FAQs

Conditionally required means if you have completed a Bachelor Degree, a copy of your transcript is required.  

In lieu of a stamp, an MSPR needs to be submitted detailing your core rotations. We do not accept documents past the deadline.

Please list every two (2) week block until it adds up to 8 weeks. It is ok to use two (2) forms, if needed.

Unfortunately, you are not eligible to apply for residency at Memorial University.  As per the Active Practice section of our General Admissions Requirements.

 “Observing, volunteering, clinical assisting, clinical fellowships, job shadowing, academic studies (nursing studies, doctorates, masters, undergraduate degrees, diplomas, certificates - including graduate diplomas and other professional degrees in medical science program) as well as training/educational experiences completed by individuals under an IMG assessment program, are NOT recognized as clinical or active practice or training.”

Yes. The following English Language Proficiency tests and scores are acceptable:

  • International English Language Testing System - Academic (IELTS-Academic), with a minimum score of 7 in each of the components in the same sitting;
  • Occupational English Test - Medicine (OET-Medicine), with a minimum grade of B in each of the four subsets in the same sitting;
  • Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program Test - General (CELPIP-General), with a minimum score of 9 in each of the four skills in the same sitting.

No, you do not need to provide proof of language proficiency if you are exempt.  PGME will only exempt IMGs from language proficiency testing if BOTH their basic medical education and patient care experience was in one of the following countries that is recognized as having English as a first language:

Anguilla

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Antigua and Barbuda

Singapore

Australia

South Africa

Bahamas

Trinidad and Tobago

Barbados

United Kingdom

Bermuda

United States of America

Canada

Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)

Dominica

Virgin Islands (United States)

Grenada

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Ireland

Singapore

Jamaica

South Africa

New Zealand

Trinidad and Tobago

St. Kitts and Nevis

United Kingdom

St. Lucia

United States of America