Cliquez sur le lien qui suit pour avoir accès au communiqué de presse: Election federale 2019
Click on following link to access the news release: Federal Election 2019
Want to push for change? Get a petition going pressing your provincial government to make the residency recruitment system in Canada fair, objective, impartial and transparent for all Canadians and permanent residents, including Canadians who have studied medicine abroad. See petition document below and template to collect signatures. (Note: The petition has been written for […]
See powerpoint presentation below. There was a great turnout for this meeting with at least 60 persons attending. The powerpoint presentation contains a lot of valuable information. The group in attendance got quite animated when we talked about lobbying government for change. See our website for template letter. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you […]
Attention Quebec residents who study medicine abroad! Now is the time to write, call and/or meet your Quebec Member of Assembly or Minister of Health seeking her support to establish for 2020 onward a level playing field for all qualified Canadians applying for residency training in Canada. It is also an opportunity to request that […]
Ce document élabore les 7 demandes clées de SOCASMA visant à améliorer le système actuel de recrutement et de formation des résidents en médecine au Canada. SOCASMA SEVEN_francais
1,119 Canadian and permanent resident International Medical Graduates (IMGs) were unable to obtain medical residency positions in 2019. Yet, over 1,000 Saudi visa trainees are utilizing valuable and limited training resources that could be available to train Canadians. SOCASMA wrote, without success, to those federal Ministers responsible for the issuing of visa to foreign medical […]
Attention all Canadians who study medicine abroad, family members and friends! Now is the time to write, call and/or meet your provincial MPP, MLA or Minister of Health seeking their support to establish for 2020 onward a level playing field for all qualified Canadians applying for residency training in Canada. It is also an opportunity […]
This document outlines 7 key areas that SOCASMA is advocating for in order to improve the current medical residency recruitment and training system in Canada. SOCASMA SEVEN 19.07.02
GUIDE AND TIMELINE for CSAs in medical school. This guide and proposed timeline are for CSAs who are working their way through medical school. CSAs need direction and organization to succeed. This Guide and Timeline are a work-in-progress. In the future we will be attaching links to documents and websites as we work our way through our Information for CSAs Initiative. The documents will be posted on our website in the Resources section. We are just beginning this initiative. Your feedback and suggestions are important. They will make these documents better and more relevant. So please help us by providing input from your experience and knowledge.
Cliquez sur le lien qui suit pour avoir accès au communiqué de presse:
Click on following link to access the news release:
Want to push for change? Get a petition going pressing your provincial government to make the residency recruitment system in Canada fair, objective, impartial and transparent for all Canadians and permanent residents, including Canadians who have studied medicine abroad. See petition document below and template to collect signatures. (Note: The petition has been written for Ontario. You can easily edit it for your own province.)
See powerpoint presentation below. There was a great turnout for this meeting with at least 60 persons attending. The powerpoint presentation contains a lot of valuable information. The group in attendance got quite animated when we talked about lobbying government for change. See our website for template letter. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have questions.
Powerpoint Toronto Short
Attention Quebec residents who study medicine abroad! Now is the time to write, call and/or meet your Quebec Member of Assembly or Minister of Health seeking her support to establish for 2020 onward a level playing field for all qualified Canadians applying for residency training in Canada. It is also an opportunity to request that equal access be established to compete for the same medical residency positions on the same terms for all qualified medical graduates who are Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents, including Canadian Medical School Graduates (CMGs), International Medical Graduates (IMGs) & United States Medical Graduates (USMGs), for 2020 onward. See attached template that has been prepared specifically for Quebec as the situation is slightly different than other provinces. The template letter is available in both English and French. (Click below Lobbying Template indicated in orange.) Please use this template letter, but do adapt it to your own situation. The SOCASMA SEVEN document that is referenced in the template letter is posted separately. This document outlines several areas for improvement where residency training is concerned. Again we stress the importance of writing and even better, of calling or meeting with your elected officials. Summer is a good time to meet with your MPP or MLA as they usually attend to many community functions for the purpose of connecting with their constituents and hearing about their concerns.
Lobby template Quebec
Lettre francais Quebec
Ce document élabore les 7 demandes clées de SOCASMA visant à améliorer le système actuel de recrutement et de formation des résidents en médecine au Canada.
SOCASMA SEVEN_francais
1,119 Canadian and permanent resident International Medical Graduates (IMGs) were unable to obtain medical residency positions in 2019. Yet, over 1,000 Saudi visa trainees are utilizing valuable and limited training resources that could be available to train Canadians. SOCASMA wrote, without success, to those federal Ministers responsible for the issuing of visa to foreign medical trainees. In order to press politicians to address this issue, Canadians who study medicine abroad, their parents and friends need to write, call and meet with their federal Member of Parliament, as well as all candidates in their riding for the next federal election. You can use the attached template letter and adapt it to your personal situation when writing to politicians. Together we can! (Note that a template in French will be provided within the next few weeks.)
Attention all Canadians who study medicine abroad, family members and friends! Now is the time to write, call and/or meet your provincial MPP, MLA or Minister of Health seeking their support to establish for 2020 onward a level playing field for all qualified Canadians applying for residency training in Canada. It is also an opportunity to request that equal access be established to compete for the same medical residency positions on the same terms for all qualified medical graduates who are Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents, including Canadian Medical School Graduates (CMGs), International Medical Graduates (IMGs) & United States Medical Graduates (USMGs), for 2020 onward. See attached template. (Click below Lobbying Template indicated in orange.) Please use this template letter, but do adapt it to your own situation. The SOCASMA SEVEN document that is referenced in the template letter is posted separately. This document outlines several areas for improvement where residency training is concerned. Again we stress the importance of writing and even better, of calling or meeting with your elected officials. Summer is a good time to meet with your MPP or MLA as they usually attend to many community functions for the purpose of connecting with their constituents and hearing about their concerns.
NOTE TO QUEBEC MEMBERS: As the residency recruitment system is slightly different in Quebec, we are working on a different template letter in English and in French which we will be posting in the coming week.
POUR NOS MEMBRES FRANCOPHONES DU QUÉBEC : Veuillez noter qu’un gabarit en français sera préparé d’ici une semaine. Si vous êtes francophones dans une autre province, veuillez nous faire parvenir un courriel à l’adresse suivante: socasma.working@gmail.com et nous vous feront parvenir un gabarit en français qui sera adapté à votre province.
This document outlines 7 key areas that SOCASMA is advocating for in order to improve the current medical residency recruitment and training system in Canada.
RESIDENCY TRAINING GUIDE AND TIMELINE
TIMELINE– PDF (with links) || TIMELINE – Word (editable)
This guide and proposed timeline are for CSAs who are working their way through medical school. CSAs need direction and organization to succeed. This Guide and Timeline are a work-in-progress. In the future, we will be attaching links to documents and websites as we work our way through our Information for CSAs Initiative. The documents will be posted on our website in the Resources section. We are just beginning this initiative. Your feedback and suggestions are important. They will make these documents better and more relevant. So please help us by providing input from your experience and knowledge.