Thread by @draizident

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....

PROGNOSIS(1st pathway): very favorable, evidenced by the fact that that's the route even Canadian citizens are taking knowing that direct entry into their system is very difficult.

2ND PATHWAY:
If you have 2yrs Internship in FAMILY MEDICINE in any of the aforementioned countries, you'd be absorbed directly too, as a Family Physician after taking an Evaluation Exam.....

Then the main advice is that Rural areas have a high demand for Family Physicians

PROGNOSIS: highly favorable and highly recommended....as evidenced by confirmation from another doctor.

There is freedom and flexibility in the rural practice...

Then, if FAMILY MEDICINE is not your major end point, after being a registered doctor, you can then apply into any other specialty that you now desire...

3RD PATHWAY:

Academic Route-
That is to come in for Masters degree, get permanent residence and start doing their exams (EVALUATION and QUALIFYING EXAMS part1&2)...then get into the system...

PROGNOSIS(3rd pathway): very poor,
Evidenced by the fact that 80% of those that took that route end up as research assistants and teachers in College and universities.

They say many of our Regs and Consultants are trapped there as well....

And then just continue to PhD level.

4TH PATHWAY: (almost like the 3rd)
To come in for Masters (Funded by the School) , get up to PhD level, work a bit and then apply directly into Specialization (still after the examination) then enter the system...

The issue is that on the journey to PhD, you'd be engaged with teaching sciences, and you will be comfortable and may not have the time to start seating for the Licensing exams..

PROGNOSIS: Again, they said the majority of foreigners who take that route end up becoming Professors (since they're already high up the academic ladder) and keep teaching, never getting into the clinicals.

I will talk about the 5th (MCCQE pathway later)
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