Election: Health care top of list. Campaigns in Swing Ridings

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For all of you in swing ridings or near swing ridings, candidates are focusing their last days here.  And health care is at the top of the charts for issues that concern Canadians. This is an important opportunity to get out and speak to the need for:  Transferring funds to provinces for more residency positions; […]

Sample Petition for Voters in Swing Ridings for 2019 Election

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SAMPLE PETITION   To Member of Parliament candidates of [name of riding]   I will be voting in the next election.   I believe all Canadians deserve to have access to a family doctor and to see specialists in a reasonable time.  Long waiting lists are hurting Canadians.   I support the federal government funding […]

OCTOBER 7 & 8 : IMPORTANT VIDEO CONFERENCE BEING ORGANIZED BY SOCASMA

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URGENT! – FEDERAL ELECTION ACTION REQUIRED – YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE being organized by the Society for Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad. Key issues are outlined further down. OCTOBER 7, 2019 7 PM EST (Ontario time); 4 PM PST (British Columbia time) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/396546062 […]

Time to Lobby your Elected Officials!

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Attention all Canadians who study medicine abroad, family members and friends! Now is the time to write, call and/or meet your provincial MPP, MLA or Minister of Health seeking their 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 […]

News Release: Petition Seeking Fair Access to Medical Residency Positions for all Canadian citizens and permanent residents September 24, 2018

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The Society of Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad (SOCASMA), Dr. Oliver Kostanski, and Harris Falconer have filed a petition in the Supreme Court of BC challenging rules which exclude Canadians who graduated from medical schools outside of Canada or the USA from competing on the basis of individual merit for residency positions in British Columbia. The […]

CANADIANS STUDYING MEDICINE ABROAD: A GUIDE FROM THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE JOURNEY

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See attached guide. Note : We are looking for people to write up a chapter for Australia, Poland and other parts of the world.  Please send us an e-mail if you can help:  socasma.working@gmail.com

Sample letters for Ontario political action for Statements of Needs

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Write to the candidates in your riding.  Encourage people you know in swing ridings to write their candidates. Dear Mr. / Ms. XXXXX: I would like to seek your support in addressing an unfortunate injustice in the Ontario Health System that is preventing a number of Ontario medical students who study in the United States […]

Sign the petition. Let people finish their training and realize their dreams.

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Sign the petition.  Help distribute the petition to compel Health Canada to issue Statements of needs so IMGs can finish their careers. https://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/923/882/068/demand-and-end-to-limitations-on-medical-education.-now./?taf_id=54282052&cid=fb_na  

CSAs matched to US are denied Statements of Need

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Please HELP students who matched to American residency positions keep their match. Students are devastated! Please write in their support. It is half hour or an hour of your time. It is their lives. The problem and how the system works There aren’t enough residency positions in Canada. So many students go to the US […]

Notice of 2017 Annual General Meeting of SOCASMA

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The 2017 AGM will be held soon: Date: Thursday, November 30, 2017 Time:  6:45 PM Place:  West Point Grey United Church at 4595 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC                  Between Tolmie and Sasamat Please RSVP to SOCASMA@outlook.com