If you are interesting in practicing medicine independently anywhere in Canada. Need to do these exams.
Standard Pathway. http://mcc.ca/en/
I — MCCEE.
II — QE1.
Apply to CaRMS for residency match and if you get through matching process then do residency. CANADIAN GRADUATES WILL BE GIVEN PREFERENCE OVER IMG'S at all levels for obvious reasons.
III — QE 2, that completes LMCC.
Alternatively:
In selected provinces and in special cases one can take up speciality written and oral exams after clearing MCCEE and QE1 and one can start residency in PGY-2 or 3 level pending the assessment by the examiners and the individual program.
Academic route:
For exceptional candidates in special situations each province in Canada can give you an academic license which allows you to practice medicine in a specific university for a specific time period (5yrs) following this time period the performance will be reviewed by the university. This route is used when the province is short of physicians to bring in foreign trained doctors to work.
Fellowships:
None of the fellowship programs are recognized as training by the Royal College, so fellowship is NOT a shortcut to enter the system and bypass the exam process. Even if you do 10 fellowships still Royal College will not give you license unless to do exams and go through the formal assessment process.
Exams needed to practice medicine in Canada
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Exams needed to practice medicine in Canada - MCC- LMCC