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I would like to do an away in Canada... Anyone that has done one and knows how the process works? Do they have something like VSAS?

I would prefer to do it in Quebec, but willing to go anywhere...
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Hey I can't really help you but was just curious what specialty/type of rotation you plan to do in Canada
 
kb1900 said:
Hey I can't really help you but was just curious what specialty/type of rotation you plan to do in Canada
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Any specialty but would prefer IM or FM. Would like to have some familiarity with their system and know the French medical lingo (if I can find something in Quebec)
 
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W19 said:
I would like to do an away in Canada... Anyone that has done one and knows how the process works? Do they have something like VSAS?

I would prefer to do it in Quebec, but willing to go anywhere...
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cool idea. Following this thread
 
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firstaidforever said:
Contact us | Undergraduate Medical Education - McGill University Control F for "visiting electives"

A purely french elective will require you to be fluent in french or they will fail you. The Quebecois are dinguses.
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Lol... Many francophones (the ones that are caucasians, of course) are like that. It's not only a Quebecois thing. I am aware of that subculture. Don't have any issue with the common language. Just would like to know the medical lingo and I think 1-month away rotation in any specialty might help...

Thanks for the link anyway!
 
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A purely french elective will require you to be fluent in french or they will fail you. The Quebecois are dinguses.
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AKA: "I couldn't communicate with a single one of my patients, but failing me was just uncalled for!"
Why would you chose a French rotation when you cannot speak French? There are anglophone options from McGill as well if I remember correctly.

But yeah, jumping into the thread because this interests me as well being a dual citizen. My understanding if that it is pretty rough to try and enter through the Canadian Match as you'd be disadvantaged as an international applicant, but it might be cool to have the experience if you'd like to immigrate to Canada post-residency.
 
W19 said:
I would like to do an away in Canada... Anyone that has done one and knows how the process works? Do they have something like VSAS?

I would prefer to do it in Quebec, but willing to go anywhere...
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You have to use the AFMC portal ($500 fee to access) and apply though there. Each school is slightly different but there is now one universal health form to fill out (titers, PPD, etc...) so that makes it easier. Depending on the application itself, the fee to apply can be $150 (Manitoba) or $825 (Queens). Timing of applications (whether they're accepting applications up to 16 weeks prior to start date, or within a specific time frame), duration, etc... also depends.

Go to the AFMC portal and most of it is explained there. You will also have to create a profile with the duration of all of your core clinical courses, med school, citizen information and such.
 
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You have to use the AFMC portal ($500 fee to access) and apply though there. Each school is slightly different but there is now one universal health form to fill out (titers, PPD, etc...) so that makes it easier. Depending on the application itself, the fee to apply can be $150 (Manitoba) or $825 (Queens). Timing of applications (whether they're accepting applications up to 16 weeks prior to start date, or within a specific time frame), duration, etc... also depends.

Go to the AFMC portal and most of it is explained there. You will also have to create a profile with the duration of all of your core clinical courses, med school, citizen information and such.
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Thanks a lot... That's the info I was looking for...
 
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Hey, anybody knows how to get a "Liability Insurance'?
 
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J Senpai said:
Huh, guess I'll stay here and feed the toes I loose to frostbite to my bald eagle
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Or just pay way less than the extra 20% you'd paid in taxes for health care lol. On a mathematical basis, the "free" healthcare in Canada would cost me 30k more on an average specialist salary than carrying private insurance in the US. But hey, I'd still consider it for the perk of never having to deal with American politics again.
 
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@Mad Jack , do you not think that Psych would be a location flexible specialty? Out of all the specialties, I can imagine that it is one suffering from an actual shortage, no?
 
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@Mad Jack , do you not think that Psych would be a location flexible specialty? Out of all the specialties, I can imagine that it is one suffering from an actual shortage, no?
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It's location flexible, but not very portable outside of the country. New Zealand is the only place I've found that'll definitely take a US-trained psychiatrist aside from places in the Middle East.
 
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