FailureToThrive Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Asking for a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edict Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 I've never heard of it being done but i'm sure if you have family reasons that were unforeseen it could be done. May be possible in certain circumstances though at certain schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowmen Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunAndMoon Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 19 minutes ago, Snowmen said: By law, you can't apply to medicine for four years after accepting an offer to attend medical school in Quebec. What law? Curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goleafsgochris Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Generally, if it is possible, it would be after you finish preclin and transfer for clerkship. Would need very good reason. Otherwise you'd have to reapply and start over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indefatigable Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 I looked into this - it's almost impossible. Only a handful of schools consider transfers, and at least for me, I realized the particular pre-clinical / clinical structure at my current school would rule out any possible transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowmen Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 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 »." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurefamilydoc Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 I know of one student in my class who transferred between Ontario schools for family reasons, but it occurred in the time between clerkship and preclerkship which likely made it easier to facilitate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shematoma Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 I had someone transfer in to my class from out of province to do their clerkship for family reasons. I think this is the only point in time of the training at which a transfer would have been considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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