MEDICAL SCHOOL

I completed a four-year MD program in British Columbia, the first two years lecture-based and the second two hospital-based. Canada has fourteen medical schools with English curricula and three with French curricula. Apart from three-year programs at Calgary and McMaster, programs are four years long. Admission processes vary by medical school, but are generally similar. Here are posts based on my experiences in medical school:

• Things to Do in High School if You're Looking Towards Medical School
• Things to Do in Undergrad if You're Looking Towards Medical School
• The Medical School Application Timeline
• Structure of a Canadian Medical School -- Schedules & Exams
• Things I Wish I'd Known on Day 1 of Medical School
• OSCE History Taking Mnemonic: NOPQRST AAARF
• Breaking Bad News: A Cynical Look at SPIKES
• When Being a Student Gets Tough
• Dear Introverts in Medicine
• The Things That They Don't Teach You in Medicine
• My Orange Box of Medical School Study Notes
• more to come...if you have any topic suggestions or questions about medical school, please leave them in the comments!

For anyone relocating to Alberta for medical school, here's some hopefully helpful information on registering your vehicle/getting a driver's license and signing up for provincial health care.


Here are posts on the CaRMS (Canadian Resident Matching Service) process:

• CaRMS -- What, When, and Cost
• CaRMS -- Interviews & Sample Questions

Here are posts on writing the USMLEs:

• USMLE Step 1 for Canadians and USMLE Step 1, Done
• USMLE Step 2 CK for Canadians
• USMLE Step 2 CS for Canadians

Here are posts on learning resources I've found helpful:

• Cancer Metastases: Patterns & Frequencies
• Radiology Learning Resources
• Surgery Learning Resources
• ATLS Primary and Secondary Surveys (In Brief!)