Major Field of Study (MFS)

370-441 - Health Professions and Related Technologies

384-388 - Medical Specializations (Non-surgical)

384 - Neuroscience

Study of the anatomy, physiology and disorders of the nervous system.

• Example Program Names:

  • Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Neuroscience

385 - Paediatrics

Specialized study in the branch of medicine dealing with the growth and development of the child from infancy through to adolescence and the care treatment and prevention of diseases, injuries and defects of the child.

• Example Program Names:

  • Medicine Pediatrics
  • Paediatrics
  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics Medicine

386 - Psychiatry

Studies and training in the medical science dealing with the origins, diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders. The training includes inpatient and outpatient experience, emergency psychiatry, liaison psychiatry, child psychiatry, community psychiatry, psychotherapies and psycho-pharmacology.

• Example Program Names:

  • Medicine Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry

387 - Radiology

Studies in the medical science dealing with radioactive substances, x-rays and other ionizing radiation and the application of radiological principals to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Some special techniques in this field include diagnostic imaging, radiopharmaceutical preparation and the use of medically useful nuclides, position emission tomography, ultrasound and computer assisted tomography.

• Example Program Names:

  • Medical Radiography
  • Medical Radiology
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Radiology

388 - Medical Specializations - Other

Other medical specializations such as anaesthesiology, dermatology, geriatrics and the treatment of kidney disease.

• Example Program Names:

  • Anaesthesia
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Dermatology
  • Geriatrics
  • Kidney Disease