celeron_266

i have heard that even for new medical graduates in BC, not all of them are able to stay in BC (of course it also depends on the specialty)...

for international doctors like youm  there is a IMG-BC program, providing 12 family medicine residency spots and 6 spots in other specialties...you can have a look here

http://www.imgbc.med.ubc.ca/Home.htm

and at the same time you can go through CaRMS and compete with other fresh medical graduates across canada for residency spots (so i guess you have an advantage here....)

and YES bring us more family doctors...a lot of family doctors here are so busy that they are not able to take new patients anymore...you should be able to make a pretty decent income as well after you finish your residency (but of course it will be less compared to other specialities)

celeron_266

Thanks a lot!
The main worry is the tough competition with other fresh medical graduates across canada for residency post. Most of the hospitals, I searched from internet, reluctant to take over IMG d ...
羽毛球叔叔 發表於 2009-7-17 22:50

thats very true...thats why the IMG-BC program exists here...making sure that some IMGs can get a spot...

celeron_266

Thanks!
I searched most of  the related websites already. Even some of the local Canadian doctors could not find a residency! Ironically, the hospitals are still in shortage of doctors manpower!
At le ...
羽毛球叔叔 發表於 2009-7-18 19:10

yea basically the society needs more doctors...but the government does not have enough money to hire them

celeron_266

Oh! my god! I better have to prepare myself, psychologically and financially.....
羽毛球叔叔 發表於 2009-7-19 00:04

good luck la...

but i guess....everywhere is the same...
its hard for IMGs to come to canada to find a job....it is equally hard for medical graduates from here (or other parts of the world) to pass the LMCHK examinations and get housemanships....

celeron_266

unfortunately most of them are local canadian MDs
IMGs are almost nonexistent

just checked the college of physicians and surgeons of BC website
out of the many family docs/specialists who can speak chinese/cantonese, only ONE of them has a non-canadian certification (a paediatrician)
so maybe you can be the second one..

most of them are from other places such as middle east and europe
(i think this maybe due to most chinese doctors...upon immagration to canada...already have enough savings so that they dont need to practise anymore (搵夠)...and they simply dont bother going through all these trouble getting a license....)

celeron_266

Oh... the chance of getting a license back is very dimmed...
羽毛球叔叔 發表於 2009-7-19 21:33

well won't hurt to give it a try ma...
and without a job....you really will get bored to death after you come here....

and how much is enoug?....hmmm...i guess i am too young to answer this question...but i guess it depends on how you want to live your retirement life...what kind of living standard do you want