Joint Undergraduate Medical Education Program

The Alberta Institute, Wenzhou Medical University offers a joint MD program that includes essentials from Canadian medical education and an opportunity to experience a Canadian medical setting. Through this special stream, students will be able to complete a mixed program that combines the Wenzhou Medical University curriculum with the University of Alberta medical curriculum.

The program is delivered at Wenzhou Medical University, with a visit to the University of Alberta to receive additional educational content and skills training.

Students who take this program have the unique advantage of a broader medical education experience with an international approach, and dedicated time learning from a network of renowned Canadian physicians during their visit to the University of Alberta.


Overview

First and second years: Students learn from the Wenzhou Medical University curriculum, including some aspects of Canadian curriculum.

Summer program: Between the second and third years, medical students visit the University of Alberta for an interactive experience with the Canadian health-care system and to learn about Canadian culture.

Third and fourth years: Medical students learn from the University of Alberta preclerkship medical curriculum.

During their final year, learners complete their clerkship at Wenzhou Medical University.

Learn more

For more information about the Alberta Institute programs, contact aiwmu@ualberta.ca.

 

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