Education
Education in the U of A Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
Our Mandate
The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta is dedicated to providing learner-centered educational programs that meet the health-care needs of our communities by graduating qualified, compassionate and inquisitive practitioners and researchers accomplished in health-care delivery and scholarship. We are committed to serving patients and populations by providing a rich interdisciplinary environment of learning, practice, research and public service for all our students and faculty.
What We Do
The Faculty offers programs at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels, and also ongoing professional development activities. It trains physicians, dentists, dental hygienists, medical laboratory scientists and both clinical and basic sciences researchers.
Students learn in a variety of environments that include the classroom, the Internet, the lab, the hospital ward and ambulatory clinics, and community-based teaching sites throughout Alberta.
Discovery Learning
The Faculty is committed to evidence- and inquiry-based active learning that engages students in critical thinking as preparation for complex problem-solving in professional settings. Students learn through exploration by working on research projects and case studies, as well as from lecture-based instruction, podcasting, online forums, and new E-learning techniques.
Innovation
The Faculty's HOMER online learning community allows students to access core curriculum materials from anywhere, anytime. Other innovations include one of Canada's most successful medical education programs for Aboriginal students, the Aboriginal Health Care Careers Program, and the Rural Integrated Community Clerkship program, which allows some third-year medical students to experience a rural practice for an extended period of time, effectively replacing the rotation-based Year 3 clerkship.
Programs Offered
Medicine
- MD (Doctor of Medicine) undergraduate degree
- MD (with Special Training in Research designation)
- Postgraduate Programs (54 residency programs)
- Alberta International Medical Graduate Program
Dentistry
- DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) undergraduate degree
- DDS Advanced Placement
- Postgraduate Dental Education
- Diploma/Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Dental Hygiene
- Post-Diploma Degree Completion Program (B.Sc.) in Dental Hygiene
Medical Laboratory Science
- Certificate/ Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Medical Laboratory Science (MLS)
- Post-Diploma Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Medical Laboratory Science (MLS)
- Honours in Research Program in Medical Laboratory Science (MLS)
Graduate Studies
- Master of Science (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Combined MD/PhD degree
- Clinician Investigator Program (CIP)
