Oh good grief.
"Agree, but what you are going to do after the intern year? VISA situation is not great right now.
If you're referring to me, I'm Australian, so I don't have this problem."
This was not directed at you, it was a response to toothache. I was agreeing with toothache but I'm also a resident talking to a med student (or soon to be a med student) - that's advice. think about afterwards if you're going to be an international student.
(also, how do you think the rest of the international students reading what you just wrote are going to feel? "i don't have this problem" if you meant well great, but think about how you come across)
and yes, I know you're Australian, I remember what you wrote to me in other threads. Also that you have dual citizenship with the states. taht you haven't done rotations in hte US and read a lot of threads on SDN. And believe that gives you the ability to compare. And that's fine. doesn't bother me.
Similarly, I'm reminding toothache that OP wants Canada (not the USA or Australia on the basis of the post), not a response to you. but thanks for responding. Also toothache, I'm not trying to be mean. Just saying. not all Canadians, want to go south of the border, and similarly, not all Americans want to move and work to Canada.
Again last part was not to you, bashwell, to toothache. not saying OP can't decide, but to get you guys to think about it. and toothache outright advised just US for residency
instead of Canada. I would not recommend this. Not unless OP is prepared to do electives in both the US and Canada before applying to either country. I know Canadians who did this, or who studied for both USMLES and the EE. Some didn't care and would do either the US or Canada. But some also would rather do rural FM in Canada that anything in the US. It was that different to them.
I know Griffith is not viewed as favourably in Queensland as UQ and James Cook.
For goodness sake.
No you missed my point.
But maybe I wasn't clear enough.
You actually made the comparison by suggesting UQ was 'more reputable in QLD". I corrected you because I know this isn't the case anymore, not with all hospitals in QLD.
No it's not a popularity contest. My point is that there are differences in the schools. by definition reputable means being well regarded and having a good reputation. I'm saying Griffith is well regarded right now, as is JCU. Hell, some QLD students will currently choose Griffith or JCU over UQ. Not because it is the only choice. We joke about Bond, but even Bond is "reputable".
What I mean by reputable (I have no idea what you mean anymore) is that consultants talk about it. They talk about the interns and the schools that produce them. We all compare each other too on rotation. not in a competitive sense necessarily either.
Finally, I was trying to find OP in this and keep it directed to what they're specifically looking for. Not trying to be assinine or deliberately critical. This is all about OP.
In general, Bashwell, don't take this the wrong way.
I think you should be predicating your posts with you're an Australian when you give advice to internationals coming to Australia (just suggesting by the way). Not to say it's downgrading your advice by any means, its still helpful. But it's a different lens, an important one none the less. At least in this forum, many people appreciate hearing from the locals. But it helps them to know where the info is coming from. Particularly where the experience is so..raw and different, and to an extent, starting at a disadvantage for internationals (in a case where so much of where you eventually work is based on your PR status or the geographical location of your school. it's such a sensitive and critical issue for them. it can affect their whole life, not just 4 years). Unless you can you say you're an Australian from the Oceania school of medicine in Samoa (where there are Australians who couldn't get into medical school in Australia).
anyway.. i'm going back to preparing myself for another
unexciting and gruelling long shift at work. I'm outta this thread and SDN for a bit. I'm really low on patience for quibbling with people on internet forums.
Edited for clarity