There are several pathways:
PA are very small classes and extremely competitive to get into. Health Admin jobs are primarily done by people who have worked in the healthcare profession. I would suggest an MBA that would provide much wider scope of practice in business and healthcare vs healthcare admin. Physiotherapy is extremely competitive masters program. Without an undergrad in epidemiology you may have a difficult time getting into a masters course. Not sure why you’d do a masters in kinesiology unless you are interested in exercise science and want to do a PhD. I like the nursing bridging program and then becoming a nurse practitioner which is similar to a PA. Probably the easiest route with guaranteed employment.
IMO, all those careers are offered as college diplomas which are a "lower level" than being a doctor. So applying for a study permit to one of those would have a high chance of refusal.
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Is any of that 5 years a residency program or can you start practicing family medicine after graduation? So much training is actually done in residency not in medical school.
What graduate program did they do? I see many IMGs being advised to do the same graduate programs like public health and health admin that don’t lead to great opportunities. Remember one IMG that did a masters in public health but still couldn’t find employment because there are lots of graduates when most of the public health jobs are actually done by nurses.
My wife didn't end up studying, I did. We read that IMGs had high SP rejection rates when trying to take college diplomas or even graduate certificates. That's why we decided to change our strategy and it was me who applied for a SP.
To study you need to show that it will lead to career advancement do it makes sense why most SP for IMGs would be refused especially for college level courses. If doing a PhD (if you did medical research) or a good MBA (if you were involved in business in addition to your practice) that would make sense. Many apply for masters or college courses that are catered to the Canadian healthcare system so it would make no sense to take the course and return home. Most courses wouldn’t make sense if you were a practicing doctor. A fellowship would make sense but that is not a pathway to remain in Canada. International fellows are expected to return to their home country with the new knowledge and fellowships are open to international grads for that reason. Although IMGs can practice medicine as a fellow they would have to repeat their residency to be able to immigrate. Many IMGs incorrectly think that fellowship is a pathway to practice medicine in Canada but it isn’t. I can understand where the confusion comes from.
You are asking for a response from a post from 2018 so you will likely not get a reply.
