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Please see the updated and confirmed schedule overview for DRIVE 2027 below.

Exam Information

Oral Exam

The DRIVE oral exam component will be in-person, at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Toronto International Airport.

The oral exam will take place on Saturday, March 6, 2027.

  • The oral exam consists of 8 examination stations that are OSCE (oral structured clinical examination) style, and 1 rest station.
  • You will be required to visit each examination room in sequence. Each station will last approximately 20 minutes.
  • You will be scheduled into one of the streams once you have registered and receive confirmation.
  • Effort will be made to place those with longer travel times home at an earlier timeslot, however this cannot be guaranteed.

Written Exam

The written exam will take place at your home institution in May or June 2027. Please be sure to check with your PD or PA for more information.

Exam Location, Travel and Accommodations

The oral exam takes place at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel at the Toronto International Airport.

Hotel booking information will be shared in the coming weeks.
Please ensure your travel plans do not interfere with your exam time.

Exam Registration

2027 DRIVE Examination Registration

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Home Address*
Will you be taking the DRIVE examination in English or French?*
Examiner Registration

DRIVE Examiner Registration

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Have you been an examiner before?*
In which language will you be able to participate as an examiner?*
The exam takes place in person on Saturday, March 5, all day. We ask that all examiners be available from first thing Saturday morning until 5:00 p.m. Do you have availability during this timeframe?*

Which stations could you best be assigned to?*
Select all that apply. Assignments are not guaranteed.

Sponsors

Thank You to Our 2026 DRIVE Sponsors!

Lead DRIVE 2026 Supporters

Novartis
L’Oréal
AbbVie
Lilly
Neutrogena Aveeno
UCB
Arcutis
Pfizer
LEO Pharma

Proud DRIVE 2026 Supporters

Regeneron
Sanofi
Organon
Johnson & Johnson
BioScript Solutions

Committee

2025-2026 DRIVE Committee

Co-Chairs

Dr. Annie Langley, MD, MSc, FRCPC, DABD
University of Ottawa
Dr. Alexandre Lemieux, MD, FRCPC
Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Outgoing Co-Chairs

Dr. Nicole Maillet-Lebel, MD, FRCPC
Dalhousie University, Memorial University, Sherbrooke University
Dr. Cathryn Sibbald, MD, FRCPC
University of Toronto

Junior Co-Chairs

Dr. Kyle Cunningham, MD, FRCPC
University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Anastasiya Muntyanu, MD, PhD, FRCPC
University of Toronto

Contact Us

For all resident and staff inquiries about the DRIVE program, please complete the form.

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