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 […]

Student Information Meeting for Canadian and American Match. December 28, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific (6 p.m. Mountain; 8:00 p.m. Eastern time) Via Zoom SOCASMA will be hosting an information/strategy meeting for IMGs looking to get and share information and strategies for the Canadian and American Matches.  Canadians studying medicine abroad (CSAs), International Medical Graduates […]

A partner organization of SOCASMA, the Foundation of International Medical Graduates, has launched a Canadian Clinical Competencies Internship for eligible candidates interested in applying to Canadian Residency Training programs. This internship was designed by Dr. Adri-Anna Aloia, current Canadian Family Medicine resident and founder and Executive Director of the Foundation of IMG. This program is […]

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 […]

SOCASMA has made a submission in regard to a consultation on the future of competition policy in Canada. Have a look at this very compelling submission: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/strategic-policy-sector/en/marketplace-framework-policy/competition-policy/submissions-consultation-future-competition-policy-canada/labour-consumer-or-public-interest-groups SOCASMA a préparé une présentation en réponse aux consultations en rapport avec l’avenir de la politique de la concurrence au Canada. Nous vous invitons à jeter un coup […]

(Le français suit.) PRACTICE READY ONTARIO (PRO) IS NOW OPEN! Practice Ready Ontario application portal is now open to applicants. The Touchstone Institute is the organization running the program. See web site: https://touchstoneinstitute.ca/assessment/practice-ready-ontario/ Phase 1 of Practice Ready Ontario (PRO) is offered for Family Medicine. The deadline for Phase 1 applications is Wednesday, July 19, […]

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 […]

Mémoire au Comité permanent de la santé de la Chambre des communes par la Société des Canadiens étudiant la médecine à l’étranger 24 octobre 2022 Au lendemain de la Covid-19, le Canada vit une crise des soins de santé. (1) La COVID-19 a révélé des fissures qui existaient auparavant dans notre fondation de soins de […]

Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health by the Society for Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad October 24, 2022 In the aftermath of Covid-19, Canada is experiencing a health care crisis. 1 COVID-19 has exposed previously existing cracks in our health care foundation 2 including inadequate planning for future physician needs 3 ; […]