Best time to practice internationally and residency?

[Dr Turninkoff]

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Can you work internationally after PGY-1? what are some thoughts on this for people who don't want to specialize in the basic primary care specialties but want to work internationally before completing specialty residencies and settling down in the US. Any thoughts, experiences, etc? Is it even possible to work internationally before completing a residency? Furthermore, can you re-enter the match upon returning and would it make you more attractive to competitive residency programs if you had a few years experience in the field? (international clinical med)

 

[OzDDS]

Can you work internationally after PGY-1? what are some thoughts on this for people who don't want to specialize in the basic primary care specialties but want to work internationally before completing specialty residencies and settling down in the US. Any thoughts, experiences, etc? Is it even possible to work internationally before completing a residency? Furthermore, can you re-enter the match upon returning and would it make you more attractive to competitive residency programs if you had a few years experience in the field? (international clinical med)

What do you mean by work? Yeah you could get a job bartending and travel if you wanted. 😀 If you don't have any training yet other than your degree I don't see what you really be able to do unless.. hmm. You may be able to get an internship position possibly abroad which would be pretty damn cool and give you some great experience. It also may depend on if you are an MD or DO graduate, because most countries outside the US don't recognize the DO degree as the same as an MD.

Read this thread and ask some of these guys... they may be able to help you out.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=155397

 

[OzDDS]

I don't blame you.. The way the health system is going in the US these days, esp if Kerry gets in and our health system goes the way of Canada's. I think a lot of US docs would want to broaden their horizens elsewhere. I hear Australia's health system is a lot more privatized than Canada and the UK's. It seems to be just about on par with the US as far as I can tell. So if the US system changes. Maybe we'll see a flood of US trained docs head that way. Only time can tell. 😎

 

[menemotxi]

I don't blame you.. The way the health system is going in the US these days, esp if Kerry gets in and our health system goes the way of Canada's. I think a lot of US docs would want to broaden their horizens elsewhere. I hear Australia's health system is a lot more privatized than Canada and the UK's. It seems to be just about on par with the US as far as I can tell. So if the US system changes. Maybe we'll see a flood of US trained docs head that way. Only time can tell. 😎

I don't know how many Canadians you've ever talked to about their healthcare system, but every Canadian I know loves it. You appear to be misinformed.

 

[manwhoisthursdy]

I don't know how many Canadians you've ever talked to about their healthcare system, but every Canadian I know loves it. You appear to be misinformed.

Then why do rich Canadians and Canadian politians routinely fly to the U.S. for medical treatment . . . because it's by far superior here. Everyone is covered there, but at a much lower level of quality.

It's a simple fact that you have to wait longer for the same procedures. If you are unable to provide because of poverty, the government should help. But Canada's philosophy is that if you have serious problems, are responsible and relatively fortunate and have worked in order to have the savings to buy quality insurance to get care for them, but the problems are not emergencies, TOUGH. You still have to wait with EVERYONE ELSE. And, you have to pay higher taxes towards healthcare.

That's a strong disadvantage of Canada's system. Lots of Canadians might still like the fact that anyone can get basic lower level care . . . but in order to provide that in the US we are *not* required to adapt their hugely inefficient nationalized system.

 

[Fermata]

Then why do rich Canadians and Canadian politians routinely fly to the U.S. for medical treatment . . . because it's by far superior here. Everyone is covered there, but at a much lower level of quality.

True. But there are also increasing amounts of people flying out of the U.S. to get some surgeries done that insurance companies wouldn't cover.

It happens.

That being said, I'm very thankful that I'm a citizen of this country and have access to our healthcare system.

 

[OzDDS]

Can you work internationally after PGY-1?

Dr Turninkoff, did you have anywhere specific in mind you were interested in working or training?