Are subspecialties recognised in Canada?

[cloudberry]

Hello! I am just about to start my residency training in Ob/Gyn in Finland and I want to verify what a colleague told me. Does Canada really recognize easily doctors with a subspecialty in a certain field, e.g. maternal-fetal medicine, rather than the broad Ob/Gyn?
Thanks for all replies.

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[tussy]

Hello! I am just about to start my residency training in Ob/Gyn in Finland and I want to verify what a colleague told me. Does Canada really recognize easily doctors with a subspecialty in a certain field, e.g. maternal-fetal medicine, rather than the broad Ob/Gyn?
Thanks for all replies.

I am a general surgery resident in Canada, and yes, subspecialty training is very common in Canada and recognized.

 

[cloudberry]

I am a general surgery resident in Canada, and yes, subspecialty training is very common in Canada and recognized.

You sure? And is it true that docs with a subspecialty need to take only a subspecialty exam in order to be eligible to work in Canada?

Hm, sounds too good.. and the climate is like here in Finland..

 

[tussy]

You sure? And is it true that docs with a subspecialty need to take only a subspecialty exam in order to be eligible to work in Canada?

Hm, sounds too good.. and the climate is like here in Finland..

I have no idea about eligibility. I'm doing my training here in Canada, so it doesn't apply to me.

 

[f_w]

Canada has a good number of physician positions in the publicly run health sector that canadian graduates don't want to take. Most (but not all) of these positions are in remote or rural areas. For these positions, the medical registration authorities will indeed recognize foreign specialty training. But the provisional or temporary medical registration you can get for these positions is limited to practice in this particular location.

In order to practice as a regular subspecialist in a non-underserved location, you will have to complete canadian or US specialist training and write the RCPSC exam in that specialty (exceptions are eminent researchers etc).

 

[firetown]

Hello! I am just about to start my residency training in Ob/Gyn in Finland and I want to verify what a colleague told me. Does Canada really recognize easily doctors with a subspecialty in a certain field, e.g. maternal-fetal medicine, rather than the broad Ob/Gyn?
Thanks for all replies.

Check on the Royal College of Physicaians and Surgeons of Canada website to see if medical education in findland is recognized in Canada. As far as I know finland is not on the list which means that your training in finland is likely not to be recognized in canada. The implication is that after finishing your residency in finland, you will be required to repeat the whole training in canada in order to practice since you will be an IMG (provided you can secure any of the few spots in residency available for IMG's in canada).

Check this site of schools that are accredited by the Royal College:

http://rcpsc.medical.org/residency/certification/img_e.php

 

[cloudberry]

Check on the Royal College of Physicaians and Surgeons of Canada website to see if medical education in findland is recognized in Canada.

Thank you. Now would the training I will have be enough if I would want to be involved with clinical research after specialising? Is there any organisation that regulates clinical research in Canada or does it depend on scientific institutions only?

 

[firetown]

Thank you. Now would the training I will have be enough if I would want to be involved with clinical research after specialising? Is there any organisation that regulates clinical research in Canada or does it depend on scientific institutions only?

I am not sure about this. Best to contact the universities directly or the royal college. I think that if you manage to get a job at a university or a research institution, you will be a scientist but not recognised as a MD.