m0b1liz3 Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 I am curious if it is possible to get excemptions from rotations in 1st year if you are coming over as an IMG with 2-3 years of experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mourning Cloak Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 No way. The Royal College & the department will have extremely specific requirements laid out for PGY 1-5. Alterations are virtually unheard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Well, family physicians who re-enter specialty programs would get credit for a general rotating PGY-1. I don't know how they consider IMG training - I suspect it's on a case-by-case basis, so you would need to check with your program/faculty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satsuma Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 It wouldn't hurt to ask the program you are applying to. There is an IMG (with experience) on my current rotation who was given a certain amount of credit. This would be something done on a case by case basis though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physiology Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Hi, The Royal College, to IMGs, is extremely picky about what it recognizes as equivalent to Canadian training. It is done on a case by case basis. Even Americans have trouble. For instance, some specialties are 4 years long in the States, but 5 years in Canada. People who complete these American residencies usually have to do one extra year of residency to practice in Canada. The college recognizes developed, English-speaking, Commonwealth training more easily than let's say China, Iran, or Germany. Unfair? Definitely, but that's the way the college works. There are exceptions (ie. you have to be exceptional, recruited by a Canadian university, etc), but again, the circumstances are unique to to every individual. Many IMGs have told me they feel tricked and deceived when they move to Canada. Yes, your foreign medical degree is recognized, but it does NOT necessarily confer you the right to immediately practice medicine in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0b1liz3 Posted February 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 I was just thinking along the lines of a few rotations. I have done 20weeks of gen surg/ortho and 9 months of emergency. I would be happy to do more of this in Canada if I thought it would add anything to my training. But the rotations are much shorter so there is little to be gained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinknoodle Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 I know some IMG pathology residents have skipped PGY1 at Toronto. Personally, if a former pathologist has to skip any time, I wouldn't think PGY1 would be what to miss, rather PGY2, but that's just me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughboy Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 I know some IMG pathology residents have skipped PGY1 at Toronto. And on the flip side, there is a junior resident in my program in Toronto who was a staff physician in this specialty overseas, but has to do his entire residency over again despite the fact that he very clearly knows his stuff cold. I think skipping some or all of the junior years is very individual/program/luck specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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