Email & Systems

• Activate your U of M email account.
• Contact support@​umanitoba.​ca for help 

Security & Registration

• Submit Criminal Record Check (Vulnerable Sector Search).
  Specify ​“University of Manitoba-Max Rady College of Medicine” as the agency. 
• Complete Child and Adult Abuse Registry Forms and submit to the admin desk at 260 Brodie.
  
• Contact Anna Urbanik at anna.​urbanik@​umanitoba.​ca if you are unable to complete them before orientation week.

Professional Registrations

• Register with Doctors Manitoba.
• Review CMA Welcome Letter – [Link needed]
  
• Register with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba (CPSM) via your admissions package and return it by the deadline. If you don’t register, class participation is restricted.
  

Health Requirements

• Read and sign immunization package.
• Documents and more information about immunizations Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Immunization Program.
• Register for Basic Life Support Provider Training for Health Care Professionals:
  
  • Joe Doupe Centre Schedule.
  • Additional course providers via Heart & Stroke Foundation.

Policies & ID

• Review and acknowledge:
  
  • Technical Standards
  • Disability Accommodations Policy
  • Acknowledgement Form (Submit the signed form to 2260 Brodie)
• Complete the Clinical Learning and Simulation Facility (CLSF) User Form and Release.
  
• Complete Photo/​Video/​Audio Consent Form (submit to enrollmentugme@​umanitoba.​com)
  
• Obtain your student ID at UMSU University Centre, Fort Garry Campus, either by appointment or walk-in

• Learn about services and supports at Doctors Manitoba Med Student Checklist
• Getting help through Doc360
• Student Disability Income Insurance

• MyUManitoba Email – Primary source for updates.
  
• Entrada – Hub for schedules, grades, materials.
• Microsoft Teams – Join your class channel.

1. Pre-Clerkship

• First Year (Pre-Clerkship Year 1): Anatomy, physiology, foundations of medicine, basic clinical skills
  
• Second Year (Pre-Clerkship Year 2): Organ systems, pathology, pediatrics, pain, dermatology
  

2. Clerkship

• Third Year (Clerkship Year 1): Core rotations (Psych, Family Medicine, Surgery, etc.) + NBME exams
  
• Fourth Year (Clerkship Year 2): Electives + Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS) application and matching 

More details on what is entailed in the courses can be found on the UGME website.

3. Residency

Before you can be a practicing and independent doctor, you must complete a residency program in a specialty of your choosing (applied for and matched to in CaRMS during your fourth year. 

• Complete residency post-graduation
  
• Learn about CaRMS

1. Class Formats

• Whole Group Sessions (WGS): Lectures for the entire class and are often recorded. Attendance is usually not tracked. 
• Small Group Sessions (SGS): Tutorial-style sessions with a group of 6 – 18 students, often case-based to solidify lecture material and develop clinical thinking. Attendance is expected and tracked. 
• Unique Learning Opportunity (ULO): A subcategory of small group sessions where learning is hard to reproduce independently, such as Clinical Skills, Clinical Reasoning, Anatomy labs, and sessions with patient involvement. Absences are subject to additional review. 
• Assigned Studies (AS): This is protected time given in the schedule for self-learning (readings, pre-recorded lectures). 

UGME Attendance Policy

Gross Anatomy Info

2. Experiential Learning

• Rural Interest Groups (RIG) – Free weekend rural hospital trips
  
• Rural Week – End-of-Year‑1 rural clinical experience
• Summer Opportunities – Research and enrichment – Explore Options

Acceptance into medical school is an acceptance into a professional program. Professionalism means upholding core principles such as respect, compassion, trustworthiness, justice and altruism. 

• Be respectful to faculty, peers, and patients
  

• Show dignity in cadaver labs — no photos allowed
  

• Maintain confidentiality per PHIA
  

• Follow social media guidelines – Do’s & Don’ts Guide

Evaluation Tools

• Exams via ExamSoft (Examplify) Information on Exam Soft and The U of M computer policy
• Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) – Clinical exam with standardized patients (actors)
• FOSCE – Practice exam (formative, ungraded)
  

Grading & Remediation

• Pass = 60%
  
• If below 60%, remediation support is available
  
• Use peer mentoring and remediation does not show on Medical Student Performance Record
  
• [Promotion & Failure Policy] | [Computer Policy]
  

If you fail a course, you will be placed on probationary status. You will be asked to meet with the remediation team within 10 business days to discuss remediation and also review your study habits. You may also be asked to meet with student affairs. The remediation for most of the modular and longitudinal courses takes place in the summer except for CV/​Resp 1, which is during the winter break. Remediation is a common occurrence and should not be a cause for concern. The College of Medicine recommends students access the peer-to-peer mentoring program. 

