northo60 Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Anyone know when they sent out interview offers last year in January? The website says end of the month... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rural_roots Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Hi northo60, Last year it was Jan 15th I believe RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rural_roots Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Correction - Thursday January 14th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornandraised Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 As rural_roots said, it was Jan 14th last year, but don't worry if you don't receive anything this week. It was Jan 20th the year before, and Jan 23rd the year before that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underpressure Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 I am getting excited about hearing back! I can't believe it's almost here. In an effort to keep my anxiety down, I've plastered my desk in sticky notes listing the dates that applicants received interview invites in previous years... Along with most of my OMSAS information so I can stop obsessively checking my profile (an obviously pointless compulsion because obviously nothing is changing at this point!). Fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalname1025 Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 This scared me so much... I thought that emails were sent and I missed it... Raised my HR a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljbaron Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 Hi northo60, Last year it was Jan 15th I believe RR Hey Rural roots, just curious, you've been applying for 5 years now. I am interested in knowing about your stats? GPA? Extra curriculars? 5 years is a quite a lengthly endeavour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDwannabe02 Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 Hey Rural roots, just curious, you've been applying for 5 years now. I am interested in knowing about your stats? GPA? Extra curriculars? 5 years is a quite a lengthly endeavour. Hold on to your hat! You'll hear everyone's stats once invites come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northo60 Posted January 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 I am getting excited about hearing back! I can't believe it's almost here. In an effort to keep my anxiety down, I've plastered my desk in sticky notes listing the dates that applicants received interview invites in previous years... Along with most of my OMSAS information so I can stop obsessively checking my profile (an obviously pointless compulsion because obviously nothing is changing at this point!). Fingers crossed! Is this wait killing anyone else??? I just want to know if I have an interview!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyshadesofMD Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 Is this wait killing anyone else??? I just want to know if I have an interview!! Same goes here ! Keep refreshing my mailbox every now and then ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyAndHopeful Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 Is this wait killing anyone else??? I just want to know if I have an interview!! Me too! I get butterflies in my stomach every time I check my email now. Hopefully we'll know soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rural_roots Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 The wait isn't actually bothering me this year (hey, there has to be some perks that come along with applying 5 times). The real challenge is typically the 6-8 weeks post interview, that'll test your mettle. I'll be happy to receive an invite to interview - it'll help me refocus on this odyssey of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicardoKaká Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Rural_roots I thought I was committed to getting into medicine and then I read your signature. I commend you 1x10^6 fold, that my friend is the definition of resilience. I hope 2017 is your year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedyPotato Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 The wait isn't actually bothering me this year (hey, there has to be some perks that come along with applying 5 times). The real challenge is typically the 6-8 weeks post interview, that'll test your mettle. I'll be happy to receive an invite to interview - it'll help me refocus on this odyssey of mine. I can understand you man, I've been doing this for 5 years too, even took the MCAT which isn't mandatory in Quebec for french school. It'll all be worth it in the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rural_roots Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 I can understand you man, I've been doing this for 5 years too, even took the MCAT which isn't mandatory in Quebec for french school. It'll all be worth it in the end! Rural_roots I thought I was committed to getting into medicine and then I read your signature. I commend you 1x10^6 fold, that my friend is the definition of resilience. I hope 2017 is your year Aw shucks guys, thanks! I am in a decent place with it all I think. I've come to realize that life will go on, with or without medicine. I'm throwing it out there again and we'll see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyAndHopeful Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Aw shucks guys, thanks! I am in a decent place with it all I think. I've come to realize that life will go on, with or without medicine. I'm throwing it out there again and we'll see what happens. My fingers are crossed for you, Rural_Roots! I admire your perseverance, and I hope this is your year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyshadesofMD Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Nothing yet and the week is "almost" over ! Shoot ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedyPotato Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Nothing yet and the week is "almost" over ! Shoot ! I know, this is so nerve wracking.. they could at least put us out of our misery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyye Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Let's all hope for tomorrow. At first I was thinking about it... But now, I get home and the kids make me forget about it! The part that makes me most nervous is that my wife is expecting our third child, due Sept 2017.... All of you heard it first! Family and friends don't even know yet. