1,3 MILLION D’ONTARIENS ONT BESOIN D’UN MÉDECIN DE FAMILLE MAINTENANT!

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Les Ontariens ont désespérément besoin de médecins. La chef du NPD, Andrea Horwath, a récemment promis 300 nouveaux médecins pour le Nord de l’Ontario et les Libéraux ont promis d’embaucher plus de travailleurs de la santé. Étant donné le temps qu’il faut pour former un médecin, comment pouvons-nous avoir des médecins qui sont prêts à […]

Help Canadian International Medical Graduates (IMGs) come back home to practice medicine in Quebec

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Each year, between 50 to 100 family medicine residency positions are unfilled in Quebec. Currently, nearly 1,000,000 Quebecers do not have a family doctor. If each of these doctors would take on average 1000 patients, that means that 50,000 to 100,000 Quebecers will have access to a family doctor. The Society for Canadians Studying Medicine […]

Aidons les étudiants en médecine diplômés de l’étranger (DHCEU) à revenir pratiquer la médecine au Québec

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À chaque année, entre 50 à 100 places de résidence en médecine familiale ne sont pas comblés au Québec. Présentement, près de 1 000 000 de québécois n’ont pas de médecin de famille. Si chacun de ces médecin prenait en moyenne 1000 patients, ça veut dire que 50 000 à 100 000 additionels québécois auraient […]

The Discrimination that IMGs face in the Medical Profession

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Summary of Discrimination IMGs face in the Medical Profession Canadians who graduated from international medical schools are oppressed and by any objective definition second class citizens in Canada. The government in a free and democratic country such as Canada, by law, must treat all its members equally. While it is fair to require Canadian citizens […]

Understanding Access to Licensing in Medicine

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How the System Works. CMG:  graduates of Canadian and American medical schools IMGs:  graduates of international medical schools   To become licensed to practice medicine one must: Have a medical degree from a school on the World Directory of Medical Schools;   2. Worked in entry level job in medicine called residency training or postgraduate […]

Is there a doctor shortage in Canada?

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Physician Shortage Is there a doctor shortage in Canada?  About 5 million Canadians cannot find a family physician.  We wait months to see a specialist.  People experiencing severe mental illness generally wait months and in some cases over a year to see a psychiatrist.  We wait months and even years for surgery. However, it is […]

C’est le temps d’innover!

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Aux : Ministres de la Santé, Doyens des facultés de médecine, Collège royal des médecins et chirurgiens du Canada, Médecins-chefs fédéraux et provinciaux, l’Association des facultés de médecine du Canada Cc : principaux médias canadiens à travers le Canada Sujet : Diplômés internationaux en médecine au Canada : Il est temps d’innover et d’utiliser au […]

It’s Time to Innovate!

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To : Ministers of Health, Deans of Medical Schools, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Federal and Provincial Chief Medical Officers, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada RE: International Medical Graduates in Canada : It’s time to innovate and make optimal use of this qualified but under-utilized resource! With COVID-19 still wreaking […]

INFORMATION MEETING FOR THE MATCH

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STRATEGY and TIPS INFORMATION for Residency Matching. Everyone welcome.  It is vital to start figuring out how you are going to get a residency position sooner rather than later.  The meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 9 a.m. Pacific Time.   A professional NAC OSCE coach, Dr. Vahid Nilforushan will be […]

Newly Released #EqualChance Impact Report / Nouveau rapport d’impact de #ChancesÉgales

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SOCASMA has partnered with the Institute for Canadian Citizenship in support of the #EqualChance initiative whose objective is to obtain equity based changes in the pathway to practice medicine for internationally trained doctors in Canada. Take a look at this initiative’s impact report which has just been released: https://www.inclusion.ca/site/uploads/2021/12/EqualChance-ChancesE%CC%81gales-Impact-Report.pdf For more information about the #EqualChance […]