The following document outlines 8 key areas that SOCASMA is advocating for in order to improve the current medical residency recruitment and training system in Canada. Le document suivant (voir page 8) présente 8 domaines clés que SOCASMA préconise afin d’améliorer le système actuel de recrutement et de formation des résidents en médecine au Canada. […]
The Society for Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad (SOCASMA) has been fighting since 2010 against the roadblocks that Canadians who are graduates of international medical schools (IMGs) face in becoming licensed to practice medicine throughout Canada. In the early 1990s the provincial Ministries of Health determined that the best way to control healthcare spending was to […]
Depuis 2010 la Société des Canadiens qui étudient la médecine à l’étranger (SOCASMA) lutte contre les obstacles auxquels se heurtent les Canadiens diplômés d’écoles de médecine internationales (DIM) pour obtenir l’autorisation d’exercer la médecine partout au Canada. Au début des années 1990, les ministères provinciaux de la Santé ont déterminé que la meilleure façon de […]
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NOTICE of ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING for CANADIANS STUDYING MEDICINE ABROAD , IMGs, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023 Time: 9:00 a.m. PACIFIC TIME (Vancouver) or noon Eastern time Place: Zoom: SEE LINK BELOW This is an opportunity to get the latest in what is happening with the structure of the Match. In addition, […]
Between December 2022 and February 2023 SOCASMA conducted a survey to gather information regarding the experiences of CSAs, IMGs and CMGs with RCPSC examinations. A summary of the results of this Survey are available here: RCPSC EXAM EXPERIENCES SURVEY SUMMARY We welcome comments regarding the Survey which may be posted on our Facebook page or […]
Have a look at SOCASMA’s commentary on the Nazerali-Maitland et al article titled Challenges with international medical graduate selection: finding positive attributes predictive of success in family medicine residency. Socasma’s commentary is now available in the journal BMC Primary Care and is freely available online at the below web page: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-023-02105-6 Here is a link […]
From the IMGBC Office: To applicants of UBC’s 2022 IMG Clinical Assessment Program: We would like to inform you of an employment opportunity as an Associate Physician in British Columbia, open to international medicine graduates who have specialist and general practitioner postgraduate training. If you have not obtained a residency position and are interested in […]
CPSO REMOVES BARRIERS FOR INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED PHYSICIANS: CLARIFICATIONS PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST OF THE SOCIETY FOR CANADIANS STUDYING MEDICINE ABROAD (SOCASMA) SOCASMA met with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) about the changes the CPSO has made to bring down barriers for certain internationally trained physicians. https://www.cpso.on.ca/News/News-Articles/CPSO-Removes-Barriers-for-Internationally-Educated The following clarifications […]
L’ORDRE DES MÉDECINS ET CHIRURGIENS DE L’ONTARIO (OMCO) ÉLIMINE DES OBSTACLES POUR LES MÉDECINS QUI ÉTUDIENT À L’ÉTRANGER : CLARIFICATIONS FOURNIES EN REPONSE A UNE DEMANDE DE LA SOCIÉTÉ DES CANADIENS QUI ÉTUDIENT MÉDECINE À L’ÉTRANGER (SOCASMA) (N.B. En cas de doute, la version anglaise a préséance sur la version française.) La SOCASMA a rencontré l’Ordre […]