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Hi Mr Naeem Noorani
Im Dr. Gerardo Diaz Oliveros Vallarino and i want to go to live to canada but i read yesterday in a mexican newspaper about the history of one dorctor that tell that he have to put a mexican restaurant because he can obtain the permision to work as a doctor, his name is Dr Edgardo Gonzalez, he told the journalist that he arrived to canada and he cant work as medical doctor, so my main concern i that right now im in the process to obtain a work skilled visa, but i want to know the real situacion about the chance of having a work in my area, im ophtalmologyst and some one told me that ophtalmology in canada is not given by the goverment, and its given by particular doctors, i hope you can tell me the truth about this situacion so i can realize about my real chances in canada to work as a doctor.
thanks in advance
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Hola Dr. Vallarino!
Thank you for your email. My apologies for the delay in writing to you, but I also wanted to get some professional opinion for you.
If you want to practice medicine, you may have to rethink coming to Canada. Your medical degree is of no use here as you will have to re-qualify and that can take years. I have met taxi drivers, security personnel and salesmen who were all highly respected Doctors in their home country. Even after you pass the exams, you have to perform a residency, but in B.C., for example, only 18 foreign doctors are allowed residencies per year. Your chances of getting an internship are about 5%.
While it is true that Canada needs qualified and talented Doctors like you, the barriers to achieving your goal of practicing medicine in Canada are unbelievably high.
I would suggest you come to Canada, only if coming here is more important than being a doctor, or also if you’re willing to retrain for a new career.
Here are some reference sites for you:
http://www.img-canada.ca/ and www.bcitp.net.
Given below is the response from Patrick Coady
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My recommendation Nick would be for this doctor to seriously look at the USA instead of Canada in order to work again as a doctor. If he is competent he has a 50/50 chance of becoming licensed in the US.
If he does come to Canada, BC would be last on the list of provinces to move to. First would be Alberta where he has about a 30% chance if he passes the exams and he also can work as a paid clinical assistant. It is very difficult to become licensed in BC, even if he passes the national standards exams his chances are about 15%. We are working to change this and increase the chances to around 35%…similar to the stats for Canadians who meet the standards for medical school and are accepted.
Kind Regards
Patrick Coady
Executive Director
AIMD BC
www.aimdbc.com
Reply received
Hi Nick
I really apreciate your atentions with me, the information that you sent me was very usefull to make my final decision, so i decided not to move to canada i think tha the first step is validate my career in canada and when i have the vaidation then i can begin with the tramits for the medical residency, only in that situacion i will go to canada, i think that the decision will be taked with all the posible calm , i really apreciate the time you take reading my letter if you need some thing please notice me, may be next year I will go to vancouver on vacations may be we can meet us
thanks in advance
Dr.Gerardo Diaz-Oliveros Vallarino