Objective 2.2 of the 2013-2015 Service Plan of the Ministry of Advanced Education is to develop a highly internationalized education system.  The plan requires that BC’s International Education Strategy: “expand opportunities for BC students to participate in study and work abroad experiences to gain knowledge and build relationships that will enable them to be successful in […]

What a Two Class System Looks Like 2013 BC Residency Competition Streams A.  The First Class Stream for Canadians who are CMGs (Canadian and American Medical School Graduates): 274 residency positions : 107 family medicine residencies 167 specialty positions (all 64 specialty disciplines available for competition)  256 UBC graduates Competition as of right to CMGs […]

Listed below are the reasons Canadians study abroad from three different surveys: the 2010 CaRMS Survey of CSAs, the 2013 CMSPA (Canadian Medical Students in Poland Association) Survey of CSAs in Poland, and one given to SOCASMA by CSAs: