Basically, these are 2nd/3rd mbbs courses in Nigerian schools
> Structure:
- Written under one day
- A marathon series of 8 sessions
- 60mins per session
*STEP 2*
> COURSES (for CK):
-Pediatrics
- Preventive Medicine
-Psychiatry
- Surgery
- Internal Medicine
- O&G
> Structure: There are 2 exams in step 2
(A) Clinical Knowledge (CK)
(B) Clinical Skills (CS)
- Also a one day marathon of 8 sessions
> Step 2 CS (taken abroad)
- patient centered
- Ability to get information from patient
-Examine, relate findings to examiners
*STEP 3*
- Written after first year of residency
- A 2 day exam.
*COST (Exclusive of flight/accommodation)*
-Step 1 [N373,937]
-Step 2 CK [N373,937]
-Step 2 CS [N620,000]
-Step 3 [342,812]
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GETTING INTO CANADA 🇨🇦 AS A NIGERIAN DOCTOR; SOME PATHWAYS
So let me start with the Not so good news....
1) (for Medical profession) job experience in Nigeria, no matter how many years (Housejob, NYSC,MO,Reg, S-Reg, Consultancy) is not acknowledged by the Canadian system.
*No matter where you were trained, as far as your job experience is only in Nigeria, it doesn't count*
The only countries job experience are acknowledged by Canada are 1. USA 2. UK 3. AUSTRALIA 4. IRELAND 5. SOUTH AFRICA
There were 5 ways to get into the Canadian system
1ST PATHWAY:
If you have 4yrs of work experience in ANY SPECIALTY in any of the 5 countries (USA, UK, Australia,Ireland or South Africa), you will be absorbed directly into the Canadian medical system....you'd just only take an EVALUATION EXAM....