Transfer Opportunities

[drmd2015]

Hi,

 

I was wondering if any of you had heard of transfer opportunities into surgical programs aka heard of anyone switching out of your program. I'm an R1 in a non-surgical 5-year program in Ontario and hoping to transfer into a surgical program, pretty much anywhere. I need to submit a list of programs that I'm considering, to my own dean's office so I'd really appreciate it if any of you knew of possibly available spots this year.

 

Thanks!

[W0lfgang]

Any surgical program? Even ortho or neurosurg?

[chromeboker]

My understanding is that transfers are rather circumstantial as there has either a) has to be an opening in any given PGY or your province needs to fill that position desperately and will pay for your spot (ex. a rural ENT)

[drmd2015]

Any surgical program? Even ortho or neurosurg?

hmm my top 4 would probably be cardiac, vasc, gensurg, obsgyne (yes I know it's not classically considered "surgical"). And I'll mention this one just because opportunities come up once in a while despite it being crazy competitive usually. . ENT

 

Thanks

[drmd2015]

My understanding is that transfers are rather circumstantial as there has either a) has to be an opening in any given PGY or your province needs to fill that position desperately and will pay for your spot (ex. a rural ENT)

Yeah that's my impression as well, hence why I asked if anyone had heard of openings.

 

Thanks