Our global presence
The Royal College is recognized as advancing some of the best medical education standards in the world. Through our international office, Office of International Collaboration (OIC) and business unit, Royal College International (RCI), we support Fellows, clients, academic partners, and health stakeholders in more than 40 countries who share our passion for medical education excellence.
Consulting services
RCI helps clients transform their postgraduate medical education (PGME) systems, establish networks and transfer knowledge. Our consulting services range from faculty development to accreditation. Learn more about our core services and, if interested in working with us, contact international@royalcollege.ca.
Find out where we’re making a global PGME impact: [ + Expand ]
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Bolivia
Ministry of Health and Sports -
Brazil
Associação de Apoio a Residência Médica de Minas Gerais
Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia y Traumatologia -
Chile
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Universidad del Desarrollo -
China
Peking University First Hospital -
Colombia
Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Medicina
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Sociedad Colombiana de Urologia -
Ghana
Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons -
Jordan
Arab Board for Health Specializations -
Kuwait
Kuwait Institute for Medical Specializations -
Lebanon
Lebanese American University -
Mexico
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey -
Nepal
Nepal Medical Council -
Oman
Oman Medical Specialty Board -
Peru
World University Service of Canada -
Qatar
Sidra Medicine -
Russia
Kazan State Medical University, Tatarstan
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Saudi Arabia
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
King Abdulaziz University -
Switzerland
United Nations Institute for Training and Research -
Turkey
Koc University Healthcare Group
Lokman Hekim University -
United Arab Emirates
Dubai Health Authority
Department of Health - Abu Dhabi -
West Africa
West African College of Surgeons
International Development, Aid and Collaboration (IDAC) funding program
RCI allocates a portion of its consulting proceeds to support Fellow-led projects that help to improve health profession education and local capacity in low- and middle-income countries. Learn more about the funding program.
Check out where we’re supporting Fellow-led projects through IDAC: [ + Expand ]
- Caribbean
- East Africa
- Ethiopia
- Guyana
- India
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
- Ukraine
- West Africa
Curious to know more about some of the projects we support? Visit the Royal College Newsroom. Additional articles featuring new projects beginning this year will be published throughout 2022.
Academic collaborations
OIC works closely with sister Colleges around the world to help build communities of practice in medical education and share knowledge and common interests.
Learn who we’re collaborating with on these important initiatives: [ + Expand ]
- Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
- College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland
- Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
- Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Royal College of Anaesthetists (United Kingdom)
Tri-nation Alliance
Together with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, we created the Tri-nation Alliance.
The Tri-nation Alliance brings together medical profession leaders, educators, regulators and policy makers from Canada, Australia and New Zealand to address big-picture subjects from across the sector.
Centre of Academic Excellence (Latin America)
With Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, we collaborate to:
- expand the regional scholar community by developing training programs in PGME for academic leaders, faculty and residents in Latin America;
- boost research and scholarly work that contributes to advances in postgraduate medical education in the region; and
- introduce innovations to achieve excellent standards in PGME.
Learn more about the Centre of Academic Excellence
Why we engage internationally
OIC and RCI support the achievement of excellence in PGME and lifelong learning around the globe. Our international outreach and programs support jurisdictions to build their specialty medical education system, practice standards, local capacity, and communities of practice through knowledge sharing and support.
We strongly believe that through engagement and education, we build together stronger health care systems and the best health care for all.
We carefully consider which projects and clients to support based on several criteria, including alignment with our vision and resources available to ensure OIC and RCI have the capacity needed to make a local impact in those jurisdictions. In all projects, the safety and security of staff and Fellows is of paramount importance, as are social, geopolitical and health and safety considerations.
The OIC and RCI international portfolio is regularly reviewed with the RCI Board of Directors.
For more information, please contact the OIC and RCI teams at international@royalcollege.ca.