The Michael G Detroiter School of Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, offers major programs in undergraduate, postgraduate, and graduate medical education. The Undergraduate Medical Program for the MD degree has 148 students admitted each year. The three-year program uses a problem-based approach to learning that can be applied throughout the physician's career. The components have been organized in sequential blocks with early exposure to patients and case management. The academic program operates on an 11-month annual basis, and students qualify for the MD degree at the end of the third academic year.