Practice Ready Program.  There has been some concern by our members that CSAs who have taken residency training in places recognized by the CPSBC, RCPSC, and CFPC would have another hurdle to overcome with the inception of this new program.  That is not the case.  Here is Health Match BC’s explanation of the program. The […]

Check out the latest on USA residencies and the Transitional Year and Preliminary Year on our Facebook page:  Society for Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad.  The Statements of Needs for 2015 are now available on the Health Canada website.

JOINING SOCASMA.   You can join online or by mailing a cheque to SOCASMA.  Your $20 membership fee entitles you and your family to membership and access to the MEMBERS ONLY part of our website.  Online:  Once you have paid your membership online, email us at socasma@outlook.com and give us (a) the names and email addresses […]

Members:  Welcome new members who joined at the AGM!  We have emailed to all our new members who joined SOCASMA at the AGM on November 20, 2014 authorizations to register on the website.  THESE NEED TO BE ACTIVATED.  Follow the link.  Click to fill out your profile.  Fill it in.  Change your password.  The next time […]

You must be a member in order to view the links.  Join up now! Read this after perusing the timelines that have been posted. As you go through medical school, there will be A LOT going on in your life.

We are posting an invitation relating to the NAC OSCE that we received from our colleagues at the Association of International Medical Doctors of BC.  Each year they host educational sessions for the upcoming NAC OSCE examination.  Their website is aimdbc.org.  Here is their invitation: “We are excited to announce that on September 2nd we are starting the educational […]

Medical school involves buying lots of books, most of them for courses that you use once.  Listed below are books that have been recommended for the big exams…

This post will go through the application in general so that you know what you need to get together in advance, as well as any tips we’ve gathered.  Check out this great page on the CaRMS website for the big headings before you read this article!

Interviews for CaRMS generally happen in January/February of your final year.  They structure of the interview depends on the specialty, ie family medicine may have one interview with a panel of 3, whereas obgyn may have 3 interviews in a day with a panel of 4 each.  Read on to understand how to prepare for and […]

Asking for a letter of reference is tricky business.  You never see the letter itself, but it can make or break your CaRMS application.  Here are some tips on how to ask for one, and how to make the process easy for preceptors (they will thank you for that!).