CHECKLIST

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M1
Plan research for M1/M2 summer in Canada
Learn about/apply for Med Student Summer Research
Fellowship (go to OISS for ITIN)
Learn about/apply for WSUSOM Summer Externships
Consider/apply for OPT for externships
Get I-20 signed
File Form 8433 to IRS
Get Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) Tax form signed
M2
Step 1 registration
Choose M3 clinical site
Get I-20 signed
File Form 8433 to IRS
Get Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) Tax form signed
M3
Get familiar with CaRMS site: http://www.carms.ca/
Register for Step 2 CS / CK
Get immunizations and titers for VSAS/AFMC
Apply for Canadian Electives through AFMC
Apply for US Electives through VSAS
Finalize M4 rotation schedule
Get I-20 signed
File Form 8433 to IRS
Get Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) Tax form signed
M4
Get familiar with Residency Visa options
Know J-1 quota from Health Canada
Register CaRMS
Register ERAS
Take Step 2 CS / CK
Register MCCQE 1
Interviews
Rank lists due
Match Day
File Form 8433 to IRS
Get Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) Tax form signed
Stats - Canadian (Cdn) Grads for years 2010-2015
20/64 of our grads matched at Canadian programs (31%)
-15 of those 20 were in Family Medicine (FM) (75%)
3/44 grads going to US programs matched in FM (7%)
Cdn Students also matched at Canadian programs for:
Ortho, Radiology, IM, and Neurosurg
Cdn Students matched at US programs for:
EM, IM, OB, Rads, Gen Surg, Neurosurg,
Ophtho, Peds, Anes, Neuro, and Derm

Do ASAP
Skim website once
Add this years deadlines to items on this checklist
Choose a specialty!
Decide if residency in Canada or US is 10 goal
If Canada:
Plan research for summer between M1/M2
Start making contacts
Plan M4 audition rotations
If US:
Learn about the Visa options
Check Health Canadas J1 quota for your
chosen specialty
Do well in school
Quick Points
AFMC - Canadian rotations: www.afmcstudentportal.ca
VSAS - US rotations: services.aamc.org/20/vsas/
I-20 must be signed at OISS yearly
File form 8843 to IRS yearly: non-US-resident status
Definitions
F-1 - student visa
OPT - extension of F-1; can use to transition to H-1B
H-1B - leads to Green Card; can moonlight
J-1 - no Green Card; 2-year Return to Home Country
requirement after residency; cannot moonlight
I-20 - Certificate of Eligibility for F-1 Student Status
Must present this document whenever entering
the US. It must be renewed every summer with a
signature from an OISS officer
Form 8433 - an IRS form you submit in tax season
(deadline - April 15). If you had no US income
that year, its the only form you file with the IRS.
Certifies youre a non-resident for tax purposes.
Exams
MCCQE1 - take in M4; required for Canadian programs
MCCQE2 - take during Canadian residency
USMLE Step1, 2 CK, 2 CS required for graduation
USMLE Step 3 take during US residency
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