McMasterMD Posted July 31, 2022 Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 Hello folks, As a Canadian resident in a surgical specialty, can one do electives in the US? E.g. in Cali? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdlifecrisis Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 interested in this as well considering europe and USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edict Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 You would have to talk to your program director, I know it is possible but completely depends on your PD signing off. They need to believe that whatever exposure you get there will be equivalent to whatever you get here. You would also need to have a restricted license to practice medicine in the US is my assumption and a visa, it is different from being a medical student as you would be expected to work as a resident while there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnuts Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 Canadian-to-US residency level electives are very unusual. It's very difficult to work. There are both visa (national) and credentialing (state and hospital dependant) hurdles. Usually you're limited to observerships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edict Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 Sorry misread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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