Hi all, I'm new here... I've been browsing various threads over the past week or so, but I have a question that I haven't seen answered.

I'm Canadian; from what I've read, I understand the various difficulties associated with earning an M.D. from a Carib school and then returning to Canada. In particular, I understand that it might be hard to get a residency in Canada after attending a Carib school. Still, here's my question: if you do somehow manage to get and complete a Canadian residency and pass the licensing exams, can you then freely practice anywhere in Canada?

In other words, to get a residency, it matters where your M.D. is from. But after you've completed your residency and passed the licensing exams, will a Carib degree still be held against you?

To be even more specific: if I went to a Carib school and then completed a residency in Ontario, would I be free to move back and practice in my home province in the Maritimes? Or is there some red tape that I don't know about?

Thanks for any info.

I don't think there would be any red-tape there at all and you would definately be able to move around to wherever you want to go.

Quebec and Manitoba will not make you work for 5 years plus any years extra for the repatation program. Any other province will make you work for about 5 years of community service then your free to do anythign you want.

PS: In those 5 years your probally getting paid the same as you wore in Residency, maybe even less.

Interesting. Where did you get this information.

After a residency in Canada, you can practice anywhere you like and do whatever you want. Absolutely no restrictions. With your license, you bill whatever provincial health authourity that you reside in. No difference in renemuration between Canadian trained and IMG trained.

Even for those who signed up for 5 years through a specific IMG program to serve in a rural community, they bill the same as their counterparts in the cities and even make more money due to the numerous incentives attached to serving in a rural community.

My mom was an IMG once, I remember growing up in the ghetto and having barelly any money to eat.

Offcourse after the 5 years service and 5 years residency now she is makign well Over 500K, before it used to be 44000 after Tax

Of course I can not say what your mother had to go through; however if you match in canada there is no return of service required. If you go through a IMG training program you are expected to sign a return of service. You will be payed what ever you bill,and not 44K like a resident (1st year resident at that).

I suggest any one interested go the provincial web site and look at the requirements them selves. Valuemd is not a reliable source of information.

Dr. Azimi,

Just curious...what kind of medicine does your mother practice?

My mom is a OB/GYN

Somebody very close to me, an IMG just finished residency in the Maritimes this year and moved to Ontario and billing like any other doctor. No difference. Ist job was a locum in Northern Ontario for 3 weeks and made over $20,000.

Some of my friends who just finished the IMG program this year in Onatrio and have return of service have moved to rural communities and are billing just as any doctor is doing so. I think probably your struggle was the 5 years when your mother was in residency but not the 5 years for return of service. Return of service does not mean that that you will be paid differently. It means you will have to stay in a rural community to practice.

Is there a website that posts the different salary caps for specialties in Canada?