terrypk1 Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Hey people. I am a canadian studying medicine in a LCME program in the US. I wish to come back to Canada for residency training. Is there any exam or requirement I need to meet before applying to the CARM system. Thank you all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstreet Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 I too would like an answer for this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughboy Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 If you have specific questions that aren't answered by the big honkin' menu on the CaRMS website that says "I am studying in Canada or the US" (click on the picture of the cute girl in blue scrubs holding an iPad) then please post them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonto Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Coming back to Canada from the US, you are considered a CMG (canadian medical graduate). You have to do exactly the same things and tests as the Canadian students do. Nothing more, nothing less. Thus, CMG's need to write the MCCQ1 and 2 before finishing residency to get an independent license to practice - so do you. The only caveat is that since you are in an American school, you most likely have to write the USMLE Step 1 and 2. Those tests are insanely hard and suck, but every american writes them, so it is what it is - means you get some extra knowledge from studying. The only way those tests can be used in Canada for practice is some pain in the butt alternate path where you don't need to write the MCCQ1&2 but instead need 12 months supervision etc etc after finishing residency to get an independent licence to practice in Canada. You don't want to deal with that path so moral of the story is - as an American medical student coming back to Canada you get to write the USMLE step 1 & 2 AND the MCCQ1 & 2. That is it. There is nothing else different, nothing else to deal with. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youtalkintome? Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Are Canadian medical graduates applying to CARMS at a disadvantage in competition with Canadians? Or is it mostly dependent on how well you do on the MCCQ1&2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Are Canadian medical graduates applying to CARMS at a disadvantage in competition with Canadians? Or is it mostly dependent on how well you do on the MCCQ1&2? You write the two exams after you match. MCCQ1: End of 4th year MCCQ2: October of the second year of residency. Matching in Canada is much less based on hard numbers like an exam score than the US. Most med schools are pass/fail so you don't even have grades to go off of. A huge amount of the rank list submitted by the program is determined by how you perform on elective at that program. It's uncommon for people to match to a place in which they haven't done an elective (at least for Canadians in Canadian school anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnuts Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 It's tough for US grads to compete with Canadians in smaller specialties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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