Islandcrazy Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 I always assumed that if you wish to practice in Canada after a residency in the US it has to be the same amount of years. However I was told that is not the case for EM in Canada by a EM resident. I'm still hesitant to believe that person as I can't find that information anywhere on the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandcrazy Posted July 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 In case anyone is wondering I think I may have found the answer on the CPSO website. Its called the fourth pathway, it basically states that through this pathway the years of residency in the US and those in Canada no longer have to match up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moo Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 EM is one of the few specialties that is completely transferrable between Canada and the US. Some US programs are 3, others are 4 years. In Canada, CCFP-EM is 3 years (but 2 is FM), and the RC program is 5. Thus, the training standards aren't even uniform in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gb35 Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 EM is one of the few specialties that is completely transferrable between Canada and the US. Some US programs are 3, others are 4 years. In Canada, CCFP-EM is 3 years (but 2 is FM), and the RC program is 5. Thus, the training standards aren't even uniform in Canada. Wait, completely transferable? You mean if you did an EM residency in the states there are no loopholes you have to jump through to come back to Canada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moo Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 I believe so. Don't quote me on this however. I have seen many US-residency trained EM docs in Canada. You should go to your provincial college to inquire about how they will recognize your training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandcrazy Posted July 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Thanks for the information Moo. According to the CPSO website it does appear that you are right about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviathan Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Just remember that's for CPSO and not necessarily other provinces. That said I know a doc in Vancouver who did their EM training at UCLA but don't know the specifics of how they were able to transfer it over to BC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubcredfox Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Well, it certainly holds in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. I know US trained EM doc's working in both provinces without restriction. They didn't have any residency-training related hassle coming to Canada. I do not know if it would be province dependent, either, as the Royal College is the one that determines if your training is valid, and this is a national organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moo Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Well in BC, the College requires you to have either a CCFP (or CCFPEM) or RCPSC certification to be registered. It used to be that you could register with 2 years of appropriate clinical training but this is no longer the case. Thus, it all comes down to challenging the appropriate exam for the RC or CCFP. US trained family docs, if they pass the American FP exams, can apply to get the CCFP designation which would satisfy the BC College requirements. Not sure about emerg though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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