This list is subject to change. If a country is not listed, contact the Medical Council of Canada. Only medical schools within these countries listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools http://www.who.int/hrh/documents/HRH_documents/en/index1.html or the International Medical Education Directory (IMED) http://imed.ecfmg.org/ are eligible. There may be minor differences in the names of the medical qualifications but, in general, these are the required qualifications. In the case of a discrepancy between the degree noted below and the World Directory of Medical Schools or IMED, the World Directory of Medical Schools and IMED will be taken as correct.
* NOTE: Any final medical diploma submitted that does not specify the name of the medical school of graduation must be accompanied by a certificate of graduation issued by the applicant's medical school. The certificate must be on official letterhead and, if applicable, be accompanied by a translation. All documents are to be certified (see instructions in Section 6 of this pamphlet). A certificate of graduation does not replace the requirement for the final diploma.
COUNTRY * REQUIRED QUALIFICATION
Afghanistan Doctor of Medicine
Albania Mjek i Përgjithshëm
Algeria Docteur en Médecine or License
Angola Doctor em Medicina
Antigua and Barbuda Doctor of Medicine
Argentina Médico or Doctor of Medicine
Armenia Doctor of Medicine
Australia MBBS or BM, BS or Bachelor of Medicine
Austria Doctor Medicinae Universae or Medicinae Doctor Universae or Medicinae Universalis Doctor
Azerbaijan Physician or Vrac
Bahrain Doctor of Medicine or MBBS
Bangladesh MBBS
Barbados (UWI) MBBS
Belarus Kvalifikacija (Physician)
Belgium Aerts (Physician) or Arts (Physician) or Doctor of Medicine or Doc of Med, Surg & Obstetrics
Belize Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Medicine & Surgery
Benin Docteur en Médecine or Doctorat d'État en Médecine
Bolivia Titulo de Medico Cirujano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Lekar or Zdravnik
Brazil Médico or Medical Doctor
Bulgaria Master’s/Physician or State Exam Certificate or Medical Practioner
Burkina Faso Doctorat d’État en Médecine
Burundi Doctor of Medicine
Cambodia Doctor of Medicine or Docteur en Médecine
Cameroon Docteur en Médecine
Central African Republic Docteur en Médecine or Doctorat d'Etat en Médecine
Chad Doctorat en Médecine
Chile Médico Cirujano or Titulo de Médico Cirujano or Médico Cirujano or Licenciado
China Bachelor of Medicine or Bachelor of Medicine in Medicine or Bachelor of Medicine in Sports Medicine
Colombia Médico or Médico Cirujano or Médico General or Titulo de Médico Cirujano or Médico y Cirujano or Doctor en Medicina y Cirugia
Congo Docteur en Médecine
Cook Islands Doctor of Medicine
Costa Rica Médico Cirujano or Licenciado en Medicina y Cirugia or Licenciatura en Medicina or Doctor en Medicina
Côte d’Ivoire Doctorat d’État en Médecine or Docteur en Médecine
Croatia Doctor of Medicine
Cuba Doctor of Medicine
Czech Republic M.U.Dr (General Practioner)
Democratic Republic of Docteur en Médecine or Doctor of Medicine
the Congo (Zaire)
Denmark Candidatus Medicinae or Candidatus Medicinae et Chirug or Autorisation som Laege
Dominica Doctor of Medicine
Dominican Republic Doctor en Medicina
Ecuador Doctor en Medicina y Cirugia or Médico or Médico Cirujano
Egypt MB ChB plus proof of internship
El Salvador Doctor en Medicina
Estonia Doctor of Medicine
Ethiopia Doctor of Medicine
Fiji MBBS or Diploma in Medicine and Surgery
Finland Licentiate in Medicine or Licentiate en Medicina
France Docteur en Médecine
Gabon Doctorat d'État en Médecine
Georgia Physician (General Medicine) or General Profile Doctor
Germany Arztliche Prufüng or Dritter Abschnitt Certificate or State Exam Certificate or Approbation als Arzt
Ghana MB ChB or Doctor of Medicine
Greece Ptychion Iatrikes
Grenada Doctor of Medicine
Guatemala Titulo de Médico Cirujano or Licenciado en Ciencias Medicas
Guinea Docteur en Médecine
Guinea-Bissau Doctor en Medicina
Guyana Doctor of Medicine or MBBS
Haiti Docteur en Médecine
Honduras Doctor en Medicina y Cirugia
Hong Kong MBBS
Hungary Orvosdoktor or MD
Iceland Candidatus Medicinae et Chirurgiae
India MBBS
Indonesia Doktor or Dokter or Doctor of Medicine or Artsexamen
Iran Doctor of Medicine
Iraq MB, ChB
Ireland MB BCh BAO
Israel Doctor of Medicine
Italy Laurea in Medicina e (or “y”) Chirurgia or Laurea in Medicina
Ivory Coast Doctorat d'État en Médecine or Docteur en Médecine
Jamaica (UWI) MBBS
Japan Igakushi or MB or Bachelor of Medicine
Jordan MBBS
Kazakhstan Physician diploma (Kandidat, Doktor Medicinskih Nauk)
Kenya MB ChB
Khmer Republic (Cambodia) Docteur en Médecine
Kuwait MBBS
Kyrgyzstan Physician or Vrac
Laos Docteur en Médecine
Latvia Physician or Vrac
Lebanon Doctor of Medicine or M.B.B.Ch.
