Founded in 1943, AFMC represents the 17 Canadian Faculties of Medicine. Visit its web site: https://afmc.ca/ You may also want to register for AMMC’s newsletter : https://afmc.ca/en/news-publications/newsletters AFMC CANADIAN RESIDENCY VIRTUAL PROMOTION GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE The COVID-19 pandemic has created unique challenges for all stakeholders involved in the 2021 R1 match. The Association of Faculties […]

Click on the link below to access key web sites for job search in the health field for unmatched physicians. Should you have other web sites to recommend, please send us an e-mail at: socasma.working@gmail.com Click here to access document: JOBS

418 international medical graduates matched this year. At the end of the match 56 residency positions were unfilled, 49 of which were in Family Medicine. It is important for anyone planning to eventually apply for residency in Canada to have a good grasp of the odds of matching into residency as an IMG. See the […]

Click the following link to access the news release and link to portal: https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/04/ontario-calls-on-all-health-care-workers-to-help-fight-covid-19.html Cliquez le lien qui suit pour avoir accès au communiqué de presse et au lien pour le portail: https://news.ontario.ca/opo/fr/2020/04/lontario-appelle-tous-les-professionnels-de-la-sante-a-participer-a-la-lutte-contre-la-covid-19.html

Click on the following link For more information about this federal government program : https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/national-covid-19-recruitment-campaign-we-need-you.html Cliquez sur le lien qui suit pour de plus amples renseignements au sujet de ce programme fédéral: https://www.canada.ca/fr/commission-fonction-publique/campagne-nationale-recrutement-repondre-covid-19-nous-avons-besoin-vous.html

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.

Letter received from Medical Council of Canada Dear SOCASMA “Please note that we are actively working with Postgraduate Medical Education Deans and residency program directors across the country to update the exam requirements for the 2020 Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) R-1 Main Residency Match. Candidates should contact CaRMS directly regarding the participation requirements for […]

Dear SOCASMA, “Please note that we are actively working with Postgraduate Medical Education Deans and residency program directors across the country to update the exam requirements for the 2020 Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) R-1 Main Residency Match. Candidates should contact CaRMS directly regarding the participation requirements for the R-1 Match. The latest they can […]

“Dear Candidate, We are very happy to inform you that you can now apply to the 2019 Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) Part I through your physiciansapply.ca account. Application to the MCCQE Part I is now offered on a continuous basis, starting with the April/May 2019 session. The MCCQE Part I will be […]

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