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This may be a silly question, but is it ever possible to transfer medical school or to apply to a different medical school?


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By law, you can't apply to medicine for four years after accepting an offer to attend medical school in Quebec.

For the ROC, leaving medical school to start over would probably be a pretty huge red flag.

I've seen transfers happen here on Premed101. There's only 1-2 examples I can think of and they were for extremely serious reasons (my-children's-mother-died-and-I-have-to-move-to-another-province-to-care-for-them serious level). Not because you don't like the school you're in. Typically, they also happen between clerkship and pre-clerkship or during clerkship. It would be pretty much impossible to switch during pre-clerkship from a logistical POV.

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32 minutes ago, Snowmen said:

I've seen transfers happen here on Premed101. There's only 1-2 examples I can think of and they were for extremely serious reasons (my-children's-mother-died-and-I-have-to-move-to-another-province-to-care-for-them serious level). Not because you don't like the school you're in. Typically, they also happen between clerkship and pre-clerkship or during clerkship. It would be pretty much impossible to switch during pre-clerkship from a logistical POV.

I agree with this.  I think it may be possible *in theory*, and as noted above may happen in extreme circumstances.  But I would DEFINITELY not count on it.  Even if it happens, it's rare to the point its almost not worth considering.  

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1 hour ago, SunAndMoon said:

What law? Curious

Perhaps "law" wasn't exactly the right word but per Sherbrooke University's FAQ, the ministerial order that determines how many spots are available each year contains this rule/law/whatever it technically is. I just checked and it's actually 7 years now.

"Selon la Politique triennale en vigueur statuant sur les nouvelles inscriptions dans les programmes de doctorat en médecine au Québec, « une personne ne peut être admise et comptabilisée qu’une seule fois dans les nouvelles inscriptions sur une période de 7 ans à partir de la date de la première inscription au doctorat en médecine »."

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