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rural_roots Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Let's all hope for tomorrow. At first I was thinking about it... But now, I get home and the kids make me forget about it! The part that makes me most nervous is that my wife is expecting our third child, due Sept 2017.... All of you heard it first! Family and friends don't even know yet. lol Hahahaha! Amazing! Congrats crazyye! 2 kids and a newborn starting first year med.... you are a braver man than I! RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyye Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Bahaha! Lets hope this is both our year rural_roots! You deserve it for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyshadesofMD Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Let's all hope for tomorrow. At first I was thinking about it... But now, I get home and the kids make me forget about it! The part that makes me most nervous is that my wife is expecting our third child, due Sept 2017.... All of you heard it first! Family and friends don't even know yet. lol Congrats and good luck in the selection process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyAndHopeful Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Let's all hope for tomorrow. At first I was thinking about it... But now, I get home and the kids make me forget about it! The part that makes me most nervous is that my wife is expecting our third child, due Sept 2017.... All of you heard it first! Family and friends don't even know yet. lol Congratulations, crazyye! Exciting times for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyye Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Thanks witchyjojo and HappyAndHopeful! Best of luck to the both of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanoeingEpidemiologist Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 Well team I'm slowly but surely sending this around to friends and family - and figured that this forum has helped me a lot along the way! To my family, friends, teachers, and colleagues; I am going to start off by first saying thank-you to all those who have contributed along the way in helping me grow and learn as an academic, humanitarian, and person over the course of my life time. Thank-you especially to those who have spent countless hours with me as sounding boards for my medical school aspirations including help on honing in on what exactly I wanted to become, and working on perfecting my application to NOSM year after year. Thank-you to my husband, for his immense patience through my tears and determination – and for finding the right balance of “you can do this” and “it’s okay if you can’t”. After a lot of thought, I’ve come to the conclusion that my aspirations of becoming a physician for the North may never come to fruition. And I think, I’ve come to peace with that. My goal has always been to work on closing the healthcare equity gap, specifically for Indigenous Peoples in Northern Ontario; and for as long as I can remember I have envisioned I’d be able to accomplish more toward this goal as a physician. Specifically, I envisioned a ground up approach – an approach that involved interacting with patients on a day-to-day basis and then turning that knowledge into action on a bigger scale in Northern Ontario, and perhaps even Northern Canada eventually. I’ve always been a passionate individual, I throw myself full steam ahead into whatever I do. I’m finding my passion and my drive to become a physician is slowly dying out – the flame is weakening and I think within a few months it will be gone. You can only be turned away so many times – and I think I’ve hit my breaking point. I think, as I’ve been working in senior administration at a Family Health Team, I have slowly but surely found a new passion or rather a new angle for my already deep rooted passion – and I think that’s okay. I think I can work on closing the healthcare equity gap from the administration level as well - in fact, we're currently working on a Quality Improvement Plan with Equity as a primary pillar. There are students coming out of NOSM who have the passion and the drive I have and I’m hoping I can be the link between them and governing bodies (i.e., LHIN). I can create change through their experiences and perhaps this is a more feasible approach anyway. I can help amplify their voices; their concerns, and I think ultimately, I will be working on the same goal but from a different perspective. And isn’t it all about perspective? Learning as you go, growing into an adult with changing priorities. I want a family. I want to spend time with my family. I don’t think I have the stamina I once had to get me through residency– and maybe that’s the reason I never got in, in the first place. Maybe they knew somehow that my stamina would dwindle. When you believe so wholeheartedly in something, as wholeheartedly as I believe in the way NOSM is teaching Northern physicians, it is difficult to fault them in not accepting my application. Maybe they know more than I know- I have to trust that they’re right – I don’t have another option. So, to all those near and far who have helped and taught me along the way – I promise I won’t let you down. I will take the knowledge I’ve gained through this ten year process of building, then falling and getting up again – to stand up again but this time to turn in a different direction. And so with any big change in life, we are heading out on a back country camping trip this weekend to celebrate. With so much love and appreciation, CanoeingEpidemiologist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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