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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A SOCASMA member who was not able to attend the last NACOSCE exam because of COVID related barriers or obstructions is urging fellow CSAs and IMGs to write to the Medical Council of Canada, CaRMS, universities and the provincial ministries of Health. And don’t forget to Tweet. Your story is far better than a letter […]

In the Spring of 2020, the Canadian Medical Association released its Policy on Equity and Diversity, a policy which aligns with the fundamental principles of what it means to be Canadian: “Equity in the medical profession is achieved when every person has the opportunity to realize their full potential to create and sustain a career […]

The College of Physicians ans Surgeons of Ontario has launched its yearly consultation regarding Professional Responsibilities in Medical Education for which the deadline is Sepember 30, 2020. See http://policyconsult.cpso.on.ca/?page_id=12714 Click on following link for SOCASMA’s submission in response to this consultation : Submission for CPSO 20.10.01

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has recently published the CMA Policy on Equity and Diversity in Medicine. The awareness of discrimination in the medical profession and the development of this CMA policy brings tremendous hope to the international medical graduate community that there will be a change. In the words of the CMA: “When we […]

Excellent story from CTV News Toronto! Click following link: https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2020/04/07/calls-for-foreign-trained-doctors-to-be-allowed-to-help-on-frontlines-of-coronavirus-battle/?fbclid=IwAR3FbigM7-LKcomUng3JhQX6iwZgFVfS0ocE7nJhdmcaiBnxVB0X3B-woWE

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC has posted a proposed addition to Part 2, Section B of the Bylaws under the Health Professions Act. Comments can be posted until April 15. Email address below. The new section 2-24 of the Bylaws will allow international medical graduates (IMGs) to be registered on a restricted […]