US vs Canadian Electives

[Handsome88]

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[Medstart108]

Canadian studying in Irish Medical school here.

I'd like to be competitive for the Canadian match, but also want to have a strong application for the US.

Would 1 month elective in the US be enough to get LORs and be competitive for the US match? This leaves me with 6-7 weeks of Canadian electives.

Thanks.

Yeah thats probably good enough.

 

[MadHopsMD]

Canadian studying in Irish Medical school here.

I'd like to be competitive for the Canadian match, but also want to have a strong application for the US.

Would 1 month elective in the US be enough to get LORs and be competitive for the US match? This leaves me with 6-7 weeks of Canadian electives.

Thanks.

I concur that is good enough.

 

[Staryy]

One month is a bit short. Try and get as many electives as you can in the US. Many programs now require one year of hands on clinical experience in the US.

Here is an example see points #10 and 12

https://www.virginiamason.org/body.cfm?id=6220&fr=true

For additional hand on experience consider working with a company that helps IMGs (students and gradutes) set up rotations. This is an expensive option but it may give your application the boos that it needs.