MedZZZ Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 Hi All, I am an MS3 and have to choose my electives including OOP electives pretty soon. I am thinking between IM and FM and I cannot decide which one is my preferred choice at this point. Location is very important for me so I would rather stay here in BC where my family is. So I would rank IM and FM in my current location first but if I have to do residency OOP, I would rather do FM so I can come home after 2 years rather than having to stay there for the next 5 years. Knowing that both FM and IM in my home province is increasingly competitive, I would like to know how you would advise me on choosing my electives considering that I have 20 weeks electives allowance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiceham Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Home school was BC as well also applied to IM/FM back then. There are a lot of really good electives in BC that would be useful for IM/FM. At this time you probably already scheduled all your BC electives. Can consider doing ~6-8 weeks of OOP with IM/FM split, in a city/program that's relatively higher on your non-UBC list. I think ultimately it will be up to your decision re: whether you like IM or FM more, GIM vs subspecialties, lower mainland vs. mid-sized/rural community, etc. MedZZZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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