magneto Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 I (and others interested in CCFP-EM) would appreciate if current or previous residents/staff comment on CCFP-EM programs across Canada. Strengths, weaknesses? Programs to avoid? Strong vs weak programs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#YOLO Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 whichever one takes u. ur really notin a position to be choosey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluberblubo Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 7 hours ago, #YOLO said: whichever one takes u. ur really notin a position to be choosey Hahaha, pretty much this right here. You should apply everywhere and hope that ANYONE takes you. If there's somewhere you don't want to go, just don't apply there. Just know that you're most likely not going to match. Everyone who applies thinks they're in the top 10%, but good luck anyways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 Competition is very fierce, odds are not great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arryn Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 What makes successful candidates stand apart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey D. Luffy Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 7 hours ago, arryn said: What makes successful candidates stand apart? Networking and letters of reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magneto Posted December 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 On 12/2/2018 at 1:16 AM, #YOLO said: whichever one takes u. ur really notin a position to be choosey I understand the intention behind your post. At the end of the day, CaRMS is a competitive process. And CCFP-EM is very competitive. But I do want to write for readers of this thread to let them know that residents can be choosey. They can be choosey about how they rank individual programs out there. They can also be choosey to not rank a program for whatever personal or professional or program specific reason. Again, not critical of your comment and I understand your point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 11 hours ago, magneto said: I understand the intention behind your post. At the end of the day, CaRMS is a competitive process. And CCFP-EM is very competitive. But I do want to write for readers of this thread to let them know that residents can be choosey. They can be choosey about how they rank individual programs out there. They can also be choosey to not rank a program for whatever personal or professional or program specific reason. Again, not critical of your comment and I understand your point of view. Just as in the R-1 match you can be choosey for various reasons, you just understand that those choices have consequences. Nothing more. Nothing less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magneto Posted December 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 On 12/22/2018 at 10:16 AM, JohnGrisham said: Just as in the R-1 match you can be choosey for various reasons, you just understand that those choices have consequences. Nothing more. Nothing less There is one small difference. If a student does not match in R-1 then he/she has a very few options regarding what to do next. These include applying in second round, taking a year off, doing a 5th year, etc. In CCFP-EM match, if a resident does not match then he/she will still go on to become a family doctor so it is a lot easier on the soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroD Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 20 hours ago, magneto said: There is one small difference. If a student does not match in R-1 then he/she has a very few options regarding what to do next. These include applying in second round, taking a year off, doing a 5th year, etc. In CCFP-EM match, if a resident does not match then he/she will still go on to become a family doctor so it is a lot easier on the soul. Agreed. No problem with being choosy if there are other variables in your life. Assuming there is significant difference in quality, you might be willing to sacrifice family life for a year in order to attend a high-quality program, but not for a low-quality program. Seems reasonable to me, I don't know why people are giving you a hard time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 On 12/2/2018 at 8:58 AM, skyuppercutt said: Hahaha, pretty much this right here. You should apply everywhere and hope that ANYONE takes you. If there's somewhere you don't want to go, just don't apply there. Just know that you're most likely not going to match. Everyone who applies thinks they're in the top 10%, but good luck anyways! ha true - competitive. Still you need to rank the places that you get anyway, and ranking requires information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F508 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 In general, do people only get interviews at schools where they did a rotation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 6 hours ago, F508 said: In general, do people only get interviews at schools where they did a rotation? No, just as in the R1 match you can get interviews at schools you didn't rotate in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F508 Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Yes of course technically you can get interviews.. but I was wondering in reality, do most people only get interviews from schools they did rotations at? and only all star residents get interviews across the country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magneto Posted January 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 On 1/22/2019 at 4:03 PM, F508 said: Yes of course technically you can get interviews.. but I was wondering in reality, do most people only get interviews from schools they did rotations at? and only all star residents get interviews across the country? This year CCFP-EM program was competitive (like previous years). Most candidates received only interviews where they did an elective. And many candidates failed to secure an interview even after doing an elective at that program. My advice is to try to get an elective in the programs/cities where you really want to go for R3. There were some all star residents on the interview tour this year for CCFP-EM but even they did not receive interviews across Canada, only at some schools. Number of interviews varied for each candidate. I know some people who got in with only 1 interview. And I also know several people who did not get in even though they were excellent candidates and had multiple interviews. Not sure how they really separate the candidates when most of them will make an excellent R3 EM resident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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