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[notagunner]

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[Lactic Folly]

Not sure about your first question, but the term 'first iteration' refers to the CaRMS process, not the applicants. Each year, there is a first iteration match with all the spots, followed by second iteration with the unfilled positions, each with its own timeline for documents, etc.

I think that prior year graduate just refers to the year of medical school graduation. Although many could have been unmatched from a prior attempt, there could be students who delay entering the match for various reasons as well.

[rinzler]

9 minutes ago, notagunner said:

From this presentation: http://www.carms.ca/pdfs/2018-R-1-data-snapshot-EN.pdf

On slide 4 it says 22.6% of IMGs matched. That seems quite high, is that correct? I thought the number was much lower.

Also on slide 2, does 'first iteration' mean first year applying for a match? And on the same slide does 'Prior year' graduate mean people who were left unmatched in their first match attempt?

Thanks

It’s all in how you frame it. 22% is quite low when you consider that below 90% match rate is disastrous for Canadian schools. If you look, it tells you the different success rates of IMGs from different countries. The success rate is drastically different from each country. Carms also show you which programs IMG match to. 
 

You are correct about the 1st and 2nd iterations. 

[Intrepid86]

4 hours ago, notagunner said:

From this presentation: http://www.carms.ca/pdfs/2018-R-1-data-snapshot-EN.pdf

On slide 4 it says 22.6% of IMGs matched. That seems quite high, is that correct? I thought the number was much lower.

Also on slide 2, does 'first iteration' mean first year applying for a match? And on the same slide does 'Prior year' graduate mean people who were left unmatched in their first match attempt?

Thanks

The IMG match rate is usually around 20%. That's not high. The CMG match rate of 96% is high. It's also the reason why some people get confused when Canadian grads worry about matching.