Taking time off residency to pursue research elsewhere - an option??

[bluemonkey]

Hi there, I am a MS4 hoping to match to psych. There is a burning question I have that I am not able to find the info to anywhere: If a Canadian psych resident wants to pursue a PhD during their residency and the best person to supervise their project happens to be at another institution abroad, would they be able to take leave from their residency program to pursue this? If anyone in any residency can shed some light on this, it would be so appreciated! Thank you.

[robclem21]

This should be discussed with the individual programs and PDs. The answer likely varies.

[bearded frog]

Yeah it's not impossible but would be up to the parties involved.