College Program Requirements and Policies

Attendance

Students in the College of Medicine are expected to attend all lectures, laboratory periods, seminars and patient contacts. Interactive seminars and patient contact is a unique educational experience, irreplaceable from alternative sources. Students who are persistently tardy or absent from lectures or who neglect academic work, will be subject to disciplinary action and may be excluded from final examinations.

Students must have approval to undertake extramural clerkships and only academically competent students should engage in this work.

Promotion & Graduation

Promotion is dependent on the student's achieving a grade of at least 50% in every course of that phase and obtaining a weighted average of at least 60% for the phase. The student must also achieve a "pass" mark in the elective.

A student who fails to achieve promotion will be required to:

Pass a supplemental examination(s) or do the remedial work and pass a supplemental examination(s) if he/she is unsatisfactory in any course(s) equivalent to 6 credit units or less;
Repeat the phase or to discontinue if he/she is unsatisfactory in more than 6 credit units.

A student may be Required to Discontinue the study of Medicine for non-academic reasons such as health or unprofessional behaviour/conduct.

Requirements for License to Practice

Students are reminded that a University degree in Medicine does not in itself confer the right to practice medicine. This is granted only by the licensing body of the province in which one intends to practice. In Saskatchewan the licensing body is the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan. All students in Medicine are enrolled on the educational registrar of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan.

The examinations of the Medical Council of Canada, all or in part, will be held separately from the university examination. Part I is held at the end of medical undergraduate training and Part II is held after a minimum of at least 15 months postgraduate training. License requirements vary from province to province but all require at least two year of postgraduate training, with specialty training requiring more.

Further information on licensure requirements in Canada may be obtained from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan.

Continuing Professional Learning

The primary function of Continuing Professional Learning is to plan, implement, support and evaluate evidence-informed lifelong learning for Saskatchewan physicians in order to contribute to optimal healthcare outcomes.

Activities include major conferences in Saskatoon and Regina for family physicians and specialists in urban and rural areas.

District Medical Society educational programs for physicians in the rural and urban areas.
Enhancement and remedial education programs for physicians who self-identify medical practice concerns or those who are referred by the Practice Enhancement Program.
An interactive website at www.usask.ca/cme/ with up-to-date news on CPL programming and informative medical articles.
Consultation services to individual physicians or groups of physicians in the development of more effective continuing medical education and professional development programs.
On-going research in the area of continuing education both provincially and nationally.
The evaluation of CPL programs and provision of feedback of the results to the individuals or groups involved in the planning.
Encouragement of physicians to become involved daily in self-directed learning experiences.
The fostering of a good attitude towards lifelong learning among undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Medicine.
Educational support for internationally qualified physicians working toward entry to practice in Saskatchewan.

The program is carried on in full co-operation with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Medical Association, College of Family Physicians of Canada, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Saskatchewan Health, and individual members of the profession.

Continuing Professional Learning shares a collaborative affiliation with Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) of the College of Nursing in the Perinatal Education Program.

Study Abroad Opportunities

For information on study abroad opportunities at the University of Saskatchewan, please visit the Go Abroad website.