sapphire17 Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Out of curiosity, do most visiting students avoid McGill as a place for electives due to needing French and also the fact that they don't consider electives of less than 4 weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osgoodschlatter Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 English is the main language used at McGill's teaching hospitals ,, and i have no idea about the minimum time need for an elective to be valid , good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaminC Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 I'm a 4th year doing an elective at McGill right now. I too have noticed many students don't do visiting electives here and I'm not sure why. The whole team functions in English, although there are definitely side conversations in French, and some patients only speak in French. It is *helpful* to have French but certainly not necessary - there are lots of nurses etc. around that can help translate if need be. I know they do say 4 weeks minimum is required for electives (I am doing 4 weeks), but there is another student here only doing 2 weeks, so I'm sure you can get around it if you ask the department directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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