British Columbia is bringing down barriers for doctors in the United States.  This is an opportunity for Canadians practicing medicine in the United States to come back home and practice medicine in British Columbia.  See following link: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025HLTH0013-000194

Il y a plusieurs années passées, deux Canadiens étudiant en médecine à l’étranger (CSA) et la Société des Canadiens qui étudient la médecine à l’étranger (SOCASMA) ont intenté une action en justice pour mettre fin à la discrimination contre les diplômés internationaux en médecine (DIM). Nous avons enfin une date d’audience. Notre requête doit être […]

Several years ago, two Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad (CSAs) and the Society for Canadians Studying Studying Medicine Abroad (SOCASMA)filed a lawsuit to stop the discrimination against International Medical Graduates (IMGs). Finally, we have a hearing date. Our case is set to be heard for two weeks in the Supreme Court of British Columbia on March […]

SOCASMA has received an e-mail (see in bold, in e-mail below) from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia indicating that it is seeking input into new proposed bylaws to put American Board certification on par with Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) certification. As per this new bylaw, you […]

IMPORTANT NEWS! New Pathway to Supervised Practice for Internationally Trained Specialists – College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario NOUVELLE IMPORTANTE! Nouveau cheminement pour les spécialistes formés à l’étranger – Collège des médecins et chirurgiens de l’Ontario Here is the link: https://dialogue.cpso.on.ca/articles/new-pathway-to-supervised-practice-for-internationally-trained-specialists-?

Here are useful resources for medical students or International Medical Graduates wishing to apply for residency in Canada or in the United States: Powerpoint Information for Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad 2024: Powerpoint Information for CSAs 2024 (December) CARMS Application: carms application Interviewing information and stragegy: Interviewing Information and StrategyPopular Interview Questions Sites of interest to […]

(Le français suit.) IMPORTANT NEWS! The order of the Match has been changed back so that the CaRMS Match will go back to being before the American Match. By having the CARMS match date (March 4, 2025) before the U.S. match date (March 17, 2025), Canadians who study medicine abroad can prioritize doing a residency […]

(Le français suit.) CONSIDERING COMING TO CANADA TO PRACTICE MEDICINE?   HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS AN IMG/ITP: In 2023 the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) announced that it was removing barriers for  internationally trained family physicians trained in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia.  It is also […]

See report: https://www.ratnaomidvar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG-Report-Design-EN.pdf   Voir le rapport: https://www.ratnaomidvar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG-Report-Design-FR.pdf

Voici un excellent article du Collège des médecins du Québec décrivant les différentes façons que les médecins formés à l’étranger sont recrutés au Québec.  (Article only available in French at this time.) https://www.cmq.org/fr/acceder-a-la-profession/international/venir-exercer-quebec