Liberia Doctor of Medicine
Libya MB BCh or MB, BS
Lithuania Physician or Vrac
Macedonia Doctor of Medicine diploma and State Exam Certificate
Madagascar Docteur en Médecine
Malawi Bachelor of Medicine or MBBS
Malaysia MBBS or Doktor Perubatan or Doctor of Medicine or Doktor
Mali Docteur en Médecine
Malta Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Medicine & Surgery
Mexico Titulo de Médico Cirujano or Titulo de Médico Cirujano Partero or Médico Cirujano or Licenciado en Médico Cirujano
Micronesia Doctor of Medicine
Moldova Doctor of Medicine
Mongolia Physician
Morocco Docteur en Médecine
Mozambique Licenciatura em Medicina
Myanmar (Burma) MBBS
Nepal MBBS
Netherlands Arts or Artsexamen
Netherlands Antilles Doctor of Medicine
New Zealand MB ChB
Nicaragua Doctor en Medicina y Cirugia
Niger Docteur en Médecine
Nigeria MBBS
North Korea Doctor
Norway Candidatus Medicinae
Oman Doctor of Medicine
Pakistan MBBS
Panama Doctor en Medicina or Doctor en Medicina y Cirugia
Papua New Guinea Bachelor of Medicine or MBBS
Paraguay Doctor en Medicina y Cirugia
Peru Titulo de Médico Cirujano or Médico Cirujano
Philippines Doctor of Medicine
Poland Lekarz or Lekarz Medycyny
Portugal Licenciatura em Medicina
Romania Doctor-Medic or Medic
Russia Physician or Vrac or Doctor of Medicine
Rwanda Docteur en Médecine
Saint Kitts and Nevis Doctor of Medicine or MBBS or MD
Saint Lucia Doctor of Medicine
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Doctor of Medicine
Saudi Arabia MBBS plus completion of internship
Senegal Doctor of medicine or Docteur en Médecine
Serbia Lekar or Zdravnik or Doctor of Medicine
Seychelles Doctor of Medicine
Sierra Leone MBBS
Singapore MBBS
Slovak Republic Medicinae Universae Doctor
Slovenia Lekar or Zdravnik
Somalia Laurea in Medecina e Chirurgia
South Africa MB ChB
South Korea Hak Sa or Bachelor of Medicine (M.D.) or Euihaksa
Spain Licenciado en Medicina y Cirugia
Sri Lanka (Ceylon) MBBS
Sudan MBBS or Diploma in Medicine
Suriname Arts or Geneesheren/Physician
Sweden Lakarexamen or Medicine Licentiat
Switzerland Diplôme fédéral
Syria Doctor of Medicine
Taiwan Bachelor of Medicine or Doctor of Medicine
Tajikistan Physician or Vrac
Tanzania Doctor of Medicine or MBBS or MB ChB
Thailand Doctor of Medicine or MB BS or Bachelor of Medicine
Togo Docteur en Médicine
Trinidad & Tobago (UWI) MBBS
Tunisia Docteur en Médecine
Turkey Doctor of Medicine
Turkmenistan Physician or Vrac
Uganda MB ChB or Doctor of Medicine
Ukraine Doctor of Medicine or Vrac or Physician
United Arab Emirates MBBS
United Kingdom MB ChB or MB ChB BAO or MBBS or Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Uruguay Doctor en Medicina
U.S.A. D.O. (from an Osteopathic Medical School accredited by the American Osteopathic Association)
Uzbekistan General Practitioner
Venezuela Médico Cirujano
Viet Nam Doctor of Medicine
Yemen MB, BS or Doctor of Medicine
Zambia MB ChB
Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) MB ChB
Note Regarding Ineligible Practitioners: Graduates licensed only in stomatology, ayurvedic or homeopathic medicine, or those awarded only the diploma of Physician-epidemiologist-Hygienist, Physician-Biochemist, Physician-Cyberneticist, Physician-Biophysicist, Licensed Medical Practitioner or assistant Medical Practitioner are not eligible for admission to the exams.
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