Jump to content
Premed 101 Forums

Practicing In Canada Following A Us Md Degree


Recommended Posts

Hello,

 

I was told that it is hard to get a job/ residency in Canada after completing an MD degree in the US, but the reverse is not true (i.e. it is easy to practice in the states with a Canadian MD degree).  Does anyone know if this is true?  

Do US students have to take the Canadian equivalent of a board exam and re-do residency if they want to practice in Canada?  

Do Canadian residencies transfer to the US?

 

 

Thanks!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

Hello,

 

I was told that it is hard to get a job/ residency in Canada after completing an MD degree in the US, but the reverse is not true (i.e. it is easy to practice in the states with a Canadian MD degree).  Does anyone know if this is true?  

Do US students have to take the Canadian equivalent of a board exam and re-do residency if they want to practice in Canada?  

Do Canadian residencies transfer to the US?

 

 

Thanks!

 

 

I can only answer the questions about boards and residency. 

 

Essentially the Canadian stance is that you need equivalent training, specifically in years. So if you wanted to come back, many US programs are 4 years in length and you should do a 1 year fellowship, as many Canadian programs are 5 years in length. I doubt the actual degree really makes any difference, but the US schools place a heavier emphasis on basic medical science (in part because that's what Step 1 is all about). 

 

I was told to be safe, to write both the US and Canadian licensing exams for whatever I go into. So I will probably do the MCCQE Part 1 in 4th year after Step 2 CS/CK. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

×
×
  • Create New...