Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings
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10 - Health and related fields

61. - Medical residency/fellowship programs

This series comprises residency and fellowship programs that prepare physicians (MD), osteopathic physicians (DO), and podiatrists (DPM) for certification as practitioners of recognized medical specialties. These programs are approved and accredited by designated professional associations and require from one to seven years to complete, depending on the program. Residency or fellowship programs that also result in the completion of an academic degree (e.g., MS, MSc, PhD), should be reported under one of the clinical sciences codes located in Series 26. Biological and biomedical sciences or in subseries 51.14 Medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies, rather than in a residency code located in Series 61.

61.99 - Medical residency/fellowship programs, other

This subseries comprises instructional program class 61.9999.

61.9999 - Medical residency/fellowship programs, other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Medical residency/fellowship programs.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • other medical fellowship programs
    • other medical residency programs

    All examples

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