本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛1. A Canadian or US or UK degree, BSc, BA, MSc, MA, PhD, or even MBA, will definitely help. Without such a degree, getting into medical school is theoretically possible but very difficult in reality.
2. Write MCAT. You will need it unless you are only going to apply for McMaster and Ottawa. The score itself is not as important, as long as you meet the minimum requirement by each school. The schools in the States emphasize more on MCAT scores.
3. Application process is tedious. Write a good personal statement. Ask recommendation letters from those who know you well. A letter or letters from MD is preferable but not a necessity.
4. For Canadian medical schools, extracurricular activity is important. Show the schools that you are well rounded and contribute to the community. For Ontario applications, you have to list all the extracurricular event worth mentioning since Grade 9 (age 14 and on)
5. My advice, apply as many schools as possible. You never know which admission committee will like you better.
6. If you meet all the selection criteria, here comes the interview. Be yourself, but be prepared. The interview is usually 45 min to 1 hour in length. Two interviewers (physician or medical student) will ask questions ranging from why you want to become a medical doctor to medical ethics to current news, etc. My favourite was “ tell us a joke”.
7. First two years of medical school are not that different from other studies. During the third and fourth year, the so-called “clerkship”, you will mainly work in hospitals and clinics as a clinical clerk, and sampling different specialties. Each specialty has its own examination. Most people pass, a few students fail in each rotation. But they will have a chance for remediation and get a Pass on their transcripts eventually. Very few people dropout each year. However, the working hours in third and fourth years are extremely long and for most rotation, you will have in-hospital calls every 4 nights.
8. Early in fourth year, you will start applying for residency program. This is the CARMS match, a nation-wide match. Some specialties are more competitive than others. Unlike US, pediatrics in Canada is quite competitive, more so than General Surgery. The tricks and tips for CARMS you will inevitably hear over and over again once you are in medical school.
9.General Pediatrics requires 4 years of residency training. More years to come if you decided to subspecialize.
So if everything goes well, you start preparing MCAT now, write MCAT in 2004, enter medical school in 2005, graduate in 2009 (2008 if in Calgary or McMaster), you will become a general pediatrician by 2013, 10 years from now. Finally and most importantly, make sure that you want to be a medical doctor for what they do, not for what they receive, otherwise you will be soon tired of the long hours and high stress. Hope this answers some of your questions.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
2. Write MCAT. You will need it unless you are only going to apply for McMaster and Ottawa. The score itself is not as important, as long as you meet the minimum requirement by each school. The schools in the States emphasize more on MCAT scores.
3. Application process is tedious. Write a good personal statement. Ask recommendation letters from those who know you well. A letter or letters from MD is preferable but not a necessity.
4. For Canadian medical schools, extracurricular activity is important. Show the schools that you are well rounded and contribute to the community. For Ontario applications, you have to list all the extracurricular event worth mentioning since Grade 9 (age 14 and on)
5. My advice, apply as many schools as possible. You never know which admission committee will like you better.
6. If you meet all the selection criteria, here comes the interview. Be yourself, but be prepared. The interview is usually 45 min to 1 hour in length. Two interviewers (physician or medical student) will ask questions ranging from why you want to become a medical doctor to medical ethics to current news, etc. My favourite was “ tell us a joke”.
7. First two years of medical school are not that different from other studies. During the third and fourth year, the so-called “clerkship”, you will mainly work in hospitals and clinics as a clinical clerk, and sampling different specialties. Each specialty has its own examination. Most people pass, a few students fail in each rotation. But they will have a chance for remediation and get a Pass on their transcripts eventually. Very few people dropout each year. However, the working hours in third and fourth years are extremely long and for most rotation, you will have in-hospital calls every 4 nights.
8. Early in fourth year, you will start applying for residency program. This is the CARMS match, a nation-wide match. Some specialties are more competitive than others. Unlike US, pediatrics in Canada is quite competitive, more so than General Surgery. The tricks and tips for CARMS you will inevitably hear over and over again once you are in medical school.
9.General Pediatrics requires 4 years of residency training. More years to come if you decided to subspecialize.
So if everything goes well, you start preparing MCAT now, write MCAT in 2004, enter medical school in 2005, graduate in 2009 (2008 if in Calgary or McMaster), you will become a general pediatrician by 2013, 10 years from now. Finally and most importantly, make sure that you want to be a medical doctor for what they do, not for what they receive, otherwise you will be soon tired of the long hours and high stress. Hope this answers some of your questions.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net