Enhanced Skills Program Admissions
Candidates applying to Category 1 programs (Addiction Medicine, FP-Anesthesia, Care of the Elderly, Emergency Medicine, Palliative Care and Sport & Exercise Medicine) should apply through CaRMS.
Admissions Schedule for Category 2 Programs
August 12, 2024 |
Application Process Opens |
September 10, 2024 |
Application Deadline Date |
September 25 - November 8, 2024 |
Interview Period |
November 15, 2024 |
Acceptance Notification |
November 22, 2024 |
Acceptance Deadline |
Category 1 programs (except Clinician Scholar Program) - Applicant timeline
Application Eligibility
Funding | Eligibility |
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Ministry of Health |
Those who are currently enrolled as a PGY2 in a Canadian Family Medicine Residency Program at the time of application. N.B.: Those enrolled in a PGY3 Enhanced Skills Program at the time of application are NOT eligible to apply to another PGY3 Enhanced Skills position. |
Ministry of Health Re-Entry Program |
Practicing physicians must apply separately through the Ministry of Health and Long Term Health Re-Entry Program. Note that different timelines apply to Re-Entry applicants. Please visit the Re-Entry Program webpage for more information. |
Sponsored Visa Trainees |
The University of Toronto currently has training agreements in place with: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Our program is unable to consider applicants from countries where a training agreement is not currently in place. Sponsored Visa Trainees (SVTs) from these countries must apply directly through the Post MD Education Office. Only a few of our programs accept SVTs and selection is determined by application program review and program capacity. These programs are: Addiction Medicine, Care of the Elderly, Palliative Care, Sport & Exercise Medicine and Women's Health. Visit their individual program description for more details. |
For more information, please contact the Enhanced Skills office at fammed.enhanced@utoronto.ca ( for category 1 programs) or dfcm.enhancedskillscat2@utoronto.ca (for category 2 programs)
How to Apply
Requirements Category 2 programs and Clinician Scholar Category 1 program:
- Completed Online Application Form (note that this link is only active during application period)
- Letter of Intent (to the attention of the Program Director of the program of choice) addressing objectives and motivations for pursuing additional training
- Current CV
- Copy of Medical Degree
- Three (3) references*, one of which must be from your residency Program Director or Site Director. Note: University of Toronto applicants should be requesting a reference letter from their Site Director.
- Please note that referees will be submitting references online via the online application system. These requests are generated electronically once an application is submitted and a confirmation is sent to the applicant. Referees will have until [date TBC], independently on when the application is submitted and approved by the Enhanced Skills Office. Applications without the three (3) required reference letters will NOT be reviewed.
Requirements Category 1 programs (except Clinician Scholar Program)
Please review individual program descriptions on CaRMS at https://www.carms.ca/match/family-medicine-enhanced-skills-match/program-descriptions/
Please review our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for answers to your application and funding questions.