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 […]
Some study resources for studying for the MCCQE Part 1 include: Toronto Notes; Canada Q-Bank; CK for Step 2 of the USMLEs MCC’s website practice exams mcc.ca/examinations/mccqe-part-i/preparation-resources/ MTB (Master the Boards) U World Question Bank, Kaplan notes/Q bank There are also commercial courses which some people find very helpful. Canada specific that you should […]
We need more 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 training […]
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. […]
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NOTICE of MEETING for CANADIANS STUDYING MEDICINE ABROAD and THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. Tues. Nov. 12, 2019 Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Time: 6:45 PM Place: Arbutus Club, 2001 Nanton Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia. Want to practice Medicine back home in Canada? If you are or have a loved one studying medicine abroad, you should […]
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 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 […]
“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 more residency training for doctors, and […]