Remediation does not appear on your dean’s letter (Medical Student Performance Record, MSPR) for residency. The MSPR is a record of your assessment that provides a description of your academic progress, gaps, extensions and failures. 

If you receive a final grade below 60% in multiple courses, you may be at risk of failing the academic year. This could happen if: 

• You exceed a set number of failed course weights (more than 9 in year 1 or 10 in year 2), 
• fail the second attempt at remediating a modular course, 
• or fail three longitudinal courses or the remediation of one. 

Support is always available at the college of Medicine and they are committed to helping you succeed. 

Promotion and Failure Policy

• Apply for Manitoba Provincial Aid
• Apply for Federal Student Aid
• Explore U of M bursaries and awards
  
• Contact: AwardsUGME@​umanitoba.​ca
  
• Consider a medical student Line of Credit (LOC). Contact your bank or credit union for more details. 

• Disability Insurance – Strongly recommended (through Doctors Manitoba)
• Tenant Insurance – Protect your belongings
  
• Life Insurance – Optional depending on family needs
  

Doctors Manitoba provides a discounted exclusive disability insurance and offered without a medical exam. Contact Mark Venton or you can check out our insurance page for more details. 

• Doc360 – Free mental health support
• Max Rady Wellness
• MMSA Wellness Resources

• UGME Student Affairs – Academic coaching, career advising 
• Student Services (Bannatyne) – Confidential personal support – bcstudentservices@​umanitoba.​ca, 204‑272‑3190
  
• Student Accessibility Services (SAS) – Disability accommodation

Membership at Ongomiizwin – Education is open to all First Nations (Status, Non-Status), Métis and Inuit students currently registered in a health professional program. Membership gives you access to the programs, facilities and resources at the centre. 

• Inclusive space for First Nations, Métis, Inuit students
  
• Cultural teachings, Elder support, ceremonies, lodge access 

Elder Margaret Lavallee, Elder Charlott Nolin, and Knowledge Keeper George Muswaggon lead several cultural teaching sessions, ceremonies and events throughout the academic year such as solstice and equinox ceremonies, sweat lodge ceremonies, and sharing circles. They are also available for individual and group consultations by appointment. We have Indigenous student support staff available to provide personal and academic support

• Membership Form

You will also need to send a copy of your student card and Métis/​status card to ongomiizwin.​education@​umanitoba.​ca

Please email Ongomiizwin Education if you have any questions about the membership application process: ongomiizwin.​education@​umanitoba.​ca

• Contact: ongomiizwin.​education@​umanitoba.​ca
  

• Location: S206 Medical Services Building, M‑W 9 – 5; Th‑F 8:30 – 4
  

• MMSA Governance
  
• Interest Groups – List | Interest Group Policy
  
• Travel Manitoba Event Guide
• Stay social, balanced, and healthy throughout med school! 

Get Involved Outside School

Doctors Manitoba Mentorship Program

The program connects you with attending physicians, residents and other medical students to provide support and foster social connection in medicine. Learn more here.

University of Manitoba Students Union

UMSU offers students a variety of services and is the students’ voice to the U of M administration and the three levels of government 

Canadian Federation of Medical Students

The CFMS is a national organization which represents all Canadian medical students. It is made up of two elected representatives from each of the medical schools as well as a national executive. For a full list of benefits through CFMS, click here

Canadian Medical Association

The CMA is the national body that advocates for physicians across Canada. The CMA provides students with opportunities to get involved with the larger medical community through CMA/​Joule grants. Watch for further opportunities in the CMA newsletter sent regularly to your email account. 

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba

The medical profession in Manitoba is self-regulated. By virtue of being a medical student, you are enrolled as a member. They are a statutory body responsible for maintaining standards of practice through the administration of their codes of ethics, regulations and by-laws. Each year, you will receive an email prompting you to renew your membership.