Clinical electives in Canada
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Have you graduated medical school in your home country?Please help me on how to get into a elective and then medical residency in Canada
Not yet... Close to completion. 4th yrHave you graduated medical school in your home country?
But you haven’t done your residency right? Are you a Canadian citizen? What specialty are you trying to apply to?Not yet... Close to completion. 4th yr
No I haven't done my residency. And I am not a citizen. I would like to get into obstetrics and gynecologyBut you haven’t done your residency right? Are you a Canadian citizen? What specialty are you trying to apply to?
Other choices internal medicine and Emergency Medicine.No I haven't done my residency. And I am not a citizen. I would like to get into obstetrics and gynecology
You have a lot of research to do. You don’t qualify to do a residency if you are not a citizen or PR. If you do become a PR you would have to pass the licensing exams and try to get a residency spot. The biggest issue is that you are highly unlikely to ever get a residency spot especially as a specialist. There are very few residency spots after Canadian graduates have been matched. Then Canadians students that studied abroad or Canadian graduates who haven’t matched the first time or want to switch specialties get the first chance to pick any leftover residencies. Most in the 2nd group can’t find a residency. The next group to select from the leftover residency spots are the international medical graduates (IMGs). Unless you studied and trained in one of a few countries IMGs have to repeat their residencies in Canada. The problem is there are no residency spots available. Currently only around 1% of IMGs get licensed to be able to practice medicine in Canada and it is usually limited to family medicine. Often family medicine in remote or rural communities. There are a few provincial retraining programs for family doctors in rural/remote locations. Believe that may be 20-40 spots per year. Would discourage IMGs from moving to Canada if they want to practice medicine. Would consider other countries like the UK, US, other European countries, Australia, NZ and gulf countries once you finish your residency in your home country or you can look to see if you can complete your residency in the countries.
There is lots of information available. Surprised you have not done more research already. There are plenty of stories of IMGs or Canadian citizens who went to school abroad who can’t get residencies spots in Canada and aren’t able to practice.
There is lots of information available. Surprised you have not done more research already. There are plenty of stories of IMGs or Canadian citizens who went to school abroad who can’t get residencies spots in Canada and aren’t able to practice.
Thank you so much for the info.You have a lot of research to do. You don’t qualify to do a residency if you are not a citizen or PR. If you do become a PR you would have to pass the licensing exams and try to get a residency spot. The biggest issue is that you are highly unlikely to ever get a residency spot especially as a specialist. There are very few residency spots after Canadian graduates have been matched. Then Canadians students that studied abroad or Canadian graduates who haven’t matched the first time or want to switch specialties get the first chance to pick any leftover residencies. Most in the 2nd group can’t find a residency. The next group to select from the leftover residency spots are the international medical graduates (IMGs). Unless you studied and trained in one of a few countries IMGs have to repeat their residencies in Canada. The problem is there are no residency spots available. Currently only around 1% of IMGs get licensed to be able to practice medicine in Canada and it is usually limited to family medicine. Often family medicine in remote or rural communities. There are a few provincial retraining programs for family doctors in rural/remote locations. Believe that may be 20-40 spots per year. Would discourage IMGs from moving to Canada if they want to practice medicine. Would consider other countries like the UK, US, other European countries, Australia, NZ and gulf countries once you finish your residency in your home country or you can look to see if you can complete your residency in the countries.
There is lots of information available. Surprised you have not done more research already. There are plenty of stories of IMGs or Canadian citizens who went to school abroad who can’t get residencies spots in Canada and aren’t able to practice.
Yes I haven't actually researched on Canada. But I have done for USA... Found that it was difficult to get a visa there... So I was looking into other countries too.
Is it easier to get into USA? Medical residency in obgyn?
Thank you so much for providing me information!
It is much easier to get a residency in the US wouldn’t say it was easy though. You would need a J1 visa and a school who would accept you into their residency program. There is no guarantee that you would be able to practice in the US after that since you would need an H1B.Thank you so much for the info.
Yes I haven't actually researched on Canada. But I have done for USA... Found that it was difficult to get a visa there... So I was looking into other countries too.
Is it easier to get into USA? Medical residency in obgyn?
Thank you so much for providing me information!