The enthusiasm of working as a medical student in a western setup seeded in me from the extensive research and updates in the field of medicine that keeps pouring from North America. Throughout my medical school I studied books written by western authors, and no wonder, it became my immense desire to work practically in a western setup. I chose McGill University owing to its renowned international status and high ranking of its Faculty of Medicine. During the period of my Electives I aimed at achieving the following objectives:
To gain an insight into the system of medicine being practiced in Canada and to evaluate myself for working as a resident in such an environment.
To enhance my knowledge, clinical skills and develop creativity for problem solving in the field of Cardiology.
To gain knowledge of diseases more prevalent in Western countries and less prevalent in South Asia for practice based learning and improvement.
To develop interpersonal and communication skills for effective information exchange with fellow colleagues, patients and patient families.
To explore the culture and life in the famous and historic city of Montreal.