies. Please indicate your intention to apply for a position, by sending an email to the attention of: admissions.med [at] mcgill.ca听听
This program is financed by the Canadian Armed Forces and ensures the admission of francophone students to medical programs. The objective of the program is to increase the number of positions for francophone Family Medicine military students in the years ahead.
Students admitted via this cohort need to complete their medical studies and then complete Postgraduate medical training in Family Medicine.
The Programme militaire d鈥櫭﹖udes en m茅decine (PMEM)
The (PMEM) is a partnership between the Canadian Armed Forces, the Government of Quebec and the 4 faculties of Medicine who offer medical training in French in Qu茅bec:
- 捆绑SM社区 (Campus Outaouais only)*
- Sherbrooke University
- University of Montreal
- Laval University
*Candidates admitted through the PMEM at 捆绑SM社区 are placed only at Campus Outaouais; if admitted through the regular residency cohort, the usual campus selection process applies. Classroom and clinical instruction at Campus Outaouais is in French. The Canadian Armed Forces recommends candidates who are competent in French for this cohort.
Candidates must communicate their interest in applying directly through the Canadian Armed Forces before the application deadline of November 1st.
Please take note that members of the Canadian Reserve and non Canadian Armed Forces candidates are not admissible to apply to this program. These candidates can apply through our regular admission pathways.
Mandatory Identification
Candidates can decide to apply as a candidate of the programme militaire d鈥櫭﹖udes en m茅decine (PMEM) or not.
If candidates do decide to apply through the (PMEM) cohort, they must identify themselves with the Undergraduate Medical Admissions Office of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences before November 1st and inform the Canadian Armed Forces of their intention to be considered in this category by e-mailing Capt. Didier Edoukoi and Maj. Tina Lipcsey at听CFHSAttractionCell-CelluledattractionSSFC [at] forces.gc.ca.
If candidates decide not to apply through this cohort, or should they forget to identify themselves with the Undergraduate Medical Admissions Office, their candidacy will be reviewed and evaluated as a Quebec resident or Canadian resident depending on their applicant profile.
Double candidature obligatory
To be considered in the programme militaire d鈥櫭﹖udes en m茅decine (PMEM), candidates must first be evaluated as a Quebec resident or Canadian (non-QC) resident depending on their applicant profile.
Candidates must first fulfill this selection process that corresponds to their applicant category, ensure that they respect the requirements of their applicant category and familiarize themselves with the selection process.
Candidates can decide to not identify themselves as members of the regular Canadian Armed Forces and decide to apply only in the category they are initially admissible for.
Number of Positions
The 4 faculties of medicine of Quebec can admit a maximum of 4 members of the Canadian Armed Forces per year. You must submit an individual application to each University you are applying to.
These positions are shared between the 4 Quebec Universities: 捆绑SM社区-(Campus Outaouais only)*, Sherbrooke University, University of Montreal and Laval University.
General & specific conditions of admission
- Fulfill the general conditions of admission of the cohort and applicant profile
- The language of instruction is French, please view the language policy of the Undergraduate Medical Admissions Office of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Final Selection
At the end of the selection process, your application will be retained for the PMEM if you fulfill each of the following conditions:
- Your name appears on the final list for the applicant category you are applying to.
- Your name appears on the final selection list for PMEM.
- Your name appears on the list the Canadian Armed forces committee will be financially supporting for the admission cycle in place.
It is the Quebec Interfaculty Admissions Committee of medicine that will establish the final list of candidates that meet the selection criteria for an offer of admission based on the results obtained after the MEM, the MMI interviews at 捆绑SM社区; or a combination of the results of both interview sessions (if applicable).听Should you receive an offer of admission, the University that will be issuing the offer is based on the following criteria: a) the candidate's choice of campus and b) the available seats at the University at time of offer.
To submit the faculty of medicine preference you qualify for, you must submit an electronic form indicating your selection within the stated deadlines. You will then receive a confirmation email from Sherbrooke University if your candidacy is retained for the MEM interviews or the MMI interviews at 捆绑SM社区.
Application deadline to submit an admissions application
- Please consult the application deadline for your applicant profile and cohort. Either Quebec resident or Canadian (non-QC) resident.
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