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I'm an internal medicine resident in a smaller program/town, however my partner lives in a large city in another province. The goal is to eventually move there, and I'm wondering if anyone has any advice on how I can optimize my fellowship applications or how to make it easier to relocate as a staff. Thanks! -
I applied to internal pretty broadly but really undecided on ranking and feel like I don't know a lot of the programs well. I have a non-medicine partner who is able to move wherever I end up, and we have family pretty scattered across the country, so am pretty open to going to most programs. I'm a UofT student so pretty familiar with the program here, but otherwise don't feel like I have enough info at other places to make a decision. I was hoping people could provide some pros/cons about the programs they know well? This is kinda what I have so far: UofT: Pros: Research, fellowship options, decent service/teaching ratio, night float model R2/R3 Cons: More learners so less opportunities (most go to fellows), variable control over where in the city you'll end up, large program so less interaction/support for PD/staff Queens: Pros: Supportive program, procedural opportunities earlier, good service/teaching ratio, night float model R2/R3 Cons: Less fellowship opportunities, less intense research, small city McMaster: Pros: Supportive program/PD responsive to change, good fellowship options, good research, night float model R2/R3 Cons: Heavier service to teaching ratio, a lot of changes recently Ottawa: Pros: Supportive program/PD, good fellowship options, good research Cons: Heavy on service, no night float model R2/R3 UBC: Pros: Good teaching, good fellowship/research Cons: More learners so less opportunities, no night float model R2/R3, less interaction/support from PD/Staff If anyone has anything to add or change (this is mostly just what I understood from info sessions so could be wrong) or insights into other programs (Calgary, Western, Dal, McGill), would really appreciate it!
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Got a few inboxes from med students who are considering a US residency, so I thought I'd host an AMA. Answers to most common questions I got : Undergrad - In Ontario GPA - 3.70 MCAT - 512 Research in Undergrad - 1 year in a research lab without any publications (I got played by the professor who made me do all the work and fired me as we approached publication). Med school - Caribbean Big 4 (AUC/SGA/SABA/Ross - don't go anywhere else because they are NOT fully accredited and will ruin your odds of matching) Residency - GIM How many attempts to get residency - First try Visa status - J1 in USA, Canadian citizen, no other passports USMLE Step1/2 CK/3 - 242/245/251 Research in medschool - 4 case reports published, (surprisingly, they also get read!) Current year - PGY2 Future plans - Likely will not do fellowship, considering practicing in Canada vs USA at this time -
US trained physician planning to move to Canada to be with my husband. Taking the internal medicine exam that’s coming up soon- just this coming week! Does anyone have any practice questions they’re willing to share? Please email me: Asma.syed3@gmail.con any help would be appreciated!!!
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Hey guys, I’m an Université de Montréal medical student and I have my mind set on internal medicine. I always heard it was fairly uncompetitive due to the large number of spots/programs, but apparently for the last couple of years it’s been really hard to get into. This is really disappointing since I didn’t really want to apply to FM (just all out IM -broadly). I was wondering if you guys know 1. If it’s still an option to only apply IM and be pretty safe in terms of Carms. 2. How to become competitive? Particularly research, which isn’t an area I’m really experienced in. Would a lot of research really help secure a spot? Are extracurriculars really important? Or do they just want good clinical grades/Letters? 3. Is Quebec different? I’m bilingual but have a preference for staying in Quebec or Ottawa/Moncton because of the French opportunities there. I would apply to both French and English across the country though to increase my chances. Savez-vous si les programmes de médecine interne au Québec recherchent des étudiants ayant fait beaucoup de recherche?
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Hey guys, I’m an Université de Montréal medical student and I have my mind set on internal medicine. I always heard it was fairly uncompetitive due to the large number of spots/programs, but apparently for the last couple of years it’s been really hard to get into. This is really disappointing since I didn’t really want to apply to FM (just all out IM -broadly). I was wondering if you guys know 1. If it’s still an option to only apply IM and be pretty safe in terms of Carms. 2. How to become competitive? Particularly research, which isn’t an area I’m really experienced in. Would a lot of research really help secure a spot? Are extracurriculars really important? Or do they just want good clinical grades/Letters? 3. Is Quebec different? I’m bilingual but have a preference for staying in Quebec or Ottawa/Moncton because of the French opportunities there. I would apply to both French and English across the country though to increase my chances. Savez-vous si les programmes de médecine interne au Québec recherchent des étudiants ayant fait beaucoup de recherche? Quote
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Hi everyone :) I'm a student from one of the prairies schools applying to IM this cycle. i was lucky to get some interviews including uoft and ubc (my top choices). I've never been to vancouver or toronto but I heard things about each city from residents. I really want to move out of the prairie for this next chapter of my life but im having a hard time deciding between these two schools in terms of ranking. Could you guys share anything you know about each program? I heard that uoft is notorious for being service heavy and not too collegial - but I also heard that it's easier to get into uoft sub-speciality if you do your residency there. Not too familiar about UBC but apparently it's service heavy too. Also the match rate for its residents was really bad this year..yikes Thnx!
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I have really enjoyed my Peds rotation as well as IM rotation and their ambulatory options and can see myself enjoy doing either of them as a career. So I was thinking of taking electives in both in order apply to both. Anyone got any thoughts on this? Is it a good idea? You or anyone you know has done this? Would it reduce my chances of getting accepted if Carms Committees see that I have taken both electives?
