Any Canadian med grads in USA for ortho?

[stu.dying]

Have heard the canadian job market is brutal, so just looking for opinions/advice from any who made the move!

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[OrthoRox]

Have heard the canadian job market is brutal, so just looking for opinions/advice from any who made the move!

If you match it’s fine. If you’re In Canada the more logical path so to do residency there, write your steps - all of them, and plan on doing a US fellowship on an h1b visa. But you need to write your steps.

It’s all planning. It’s easier to get into ortho in Canada. In fact if US Med students miss out on ortho in the US, they should consider applying to a Canadian program they could do ortho there and return to the US easily. There’s direct equivalency.

Think outside the box. Big picture.

Addendum: if you haven’t caught the logic yet. It’s arbitrage. Ortho in Canada isn’t as competitive because there are no jobs and it pays poorly for the hard job they do. So Med students in Canada don’t apply. So it’s less competitive. But you can do your training there, be well trained and jump ship to the states through a fellowship. Make sure you have an H1B or heck even a J. Visas can be converted. Don’t worry just do it.

It’s all about putting yourself in a strong position and planning years ahead.

 

[bic_atlantis]

If you match it’s fine. If you’re In Canada the more logical path so to do residency there, write your steps - all of them, and plan on doing a US fellowship on an h1b visa. But you need to write your steps.

It’s all planning. It’s easier to get into ortho in Canada. In fact if US Med students miss out on ortho in the US, they should consider applying to a Canadian program they could do ortho there and return to the US easily. There’s direct equivalency.

Think outside the box. Big picture.

Addendum: if you haven’t caught the logic yet. It’s arbitrage. Ortho in Canada isn’t as competitive because there are no jobs and it pays poorly for the hard job they do. So Med students in Canada don’t apply. So it’s less competitive. But you can do your training there, be well trained and jump ship to the states through a fellowship. Make sure you have an H1B or heck even a J. Visas can be converted. Don’t worry just do it.

It’s all about putting yourself in a strong position and planning years ahead.

How would one go about applying for Canadian residency? Also can DOs apply?

 

[Medstart108]

How would one go about applying for Canadian residency? Also can DOs apply?

DOs are considered IMGs, but MDs can apply as CMGs. The main difference is the number of IMG spots is a lot fewer than CMG spots. Although there are rumors that this could change starting 2026 and that US MDs may become IMGs when they apply to Canada as well.