1. Accreditation procedure:
They need to do the Canadian exam, the LMCC part I in order to do a residency.
3. Differences in application procedure depending on country of origin:
No, we all do the LMCC and we all do the same residency.
4. Ratio between applicants and physicians who finally obtain a residency position:
Approx. 1:1 but it is not the same for foreign students as they sometimes fail the LMCC... They can’t get any residency position until they pass the test.
5. Does everyone who passes the medical license examinations gain a residency position in a hospital?:
Yes, but it is not necessarily in the specialty you wanted...
6. Specialties in which it is most difficult to obtain a position:
Most surgical specialties: cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, ENT, ophtalmology, obstetrics-gynecology. Pediatrics, radiology, anesthesia.
7. Is there a waiting list for medical graduates who want to begin a residency?:
Yes, there is a waiting list. People don’t always get what they want .
8. Countries, except this one, in which the medical residency title is recognized:
9. Requirements for international physicians to be able to work in this country after completing their specialization there:
They need to succeed the final exams for the specialty and get their canadian citizenship.
Resident Requirements in order to work further references
For those doing family medicine or want to do a fellowship they need to fulfill the LMCC II, see http://www.mcc.ca/
For the other specialties, you need to do the specific exam for your specialty, according to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: http://rcpsc.medical.org/index.php?pass=1
