As a community teaching site for learners from the University of Toronto and McMaster University, Osler offers placements for medical students, residents and fellows enrolled in a Canadian medical school.
Osler Clinical Education Campus
Osler is a Clinical Education Campus (CEC) of McMaster University and is designated as an academic community teaching hospital of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. Osler’s CEC joined the McMaster Community and Rural Education (Mac-CARE) program in 2018 and provides clinical medical education for McMaster undergraduate and postgraduate learners at all three hospital sites. To learn more about Osler’s CEC, please visit the Mac-CARE program website.
We are committed to providing medical students, residents and fellows the necessary knowledge, skills and support required to become competent and caring healthcare professionals.
Clinical rotations and elective opportunities offered
Anesthesia |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate core and elective, postgraduate core and elective Etobicoke General: Undergraduate core and elective, postgraduate core and elective |
Cardiology |
Brampton Civic: Postgraduate elective |
Diagnostic Radiology |
Etobicoke General: Postgraduate core and elective |
Emergency Medicine |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate core and elective, postgraduate core and elective Etobicoke General: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate core and elective |
Endocrinology |
Brampton Civic: Postgraduate elective |
Family Medicine |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate core and elective, postgraduate core and elective Etobicoke General: Undergraduate core and elective, postgraduate core and elective |
General Surgery |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate elective Etobicoke General: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate elective |
Geriatrics |
Brampton Civic: Postgraduate core and elective Etobicoke General: Postgraduate core and elective |
Hospitalist |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate core and elective Etobicoke General: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate core and elective |
Infectious Diseases |
Brampton Civic: Postgraduate elective |
Intensive Care |
Brampton Civic: Postgraduate elective |
Internal Medicine |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate core and elective Etobicoke General: Undergraduate core and elective, postgraduate core and elective |
Nephrology |
Brampton Civic: Postgraduate elective |
Neurology |
Brampton Civic: Postgraduate elective |
OB/GYN |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate core and elective, postgraduate core and elective Etobicoke General: Undergraduate core and elective, postgraduate core and elective |
Oncology |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate elective |
Ophthalmology |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate core and elective |
Orthopedic Surgery |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate elective Etobicoke General: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate elective |
Otolaryngology |
Etobicoke General: Undergraduate elective |
Paediatrics |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate core and elective, postgraduate core and elective Etobicoke General: Undergraduate core and elective, postgraduate core and elective |
Palliative Care |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate core and elective Etobicoke General: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate elective |
Pathology |
Brampton Civic: Postgraduate elective |
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate elective |
Plastic Surgery |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate elective Etobicoke General: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate elective |
Psychiatry |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate core and elective, postgraduate elective Etobicoke General: Undergraduate core and elective, postgraduate elective |
Rheumatology |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate elective |
Thoracic Surgery |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate elective |
Vascular Surgery |
Brampton Civic: Postgraduate elective |
Women’s Health |
Brampton Civic: Undergraduate elective, postgraduate elective |
McMaster/Osler Family Medicine Teaching Centre
In partnership with McMaster University's Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Brampton Civic is home to the Family Medicine Teaching Centre. The Centre gives medical residents an opportunity to train in the hospital with our family physicians and specialists and gain experience in a clinical family medicine setting.
Specialty rotations include:
- Geriatric medicine
- Emergency medicine
- Internal medicine
- Obstetrics/Gynaecology
- Paediatrics
- Palliative care
- Rural family medicine
For more information, visit McMaster/Osler Family Medicine Teaching Centre or call us at 905-494-2120 ext. 57339.
Elective/rotation registration requirements
Residents
In addition to the requirements above, residents must meet the requirements listed below.
McMaster postgraduate residents |
McMaster postgraduate residents must complete the following to register for a rotation or elective with Osler:
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University of Toronto postgraduate residents |
To request and register for a rotation or elective at Etobicoke General, contact our Etobicoke General Medical Staff office. To request and register for a rotation or elective at Brampton Civic, contact our Brampton Civic Medical Staff office. |
All other postgraduate residents |
All other postgraduate residents must complete the following to register for a visiting elective/rotation with Osler through McMaster University:
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Medical students
We offer medical student placements at both Etobicoke General and Brampton Civic hospitals. Please note that rotation and elective periods vary for each program.
McMaster MD core rotations |
We offer McMaster students core clerkship rotations in obstetrics and gynaecology, as well as psychiatry. Placements are secured through the Medportal lottery. To register for a core rotation at Osler, McMaster MD students must:
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McMaster MD electives |
To register for a core rotation at Osler, McMaster MD students must:
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Visiting MD electives |
Non-McMaster MD students can apply for an elective via McMaster's visiting electives program. To register for a visiting elective with Osler, you must complete:
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University of Toronto MD electives |
We offer core clerkship rotations for University of Toronto students in obstetrics and gynaecology, as well as paediatrics. To request and register for a rotation or elective at Brampton Civic, please contact our Brampton Civic Medical Staff office. To request and register for a rotation or elective at Etobicoke General, please contact our Etobicoke General Medical Staff office. |
Please note: We require 90 days from submission to process your application.