Residency questions!

[Nano]

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Hey guys, i would like some information about the following issues if possible....and i would appreciate that no one gives me sarcasm... thank you! =D

Ok so i'm graduating from George Mason University (in Virginia) with my Biology degree and moving to montreal (cuz i'm getting married) to attend medical school there. I'm looking at going to montreal university, sherbrooke most likely. So i do plan to take the step 1 and step 2 as i am taking their MCCQE 1 and MCCQE 2. Afterwards, i would like to come back to the states and do my residency here. So my citizenship status now is permanent resident, but before i go there i will get my citizenship in hand (i mean i've been in the states for 12 years). I also do have canadian citizenship...so now i would like to know, am i going to be considered an international resident because i studied medicine overseas, or am i not going to be because i'm american citizen? What residencies are usually easier to get into in my case and which i should consider less to consider because they may be difficult...concerning my international education, not step 1 and step 2 really cuz obviously i haven't taken them. I guess you can give me the average range score and tell me which residencies would be hard/easy to enter. Also, anythign extra i need in my applications as a med student graduate from canada.

I just wanna know these infromation before i start med school so i keep in mind as i'm going through med school (i'm a very ahead planner).

Thank you in advanced! 😀

 

[gutonc]

I just wanna know these infromation before i start med school so i keep in mind as i'm going through med school (i'm a very ahead planner).

Thank you in advanced! 😀

Canuck med grad = US med grad. Issue is usually with visa but if you are a US citizen, you'll be fine.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

Just so we're all on the same page:

It's actually either the Univeristy of Montreal or the Univeristy of Sherbrooke -- both have medical schools. They are not related, as far as I know. You will be ridiculed for calling either "Montreal University". Both are completely in French, so actually you will not be taken seriously unless you call them by their french names.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Hey guys, i would like some information about the following issues if possible....and i would appreciate that no one gives me sarcasm... thank you! =D

That is not likely to be possible, but I will try.

Ok so i'm graduating from George Mason University (in Virginia) with my Biology degree and moving to montreal (cuz i'm getting married) to attend medical school there. Afterwards, i would like to come back to the states and do my residency here.

So you're moving to Montreal because you're getting married, but want to come back to the US for residency? Are you not planning on being married in 4 years? I suppose with the divorce rate being what it is...

Oops, sorry. That was a tad sarcastic. Damn, I held out for about 34.6 seconds.

Why not stay in Canada to do your residency? Or at least see if you match and if not, come to the US?

...so now i would like to know, am i going to be considered an international resident because i studied medicine overseas, or am i not going to be because i'm american citizen?

Canada is not considered "overseas". If you attend an LCME accredited school, you will be treated the same as someone who attended medical school in the US, especially if you have PR or American citizenship.

What residencies are usually easier to get into in my case and which i should consider less to consider because they may be difficult...concerning my international education, not step 1 and step 2 really cuz obviously i haven't taken them.

Ok, I cannot keep the sarcasm turned off. How about the following novel ideas:

1) specialize in what you really enjoy? Many, many pre-meds claim they would be happy doing anything, as long as they are a physician. 35 years of a career you don't really enjoy is a long time to be bored, if not miserable.

2) specialize in what you would be competitive for?

Besides, many middle of the road residencies wax and wane in competitiveness. You are not an international student, so leave that out of the equation.

Probably Plastics, Derm, Rad Onc, Ortho, and ENT will always be competitive.

Probably FM, Medical Genetics, Nuc Med, Peds and Psych will always be less competitive. Note that some individual programs may be more difficult to get into.

Everything else pretty much falls in between.

I guess you can give me the average range score and tell me which residencies would be hard/easy to enter.

Data tables with average USMLE scores are available at www.nrmp.org

Also, anythign extra i need in my applications as a med student graduate from canada.

This isn't relevant. As long as you don't require a visa and graduate from an LCME school, you will be considered on par with an American grad.

I just wanna know these infromation before i start med school so i keep in mind as i'm going through med school (i'm a very ahead planner).

Some things just cannot be planned out this far in advance.

Get into medical school.

See what interests you.

See if you are competitive enough for that field.

Apply for the match(es).

Match.

Start residency.

Enjoy your life.

 

[McGillGrad]

WS, you crack me up. 🙂

 

[Nano]

Winged scapula, i appreciate your reply! I like your information. Thank you.

And to reply to others: I am just trying to apply to a broad range of residencies, Canada and the US. The reason i'm going to Canada and not staying here because i will be done with my bachelors degree but my husband to be will still be going at it. It's selfish of me to tell him to come here, take ESL classes, and then start his degree all over again. But he does not plan to stay in montreal for long, so this is why i am looking into my residency choices to have an idea where i should apply and not apply...and US is an option to move back to after he's done with his education. So if i have no chance here, then that why i'd plan something else. I'm just the type that likes to have an idea about everything, and this way i'm not surprised at the time of application. I like to know all my options ahead of time. My husband is the type who would move to wherever i get into residency.

And, i know that Université de Montréal and Université de Sherbrooke are two separate schools...you probably didn't understand what i meant...and i know french, so please keep your french grammar corrections to yourself...i wrote it in "english" so people can sort of understand i guess...i didn't mean to offend anyone.


Also, i've checked the LCME accredited schools and all quebec medical schools are listed there.

Alright...that answers my questions. Thank you very much! WS, you weren't sarcastic...=D at least i wasn't offended!

Thank you/Merci everyone! =D