These are unprecedented times! As Canadians who have studied medicine abroad, let’s tell decision makers that we are willing and ready to help address the COVID 19 challenge. See following template letter that you can use and modify when writing to Prime Minister Trudeau, the federal Minister of Health and your provincial Minister of Health. […]

We need more medical residency positions. More residency positions can be created if we press the federal government to replace foreigners with Canadian citizens and permanent residents by enforcing the provisions of the Immigration Act which requires Canadians to come first. If we stop allowing foreigners to use up our training resources and taking our […]

SOCASMA has made a submission to the Steering Committee on Modernizing Health Professional Regulation of British Columbia. We believe that the discrimination international medical graduates face is a function of the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons in failing in their duty to ensure that access to the medical profession is fair. Here is our submission. […]

Click below to access submission: ESDC Report 19.07.30_000102 (1)

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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