Elective info for Canadian med students

[hmalone]

Hi,
My name is Halina, I'm from The Electives Network. We are a non profit company that helps UK, Australian and New Zealand plan electives around the world.

I'm trying to pull together some information about Canadian Medical schools, and the way that they run their elective programs.
I was hoping that someone will be able to provide me with some information.

I'm looking to find out how many medical students there are in Canada, when they normally go on their elective, how they plan it, finance it, whether there are organizations in Canada that support medical students, either with information or funding.

If you would like visit our site, there is a preview of it at Electives Network (http://www.electives.net). If you would like full access, I would be happy to organize a guest password if you email me at halina.malone(at)electives.net

I look forward to any responses

Thanks
Halina Malone

[tenordoc]

Well, some of that info is already on site.

In brief:

-Canadian medical schools primarily do two years of classroom work and two years of clinical rotations, including electives. Each school is slightly different, and you can find more out by contacting each school directly.

-Foreign medical students can do elective rotations in Canada, at certain medical schools, up to a maximum of 12 weeks per calendar year.

-Each school that accepts visiting students has different procedures for how and when to apply. You'll have to contact schools directly.

-Most med students in Canada take out student loans and student lines of credit.

-Those of us on this forum are mostly Canadians studying medicine abroad, so we're taking out loans and lines of credit as well.