Important!!Canada&Statement of Need for J1

[zeeec2000]

Hi

I am an IMG tried for 2 years through CaRMS but with no success. Now I applied in USA match and wanted to issue Statement of need from Canadian Health. There are 2 important points we need to gather information about, to facilitate the process:

1- How to write the action plan. If there are a sample formats we could use or someone could provide in Family medicine and for speciality?

2-How could you send a confirmed document state that your program in USA is ACGE accredited( is it a letter head from the PD or a web page?

any input will speed up the process and help the fellow IMG want to get Statement of Need from Canada.

[unregistered]

In your plan you must include when you are going to take MCQE1 and 2 if you did not take them already. After that you need to ask for an assessment of your training from the royale college in order to sit for the RCPSC examination. If you need an extra year wich for FM i believe is not the case then you should do a fellowship or a year of chief resident in order to meet the required amount of years.

You need to send your contract or the letter of offer,to the royal college so that they can give you a letter saying that your training program is accredited. you also need to pay $100.

[zeeec2000]

thanks alot for this replay This was helpful for writing an action plan
by the way is it true that the number of Staatement of need are limitted to 125 in both FM and Specialities?!!

[ValuableCanadian]

[quote=unregistered;768537].... After that you need to ask for an assessment of your training from the royale college in order to sit for the RCPSC examination. If you need an extra year wich for FM i believe is not the case then you should do a fellowship or a year of chief resident in order to meet the required amount of years.
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This is wrong advice for someone who is taking family medicine in the US. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada does not look after family medicine.

[unregistered]

Thanks valuable canadian. I did not know about family medicine. Sorry about the misunderstanding.

[zeeec2000]

Thanks valuable Canadian. I did not know about family medicine. Sorry about the misunderstanding.
Thanks Value Doctor for this valuable advice. I think RCPSC only taking care of Specialities. You have to validate your program and the training from them. But for Family medicine you do not need to contact the RCPSC in order to obtain a statement of need, however you need to verify the FM program with Health Canada if it is ACGME or not. My question how to prove this? like any official website list the accredited program?!

[ValuableCanadian]

Thanks Value Doctor for this valuable advice. I think RCPSC only taking care of Specialities. You have to validate your program and the training from them. But for Family medicine you do not need to contact the RCPSC in order to obtain a statement of need, however you need to verify the FM program with Health Canada if it is ACGME or not. My question how to prove this? like any official website list the accredited program?!

1. www.acgme.org (http://www.acgme.org) (print program information)
2. american medical assocation website , FREIDA ONLINE (database) (print program information)
3. letter written by program (GME office)
4. copy of official letter by ACGME confirming accreditation (copy available from the program GME office)

A typical action plan would be:

plan to write and pass the MCC exams by the end of your PGY3, but preferably before. Register for membership in the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and then register for the exam in spring of your PGY3. Write the american board exam in family medicine in Aug/Sept after finishing your program. Apply for medical licence in Canada. Start job hunt at the end of PGY2 or early PGY3 (ask the Health Canada Program Administrator to send your CV to recruiters, if you want).

If you are a resident of Ontario, and you only want to work in Ontario, you can skip the MCC exams. While it is possible to skip the CFPC exam, I personally don't recommend it because you have to find a supervisor to watch over you for a year before you are allowed a full licence. However, it's your decision.