DO for Canadians: 2012-2013

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Canadian Going to KCUMB

To those who are going down the DO route.. How are you paying for this?

I noticed TD bank wont give out loans to non MD schools

Originally Posted by ameetsing

Canadian Going to KCUMB

To those who are going down the DO route.. How are you paying for this?

I noticed TD bank wont give out loans to non MD schools

I'm in the process of applying for private student loans from US banks. I have US cosigner though.

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Originally Posted by ameetsing

Canadian Going to KCUMB

To those who are going down the DO route.. How are you paying for this?

I noticed TD bank wont give out loans to non MD schools

CIBC will. Currently working with BMO right now. Also, OSAP will give about 10.5k/year as well.

Originally Posted by ameetsing

Canadian Going to KCUMB

To those who are going down the DO route.. How are you paying for this?

I noticed TD bank wont give out loans to non MD schools

Yeah same I wound up going with CIBC and it was no problem at all as far as getting a loan for a DO school. As far as I am aware TD is not good for student loans, and scotiabank, BMO, or CIBC are your best bets.
Good luck

I would try RBC as well.

So, is anyone coming to WesternU (Pomona California) for the 2017 class? If you are looking for a place to stay, I have an apartment ready, you just have to move in! PM if you are interested

It's in Claremont, a nice little college town. It has something like the 2nd highest average household income in California. About a 10 minute drive from school, or 3.6 miles away, in a gated community.

You get a bedroom, the master bathroom, your own parking spot. Kitchen, living room and dining area is shared.
$600 a month, utilities not included (usually around 50 dollars a month).

Question for Canadian students:

are any of you interested in OMM in particular? I met a canadrian-trained non-physician osteopath working in the states recently and he has a wonderful practice here doing straight OMM.

I ask because I am an american and my passion is OMM. I'm wary of US DO schools since though the medical education would be great, you get very little OMM for the time you put in.

How are the canadian osteopathic programs regarded? I know of the 5 year full time in Montreal and the 5 year part time in Vancouver.

US DO = Full scope medical doctors with OMM.
Canadian Osteopaths = Just OMM - I would infer that you would learn more OMM in pure osteopath programs, but that may be speculation.

Just be aware that no Canadian program has any governmental accreditation. Buyer be ware.

Hi guys at the risk of asking an obvious stupid question...

When you say do an ACGME residency as a DO, can DO's do any and all ACGME residencies or only dually accredited ones? or does this eligibility somehow hinge on doing the COMLEX and USMLE?

I was just wondering as I had heard that DO's can only (right now, pre merger) do dually accredited residencies under ACGME and sponsoring AOA residencies. Thus post merger all residencies should be in theory open to us Canadians as long as they will do the whole visa bit?

Also I wanted to know if the J-1 waiver is a sure fire thing or if its a chance thing by which I mean, after serving in an designated under served area for 3 years or so will one automatically receive the waiver or will they only be eligible for the waiver and perhaps receive it after some bureaucracy?

Can one go for a AOA residency with a j1 visa, get the waiver and work in the us? If you want to live and work in the US after your residency what is the best course of action?

DOs can apply for and potentially match at any ACGME program

Cbest, are you canadian?

As a Canadian, not all residencies in the US will be willing to sponser visas. AOA residencies are not recognized in Canada, so you would not be able to do them to come back. J1 vs Hb visa, Hb is better. Tnere are residencies who have never had to do visas for Canadians so it will be new for them. While it may be possible on paper, its not black and white. if you do well on your boards, your chances increase but that's easier said then done.

I'm a Canadian that has graduated from DO school and is currently a resident at an ACGME program. Transitioned from the OPT extension of my F1 visa to an H1B for this year.

If you're a Canadian planning on attending a DO school, it'll definitely be important to have all your ducks in a row. Make sure you a plan for visa status and a backup plan as well. Ensure the residency programs you're interested in have dealt with visas before. And yes, Canada does not currently recognize AOA training so ACGME or Canadian programs are your only options.

These are in fact straight forward issues but the process can be a bit anxiety-provoking!

Originally Posted by advair250

Cbest, are you canadian?

As a Canadian, not all residencies in the US will be willing to sponser visas. AOA residencies are not recognized in Canada, so you would not be able to do them to come back. J1 vs Hb visa, Hb is better. Tnere are residencies who have never had to do visas for Canadians so it will be new for them. While it may be possible on paper, its not black and white. if you do well on your boards, your chances increase but that's easier said then done.

cant sum this up much better

Originally Posted by cbest

I'm a Canadian that has graduated from DO school and is currently a resident at an ACGME program. Transitioned from the OPT extension of my F1 visa to an H1B for this year.

If you're a Canadian planning on attending a DO school, it'll definitely be important to have all your ducks in a row. Make sure you a plan for visa status and a backup plan as well. Ensure the residency programs you're interested in have dealt with visas before. And yes, Canada does not currently recognize AOA training so ACGME or Canadian programs are your only options.

These are in fact straight forward issues but the process can be a bit anxiety-provoking!

Congrats!!
What field did you match?