System for IMGs from UK

[Scottish Medic]

I am a final year medical student from Scotland and am keen on moving to Canada.

I would prefer to do residency in Canada as it makes sense to train in the system in which I plan to work.

As far as I can establish I need permanent residence in order to apply to CARMS which is fine though it will take a couple of years.

In addition most provinces seem to have additional hoops to jump through in terms of their IMG programmes (Alberta in particular which is where I would prefer to move to).

Is anyone able to give me any guidance as to how many other IMGs I would be competing with in these programmes as it seems that despite graduating from one of the best medical schools in Europe (or so we are told) the Canadian system seems to view us as inferior in some way.

As far as I can establish, if I do my post graduate training in the UK this will be recognised and all I will need to do is pass the licensing exams in order to work in Canada. If anyone happens to know otherwise I would appreciate it!

Any other input in how to get my self working in Canada as a doctor sooner rather than later would be welcome!

I am interested in ortho, however as time passes family medicine becomes more appealing, particularly when looking at numbers of available jobs both here and in Canada!

Any input that helps me figure out the system welcome! Thanks.

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[Giemsa]

In addition most provinces seem to have additional hoops to jump through in terms of their IMG programmes

http://www.carms.ca/eng/r1_eligibility_prov_e.shtml

Note that most IMG spots have a ROS contract attached to them.

Is anyone able to give me any guidance as to how many other IMGs I would be competing with

http://www.carms.ca/eng/operations_R1reports_11_e.shtml

In 2011, 155 IMGs applied for 6 IMG orthopedic surgery positions.

As far as I can establish, if I do my post graduate training in the UK this will be recognised and all I will need to do is pass the licensing exams in order to work in Canada.

http://rcpsc.medical.org/residency/certification/img_page2_e.php

Certification is controlled by the Royal College (see above); licensure is controlled by the individual province (see below for Alberta, for example). You need to satisfy both sets of requirements to practice. Note that for unrestricted licensure, Alberta (for example) requires you to be a licentiate of the LMCC e.g. have passed the LMCC exams in addition to the Royal College exam(s).

http://www.cpsa.ab.ca/Services/Regi...rta_medical_licence/independent_practice.aspx

 

[Blitz2006]

Hey Giemsa, sweet posts, thx for the info.

Which chart in the second link you posted shows how many IMGs applied for specialities? (ie. 155 IMG for 6 Ortho spots)...

Couldn't find it...

http://www.carms.ca/eng/r1_eligibility_prov_e.shtml

Note that most IMG spots have a ROS contract attached to them.



http://www.carms.ca/eng/operations_R1reports_11_e.shtml

In 2011, 155 IMGs applied for 6 IMG orthopedic surgery positions.



http://rcpsc.medical.org/residency/certification/img_page2_e.php

Certification is controlled by the Royal College (see above); licensure is controlled by the individual province (see below for Alberta, for example). You need to satisfy both sets of requirements to practice. Note that for unrestricted licensure, Alberta (for example) requires you to be a licentiate of the LMCC e.g. have passed the LMCC exams in addition to the Royal College exam(s).

http://www.cpsa.ab.ca/Services/Regi...rta_medical_licence/independent_practice.aspx

 

[Giemsa]

Which chart in the second link you posted shows how many IMGs applied for specialities? (ie. 155 IMG for 6 Ortho spots)...

Numerator: http://www.carms.ca/pdfs/2011R1_MatchResults/5_Active IMG Application Counts by Discipline_en.pdf

Denominator: http://www.carms.ca/pdfs/2011R1_MatchResults/31_IMG Match Results by Discipline_en.pdf