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 […]
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 […]
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
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. 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
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 […]
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
SUMMER INFORMATION MEETING. We will be having our summer meeting for CSAs and family members. Date: Thursday, August 17, 2017; Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: West Point Grey United Church at 4595 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC Between Tolmie and Sasamat. We will discuss the new mandatory Clinical Assessment Program which will likely impede many–not all– CSAs […]
Constitution of The Society for Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad Name The name of the society is The Society for Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad. Purposes The purposes of the Society are: To assist Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad (current medical students and graduates) to obtain postgraduate medical training in preparation for practicing medicine in […]
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