MBBS IN CANADA: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
THE VERY FIRST
DAYS –
Building a foundation from a younger age is essential, especially
considering the amount of competition there is in the field of medical
sciences. Don’t worry if you’re opting out late, you just have to work really
hard. At a young age, there are some things that are both mandatory and
quintessential to a strong foundation.
1.
Know your passions: MBBS should not be opted for just because someone gets high marks
in their science subjects in high school. In fact, no career path should be
chosen this way. Until and unless and you really love Biology, clearing the
examinations and studying in Europe would be like running behind a unicorn.
2.
Intense Research: The fact that you stumbled upon this article in itself explains
that you perhaps are up to research. However, what you also need to research is
what it takes to be a doctor and what it’s like to be one. It is important to
make a connect between your personality and your career since it’s going to be
your pursuit for the rest of your life.
3.
Choose Subjects Wisely: Since we’re talking about the early years, it is fairly evident
that the students need to opt for science subjects in their 11th and
12th grades. Choosing Biology in a senior year is mandatory, while
having studying science elaborately throughout your education helps.
4.
Cracking NEET: The National Entrance cum Examination Test is a combination of
Physics, Chemistry and Biology required to be taken and students who have
finished school or are finishing it the same year and wish to study the medical
sciences.
THE PREREQUISITES –
Almost everyone is generally aware of the
basic pre-requisites of graduating from schools and having an English
proficiency certificate, but the most recent change that has been brough about
is clearing NEET, which was only limited to students wanting to study in India
earlier.
The Medical Council of India (MCI) released
a verdict mid-2018, making NEET mandatory for students who wished to study
medicine in foreign years and was made effective 2019 onwards. The purpose
behind mandating an India-based exam for international application was because
many Indian candidates found it incredible arduous to even complete the primary
medical course or qualify the screening tests required to practice medicine in
those countries after having been admitted into their universities.
The system was built to regulate the flow
of candidates, ensure only the worthy and deserving were admitted and to also
inculcate the required hard work to clear a medical exam.
The NEET results have been valid for 3
years from its date of declaration, giving a time frame window for students to
be able to apply to foreign universities within that period or taking the exam
again.
MBBS IN CANADA
Very much like the US, studying medicine in
Canada also has a mandatory pre-requisite of an MCAT score. Within a total of
17 medical schools, 5 of these are exception and do not required an MCAT score
– The University of Ottawa, Université de Montréal, Université Laval, Université
de Sherbrooke, Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
McGill University is especially popular
among international students and it also widely accepts them, making it highly
inflated. At this university, MCAT is optional only if students have obtained a
pre-med degree from a Canadian university. Similarly, McMaster University uses
only the 4th section of the MCAT exam into consideration while
admitting, but it is mandatory to take MCAT prior to application deadline.
PATHWAYS
There are certain different pathways that
students can opt for in order to obtain their medical education or becoming a
doctor in Canada.
1.
Pathway One
-
Schooling with Science and
Mathematics (Class 10th)
-
Higher schooling in Physics,
Chemistry and Biology (Class 12th)
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Clearing NEET
-
Taking an MBBS course in India
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Clearing NAC examination
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Completing residency program
-
Taking MCCQE Part I & Part
II
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Getting a Canadian License
2.
Pathway Two
-
Schooling with Science and
Mathematics (Class 10th)
-
Higher schooling in Physics,
Chemistry and Biology (Class 12th)
-
Clearing NEET
-
Taking an MBBS course
-
Clearing MCAT in the 4th
or 5th year
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MD in Canada
-
MCCQE Part I and Post Graduate
Clinical Medical Training (PGT)
-
MCCQE Part II
-
Getting a Canadian License
3.
Pathway Three
-
Schooling with Science and
Mathematics (Class 10th)
-
Higher schooling in Physics,
Chemistry and Biology (Class 12th)
-
Clearing NEET
-
Taking a B.Sc. course (Life
Sciences) in India to self-study
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Clearing MCAT
-
Taking an MD course in Canada
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MCCQE Part 1 + PGT + MCCQE Part
2
-
Getting a Canadian License
4.
Pathway Four
-
Schooling with Science and
Mathematics (Class 10th)
-
Higher schooling in Physics,
Chemistry and Biology (Class 12th)
-
Clearing SAT/ACT
-
Taking a pre-med course in
Canada
-
Clearing MCAT
-
Taking an MD in Canada
-
MCCQE Part 1 + PGT + MCCQE Part
2
-
Getting a Canadian License
MCI RECOGNISED COLLEGES
-
Jimma University
-
Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Canada
-
St Matthews University School
of Medicine
PRACTISING MEDICINE IN CANADA
Becoming eligible to be a practising doctor
in Canada is based of where the individual attained their education. For
students having attained education by a Canadian medical school or are expected
to graduate soon from the same are supposed to take Medical Council of Canada
Qualifying Examinations (Part 1 &2) to be become a licentiate and practice
medicine in the country.
MCCQE Part 1 is a qualifying factor and
must be compulsorily be cleared in order to be eligible for taking the Part 2
examination. Another requirement is to have cleared a PGT, i.e, a Postgraduate
Clinical Medical Training of 12 months
On graduating from a non-Canadian
institute, aspirants have to take the National Assessment Collaboration exam,
or the NAC, to practice in Canada. However, they must also have attained their
education from an institute listed in the “World Directory of Medical Schools”
and completed a residency program.
The NAC is one-day exam used to enter into
a Canadian Residency Program, making aspirants eligible for a postgraduate
training. It generally includes questions based of medicine, paediatrics,
surgery, psychiatry, preventive medicine and public health, along with
obstetrics and gynaecology. The exam is only administered in English and
French.
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