Program Overview

Introduction to the Cumming School of Medicine Undergraduate Medical Education Program

The Cumming School of Medicine Undergraduate Medical Education Program is led by Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) FRCPC, Dr. Amy Bromley, Anatomical Pathologist, Alberta Precision Laboratories Group Leader, Autopsy. The program boasts a complete pre-clerkship revamp in 2023 to align with the Strategic Plan, ensuring that education remains at the core of what they do, while training physicians who meet the needs of the people and communities they serve.

Program Overview

The MD program at the Cumming School of Medicine offers students the opportunity to engage with the community, perform scholarly activity, and travel throughout the world in partnership with the Indigenous, Local, and Global Health Office. The program is committed to the Indigenous Health Dialogue with a dedicated Indigenous Health curriculum. Graduates are competitive in both their successful completion of the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Exam and the residency match.

Program Features

• Students can explore the Leaders in Medicine Program, designed to support motivated and passionate students of medicine to achieve excellence in research, scholarship, and patient care.
• The program includes a complete pre-clerkship revamp in 2023 to align with the Strategic Plan.
• Students have the opportunity to engage with the community, perform scholarly activity, and travel throughout the world in partnership with the Indigenous, Local, and Global Health Office.
• The program is committed to the Indigenous Health Dialogue with a dedicated Indigenous Health curriculum.

University Location and Acknowledgement

The University of Calgary, located in the heart of Southern Alberta, acknowledges and pays tribute to the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprised of the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations). The city of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation within Alberta (including Nose Hill Métis District 5 and Elbow Métis District 6). The University of Calgary is situated on land Northwest of where the Bow River meets the Elbow River, a site traditionally known as Moh’kins’tsis to the Blackfoot, Wîchîspa to the Stoney Nakoda, and Guts’ists’i to the Tsuut’ina. On this land and in this place, the university strives to learn together, walk together, and grow together “in a good way.”