IMG PROGRAM FOR BC

DR ROD ANDREW MB, BS, CCFP, FCFP DIRECTOR OF IMG PROGRAM FOR

BRITISH COLUMBIA CLINICAL PROFESSOR FACULTY OF

MEDICINE UBC.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS MCC EVALUATING EXAM MCC QUALIFYING EXAM PART1 TOEFL FOR CANDIDATES WHOSE

NATIVE TONGUE IS NOT ENGLISH 3 REFERENCES FROM PHYSICIANS RESIDENCE IN BC FOR 1 YEAR

EXAMINATION PROCESS

16STATION OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION (OSCE)

THOSE QUALIFYING:- ALL WHO HAVE PASSED MCCQE PART

2 TOP 50% OF THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN

MCCQE PART 1 USUALLY 24-26 CANDIDATES

CLINICAL EVALUATION

TOP 10 CANDIDATES ENTER 7 WEEK CLINICAL EVALUATION

2 WEEKS EMERGENCY 2WEEKS INTERNAL MEDICINE 2WEEKS FAMILY MEDICINE 1 WEEK PSYCHIATRY

PRE-RESIDENCY

TOP 6 CANDIDATES PLUS COMMUNITY SPONSORED CANDIDATES ENTER 6 MONTH PRE-RESIDENCY TRAINING

SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PRE-RESIDENCY LEADS TO RESIDENCY IN FAMILY MEDICINE.

CLINICAL EVALUATION FOR BC PROGRAM 6 WEEKS IN-HOSPITAL INTERNAL MEDICINE EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY FAMILY PRACTICE WARD

1 WEEK IN FAMILY DOCTOR’S OFFICE

EVALUATION SKILLS

FACULTY - EXPERIENCED TEACHERS FACULTY WILL BECOME TEACHERS OF

IMGS WHEN THEY ENTER RESIDENCY AREAS EVALUATED:- ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY PERSONAL QUALITIES MANUALSKILLS AND PROCEDURES

EVALUATION RESULTS

BASED ON RANKING IN EACH DISCIPLINE i.e. 1 TO 10

RANKING SCORES ADDED TOTALS ARRANGED LOWEST TO

HIGHEST. LOWEST TOTALS RANK HIGHEST IN EVENT OF TIE, MARKS ADDED

GRADUATE OUTCOMES

IMG GRADUATES 1991-2001 TOTAL OF GRADUATES - 38 FAILURES - 0 GP OR FAMILY PHYSICIANS - 34 PSYCHIATRIST- 1 SURGEON - 1 EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN - 2

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN

Argentina 1 India 4 S. Africa 1 Australia 1 Iran 2 Sweden 1 Belgium 1 Italy 1 Turkey 2 Czech Rep 3 Nigeria 1 Ukraine 1 Chile 1 Pakistan 1 Wales 1 China 1 Phillipines 1 West Indies 1 El Salvador 1 Poland 2 Zambia 1 England 1 Russia 4 Germany 1 Spain 1 Hong Kong 1 Sri Lanka 1

SITE OF PRACTICE

BRITISH COLUMBIA 36 NEWFOUNDLAND 1 MANITOBA 1

BRITISH COLUMBIA PRACTITIONERS CITY OF VANCOUVER 12 GREATER VANCOUVER 17 LOWER MAINLAND 3 VANCOUVER ISLAND 3 INTERIOR BC 1