The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has recently published the CMA Policy on Equity and Diversity in Medicine. The awareness of discrimination in the medical profession and the development of this CMA policy brings tremendous hope to the international medical graduate community that there will be a change. In the words of the CMA: “When we […]
418 international medical graduates matched this year. At the end of the match 56 residency positions were unfilled, 49 of which were in Family Medicine. It is important for anyone planning to eventually apply for residency in Canada to have a good grasp of the odds of matching into residency as an IMG. See the […]
Here is a letter from the finance minister asking for our suggestions for the next budget. We encourage everyone to put in their recommendation to make residencies more accessible to CSAs.
It is concerning that there is a promoted prejudice that Canadians who choose to study medicine overseas are second rate medical graduates. A system that prevents competition on merit fosters a culture of entitlement and prejudice which harms CSAs, the public, and the medical profession.
Canadian medical student Omar Abdulrahman decries the new mandatory exam for international medical graduates in Ontario. Read Lucy Scholley’s article on Metro here.
Check out the 2013 report of the Canadian Medical Students in Poland Association (CMSPA) here.
The document Solutions to Access is a report on the access to licensure in regulated professions from internationally trained professionals in BC.
Find out the 2013 match results for International Medical Graduates from the Irish medical universities. Click here to see the report.
Find out the 2013 charting outcomes in the match of International Medical Graduates from the United States. Click here to see the complete report.
Road to Return: B.C. Medical Students Abroad is a comprehensive paper about how the current medical residency selection process works and SOCASMA’s position in regard to that.