Your cautioning is more from financial burden and returning back to Canada for practice. There are more choices available for IMGs in Europe and elsewhere after graduation. If someone is determined to be a good doctor, sure they can make it as an IMG either in Canada or in Europe, Australia, Newzealand, this is the positive spin I would add to your observations. Thank you for covering the nitty gritty in a short video.
I agree with him 💯. I am 66 and still working. I love my job. My husband is retired and he loves being home. He cleans the house, does yard work, laundry, etc. I enjoy my days off and PTO as much as anyone but I wouldn’t want to be home everyday. This is my second career. I’ve been with this company 16 years. I plan to stay as long as I enjoy it. Then I’ll do something else. I initially retired at 43. I did volunteer work and that wasn’t for me. I would often get very little done and nothing to show for my day. I enjoy having a purpose more than hobbies, etc. When I’m off, my husband often comments on how fast the days go. I say, “See, you should work. The days go slower at work”! 😭 The important thing is to do what you love!
International Medical Schools could be an option in that case, but I urge you to strongly consider the alternatives given the risks. One of them would be going back to school for an undergrad or graduate degree to raise your GPA. It's probably not what you want to hear, but another option would be to consider alternative career options that you could also see yourself satisfied with.
@@DaniKilani I know but as cliche as it sounds I genuinely can’t see a point in life if not for med. I Have given other healthcare careers a thought and they simply don’t make me feel satisfied....I would like to ask you what would u would honestly suggest to me as my stats from 1st year are: 1.7, 3.5, 3.91, 3.96 . My first year was just terrible and ruined my cGPA
@@btsjkforever2030 Ayman gave some really good advice. I’ll just also recommend that you try and find med students from Western and Queens (cold email/message some if you don’t know any) and ask them for advice on your application and help during interview prep. Some of them will be happy to provide some advice, others might not respond at all, but I think this will give you a leg up 🙂
Your cautioning is more from financial burden and returning back to Canada for practice.
There are more choices available for IMGs in Europe and elsewhere after graduation. If someone is determined to be a good doctor, sure they can make it as an IMG either in Canada or in Europe, Australia, Newzealand, this is the positive spin I would add to your observations. Thank you for covering the nitty gritty in a short video.
I agree with him 💯. I am 66 and still working. I love my job. My husband is retired and he loves being home. He cleans the house, does yard work, laundry, etc. I enjoy my days off and PTO as much as anyone but I wouldn’t want to be home everyday. This is my second career. I’ve been with this company 16 years. I plan to stay as long as I enjoy it. Then I’ll do something else. I initially retired at 43. I did volunteer work and that wasn’t for me. I would often get very little done and nothing to show for my day. I enjoy having a purpose more than hobbies, etc. When I’m off, my husband often comments on how fast the days go. I say, “See, you should work. The days go slower at work”! 😭 The important thing is to do what you love!
But what if I have an extremely low gpa for Canadian med schools ? :(
International Medical Schools could be an option in that case, but I urge you to strongly consider the alternatives given the risks. One of them would be going back to school for an undergrad or graduate degree to raise your GPA. It's probably not what you want to hear, but another option would be to consider alternative career options that you could also see yourself satisfied with.
@@DaniKilani I know but as cliche as it sounds I genuinely can’t see a point in life if not for med. I Have given other healthcare careers a thought and they simply don’t make me feel satisfied....I would like to ask you what would u would honestly suggest to me as my stats from 1st year are: 1.7, 3.5, 3.91, 3.96 . My first year was just terrible and ruined my cGPA
@@btsjkforever2030 some universities only look at your 2 best years such as Queens and Western, so don’t worry much about your first year
@@aymanab2775 thabk you so much!
@@btsjkforever2030 Ayman gave some really good advice. I’ll just also recommend that you try and find med students from Western and Queens (cold email/message some if you don’t know any) and ask them for advice on your application and help during interview prep. Some of them will be happy to provide some advice, others might not respond at all, but I think this will give you a leg up 🙂