US Medical Student/Canadian Citizen to American Residency

[Guest vanquish444]

my life long dream is to work in the states

 

im plannin to apply for a few us med schools in the fall

but a few friends warned me about the policy for residency.....

especialyl when im not an US citizen....

 

letz say i graduated from an american med school

am i forced to leave the country and go back to canada for residency?

or... even if i DO get chance for residency in the states

am i treated equally among all the other US med school graduates?

[Guest moo]

You can definitely apply to do residency in the US. It's definitely possible, especially coming from a US school, to land a competitive residency in a good location. It might be harder than a US grad/US citizen, but if you go to a US school, do decently well (all Passes) you should be able to get a spot somewhere in the primary care fields (FP, Medicine, Peds, Ob).

[Guest vanquish444]

thats good to hear,

thx dude!

[Guest rads]

You will need a VISA to work in the US. Most Canadian citizens will get a J1, meaning that after residency you will be forced to go back to Canada (even if you do residency in the US). H1 is the Visa you need, but that is extremely difficult to get and hospitals are reluctant to sponsor these.