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Hey folks,
I know the issue of Residency in Canada vs US has been discussed extensively, however I did not find an answer to my question and would like to approach the issue from a different angle.
I'm a 25 y/o final year medical student, graduating in June, and faced with the tough task of choosing the next step in my career.
I'm faced with two options:
A. Do an extra year of internship in my home country, finish up the USMLE's and head directly to the U.S for residency.
B. Do a 2 year paid postdoc fellowship research in Ottawa, Canada, obtain the Canadian citizenship, then either continue residency in Canada or go back to the U.S
My specific questions are:
1. Academically/Experience, is there a big discrepancy between residency in the U.S vs Canada ?
2. I know that salary wise, Residents are paid in a similar manner, however how do the financial compensation compare post-residency ?
3. Can a Canadian citizen who did his/her's residency in Canada work in the U.S medical field ?
4. Does being a Canadian citizen make it easier to get accepted into U.S residency programs when compared to other IMG's ?
Hope anyone can answer these questions and perhaps give me an honest opinion/advice on what to do next.
Regards
I know the issue of Residency in Canada vs US has been discussed extensively, however I did not find an answer to my question and would like to approach the issue from a different angle.
I'm a 25 y/o final year medical student, graduating in June, and faced with the tough task of choosing the next step in my career.
I'm faced with two options:
A. Do an extra year of internship in my home country, finish up the USMLE's and head directly to the U.S for residency.
B. Do a 2 year paid postdoc fellowship research in Ottawa, Canada, obtain the Canadian citizenship, then either continue residency in Canada or go back to the U.S
My specific questions are:
1. Academically/Experience, is there a big discrepancy between residency in the U.S vs Canada ?
2. I know that salary wise, Residents are paid in a similar manner, however how do the financial compensation compare post-residency ?
3. Can a Canadian citizen who did his/her's residency in Canada work in the U.S medical field ?
4. Does being a Canadian citizen make it easier to get accepted into U.S residency programs when compared to other IMG's ?
Hope anyone can answer these questions and perhaps give me an honest opinion/advice on what to do next.
Regards