Visiting Elective Student Agreements

To be eligible to apply to apply to the University of Toronto's visiting electives program, visiting students must meet these requirements:

1. Canadian and international medical school students: Your home school must have signed an agreement by July 1 of the year prior to your elective. See below.

2. International students: Must be randomly selected in a lottery process. For lottery information, visit the AFMC portal.

If your school is not listed below, or you are seeking a placement beyond the listed expiry date, please complete the form at the bottom of this page. This process can take up to four months to complete.

Initiating an Agreement with the University of Toronto, MD Program

Agreements with home schools are required of all visiting elective students, both domestic and international.

In order to initiate an agreements process, complete the form below; this process can take up to four months.

Deadline: July 1
International Placements: The following January-June
Domestic Placements: Visit AFMC for additional information

IMPORTANT: All agreements for all placements must be secured and in place by July 1, of the previous year. No exceptions will be made.

Note: From time to time, as advised by our legal team, agreements change. Should there be a delay in your home school returning a signed agreement, and a new agreement is released, your home school will be required to sign the newest agreement.

For international applications:

• Our program for international visiting electives runs from January-June, only.

• Your school must have a completed agreement signed in order for you to be permitted to participate in our lottery.

• Only students who have been randomly selected in our lottery are eligible to apply to our program - irrespective of whether or not their home school has signed our agreement.