Gavin Tyndale is a Jamaican born general surgery resident that will be starting the first year of his residency in Canada at the University of Toronto in July of this year. As an IMG (international medical graduate) Gavin shares his experiences navigating the Canadian system and talks about the NAC OSCE as well as the MCCQE. He also comments on the differences between general surgery in Jamaica and what he's seen so far in Canada. Feel free to contact Gavin on Instagram @gavy1989

#Surgery #generalsurgery #medicalschool

⏳Chapters
Intro: 0:00 0:27
Intro About Gavin: 0:28 2:08
The Process Of Matching To UofT General Surgery: 2:09 6:41
Focus On The MCC + NAC OSCE: 6:42 8:17
Finding Clinical Experiences In Canada: 8:18 9:25
General Surgery In Jamaica Vs. Canada 9:26 12:39
Why Did You Want To Move To Canada: 12:40 13:48
Why General Surgery: 13:49 17:00
Why Move To Canada And NOT The US: 17:01 18:58
Tips For IMGs Trying To Match In Canada: 18:59 23:04
Specific Questions From IMGs: 23:05 28:20

Bio:
Hi everyone, its nice to meet you My name Is Gianluca and I'm a first year family medicine resident physician in Ontario, Canada. I'm just trying to document my experiences throughout my medical training and beyond to hopefully help inspire/guide some other students... and make things more fun for myself :) I post a new video once per week.
Feel free to contact me on YouTube or Instagram if you have any questions.

Follow Me On Social Media
Instagram @NXTgenMD
(That's all... medical school and YouTube keep me busy enough

Music
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