Author Archives: CSA Rep

1. CSAs Challenge the System of Exclusion: The Petition is filed

   September 26, 2018 7:03 pm Comments Off on CSAs Challenge the System of Exclusion: The Petition is filed

   On September 24, 2018 CSAs filed a Petition in BC Supreme Court challenging the residency matching system which excludes international medical graduates (IMGs) including Canadians who study medicine abroad (CSAs) from competing for residency positions on the basis of individual merit, i.e., knowledge, skills, and other attributes relevant to the practice of medicine.  We are seeking a court order that CSAs be allowed to compete for the same residency positions on the same conditions as graduates from Canadian and American medical schools (CMGs). In addition, we have asked the court to make an order that:

   1. the CAP, a mandatory assessment in BC which is not available to 80% of IMGs who have proven substantial equivalency by passing the MCCEE and NAC OSCE, be struck down;
   2. return of service contracts imposed upon CSAs as a condition of access to residency are illegal and unconstitutional; and
   3. the College of Physicians and Surgeons stop being inflexible and use reasonable discretion to determine whether or not requiring a CSA to take an English fluency test is necessary or reasonable.

    In addition, we are asking the court to declare that the College is failing in its duty as a gatekeeper of the medical profession by allowing discrimination of this nature and by allowing residency training to be used for an improper purpose.  Residency training was mandated for the purpose of ensuring that medical graduates have the necessary experience to practice medicine safely.  But residency training is being used by the universities to protect their own graduates at the expense of other Canadians who may be more qualified.  It is being used by the Ministry of Health to control the number of IMGs who can practice medicine and to coerce CSAs and other IMGs to practice in geographic locations and in disciplines that are underserviced.

    Here is a copy of the filed Petition.

2. USMLE Preparation Guide prepared by a CSA

   November 29, 2016 1:05 am Comments Off on USMLE Preparation Guide prepared by a CSA

   At our 2016 AGM, we were fortunate to have a former CSA give a presentation on preparing for the USMLE exams

   Here’s the link: usmle-power-point-by-csa

3. Info for CSA re: 2016 AGM

   12:58 am Comments Off on Info for CSA re: 2016 AGM

   We recently had our 2016 AGM. Here is the presentation that was given to the attendees:

   information-for-csas-agm-2016

4. Information for CSAs – update from Aug 2016 meeting

   August 17, 2016 5:02 am Comments Off on Information for CSAs – update from Aug 2016 meeting

   On Thursday Aug. 11, 2016, he hosted a meeting to update and inform our members about the ongoings of SOCASMA. Here is a link to our presentation: Information for CSAs.

   Please do not hesitate to contact us via email socasma@outlook.com or on our Facebook.