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I see, guess it must have just been a rumor then. Thank you all very much for your answers!

Hello, I am aware that most critical care fellowships take residents from IM, EM, anesthesia and general surgery. I overheard that there is an hidden rule for critical care fellowships to reject applicants from the core 3 year IM program (i.e. they only take people who have already completed cardiology, respirology or GIM). Is it true? And if so, would a GIM or resp fellow be able to integrate critical care into their fellowship, so instead of doing 2 years GIM, they can do 1 year GIM/resp+2 years critical care medicine?

Good to know, thank you for your responses!

Hello, Just wondering if someone in GIM or for example endo becomes interested in cardio after practicing for a few years, can they apply to the match again? Or are they technically stuck in their specialty? Thanks!

Hi! Very specific question, but given how competitive EM and FM+1 here in Canada and not so much south of the border, would it be reasonable to apply to EM in the US as well for carms, given that step 1 and step 2 are completed? I assume there are a few hurdles, including training length differences. Do you know of anyone that has done this before as a non-US citizen CMG? Thanks!

Applied a couple times to McGill before getting in. The time I got in, my CV was radically different from my first application, but not so different compared the most 2nd most recent one. Adding more recent/meaningful work is always a plus, but if it is already super polished and reflects your best self, then theres no need to extensively readjust it.

There are no grad applicant category to McGill. I believe that if you complete more grad courses, it will add into your academic context (10%) and if you complete the degree, it will add more to it.

Hey! It might be a strange topic, but what specialty would be best suited for a career in global health? I know global health has a million different meanings, and my meaning would be more towards leadership/management (such as WHO), advocacy and sustainability development/research, rather than direct fieldwork. I am wondering what would be the best preparation for such a career? I currently am quite confused on what to go for (like many M2s), and don't have a particular specialty in mind. In fact, from shadowing, I actually enjoy the OR quite a bit, it is just the lack of time (and thus lack of time to engage in global health without sacrificing huge amounts of personal life) that is dissuading me from it. Would it be family med? GIM? Infectious disease? Tropical medicine? Or public health and preventative medicine (however, I am unsure about a completely non-clinical career). Thanks!

They take in anyone with a degree. If you have a doctoral (i.e. PhD, MD, DDS or JD) degree, you should enter at the associate level (just above the entry analyst level). The most important part is passing the case interview (very similar to prepping for MMIs in a sense). I think for MBBs, only 1% of applicants get an offer, which says something about the interview and hiring process. Secondary to case interview performance is the prestige/ranking of your university, GPA and any interesting extracurriculars (i.e. student council president, starting a business, raised x amount of money for charity).

The answers above are all quite informative and interesting. Barring the cost/benefit aside, there is definitely a demand for MD in the consulting industry. Consulting, in theory, requires quantitative research and analytic skills, and qualitative presentation and networking skills. A MD might not prepare for this as well as a MBA, but having a MD from a Canadian Uni is proof that you are a hard worker, and that is enough for many consulting firms. Although this is mainly a phenomenon limited to the US, many consulting firms actively recruit from MD campuses. In terms of salary, it is debatable, but if you survive in the consulting industry (many use a up or out promotion process), you will definitely make more than a MD ever will, since partners in MBB firms make up to several million a year. But again, consultants work as long or even longer hours than MDs and travel is a major part of the work, where the schedule is typically being away from the office (in another city/country) from Monday-Thursday, and returning to your home office on Friday. And the work, which is just entering values in excel or making Powerpoint decks, then moving up to supervising others making ppt decks, then moving up again where your job is to convince companies to hire your team so that you can do a fancy ppt presentation for them, may not be for everyone with a MD.

Hi! This might be a bit early, but I know that for carms, connections and letters count the most and for some competitive specialties, it would be ideal to have some research experience in the specialty. I come from a non-trad background with publications in an allied health field, and I am wondering if they count for anything during carms? If I do develop an interest in a competitive or semi-competitive field sometime later on, would it still be better to do some research in that specialty? Or would I have "ticked the box" for research?

Wow those are some amazing stats and CV. You probably have the same amount of publications as a fresh PhD graduate... Even though OOP for McGill is insane, I think you have a really realistic shot.

Wow!! Congratulations!!! I have been following you here and there for the past few years, and I am happy that you have made it! It must be a surreal feeling!!

This is incredibly rare. I have heard only of 1 case over the almost 10+ years I have been involved in an allied health field. Dropping out of med to pursue another program won't be seen that negatively, since for most allied health professions, they just don't care. As long as you have the degree and interview well with the head PT or nurse, you should be employable. My next question is, why? I understand that there may be strong personal reasons behind such a decision/thought, but the grass isn't always greener on the other side. If you dislike the clinical work that physicians do, chances are, the work that RNs and PT/OTs do are not that different. In the end, it is still healthcare and still a "trade" and service oriented. If you dislike patient care in general, there are fields like pathology or radiology where interactions with patients should be minimal. If you dislike everything about healthcare (in which you shouldn't go into an allied health profession either), you can always take up a teaching position, do consulting or work in a biotech company. There is no denying that having a MD offers you much more flexibility and opportunities compared to a BScN or PT/OT MSc, so why switch? However, if you have truly explored (through shadowing, talking with other professionals in the field, talking with your advisors, friends and family) an alternative healthcare profession, such as PT, and believed that it is your life's calling, then that would be an appropriate and logical choice to switch. But in almost every other case, it would not be a good idea, and sticking with the MD would be much better.

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