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  1. MasterDoc
    No, you are fine. It's not like a masters where they stop you from applying to other programs before completing. For what it is worth, I know someone who switched to dentistry during their pharmD program.
  2. MasterDoc started following (Neurosurg) Realistic advice about job prospects, How to match to dermatology?, What advice would you give to an M1 who has an idea of the speciality they want to go in to? and 2 others
  3.    neurologist19 reacted to a post in a topic: Did you get in with a low GPA (70s/low 80s)? What was your MCAT score?
  4. MasterDoc
    Can you please make a most highlighting how you acheived a 522?
  5. MasterDoc
    nope, similar situation here too
  6. MasterDoc
    no jobs
  7. MasterDoc
    I think you are referring to salaries in the US, where they definitely were higher in a 60's, 70's and 80's. You see US physicians echoing this, but I think they forget that salaries have fallen in all sectors after the 80's not just in medicine. This is why you need two incomes to run a household where in the 60's you usually just had the man as the breadwinner. I think this is due to jobs being outsourced to China and the introduction of women in the workforce. When you have twice as many people in the workforce, the commodity of labor goes down and companies start paying their employe
  8. MasterDoc
    Weren't physicians income really small which is why we saw the brain drain to the US. From my understanding Canadian physician incomes increased in the late 90's - early 2000's to keep more physicians here.
  9. MasterDoc
    I think if you live there for 24 consecutive months leading up to applying you are considered IP
  10.    Butterfly_ reacted to a post in a topic: Help choosing an undergrad program
  11. MasterDoc
    If you plan on staying there in the summer, then go to Calgary so you can become IP for both BC and Alberta. This alone will give you a bigger advantage than anything else. And if you are in grade 12 and you want to move away for uni, then I suggest going to a Sask university. Sask IP has such a huggguuee advantage it's almost ridiculous.
  12.    Pakoon reacted to a post in a topic: What would the salary/lifestyle of a cardiologist (or cardiothoracic surgeon) look like?
  13. MasterDoc
    IS it really that easy for Canadians to work in the US after Canadian training? Jnuts on here who is an orthopod on here says that it's difficult unless you have a US greencard. Can you explain this a bit furthut? Is it because of the higher taxes in Canada?
  14.    zxcccxz reacted to a post in a topic: What would the salary/lifestyle of a cardiologist (or cardiothoracic surgeon) look like?
  15. MasterDoc
    On a different note, I know some programs have started to request undergrad transcripts for a while now. How much does this affect you in Carms for the competitive specialties. I speak as someone who had a horrendous GPA my first 2 years, and I am worried that this will hinder me in Carms.
  16.    keipop reacted to a post in a topic: What would the salary/lifestyle of a cardiologist (or cardiothoracic surgeon) look like?
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  18. MasterDoc
    Optho is in no way shape or form "easy" to match to. Optho and plastics are always competing for the number 1 hardest specialty to match into. As for Rads, its usually between the 3rd - 5th hardest residency to match. Getting a Cardio fellowship after a GIM residency is also no easy feat as it's the most competitive fellowship of GIM. As for CT surgery, there are only around 10 or spots in all of Canada, but there are only like 2 people at each med school hoping for CT surgery. It's one of those specialties where they would rather a spot go unfilled than chose a sub-par candidate. Hence,
  19. MasterDoc
    Right, we lack government funding which is why there are no med school seats and no jobs for specialists/surgeon. But, as our population ages the government will be forced to open up new seats because we will absolutely need MORE doctors. But, with less taxpayers (as boomers get old, we will have less working people and more old people to support) they will have to cut corners somewhere and that might mean lower compensation for physicians. Looks like they are only proposals. But I am doubtful whether it will turn into anything meaningful. Apparently the same thing happened in 2008 wit
  20. MasterDoc
    I can't help but think that one day it won't be as good for physicians in Canada as it is now. The only reason med school seats are so restricted is because they need to keep the supply of docs low so salaries can stay high. But, it is pretty clear that our society NEEDS more doctors. We simply don't have enough to go around and with Canada's aging population on the rise, this will only increase the demand. So as the boomers get old, we will have more old people than tax payers. Our government will be scrapped for money and the deficit that covid created, we will have to pay for this also
  21. MasterDoc
    OH gosh! Just reading that made my heart sink. This might just be the saddest statement I have heard on this site.
  22. MasterDoc
    Well, this is just out right rude!
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