M-9, r. 26.1 - Regulation respecting medical specialties

Updated to 1 October 2024

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chapter M-9, r. 26.1

Regulation respecting medical specialties

Medical Act

(chapter M-9, s. 3).

Professional Code

(chapter C-26, s. 94, par. e).

DIVISION I CLASSES OF SPECIALTIES

1. The Collège des médecins du Québec recognizes the following specialties:

(1)  Anatomical Pathology

(2)  Anesthesiology

(3)  Medical Biochemistry

(4)  Cardiology

(5)  Cardiac Surgery

(6)  Colorectal Surgery

(7)  General Surgery

(8)  General Surgical Oncology

(9)  Pediatric Surgery

(10)  Orthopedic Surgery

(11)  Plastic Surgery

(12)  Thoracic Surgery

(13)  Vascular Surgery

(14)  Dermatology

(15)  Endocrinology and Metabolism

(16)  Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

(17)  Gastroenterology

(18)  Medical Genetics

(19)  Geriatric Medicine

(20)  Geriatric Psychiatry

(21)  Hematology

(22)  Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

(23)  Clinical Immunology and Allergy

(24)  Infectious Diseases

(25)  Emergency Medicine

(26)  Pediatric Emergency Medicine

(27)  Family Medicine

(28)  Adolescent Medicine

(29)  Critical Care Medicine

(30)  Occupational Medicine

(31)  Internal Medicine

(32)  General Internal Medicine

(33)  Maternal-Fetal Medicine

(34)  Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

(35)  Nuclear Medicine

(36)  Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

(37)  Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

(38)  Nephrology

(39)  Neurosurgery

(40)  Neurology

(41)  Neuropathology

(42)  Obstetrics and Gynecology

(43)  Gynecologic Oncology

(44)  Medical Oncology

(45)  Ophtalmology

(46)  Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

(47)  General Pathology

(48)  Hematological Pathology

(49)  Forensic Pathology

(50)  Pediatrics

(51)  Developmental Pediatrics

(52)  Respirology

(53)  Psychiatry

(54)  Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

(55)  Forensic Psychiatry

(56)  Radiation Oncology

(57)  Diagnostic Radiology

(58)  Rheumatology

(59)  Public Health and Preventive Medicine

(60)  Urology.

O.C. 914-2010, s. 1; O.C. 835-2015, s. 1.

DIVISION II TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL

2. The following specialist certificates issued by the Collège before 25 November 2010 become:

(1)  for the specialist’s certificate in endocrinology, the specialist’s certificate in endocrinology and metabolism;

(2)  for the specialist’s certificate in gastroenterology, the specialist’s certificate in gastroenterology;

(3)  for the specialist’s certificate in obstetrics-gynecology, le specialist’s certificate in obstetrics and gynecology;

(4)  for the specialist’s certificate in otolaryngology, the specialist’s certificate in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery;

(5)  for the specialist’s certificate in community health, the specialist’s certificate in community medicine;

(6)  for the specialist’s certificate in physiatry, the specialist’s certificate in physical medicine and rehabilitation.

O.C. 914-2010, s. 2.

2.1. The following specialist certificates issued by the Collège before 22 October 2015 become:

(1)  for the specialist’s certificate in pediatric general surgery, the specialist’s certificate in pediatric surgery;

(2)  for the specialist’s certificate in community medicine, the specialist’s certificate in public health and preventive medicine.

O.C. 835-2015, s. 2.

3. Becomes a holder of a specialist’s certificate in family medicine on 25 November 2010, the physician who:

(1)  has a permit issued in 1994 or before and is not holder of a specialist’s certificate;

(2)  has a permit issued after 1994 and has passed the final examination in family medicine of the Collège des médecins du Québec.

O.C. 914-2010, s. 3.

4. (Omitted).

O.C. 914-2010, s. 4.

REFERENCES

O.C. 914-2010, 2010 G.O. 2, 2934

O.C. 835-2015, 2015 G.O. 2, 2742