Guest AG Posted April 3, 2003 Report Share Posted April 3, 2003 Hi, I just wanted to clear something up. 'cradlecrotch', I think your statement (from the forum titled 'Caribbean Medical Schools') is a bit misleading. "Landing an American residency is a snap for a non-US citizen with decent USMLE scores, and after completing that you are no longer considered an IMG (int'l med grad) by the Royal College....this entitles you to come back to Canada." I don't think it is that easy to gain residency, or is it? My understanding was that if you want to gain residency you need the H1-B visa, which I hear is hard to get (reference: http://www.caribbeanmedicine.com/proscons.htm). With regards to coming back to Canada to work, I thought that this could be done but it is VERY unlikely to happen (reference: http://www.caribbeanmedicine.com/openletter.htm). As I'm thinking of going to Ross, I'd appreciate anyone's and everyone's thoughts on this subject. Thanks. AG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cradlecrotch Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 Again, take the advice on Caribbeanmedicine.com with a grain of salt. The author is a very outspoken person with strong personal opinions...so much so that they have gotten him into trouble in the past...but that is another story. Don't only rely on what he says. Returning to Canada is, currently, not an easy proposition. Not impossible, but it's a long road. Investigate the various IMG programs in your province. Ontario has a couple, some of which are not very appealing. However, they do have a program whereby they'll accept physicans who are in practice. In Ontario, the best bet is to complete a US residency, then seek Canadian licensure. You'll have to pass al the relevant Canadian exams (4 of them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.