I urge Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad to write to the Honourable Patty Hadju, Minister of Job and Families, with the objective of reinforcing this initiative of loan forgiveness and student financial support for Canadians who go and study medicine abroad. Your e-mail or letter should be addressed to: The Honourable Patty Hajdu, P.C., M.P. Minister […]

by Malcolm M. McFarlane Abstract (Le français suit.) The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) plays a leading role in specialty and subspecialty post graduate medical education (PGME) in Canada. As the RCPSC accredits PGME programs, these programs are structured to meet the RCPSC Competence by Design model and their CanMEDS roles. […]

IMPORTANT NEWS! New Pathway to Supervised Practice for Internationally Trained Specialists – College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario NOUVELLE IMPORTANTE! Nouveau cheminement pour les spécialistes formés à l’étranger – Collège des médecins et chirurgiens de l’Ontario Here is the link: https://dialogue.cpso.on.ca/articles/new-pathway-to-supervised-practice-for-internationally-trained-specialists-?

We wanted to share with you a documentary, BC’s Code Blue, which we were asked to participate in about the barriers that IMGs face accessing residency training. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oITmmQukjYI We are very much interested in more volunteers to help us better connect to CSAs studying overseas, CSAs studying in Canada, and to CSAs training in other […]

The following document outlines 8 key areas that SOCASMA is advocating for in order to improve the current medical residency recruitment and training system in Canada. Le document suivant (voir page 8) présente 8 domaines clés que SOCASMA préconise afin d’améliorer le système actuel de recrutement et de formation des résidents en médecine au Canada. […]

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 […]

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 […]

NEWS RELEASE SOCIETY FOR CANADIANS STUDYING MEDICINE ABROAD (SOCASMA) (Le français suit.) The Society for Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad is applauding the recent announcements* made by the Government of Ontario and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) with regards to the funding of additional medical residency positions and the removal of barriers […]

Ontarians desperately need doctors. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath recently promised 300 new physicians for Northern Ontario and the Liberals promised to hire more healthcare workers. Given how long it takes to train a physician, how can we get full fledged physicians that are ready to deliver medical care now and within the next couple of […]