Canada v/s American Residency Chances for IMGs
This post is more of a debate opener and I hope knowledgeable people will post their inputs in helping us build this. Inspired more by a particularly belligerent pro-Canadian IMG on my USMLE - Residency Group on Facebook, I might be wrong on same places since I admit, I am still learning the details of the Canadian Residency System for IMGs.
To start with, here are some figures that we can put together from 2007 Match results for Both Canada and United States NRMP match:
2007 Canadian Residency Match Results / Statistic for IMGs:
Source
Though the Canadian Website did not provide details on how many total IMGs applied and got no interviews to qualify for the match
2007 American Match Results / Statistics for IMGs
(This is only the NRMP match - SFmatch is separate for specialties like Ophthalmology, Neurosurgery, etc.)
Hence Approximate number of Non-US IMGs who got PGY1 Residency Positions: 1114 + 3180 = 4294 out of total of 9220 IMGs with interviews = 46%
Source
So, the Residency landing Rate for Non-US IMGs in USA was about 46% in the United States versus a 20% IMG Match Rate in Canada. Thus, if the question were - which place is 'easier', even if the applicants are way more in USA - the probability of IMGs finding a residency is still higher in the United States - considering the exams are as tough in both countries.
Additionally, the process in Canada for IMGs has another rate-limiting factor or a bottleneck - the 1-year Pre-Residency Post-Graduate Training Requirement needed to qualify for the Qualifying exam II (Training Preferred in Canada, but some provinces accept US experience).
[To be continued...]
Is ur mindset flexible enough to ?
To start with, here are some figures that we can put together from 2007 Match results for Both Canada and United States NRMP match:
2007 Canadian Residency Match Results / Statistic for IMGs:
- Total PGY1 Positions in Match: 2449
- Total IMGs in the Match: 1486
- Total IMGs Matched (1st + 2nd iteration) : 298
Hence Match Rate: 20% (Hope I got this right )
Source
Though the Canadian Website did not provide details on how many total IMGs applied and got no interviews to qualify for the match
2007 American Match Results / Statistics for IMGs
(This is only the NRMP match - SFmatch is separate for specialties like Ophthalmology, Neurosurgery, etc.)
- Total PGY1 Positions in Match : 21,845
- Total Non-US IMGs in Match: 6992
- Total Non-US IMGs Matched: 3,180
- Total Non-US IMGs who Withdrew : 2,228
Hence Approximate number of Non-US IMGs who got PGY1 Residency Positions: 1114 + 3180 = 4294 out of total of 9220 IMGs with interviews = 46%
Source
So, the Residency landing Rate for Non-US IMGs in USA was about 46% in the United States versus a 20% IMG Match Rate in Canada. Thus, if the question were - which place is 'easier', even if the applicants are way more in USA - the probability of IMGs finding a residency is still higher in the United States - considering the exams are as tough in both countries.
Additionally, the process in Canada for IMGs has another rate-limiting factor or a bottleneck - the 1-year Pre-Residency Post-Graduate Training Requirement needed to qualify for the Qualifying exam II (Training Preferred in Canada, but some provinces accept US experience).
[To be continued...]
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Is ur mindset flexible enough to ?
posted by Digitaldoc, MD at 6:29 PM
Comments on "Canada v/s American Residency Chances for IMGs"
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Manoj said ... (February 16, 2008 6:25 AM) :
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Anonymous said ... (February 16, 2008 10:07 AM) :
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Anonymous said ... (June 1, 2008 10:00 AM) :
Post Your Comment !But you cannot apply for residency in Canada unless you are a citizen or a Permanent Resident.
but u can start residency in canada without the clinical exam .....so u can take ur clinical exam after the first year of residency if u want
but i agree with u that chances in usa are more provided that u could land on usa as u know those visa issues where as regard canada u have just to pass the exam and master english and may be some french to collect 67 points which are needed for immigration and in 3 years u will be a canadian citizen
i have a question about dv lottery and if participating harm me on cs visa interview and i hope u tell me ur opinion about that?
Here is a question about fellowship in canada.
Am I eligible for some IM fellowships if I finish IM residency in the US?
Thing is, I already spent some years for H1b in research, then I am going to IM residency now on new H1b.I may not be able to stay in the US during fellowship because of 6 year limit in H1b.
I would come back to US in academic position after finishing fellwoship in canada.