Bureau d'Aide Aux Médecins Étrangers Du Québec

in 2007 it was estimated that approximately 3000 foreign medical graduates (fmg) having immigrated to québec found themselves unemployed and unable to practice medicine. this figure has grown each year since, and though the government has undertaken measures to increase the number of places for educational training post medical doctorate for foreign medical graduates (fmg) in canadian universities, the process of recognition remains difficult and dissuasive for new medically trained immigrants (fmg). foreign medical graduates (fmg) and students registered in medical faculties outside of canada are required to submit for themselves their accreditation requests to the medical council of canada (mcc), and to the college des medecins du québec (cmq), additionally to this, they are required to submit certified translations of their transcripts, deans letter, diploma and register for the numerous examinations in order to finally introduce the request to become a licensed practitioner or regi