Hi! Thanks for your blog! I will be starting at Saba in Sept. 2012, so current student blogs are super helpful in getting insight into life there. I have a question for you: I have read conflicting messages regarding clinical rotations in Canada. Some students write that there are only a few affiliated teaching hospitals in Canada, and one can only take a few electives there. However, Saba's website implies that someone can do their entire clinical rotation at a Canadian affiliated teaching hospital.
1) Do you know which hospitals in Canada one can do their clinical rotations? 2) Do you know if the entire clinical component can be done there, or is it just a few electives?
Thanks for your help! Good luck with the rest of your studies!
Hi Hailey, thanks for your comment! The way I understand it is that for clinical rotations in Canada is that there is a maximum of 12weeks that we can do elective rotations at a Canadian hospital (its a provincial rule - so it there are some differences if you do it in Ontario vs BC) . However, you cannot do ALL your clinical rotations in Canada. The core required rotations (General surgery, Internal medicine, family medicine, OBGYN, psychiatry) need to be done in the states. There have been many people doing electives in Canada but they are hard to get ... it helps if you know someone in the hospital. As for your first question about which hospitals take on students I can't really answer because that varies for each student. I think it's mostly based on what connections they have since you are responsible for setting up all your electives (Saba does help with the paperwork of course).
1) Saba doesn't have any affiliated hospitals in Canada--I don't know where people are getting this information 2) As IDL mentioned, you can do elective rotations in Canada, NOT core rotations. It makes no difference if you know somebody that works in the hospital, as you set up the elective THROUGH the University, NOT directly through the hospital (as it is in the States).
Hi! Thanks for your blog! I will be starting at Saba in Sept. 2012, so current student blogs are super helpful in getting insight into life there. I have a question for you: I have read conflicting messages regarding clinical rotations in Canada. Some students write that there are only a few affiliated teaching hospitals in Canada, and one can only take a few electives there. However, Saba's website implies that someone can do their entire clinical rotation at a Canadian affiliated teaching hospital.
ReplyDelete1) Do you know which hospitals in Canada one can do their clinical rotations?
2) Do you know if the entire clinical component can be done there, or is it just a few electives?
Thanks for your help! Good luck with the rest of your studies!
Hailey
Hi Hailey, thanks for your comment! The way I understand it is that for clinical rotations in Canada is that there is a maximum of 12weeks that we can do elective rotations at a Canadian hospital (its a provincial rule - so it there are some differences if you do it in Ontario vs BC) . However, you cannot do ALL your clinical rotations in Canada. The core required rotations (General surgery, Internal medicine, family medicine, OBGYN, psychiatry) need to be done in the states. There have been many people doing electives in Canada but they are hard to get ... it helps if you know someone in the hospital. As for your first question about which hospitals take on students I can't really answer because that varies for each student. I think it's mostly based on what connections they have since you are responsible for setting up all your electives (Saba does help with the paperwork of course).
Deletethanks for reading the blog!
1) Saba doesn't have any affiliated hospitals in Canada--I don't know where people are getting this information
Delete2) As IDL mentioned, you can do elective rotations in Canada, NOT core rotations. It makes no difference if you know somebody that works in the hospital, as you set up the elective THROUGH the University, NOT directly through the hospital (as it is in the States).
I would also like to know same information, about rotations in Canada. Please respond to gpatel416@gmail.com
ReplyDeletethanks
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