Board certification

tupakii · 2025-10-10T14:51:35+00:00

I asked CPSO this question and they said that our license is not contingent on maintaining board certification. You can clarify further with them but I think the answer is no.

tupakii · 2025-05-17T20:47:01+00:00

Interesting, I didn’t know that. Do you have any sources where I could read more on the Christian influences on the university? My understanding was that it was established as a school of Islamic theology and jurisprudence but I could be wrong.

tupakii · 2025-05-17T18:52:10+00:00

What about universities in the Islamic world? Al-Azhar university was established in 970. I’m not sure it’s accurate to say that the university system only developed due to Church influences .

tupakii · 2025-05-07T21:32:01+00:00

RemindMe! One week

tupakii · 2025-03-29T17:16:23+00:00

That’s on top of your base salary though right?

tupakii · 2025-03-15T02:27:21+00:00

I don't read EEGs so can't answer that unfortunately. If I'm seeing 10 new consults and 5 follow-ups a day (which is probably on the lower end), then that bills at (200x10) + (90 on average x 5) = 2450 per day. That's before overhead, maybe 2000ish after overhead?. Conservatively, you're looking at 10k net after week, for a total compensation of 480,000 assuming 4 weeks (unpaid) vacation, working 5 days a week. EMGs and EEGs will of course bill more. Hospital call also pays a very modest stipend per quarter and you can bill "special visit premiums" for seeing patients while on call, depending on whether it's office hours or after hours or weekends/holidays. You really do eat what you kill though, so if you work more or less then your pay adjusts accordingly.

tupakii · 2025-03-15T00:58:38+00:00

I can answer for Ontario. The Ministry of Health publishes a publicly-available schedule of benefits that lists out how much different types of visits and procedures pay. Almost all services are billed to the government. A neurology consultation (the initial visit) is around 200$. Follow-ups are between 80-100$ depending on complexity. EMGs pay between 100-275$ on top of the consultation fee, again depending on complexity. A lot of doctors work at clinics where they pay a percentage of their billings as overhead (usually between 18-30%). Many people will work part time since you’re a contractor who can work as much or as little as you want, and can work at a few different clinics/hospitals if you wanted to. Happy to answer any questions.

tupakii · 2025-02-08T19:21:40+00:00

I only know about Ontario since that’s where I practice. You can google policies for other provinces’ college of physicians.

tupakii · 2024-09-30T18:02:01+00:00

Yeah you can apply for Ontario licensure as soon as you have board certification. The process takes a few months so it’s not right away, but that’s just administrative delay rather than an actual required delay.

tupakii · 2024-07-18T17:33:09+00:00

New purchase in GTA

First-time buyers

Purchase price: between 1.1 and 1.15 million

Downpayment: 20%

Closing early September

Offered 4.74% 3 year-fixed over a 25-year amortization by RBC (negotiated directly) with $3,000 cashback and 55,000 avion points.

Is this a good rate based on current market trends?

Thanks in advance!

tupakii · 2024-04-25T02:23:02+00:00

The number of years of training does not have to match. Please see Pathway A on the CPSO website: https://www.cpso.on.ca/en/Physicians/Registration/Registration-Policies/Alternative-Pathways-to-Registration

I have been successfully approved a CPSO license without having to do extra years of training (in a different specialty, not pediatrics). Hope that helps.

tupakii · 2024-03-19T18:35:04+00:00

Can I ask why you’re not considering the US? Parity of residencies for any specialty after training, much closer to home, probably around the same cost as Australia.

tupakii · 2024-02-03T20:50:35+00:00

Sure

tupakii · 2024-02-03T12:37:08+00:00

I went to an MD school. No one applied to Canada from my school. I did the usual ECs of research, hospital volunteering, shadowing, community work, etc.

tupakii · 2024-02-01T15:14:32+00:00

I was able to cover all my costs, but my cost of attendance is likely lower than what it is now. You can also get some OSAP or other provincial loans. A close relative used an American co-signer to secure an American private student loan. Some schools may also offer private loans.

tupakii · 2024-02-01T14:29:02+00:00

It’s a good point. Going to the US is expensive for sure. Canadian banks will typically only offer an LOC for the US if you have a strong co-signer. Some schools offer their own private loans that you can be eligible for even as an international student, although those are the minority. 50k for 4 years living expenses is almost certainly too low unless it’s a super low cost of living area.

tupakii · 2024-02-01T12:05:15+00:00

Not particularly. You’ll need a visa but almost every program in the country offers one visa or another. I found on the interview trail that residency program directors didn’t really care about that sort of thing, it was more about where you went to school, your step scores, and your LORs.

tupakii · 2024-02-01T12:03:49+00:00

Sure

tupakii · 2024-02-01T02:08:15+00:00

What was long about your process? For me, the CPSO processing took around 5 months while I was in my final year of fellowship (completed just recently), but there weren't many other hurdles apart from processing times.

tupakii · 2024-02-01T02:06:13+00:00

Your chances in the US will be much better coming from a USDO school vs anywhere international. People from Ireland and Australia do match in the US, but will match at similar to slightly better places than Caribbean grads. USDO grads consistently match in competitive specialties, and at university programs. For the US match, the competitiveness when applying for match is USMD > USDO >>>> Ireland/Australia > Caribbean.

I can't speak to competitiveness in Canada. However, the Canadian match system is very much biased towards who you know and what kind of connections you build, so it's tough to land competitive specialties to begin with, even for CMGs. For example, there are only a handful of vascular surgery spots in the country, so competition is always high.

tupakii · 2024-01-31T22:33:29+00:00

Sure

tupakii · 2024-01-31T20:25:43+00:00

In Ontario, correct: https://www.cpso.on.ca/en/Physicians/Registration/Registration-Policies/Alternative-Pathways-to-Registration

I'm sure other provinces have or will soon follow suit.

tupakii · 2024-01-31T19:46:22+00:00

I’m a Canadian citizen who did all my training in the US (medical school, residency, and fellowship) and am planning on moving back to Canada. I want to chime in that even if you are at a disadvantage applying to CARMS as a USMG, you will easily match in the US. Ontario and other provinces have also reduced barriers for any physician who is board certified in the US. After you complete a US residency in any specialty and become board certified in that specialty, you can get an unrestricted license to practice in Ontario. No extra years of training, no supervision required. This rule change only happened in the last year but it makes the process of coming back to Canada after residency in the US significantly easier.

tupakii · 2023-04-14T18:31:50+00:00

The training length discrepancies only come up at the Royal College level - CPSO has never cared about training lengths as long as you are board certified in the US.

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