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作者: 羽毛球叔叔 時間: 2009-7-17 18:32 標題: Doctor job

Hi, everybody, I have applied for immigration to Canada this year.
I am working as emergency specialist in Hong Kong now
I searched the internet and read through all the regulations about the International Medical Graduate who has to pass their MCCEE and MCCQE before they can get a internship inside the hospital.
I wonder whether it is difficult to get a similar job or family doctor in Canada (Vancouver or Burnaby)
Is doctor still a demanding job in Canada?
Any information / personal experience provided by all of you?
Thanks!

作者: celeron_266 時間: 2009-7-17 21:31

本帖最後由 celeron_266 於 2009-7-17 22:37 編輯

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)

作者: 羽毛球叔叔 時間: 2009-7-17 21:50

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 doctor, for protection of their own Canadian doctors.

作者: celeron_266 時間: 2009-7-17 21:56

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...

作者: billykid 時間: 2009-7-18 00:24

If you are not prepared to be in exile for at least 2-3 years in rural area.... u may as well forget about getting the residency. Did u search on the net to see how many doctors are seeking intership in Canada?

Not trying to discourage you..... but u should really do ur homework

作者: 羽毛球叔叔 時間: 2009-7-18 18:10

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 least up to five figures of IMG doctors are still waiting for the residency. I don't know whether the information from the web is updated or not, but it is, as you mentioned. really discouraging!
So actually, according to all of you people, is doctor still demanding or actually overcrowding?
It seems to me the government policy is contradicted to the actual situation, isn't it?

作者: celeron_266 時間: 2009-7-18 21:03

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

作者: ani 時間: 2009-7-18 22:27

I know a Russian doctor that came here for 3 years now.. not yet able to find a residency. He went back to school and become a ultrasound technician and said he can only keep trying.. but never know when he'll be able to get it..

作者: 羽毛球叔叔 時間: 2009-7-18 23:04

Oh! my god! I better have to prepare myself, psychologically and financially.....

作者: celeron_266 時間: 2009-7-19 00:05

本帖最後由 celeron_266 於 2009-7-19 01:09 編輯

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....

作者: tofu 時間: 2009-7-19 16:38

some people don't want to spend that much time to get their license back, they will rather stay in the hospital to do research work instead.

作者: 羽毛球叔叔 時間: 2009-7-19 17:26

So most of the doctors you consulted, both in the hospitals and clinics, are local Canadian origin?
Any doctor immigrated from Hong Kong to Canada and still practising as a doctor?

作者: celeron_266 時間: 2009-7-19 20:00

本帖最後由 celeron_266 於 2009-7-19 21:27 編輯

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....)

作者: 羽毛球叔叔 時間: 2009-7-19 20:33

Oh... the chance of getting a license back is very dimmed...
Any idea about "how much saving is needed in order to say that"s enough?" in Canada?
(e.g. In Hong Kong, one needs HK$30,000,000 before he/she could retire while maintaining present life quality)

作者: celeron_266 時間: 2009-7-19 20:40

本帖最後由 celeron_266 於 2009-7-19 21:43 編輯

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

作者: tofu 時間: 2009-7-19 20:45

"""(e.g. In Hong Kong, one needs HK$30,000,000 before he/she could retire while maintaining present life quality)"""
how much? depend on what is your retired life looks like. i believe most hongers don't even earn $30 million in their life.

作者: 羽毛球叔叔 時間: 2009-7-20 00:56

that's the reason why the life/living quality after retirement in most of hongers is sub-standard. They've to cut / lower their living standard since HK Government does not have any support to these groups.

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