McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)

• 3-year degree since inception of program in 1969; option to add an enrichment period up to one year (1-3% of the class participate in the enrichment year)

• Admission at matriculation; no pre-requisite courses other than 3 years of undergraduate training at any university

• Students enter Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS) in final year to compete with graduates from all Canadian medical schools; no direct entry residency streams

• Can match to any residency program in the country; 40% match to Family Medicine (consistent with national average)

• All students have a faculty advisor in addition to robust career counseling

• Greater than 60% of students participate in research projects

• All students studying in Canadian medical schools complete the same licensing examinations (Medical Council of Canada) and data is available on graduates at end of medical school and in residency

• 130 weeks of curriculum: 55 weeks pre-clerkship; 7 weeks 1st year summer clinical elective; 63 weeks Clerkship; 5 weeks post-Clerkship integration period

• Tuition of $26k CAN/year results in savings of at least $10k CAN compared to other Ontario medical schools; opportunity cost of entering workforce one year earlier would depend on specialty