THE SOCASMA SEVEN

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December Information Meeting for CSAs. Date: December 30, 2018 Time: 3-5 pm Place: West Point Grey United Church 4595 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC We will be providing information about the challenges that CSAs face and strategies that should be considered. CSAs who have navigated the system will be there to answer questions. For those […]

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 […]

NOTICE of ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING for CANADIANS STUDYING MEDICINE ABROAD and THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. Date: Thursday, November 22, 2018 Time:  6:45 PM Place:  Arbutus Club, 2001 Nanton Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia. If you are or have a loved one studying medicine abroad, you should attend this meeting.  Canadians who chose to study medicine abroad […]

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 […]

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

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