[MPH 2020 Canada]

23 hours ago, AryynMPH said:

Hi, I got into both UBC MPH and McGill MScPH as well and I am still deciding between both programs. McGill is an MSc because of the heavy statistics and epidemiology component. In terms of your french, you will get by just fine in Montreal, as most people speak English. I did french immersion in high school and graduated bilingual, but it has been many years and I struggle speaking as well!

In terms of financial support, my first impression is that there are more scholarship opportunities and bursaries available at UBC. Perhaps this is because I am a BC resident, not a Quebec resident. I struggled to find information on financial support online for McGill, and my acceptance letter stated that there are no bursaries available to students in the program. However, you can apply for bursaries at UBC. You can also factor in the cost of living; the cost of living in Vancouver is extremely high, while Montreal is known for a much cheaper cost of living. 

 

22 hours ago, glhw said:

Hi @anoroC I've lived in Montreal and its super affordable if you're worried about money and you don't need to speak French! I wouldn't worry about rankings as they don't really matter in Canada (especially between UBC and McGill). But if your main concern is getting PR, maybe research if living/having residency in one province is advantageous over the other in terms of immigration when you apply for PR after your masters? I thought the return of service agreement is based on which province you do the residency training, not where you get your masters but i don't know much about that aspect. Good luck

Thank you @AryynMPH and @glhw for your comments.

In terms of cost of living, I've also heard that Montreal is cheaper than Vancouver, but if that's the case, why the cost of student housing seems to be higher for McGill (Single room in McGill around $15000 and UBC around $13000 per 8 months)?

Concerning French language, my main concern is getting Permanent Residency, and what I really meant was French requirement for getting PR which I've heard needs to be at least level B2 CEFR for Quebec. Is it easy to study in Quebec and apply for PR in another province?

Also regarding what I said about residency training, I thought maybe it would be easier to get into a medical residency program in the same province that one studies their previous degree?

Thanks again for your thoughts.

[MPH 2020 Canada]

Hi guys, congratulations to everyone who have got their acceptance, and wish good luck for others that are waiting.

 

Between McGill MscPH and UBC MPH, which one is better for an anglophone international medical graduate (my French is very weak) who wants to get Permanent Residency to apply for medical residency (fortunately, I have been accepted in both)?

For about the same tuition, McGill is 60 credits vs UBC 42. Plus the first is a Msc (any thoughts is it good or bad?). McGill has some sort of concentration (I suppose one should choose between three of them after starting their studies), but UBC does not have any concentration. However, UBC seems to be higher in academic rankings, the weather is better, and you won't have to worry for French. UBC's medical residency return of service is 2 years (vs McGill's 4 years) and in contrast with Quebec, it doesn't need French to get a medical licensure (though I'm not sure which one accepts more IMGs for medical residency). Plus, knowing the annual budget of UBC is around twice as much as McGill, which one do you think gives more financial support to its Public Health students (I mean scholarships, bursaries, TA, RA, ...)?

I would appreciate your comments on any of the items mentioned above.