bishmike
06-20-2007, 11:05 AM
Hey
I have a couple of questions concerning the J1 visa application process for a Canadian citizen obtaining an undergraduate medical education abroad. Primarily if I am sincerely interested in returning home to British Columbia after completing a family practice residency program in the United States how do I ensure that the Collage of Familly Physicians of Canada recognizes the specific program I am interested in? I can not find the information any where on the collage web site.
Also of concern to me is the time frame involved in the application process. As stated on the health Canada web site I need to apply for and be denied a family practice residency position in my home province of British Columbia prior to being eligible for the J1 visa. Will this process of applying first to carms or another provincial program delay my statement of need application by an entire year in the event that my application to carms or another provincial program is not successful? Or can I apply to both carms and nrms in the simultaneously?
Finally due to the limited eligibility to receive a statement of need in support of family practice is an applicant more likely to receive the statement of need if they peruse a different line of postgraduate training Internal Medicine for example. In other words am I unlikely to receive the statement of need in support of family practice because there is a limited number of letters dispensed each year and they are general dispensed to applications in support of medical specialties in need in Canada.
Thanks for your input!
I have a couple of questions concerning the J1 visa application process for a Canadian citizen obtaining an undergraduate medical education abroad. Primarily if I am sincerely interested in returning home to British Columbia after completing a family practice residency program in the United States how do I ensure that the Collage of Familly Physicians of Canada recognizes the specific program I am interested in? I can not find the information any where on the collage web site.
Also of concern to me is the time frame involved in the application process. As stated on the health Canada web site I need to apply for and be denied a family practice residency position in my home province of British Columbia prior to being eligible for the J1 visa. Will this process of applying first to carms or another provincial program delay my statement of need application by an entire year in the event that my application to carms or another provincial program is not successful? Or can I apply to both carms and nrms in the simultaneously?
Finally due to the limited eligibility to receive a statement of need in support of family practice is an applicant more likely to receive the statement of need if they peruse a different line of postgraduate training Internal Medicine for example. In other words am I unlikely to receive the statement of need in support of family practice because there is a limited number of letters dispensed each year and they are general dispensed to applications in support of medical specialties in need in Canada.
Thanks for your input!