medpak Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 Can someone who is a practicing physician in US practice in Canada if they have a DO degree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 6 minutes ago, medpak said: Can someone who is a practicing physician in US practice in Canada if they have a DO degree? Google is your friend. Any degree MD, MBBS, DO, MBBCH, MCBH etc can practice in Canada if they have the appropriate residency training and licensure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calopee Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 DO's and osteopathes (d.o.'s) are also 2 very different things. Beware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medpak Posted April 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Well, isn't DO a doctor of osteopathic medicine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la marzocco Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 To echo JohnGrisham's point, DOs can practise in Canada as long as they have the requisite residency training and licensure. However, USDO graduates, alongside with other IMGs, compete in the IMG-designated stream in the 1st round of CaRMS. Whereas USMD graduates and CMGs compete in the CMG-designated stream in the 1st round of CaRMS. The competitiveness in the IMG-designated stream is arguably stiffer, so if you're debating a USDO school and would like to eventually do residency in Canada, caveat emptor. Optically, USDOs may still have a bit advantage in comparison to other IMGs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calopee Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 11 hours ago, medpak said: Well, isn't DO a doctor of osteopathic medicine? Yes, but in Quebec we have osteopathes (very debatable education) that go by d.o. Just saying so that you don't mix up both... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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