The requirements for the exam includes the following among others( for the full requirements, send a dm)
-Medical degree from a school in WDOMS
- Formal description of training especially clinical post grad training
- Valid professional license by Nigerian Medical Association
- Medical report for those above 65
EXAM FORMAT:
- at least 150 MCQs
- divided into K1 & K2
K1- Cognitive level questions
K2- Medical scenarios (interpretation, analysis, decision making, reasoning and problem solving)
The exam will have questions from
-Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry
- pathology, behavioral science and pharmacology
- internal medicine, family medicine, ophthalmology
- ob/gyn, ENT, orthopedics
- General Surgery, Psychiatry, dermatology
Duration of the exam is usually not more than 3 hours.
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GENERAL RULES: 1. SMLE will be made available throughout the year as a computer-based test in centers prescribed by SCFHS (Iβll tweet them later)
2. Al eligible candidates may take the exams 4 times in one year to pass
3. After passing, each candidate is eligible for two further attempts to improve their score for the purpose of better residency selection 4. A passing grade allows a candidate to practice as a GP
5. A passing grade allows a candidate to apply for Saudi Board Residency programs within five years of passing date, after which the SMLE is taken again and above rules re-applied
Exam fee
GP: N138,211.53
Specialist: N172,754.15
Consultant: N208,321.43
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The Australian pathway is getting more difficult by the day, but to get there, here are the steps.
First, you need to be ECFMG certified, then proceed to take the AMC exams. 1. The AMC(Australian Medical Council) exam is in 2 parts.
-AMC1 & AMC2
AMC1 can be written in UK, India and Europe, as of now, itβs not taken I. Nigeria.
AMC2 is always in Australia.
2. EXAM STRUCTURE:
-The AMC consists of 150 MCQs organized through computer adaptive scoring. It is delivered in a single session of 3hrs30min.
-The pass Mark is set to match the level of knowledge required belt Australian Medical schools for their first year graduated.
-The AMC2 clinical exams consists of 16 stations. At each station, the candidate has two minutes to read a presentation...
AVERAGE SALARY OF A DOCTOR IN CANADA π¨π¦(With itβs equivalent in Naira): The figures will shock you and make you want to leave Nigeria ASAP π€€π.
Things to consider;
1) Number Of Patients:
The main salary model, is a few for service model that allows physicians to bill the government for each patient they see. Under this model, the salary will be based on how many patients are seen everyday, what service are provided and province being operated in.
According to CIHI, the average cost per service was $47 (N14,100) for a family physician, $82 (N24,600) for a medical specialist, and $89 (N26,790) for a surgical specialist.
Family physicians see more patients a day but specialists bill a higher rate per patient.
GETTING INTO CANADA π¨π¦ 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....