Aussie international student- admissions to US/Canada

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Hey there!

 

I am wondering if any of you may be able to help me... I am a 4th year BSc specialization student at the university of Alberta but I am an Australian international student.. I'm just researching my opportunities here in Canada as well as in the USA as I really don't want to go back (I know you're probably asking why!!)

 

Anyways...I'd like to find out some general information on med school admissions for international students. Does anyone know much about this?

I'm sure it's more difficult than for Canadians or US citizens/green card holders but does anyone know of schools that are more likely to accept international students?

 

Also...does anyone know of anyone I can talk to or any resources pertaining to med school admissions in Canada and the US for international students in general? I'm struggling to find anything really helpful!

 

Thanks a bunch!!

-Carolyn

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<pagetext>Sorry if this has been answered before:

 

Is it possible to go to a foriegn school (Ireland) and do a US residency... say IM or FP and work there for a while, and then work in Canada? Is the US residency recognized in Canada?

 

Does it make a difference if one went to a US med school?

Thanks.

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<pagetext>Does a specialist IMG have a better chance of practicing in Canada than a General Practioner IMG does?

 

In both cases, you still have to apply for a Residency right?

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<pagetext>I am not sure if my question is appropriate in this section - however I thought I would try to post it here in case someone can offer some feedback.

 

As a nurse - I was always under the impression that medical abbreviations and symbols were of an international nature. At work we (nurses and pharmacy) have been quite surprised (and stumped!) with the way orders have been written by one of the new (overseas trained) physicians. We are slowly learning to transcribe her particular orders but during this process I was dismayed to find that my internet searches for different types of abbreviations and medical symbols came up empty (ie: not able to find these particular symbols referenced).

 

I might add (and in all fairness) I think the hospital and physician are working at changing the way that either the orders are written or perhaps adding some of these 'new' abbreviations to our listings. Regardless, we are learning to interpret them and it has gotten easier since the beginning. Being from a smaller acute care hospital - maybe we have just been sheltered from varying ways of writing orders in the past.

 

Sooooo.... I have just found this interesting. I am wondering if anyone out there knows of a resource for learning more about the ways orders are written in other countries. As mentioned... I thought it was all an international system.

 

Thanks for any input.

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