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  1. Love all the hypothesis talk haha IMO I would think if you can’t see your cancel you are either accepted or refused. The decision is made but not shown by X time. cancel will allow you to withdrawal from the wait list good luck tomorrow let’s see what is true also last year there was about 120 people waitlisted out of 340 and 120 accepted. So in theory more people should not be seeing the cancel
  2. This statement is not entirely truly . Competitiveness based on numbers is roughly the same CCFP-EM programs offer less interviews (only 1 interview date for most programs) and they interview 20-30 ppl on average for about 130-180 apps per year. Throughout my experience, CCFP-EM programs really favoured their own to interview, and only a select few of OOP would actually get interviews. This was just based on data from this year when I got invitations/rejections from schools. To give also some data from my school specifically: Med 4s applying to FR this year, on average, had 3 interviews or less. FM residents who wanted the EM year had 2-3 interviews on average as well. Residents who were interested in EM prior to FM and did all their electives in EM (outside of the province too) and had strong references got between 6-8 interviews. If you don't see yourself enjoying family medicine in the first two years or not even wanting to do it all (in case you don't match), then really focus on the FR. You need to be a good family medicine resident to match, no program will want an EM gunner that neglected their family medicine duties. If you have questions about the CCFP-EM feel free to DM and I can share my journey w/ you
  3. Respectfully, I feel you are wrong on a lot of points. I am not sure if you are a resident or staff... but the superiority complex is quite evident in your statement "we can make decisions faster, and see more patients on average" - based on my experience in several provinces, the efficiency is based of your experience and the type of physician you are. I have seen many FR physicians be "slower" but they incorporate a lot of empathy and patient-centered decision making in their practice. It is not absolutely superior - working in the emergency room after a few years, both types of physicians provide amazing care and you truly cannot tell the difference between most physicians. The great benefit of the EM, for me specifically of why I chose it, is that I am able to do a dual practice - which for me is important not to burnout. There are some fellowships you can do after EM, but there are definitely more opportunities for that with the FR. To avoid a toxic work culture, we cannot view one program as being superior compared to another. They each have their pros and cons, and you are right that either program will make you an amazing emergency doctor at any center.
  4. Yes people have matched in similar situations, some in the 2nd round at the home school in whatever spots were (rural or no rural sites). The people I know only matched to FM. One person tried two years and row, and in the third accepted FM (but actually got something higher on his list rather than his home school)
  5. Certain ER schools do assess your knowledge and safety for sure - triage scenarios, ecg,x-ray, and legal cases have all been asked
  6. Involved in 1 lab, 1 pub, not first author. But involved in the lab for 2-3 years
  7. Carms always confusing especially for IM. My partner applied IM this year and she was very fortunate to have double digits interview invites. For her what was strong in her applications were her reference letters (as in pretty much all them were offered to her). Really long and ztodmg mrsp comments comments, cv was perhaps average or with no new research during med. so to me (having gone through Carms and the fellowship match there is a big focus on how good of a clinician you are and will be rather the cv or extracurriculars you did. (Perhaps this comment is only valid for internal medicine and er)
  8. Sorry to hear this. At this point, I feel there is no harm in emailing the PD and the program for feedback if they can. I know of a few people who had Xs for home schools. They talked to the PD and their referees and got an interview after an initial rejection. These are rare cases, but they do happen.
  9. It is disappointing that Alberta IM did not follow what was outlined by all IM programs - to release invites on January 5th. This will just make people more anxious as now they may think other schools may send offers or rejects earlier. Anyways good luck to everyone this cycle "Interview offers will be uploaded to CaRMS Viewing access only on Friday January 5, 2024 " - As per their CaRMS description
  10. Could have been multiple factors - but overall still quite competitive. I noticed that from my school many individuals only apply to in-province schools or only venture to the next door province. It would be interesting to see how many applicants actually do Canada wide for the enhanced skill program
  11. Let’s refrain from the childish talks. We are all doctors at the end of the day. We can acknowledge that it is very difficult for an IMG to match to Canada as they’re a significant preference for CMGs - and many would agree that there should be. But we can still have some empathy and acknowledge that getting into a Canadian Medical School is very difficult and sometimes there is a bit of luck (but mostly it’s due to an applicant’s hard work). There are many IMGs that would be incredible doctors in Canada, but our system is designed to to protect its graduates as well. Good luck with everyone in the second round. I applaud the IMGs trying to match to Canada, it is difficult and it’s can be unfair. I do hope at the end of the day you find a residency in the states or here. To all the CMGs, I hope the system does give you a spot as your hard work leading up to medical school and during medical school is rewarded
  12. I will have to respectfully disagree - depending on what we define as "competitive" Is it what's the CV? Or are we know taking in count connections, personality traits etc? Clearly this individual is competitive on paper and has been for two years, given that he received multiple interviews. I believed that other factors definitely did influence the match things like who do you know in the program, what connections have you made with others internally, is your personality a "right" fit for the program etc... In my eyes these are some subjective qualities that an applicant may not be able to change. I could see someone who maybe super energetic, out-going, etc do better during an interview, which would make them more "competitive"
  13. It’s a sign in the right direction but like each faculty weighs things in their own way. So I would be cautiously optimistic
  14. So to ease everyone’s anxiety and questions - it’s one interview for both and a “score” is made Evaluating the mmi is complex and as you expect multiple components. The scores are views and likely weighed differently by the faculties. Therefore, an admission and acceptance to one does not mean the other. good luck :)
  15. Congrats on being done guys! Stop worrying about how you did because trust me you can’t clearly tell and we tend to be harsher on ourselves You are looked as a whole and one station will rarely determine if you made it or not It was pleasure seeing many of you this week - so many of you were impressive and handled the stress so well! I hope many of you receive good news - and if you don’t this year - it’s only a matter of when! March 31st here we come!
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