We are encouraging our members to consider applying to the board of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. There are currently no representation of Canadians who have studied medicine abroad on the Boards that make the decisions about CSAs and IMGs. Thus getting ourselves to the table is important. Here is the […]

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Town hall meeting for IMGs in BC. CSAs have been invited to a Zoom meeting for IMGs organized by physicians who immigrated to Canada.   Thursday May 21 from 5:30-7 PM PDT.   Here is the link for more information and registration.   https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/105439871494

NAC OSCE. Dalhousie eligibility criteria for 2021 onwards.   Dalhousie University Family Medicine will be requiring an updated NAC score for CaRMS 2021. This information is on their website.   https://medicine.dal.ca/departments/department-sites/family/education/postgraduate/how-to-apply.html   The requirement of having taken the NAC OSCE in the spring of 2019 announced by Dalhousie Family Medicine is consistent with most programs. […]

COVID 19 : ALLOW IMGs IN CANADA TO ASSIST AGAINST COVID-19! SIGN THIS PETITION THAT IS NOW CLOSE TO 10,000 SIGNATURES. https://www.change.org/p/patty-hajdu-allow-imgs-in-canada-to-assist-against-covid-19

QUEBEC IS INVITING CANADIANS WHO HAVE STUDIED MEDICINE ABROAD TO APPLY FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST COVID 19! Let’s test out this opportunity and please let us know if you were able to secure either a residency or another good employment opportunity. If you are bilingual your chance are probably better, but DO […]

LE QUÉBEC INVITE LES CANADIENS QUI ONT ÉTUDIÉ LA MÉDECINE À L’ÉTRANGER À FAIRE UNE DEMANDE D’EMPLOI DANS SA LUTTE CONTRE LE COVID 19! Nous vous invitons à tester cette opportunité dès maintenant. Faites-nous savoir si vous avez réussi à obtenir une résidence ou une autre bonne opportunité d’emploi. Voici où envoyer votre candidature https://jecontribuecovid19.gouv.qc.ca/Inscription.aspx

COVID 19: Vous êtes de retour au Canada et vous vous demandez ce que vous devez faire? Allez offrir vos services à votre hôpital local, un programme de résidence, une autorité sanitaire ou d’autres décideurs. Vous n’obtenez aucune réponse positive? Allez voir votre député provincial et demandez-lui de vous aider à obtenir un placement en […]

COVID 19 : You are currently in Canada and you are wondering what to do next? Go and offer your services to your local hospital, residency program, health authority, or other decision makers. You don’t get any positive response? Go and see your Provincial Member of Parliament and get him or her to help you […]

SOCASMA made a submission to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario in which we submit that they need to take control of access to residency training because the current system is not only discriminatory but also compromises the public interest by not being competence based. CMGs can fail the MCCQE1 and practice as […]