working in us after residency in canada

[dr2k7]

My question is can you work in USA after getting your residency(internal medicine) in Canada, if yes then what you need to do and what si the best source for information
Thanks for the replies

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[M.Furfur]

If you are on a j1 visa you will need to find a job that offers you a j-1 waiver. If you are on a H1B visa it shouldnt be a problem.
If you are even planning to come back to Canada, make sure you do an additional year in fellowship so your IM training is equivalent to the Canadian one.

 

[Kakoshi]

Yes you can work in the US after doing a Canadian IM residency. My advice is for non-US citizens that have done their IM residency in Canada.
It's not too hard. Just make sure you've done the USMLE's and the ABIM. Our Canadian residency is considered equivalent to theirs. We have to do an extra year though. To get a job just go looking at the ACP website. They'll list jobs and you can contact them. They may or may not sponsor you for a visa, not talking about the J-1 here because you are assumed to have completed your training already. Also there are headhunting firms that you can contact and leave your resume with them and they can try and find you jobs. I have a friend who tried both ways and eventually found something palatable.
One point to remember is that Canadian IM training is geared for training general internists who are specialists not primary care people. Typically GIM is renumerated better than in the US and we don't do PAP smears and the like. GIM's consults are pre-screened by GP's already. You'll notice this when you prepare for the ABIM's as they have many more questions on outpatient care.

 

[dr2k7]

Thank you for the info.

 

[JoeNamaMD]

Canadians have such a different attitude towards where they live compared to Australians, Australians take pride in the fact they live in Australia, while Canadians are constantly jealous of their neighbors down South. Especially when there is a news report of some mass shootout or murder in the US, Australians often say they are lucky not to be Americans even though the Australian government is seen as more pro US than that of Canada, everyday Aussies are not so enamored with the idea of living in the US. Canada is like the US, except colder, much colder.

 

[Dreaming]

Canadians have such a different attitude towards where they live compared to Australians, Australians take pride in the fact they live in Australia, while Canadians are constantly jealous of their neighbors down South. Especially when there is a news report of some mass shootout or murder in the US, Australians often say they are lucky not to be Americans even though the Australian government is seen as more pro US than that of Canada, everyday Aussies are not so enamored with the idea of living in the US. Canada is like the US, except colder, much colder.

That's not true. Canadians feel the same way that Australians feel. Canadians WANT to come home badly, but when they realize they can't, they make the best of the situation in the US.

 

[HDMTX]

Finished IM residency in Canada here and went to CA to work as a hospitalist for a year before fellowship. Glad to field any Q's by pm.

 

[JoeNamaMD]

That's not true. Canadians feel the same way that Australians feel. Canadians WANT to come home badly, but when they realize they can't, they make the best of the situation in the US.

Except for the Quebecois, the attitude of most Canadians is that they keep looking South. French Canadians look across the Atlantic to Europe. French Canadian women are absolutely gorgeous. Its not surprising why physicians go south because Canadian physicians are poorly compensated. Aussies have a very enthusiastic mentality, hence the saying Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi.

 

[dr2k7]

it will good if we concentrate on the questions asked and not on discussing who is gorgeous

 

[Dreaming]

Except for the Quebecois, the attitude of most Canadians is that they keep looking South. French Canadians look across the Atlantic to Europe. French Canadian women are absolutely gorgeous. Its not surprising why physicians go south because Canadian physicians are poorly compensated. Aussies have a very enthusiastic mentality, hence the saying Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi.

The salaries between Canada and the US are actually quite similar after you take into account malpractice insurance:

http://www.nationalreviewofmedicine.com/issue/2006/10_15-30/3_PM_your_practice01_16.html

Again, Canadians don't have an attitude of always looking south. If anything, they want to stay in Canada, but if that doesn't work out then they look to the south.