Question...

[courtney_canada]

So I visited that website that was really helpful (umm I forget the name, it was written by a Canadian Saba student who told all about the Caribbean med school process, and also advised that there was very very little chance of moving back to Canada after graduation)

Anyway, I emailed the people in charge or licensing in my home province, New Brunswick, and they emailed me back:

"We have some physicians from there. The hard part is accessing
postgraduate training. Some schools have arrangements in the US, but
accessing a program in Canada is difficult. We accept US training. Many
provinces do not."

"Put another way, you can be licensed here with:
Evidence of licensure in a US state OR
Evidence of eligibility for licensure in a US state ( USMLE ) OR
LMCC and 2 years of accredited North American training"



SO...does that mean I could do my residency in America, and then somewhat easily come back to New Brunswick to practice? That would be incredibly sweet, if so. :)


And if that is true, the writer of that website may consider changing his content....lol, he makes it seem as if it will be a cold day in hell before anyway practices in Canada again (he claims you have to complete 9 board exams), which may be true for some provinces...but *hopefully* not NB?

The guy I emailed also mentioned that there were a few other provinces that accepted US training...

just wondering what it all meant.

Thanks!
Courtney

[scoobz1981]

If you complete a US residency, then from what that guy told you, you can practice in NB. However, the other option is to apply to Canadian residencies after you finish med school. For that though, you would have to write the Canadian equivalent of the USMLE (which I can't remember what its called). You would also be somewhat limited to what you could do in residency since Canadian graduates have first choice. So you would most likely be left with Family practice or internal med. I mean, it is possible that you could get some other specialty, but I just wouldn't rely on it is what I am trying to say (very competitive). Hope this helps, and if anyone else wants to throw in their two cents feel free to do so.


Val

[ResearchingGuy]

Scoobz is from Canada, so I bow to his overall knowledge of the process of returning to Canada. Let me just suggest, however that you take the information you got from the "other website" with a grain of salt. I think it paints an overly negative and somewhat outdated picture of the situation in Canada.

A number of my classmates are from the Atlantic Provinces and it seems they generally plan to pursue a Residency in the US with the idea of returning to Canada, but I do know that there are opportunities (and Saba grads in Residency) in Nova Scotia.

Another odd alley you might pursue since you are a New Brunswick resident - I recall reading somewhere that there is (or at least was) an agreement between New Brunswick and Maine which allowed licensure by endorsement. That is: you can be licensed to practice in one jurisdiction if you are licensed in the other. Maybe you might call the provincial authorities and find out if that is true (and please let us know :D ).

Best of Luck!