health&wellness&balance Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 Is medical school environment in Canada competitive? or does it depend on school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takasugi Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 UofT probably is BC a lot of keeners and gunners go there At the school I go to, I was pleasantly surprised at how much everyone tries to help one another, share resources, etc Bambi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Nystead Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 I think you don't feel as much pressure from the school but more so personal pressure depending on your specialty choice. If you want family, you prob won't be as stressed as if you wanted Derm or Ophtho or Plastics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1D7 Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Schools that still use(d) grades have a competitive environment. In my time I believe the only schools that use grades instead of P/F were Quebec schools. I would say a hypercompetitive environment is rare in P/F schools, though a few people here and there may have some issues in clerkship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INTJ-A Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 I can only speak for UAlberta as I've just started it. We have a pass/fail curriculum so I think that definitely takes the edge off. Also it has been stated to us quite a few times during the orientation week that the program is no longer meant to stratify us as premed programs do, so again I am expecting far less competitiveness and quite a bit more collegiality than in undergrad. Cannot speak for any other schools but would be interested in hearing what they're like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanmari Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 For some reason U of T has that rep, but even within U of T the majority aren't gunning for competitive specialties and are just fine regular students. And the gunners don't really openly compete either, it's not the Olympics. Mathmaximum, DrOtter and petitmonstre111 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 School dependent. At my med school, students were collaborative, helpful, non-competitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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