Hi everyone,
I went through a lot of discussions on whether MBBS internship can be treated as work experience and I was not able to get a clear answer. So I thought of clearing it out for others who might have the same doubt.
A brief background, I am mentioning about doctors in India (or countries where there is a similar course structure) who undergo 5 and 1/2 years of medical school. 4 and 1/2 years is devoted towards coursework and the last one year is for doing an internship (during which they are paid a salary as well). One starts with their internship by obtaining a provisional pass certificate stating that they have completed the required coursework and a temporary practice license is approved.
Based on NOC 3112, I found out a medical intern is also a valid designation to be considered for that category of NOC. So what I did was I obtained a letter from the dean of my college stating what my role was during the internship, the period of my internship and the pay that I was getting. My transcripts mentioned that I had coursework for the 4 and 1/2 years. This information aligned with the letter obtained from the dean. I got my MBBS degree verified my MCC and then I applied for the express entry (under FSW program). And guess what! IT WORKED.
How I interpret this is that the role that one plays during internship is the most crucial aspect. The immigration officer should be convinced that one year of internship was actually used to obtain skill equivalent to a medical intern. If they are convinced with the help of a letter from the medical school, it shouldn't be a problem.
Also my timeline is below:
AOR: Jan 31st, 2018
Medicals cleared: Feb 13th, 2018
RPRF: Feb 14th, 2018
Passport request: Feb 27th, 2018
Passport reached Ottawa: March 5th, 2018
Application approved: March 6th, 2018
Hope this helps.
I went through a lot of discussions on whether MBBS internship can be treated as work experience and I was not able to get a clear answer. So I thought of clearing it out for others who might have the same doubt.
A brief background, I am mentioning about doctors in India (or countries where there is a similar course structure) who undergo 5 and 1/2 years of medical school. 4 and 1/2 years is devoted towards coursework and the last one year is for doing an internship (during which they are paid a salary as well). One starts with their internship by obtaining a provisional pass certificate stating that they have completed the required coursework and a temporary practice license is approved.
Based on NOC 3112, I found out a medical intern is also a valid designation to be considered for that category of NOC. So what I did was I obtained a letter from the dean of my college stating what my role was during the internship, the period of my internship and the pay that I was getting. My transcripts mentioned that I had coursework for the 4 and 1/2 years. This information aligned with the letter obtained from the dean. I got my MBBS degree verified my MCC and then I applied for the express entry (under FSW program). And guess what! IT WORKED.
How I interpret this is that the role that one plays during internship is the most crucial aspect. The immigration officer should be convinced that one year of internship was actually used to obtain skill equivalent to a medical intern. If they are convinced with the help of a letter from the medical school, it shouldn't be a problem.
Also my timeline is below:
AOR: Jan 31st, 2018
Medicals cleared: Feb 13th, 2018
RPRF: Feb 14th, 2018
Passport request: Feb 27th, 2018
Passport reached Ottawa: March 5th, 2018
Application approved: March 6th, 2018
Hope this helps.
