US Residencies and CaRMS

[JohnGrisham]

On 8/26/2018 at 6:48 AM, f011235813 said:

Rad Onc?

 

Very cyclical, at my home program majority of the residents are taking the STEPs to be able to access a better job market, but apparently the job markets getting a bit better. I think that comes with the increased competitiveness this last cycle too.

[neuroscience_nerd]

If I have already nearly completed my PGY1 in Canada, can I still apply to PGY1 programs in the states? Or is it like CaRMS where I would only be able to apply for leftover spots?

[rmorelan]

1 hour ago, neuroscience_nerd said:

If I have already nearly completed my PGY1 in Canada, can I still apply to PGY1 programs in the states? Or is it like CaRMS where I would only be able to apply for leftover spots?

just asked that exactly question in on of the other threads you are involved with - and the person thought that yes you can. Access is not restricted.

Of course like anything on the forum, you should verify that from the ultimate source but it does seem logical that you would be able to  

 

[neuroscience_nerd]

38 minutes ago, rmorelan said:

just asked that exactly question in on of the other threads you are involved with - and the person thought that yes you can. Access is not restricted.

Of course like anything on the forum, you should verify that from the ultimate source but it does seem logical that you would be able to  

 

Where can I verify this? Today I called CaRMS, ERAS, and NRMP and no one could give me an answer either way.

[rmorelan]

14 minutes ago, neuroscience_nerd said:

Where can I verify this? Today I called CaRMS, ERAS, and NRMP and no one could give me an answer either way.

you would think NRMP would have to - it is literally the organization that makes the policy. If they didn't immediately know, what can they do to find out?

[GrouchoMarx]

On 8/28/2018 at 11:33 PM, neuroscience_nerd said:

Where can I verify this? Today I called CaRMS, ERAS, and NRMP and no one could give me an answer either way.

You can.

This isn't carms. 

You have used no American funding. You can apply pgy1 if you want.

 

[shematoma]

On 9/9/2018 at 10:23 PM, GrouchoMarx said:

You can.

This isn't carms. 

You have used no American funding. You can apply pgy1 if you want.

 

Sorry to bump an old thread here. But if I'm getting this right, a CMG who's doing residency right now in Canada, can still apply to the NRMP match for a PGY-1 position, for instance, because they want to change specialties and there is little hope of transfer within Canada. And this is possible because we have not used an US-based funding for our residency?

I've also tried to understand why USMGs, once they match to a residency through NRMP, can't apply to the NRMP a second time to change specialties or locations. Is it because they've already used up some government funding for their first residency, so they can't match to a new residency due to insufficient funding to complete it?

[Edict]

I would look into that a bit more, the NRMP and CaRMS do talk and they may ask you if you've previously been or are currently enrolled in a residency training program in North America or something along those lines when you apply.