Birdy Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 On the plus side, at least this application process is way faster than med school applications were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 5 hours ago, Birdy said: On the plus side, at least this application process is way faster than med school applications were. Got that right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 20 hours ago, peede said: Depends on the program.. I remember last year someone thought they didn't get a family medicine program because it was posted, but it turned out that the program sent invites out in batches (like days if not weeks later). yeah it is so variable. Personal position but I still feel like it is unprofessional to not have a system of notifying people that the interviews have all been sent out - ideally the CARMS software through the interface should tell you the status of things. At this point we are all colleagues and paying not a small amount of money to the CARMS system. Some basic functionality doesn't sound like that much to ask for ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F508 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 1 hour ago, rmorelan said: yeah it is so variable. Personal position but I still feel like it is unprofessional to not have a system of notifying people that the interviews have all been sent out - ideally the CARMS software through the interface should tell you the status of things. At this point we are all colleagues and paying not a small amount of money to the CARMS system. Some basic functionality doesn't sound like that much to ask for ha. Completely agree.. such an unnecessary source of uncertainty/stress. If they could send out emails to all applicants for medical school, I don't see why they can't do that for residency. Having it directly on the Carms platform would be even better. We should all send emails to the Carms platform as a point of improvement for next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylamonkey Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 On 12/1/2017 at 0:17 PM, rmorelan said: They could - I think part of it is there is more complex selection processes for such multiple site programs and also it is just a pain in the ass for them to change their software. Not exactly a great explanation mind you. Plus they don't really have anyone stressing them out about correcting it. At least not currently I'm back people- this process just triggers my desire to come here I guess. Regarding applying to multiple sites- I have to say that I think it's another way that applicants who are hoping to go rural are somewhat penalized. I applied to more FM programs than some of my colleagues, but I was applying to so many programs that only had 2 spots so I felt I really had to apply for many. I wound up spending more, of course, and I honestly don't even know how I would attend all these far-flung interviews if I was offered them (I made a spreadsheet and it is logistically impossible unless I do two interviews on one day- not that 'm expecting an interview from everywhere I applied, not by a long shot, but it's actually impossible). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDLaval Posted December 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 4 hours ago, kylamonkey said: I'm back people- this process just triggers my desire to come here I guess. Regarding applying to multiple sites- I have to say that I think it's another way that applicants who are hoping to go rural are somewhat penalized. I applied to more FM programs than some of my colleagues, but I was applying to so many programs that only had 2 spots so I felt I really had to apply for many. I wound up spending more, of course, and I honestly don't even know how I would attend all these far-flung interviews if I was offered them (I made a spreadsheet and it is logistically impossible unless I do two interviews on one day- not that 'm expecting an interview from everywhere I applied, not by a long shot, but it's actually impossible). In Quebec, applicants have the huge advantage of doing one single interview that will be good to all French-speaking programs/sites. So, if you apply to all FM sites from all 3 French schools, you'll only do one interview. On the other hand, if you don't do well in that one interview, well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 8 hours ago, kylamonkey said: I'm back people- this process just triggers my desire to come here I guess. Regarding applying to multiple sites- I have to say that I think it's another way that applicants who are hoping to go rural are somewhat penalized. I applied to more FM programs than some of my colleagues, but I was applying to so many programs that only had 2 spots so I felt I really had to apply for many. I wound up spending more, of course, and I honestly don't even know how I would attend all these far-flung interviews if I was offered them (I made a spreadsheet and it is logistically impossible unless I do two interviews on one day- not that 'm expecting an interview from everywhere I applied, not by a long shot, but it's actually impossible). I ran into the same issue. I applied to 21 programs but many of them are only a couple spots. One has only a single spot. Ultimately I did only apply to six schools since I am restricting myself somewhat geographically because of a few issues, but I’m going mostly for smaller sites. At at least the one perk of family medicine is that there’s typically only a single interview for multiple sites. And several schools apparently allow applicants to add additional sites after interviews, so that at least lifts some of the uncertainty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Ultimately, I’ll have a max of six interviews. I’m so looking forward to having the bulk of that three weeks off. Sucks for those who have to fly everywhere for those few weeks. :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDLaval Posted December 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 If you get invited to an interview with a program that will be interviewing candidates on more than 1 day, does it hurt your chances or does it have any impact if you ask to change, for example, from day 1 to day 2 (or vice-versa)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 I cannot see it having the slightest impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowmen Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 51 minutes ago, MDLaval2017 said: If you get invited to an interview with a program that will be interviewing candidates on more than 1 day, does it hurt your chances or does it have any impact if you ask to change, for example, from day 1 to day 2 (or vice-versa)? I honestly wouldn't want to match to a program that would penalise you for trying to attend as many interviews as you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 31 minutes ago, Snowmen said: I honestly wouldn't want to match to a program that would penalise you for trying to attend as many interviews as you can. trouble is I have seen some picky competitive programs do it. Usually not a problem, but sometimes programs cannot make the change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F508 Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 I'm already impatient waiting for interview invites.. so went to look at the Carms 2017 thread to get an estimate of wait times. According to that thread, some programs send out invites in mid-January??? Is it just because people post late on the thread or do quite a few programs send out offers that late? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermviser Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 11 minutes ago, peede said: I'm already impatient waiting for interview invites.. so went to look at the Carms 2017 thread to get an estimate of wait times. According to that thread, some programs send out invites in mid-January??? Is it just because people post late on the thread or do quite a few programs send out offers that late? It looks like most programs should be sending out invites this week, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDLaval Posted December 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 2 hours ago, Dermviser said: It looks like most programs should be sending out invites this week, eh? If I'm not mistaken, most programs send out invites by Christmas. So, that would be the 21st this year since the 22nd is a holiday in most universities/faculties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchEnemy Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 6 hours ago, peede said: I'm already impatient waiting for interview invites.. so went to look at the Carms 2017 thread to get an estimate of wait times. According to that thread, some programs send out invites in mid-January??? Is it just because people post late on the thread or do quite a few programs send out offers that late? Some programs like Internal Medicine release their interview invites all on the same day at Noon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonwalker2099 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 3 hours ago, ArchEnemy said: Some programs like Internal Medicine release their interview invites all on the same day at Noon. I agree. I was just on the CaRMS Program Description page. I found this when reading USASK's IM program information. "Interview offers will be sent out electronically on Thursday, January 4, 2018 for our Program, as well as all other Internal Medicine programs across Canada." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 12 hours ago, moonwalker2099 said: I agree. I was just on the CaRMS Program Description page. I found this when reading USASK's IM program information. "Interview offers will be sent out electronically on Thursday, January 4, 2018 for our Program, as well as all other Internal Medicine programs across Canada." yeah that is common - the advantage of a common date is predictability for the applicants - you know exactly when you will know all things and that guarantees a point where you can plan. The drawback is any such system take effectively the slowest school's time and adds a safety factor on top of it - meaning the date is going to comparatively really late in the game. Like January........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchEnemy Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 8 hours ago, rmorelan said: yeah that is common - the advantage of a common date is predictability for the applicants - you know exactly when you will know all things and that guarantees a point where you can plan. The drawback is any such system take effectively the slowest school's time and adds a safety factor on top of it - meaning the date is going to comparatively really late in the game. Like January........ And air ticket prices / accommodations are higher since it is so close to departure date... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dua Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 Anyone find the interviews seem very scrunched together? Barely any programs offering interviews in that last week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 2 hours ago, ArchEnemy said: And air ticket prices / accommodations are higher since it is so close to departure date... oh yeah absolutely - in perfect world they would still agree to a common date but that date would be prior to christmas. That would be more stressful though of course for the programs, and there is very little pushing them to actually do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDLaval Posted December 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Dua said: Anyone find the interviews seem very scrunched together? Barely any programs offering interviews in that last week... Agree. Same feeling here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoyed Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Anyone in general surgery has recieved an invitation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexMD Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 4 hours ago, Annoyed said: Anyone in general surgery has recieved an invitation? Not yet . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borborygmi Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Hoping for some advice. Was offered a spot at McGill for an interview for neurology. Both of their interview dates overlap--first date with Queen's, second with Western. Has anyone had experience with being able to travel in a single day for two interviews? Would this be feasible between Montreal and Kingston? It would seem that wouldn't be possible between Montreal and London. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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