2. In this Regulation,(1) “committee” means the committee composed of persons other than the members of the executive committee and formed by the board of directors of the Collège des médecins du Québec under paragraph 2 of section 86.0.1 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26) to examine applications for permits, specialist’s certificates, diploma equivalence and training equivalence;
(2) “diploma in medicine” means a diploma recognized by Government regulation as giving access to the permit or to a specialist’s certificate, made under the first paragraph of section 184 of the Professional Code;
(3) “equivalence of the diploma in medicine” means recognition by the Collège that a diploma issued by an educational institution situated outside Québec certifies that the candidate’s level of knowledge and clinical experience is equivalent to that of a holder of a diploma with a degree in medicine;
(4) “postdoctoral training equivalence” means recognition by the Collège that training acquired at an educational institution situated outside Québec is equivalent in duration and content to that in accordance with Schedule I;
(5) “resident” means the holder of a diploma in medicine or the candidate recognized by the Collège as having the equivalent of a diploma, who is registered in a postdoctoral university program and effects training periods in that program;
(6) “training sites” mean centres operated by institutions within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or institutions within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5), affiliated with universities that issue medical diplomas as well as offices, medical clinics or other sites proposed by the university’s competent authorities and recognized by the committee.