Hi!
I'm new to this student doctor forum.
I'm born & raised in Canada, and I'm almost finished 3rd year medicine at Dalhousie University in Canada.
I've spent two summers in India - one in Hyderabad, and one in Delhi - and subsequently, I've fallen in love with the country. And someone there, actually.
Anyway, my dream is to move permenantly to India, and practice there. I'm interested in working in the area of women's health and HIV/AIDS. I would like to do my residency/postgraduate training in India, as crazy as it sounds. People advise me that it would be best to get all my training done in Canada, but I think that two advantages of doing PG training in India would be (1) I wouldn't face so much trouble in terms of getting licensed through the Medical Council of India if I had my PG training there and (2) I would be trained in the environment that I would later work in.
Does anyone have any advice about particular PG programs that I might look into? Am I the only medical graduate in the world who is wanting to go the "other way", i.e. from Canada to India? Furthermore, does anyone know of any programs that might allow me to do PG training in India while making a little bit of money to help pay off my huge student loans?
Very appreciative of your help!