question on UofT and McGill

[avenirv]

for the american medical community, which canadian medical school is more prestigious, UotT or McGill ?

thank you.

[Kuantum]

That's like asking which is a better tasting fruit, strawberries or mangos? It really depends on the person and what you want in a medical school. Generally speaking, however, I think McGill is more known around the world because some pretty famous people have studied there, but I also know UofT is probably considered one of the best places in the world to study medicine. As an American, your best chances are at McGill.

[EJL]

Harvard is the McGill of the South

 

-EJL

[peachy]

for the american medical community, which canadian medical school is more prestigious, UotT or McGill?

If you're talking about, say, applying to American residency programs after doing medical school in Canada, then I'm sure that your particular performance would be much more important than negligable differences in reputation between having gone to one school or another.

[TimmyMax]

Hey,

 

For the american medical community, which canadian medical school is more prestigious, UotT or McGill ?

Thank you.

What difference does it make??? Both schools suck equally at football!

Actually, so does Harvard come to think of it...

[avenirv]

That's like asking which is a better tasting fruit, strawberries or mangos? It really depends on the person and what you want in a medical school. Generally speaking, however, I think McGill is more known around the world because some pretty famous people have studied there, but I also know UofT is probably considered one of the best places in the world to study medicine. As an American, your best chances are at McGill.

 

wasn't one of the few nobel prizes got by an UofT guy ? do you remember insulin ?

who can be more famous than a nobel prize winner ?

my question, if anybody really reads it, is about the opinion of the american medical community.

[jmarks3452]

you're probably best off asking someone at studentdoc or another American forum. on the Canadian forums, none of us really care about the prestige of one Canadian med school versus another, or how the American medical community views each school - they're all the same to us.

[studentz]

McGill's probably more well known by first-entry residency directors simply because all those US students McGill takes go right back for residency, whereas I don't think a single UofT student went to the US last year. However, dozens of Americans come to the Toronto hospitals for fellowships each year and the school is also very well known. At the end of the day though, if your USMLE Step I score will matter more than which of the two you attend.

[CutieYellow]

I think that's kinda a ridiculous question. If you want the States so badly, why don't you go do your med schooling there ?! That way, for sure they are going to know your school. Other than that, i feel as though it's not what school you're from but how you do that truly matters in the end.

[avenirv]

I think that's kinda a ridiculous question. If you want the States so badly, why don't you go do your med schooling there ?! That way, for sure they are going to know your school. Other than that, i feel as though it's not what school you're from but how you do that truly matters in the end.

 

where did i say that i want US so much ?

if you really try to read, you'll understand that very many canadians go for fellowship to US; and getting accepted for that fellowship depends a lot on the prestige of the school you come from.

so, cutie, what is ridiculous ?

[avenirv]

McGill's probably more well known by first-entry residency directors simply because all those US students McGill takes go right back for residency, whereas I don't think a single UofT student went to the US last year. However, dozens of Americans come to the Toronto hospitals for fellowships each year and the school is also very well known. At the end of the day though, if your USMLE Step I score will matter more than which of the two you attend.

 

thank you.

[CutieYellow]

It's not the school you come from. It's your dossier that matters. I know people from lots of school that have gotten fellowships in the states, and that didn't go to either McGill or UofT. What's ridiculous is that you are saying you should choose your med school accordingly. Like i said, if you wanted warranty of fellowships in the USA, might as well do your med in the US.

[muchdutch]

Because there isn't the 'tier' ranking among Canadian schools like there is among American ones, wouldn't they all be considered of the same prestige level? In which case it doesn't really matter, as all of the other posters have said already...

[avenirv]

It's not the school you come from. It's your dossier that matters. I know people from lots of school that have gotten fellowships in the states, and that didn't go to either McGill or UofT. What's ridiculous is that you are saying you should choose your med school accordingly. Like i said, if you wanted warranty of fellowships in the USA, might as well do your med in the US.

 

which residency (in the same field) is seen better in US (for fellowship): UofT or McGill ?

if it is what you say it means a residency at the newest medical school in sudbury is the same for the US schools as one at UofT or McGill. i do not think so.

[Kirsteen]

Hi there,

 

In part, school does matter. I was just in a rotation where the staff were interviewing residents for fellowship positions. A couple of the factors that are important in selecting a candidate for a fellowship position are research productivity and well-known folks with whom you've worked (and who can vouch for you). Obviously, this is going to vary by school, and larger (better funded) schools will tend to offer more research opportunities and the ability to be surrounded by people with a certain reputation within a given field. No, these are not the only two factors that are considered--it is a multifactorial selection process--but they are two factors that are school-dependent.

 

Cheers,

Kirsteen

[avenirv]

Hi there,

 

In part, school does matter. I was just in a rotation where the staff were interviewing residents for fellowship positions. A couple of the factors that are important in selecting a candidate for a fellowship position are research productivity and well-known folks with whom you've worked (and who can vouch for you). Obviously, this is going to vary by school, and larger (better funded) schools will tend to offer more research opportunities and the ability to be surrounded by people with a certain reputation within a given field. No, these are not the only two factors that are considered--it is a multifactorial selection process--but they are two factors that are school-dependent.

 

Cheers,

Kirsteen

 

you got it.

and now: which one, UofT or McGill ?

[Kirsteen]

Hi again,

 

I'd say that it will depend largely on the field of interest. Some schools have stronger programs than others.

 

Cheers,

Kirsteen