jumpjump0904 Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 anyone heard from manitoba for booking FM interviews? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
familymedorbust Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 2 hours ago, jumpjump0904 said: anyone heard from manitoba for booking FM interviews? I haven't heard anything yet.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMForever Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 Hey! I'm applying in FM and I was wondering if there are any MD graduates from the French universities currently doing their residency outside of Quebec? Was the transition fairly easy? Also, I'm hesitating between McGill (Gatineau) and UBC for the ranking. What are some good and bad things about these programs? I want to make the right decision, but they are both really equal to me at this point. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchpress Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 4 hours ago, FMForever said: Hey! I'm applying in FM and I was wondering if there are any MD graduates from the French universities currently doing their residency outside of Quebec? Was the transition fairly easy? Also, I'm hesitating between McGill (Gatineau) and UBC for the ranking. What are some good and bad things about these programs? I want to make the right decision, but they are both really equal to me at this point. Thanks!! UBC is a big program, and the sites/cities are very different. Hard to group them all into one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broclivity44 Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 12:18 PM, jumpjump0904 said: anyone heard from manitoba for booking FM interviews? Anything yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpjump0904 Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 38 minutes ago, broclivity44 said: Anything yet? They just sent out an email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2022carms Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 3:06 PM, SkepticalStudent said: Is it super bad form to ask the program why you weren't offered an interview? (I'm just bummed that my absolute top choice rejected me </3 and was literally the only program to reject me pre-interview... Hurts pretty good.) I wonder if you ended up doing it.. I was thinking of doing the same thing for a program I was very interested in. I even have the email drafted but I do not have the guts to send it yet.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg_McMuffin Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 hour ago, 2022carms said: I wonder if you ended up doing it.. I was thinking of doing the same thing for a program I was very interested in. I even have the email drafted but I do not have the guts to send it yet.. I've never done it personally but one of the now residents from my school who applied to a smaller specialty told us he emailed one of the programs who rejected him pre-interview asking for feedback/express his interest/ 'if there's anyone cancelling their interview please keep me in mind' and ended up getting an interview invite after the fact. Of course this is anecdote N=1. SkepticalStudent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkepticalStudent Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 2 hours ago, 2022carms said: I wonder if you ended up doing it.. I was thinking of doing the same thing for a program I was very interested in. I even have the email drafted but I do not have the guts to send it yet.. I did; I've gotten this far on grit and persistence and figured I had nothing to lose. And... I was put on the waitlist! Even in the event of an extremely last minute cancellation, and have left that entire day open just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2022carms Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 10 minutes ago, SkepticalStudent said: I did; I've gotten this far on grit and persistence and figured I had nothing to lose. And... I was put on the waitlist! Even in the event of an extremely last minute cancellation, and have left that entire day open just in case. Congratulations!! Crossing my fingers for you! Hope you don't mind me asking, did you ask them to reconsider or you just mentioned this program was of great interest of you and you are hoping to get feedback on why you were rejected for interview? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkepticalStudent Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 hour ago, 2022carms said: Congratulations!! Crossing my fingers for you! Hope you don't mind me asking, did you ask them to reconsider or you just mentioned this program was of great interest of you and you are hoping to get feedback on why you were rejected for interview? Thanks! I honestly don't think it'll happen as it's such a small pool of invitees (if I were amongst them, I'd fight tooth and nail to keep my spot lol), but at least I can say I tried. And to answer your question: the latter! I did not ask them to reconsider, only that I was seeking feedback to possibly identify weaknesses I could work on. (Somehow asking them to reconsider me feels... presumptuous somehow?! So I think I took the safer route!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILikeCake2.0 Posted February 26, 2022 Report Share Posted February 26, 2022 Anyone heard from UofT Vascular regarding interview details? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkepticalStudent Posted February 27, 2022 Report Share Posted February 27, 2022 On 2/23/2022 at 1:06 PM, jumpjump0904 said: They just sent out an email Has everyone who was invited to interview at U of M FM already heard back? I still haven't heard anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElephantMed Posted February 28, 2022 Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 Goodluck to everyone with interviews . You all rock CarmsPlatypus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctobe_22 Posted February 28, 2022 Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 Does anyone know how long will the McMaster MMI for family medicine will be? As they still haven't sent out any information on that. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilyflowers Posted March 1, 2022 Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 Has anyone heard from Calgary IM for interview link and time for social events yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellejolie Posted March 1, 2022 Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 6:50 PM, FMForever said: Hey! I'm applying in FM and I was wondering if there are any MD graduates from the French universities currently doing their residency outside of Quebec? Was the transition fairly easy? Also, I'm hesitating between McGill (Gatineau) and UBC for the ranking. What are some good and bad things about these programs? I want to make the right decision, but they are both really equal to me at this point. Thanks!! Hey! I’m from mcgill and love Montreal but my colleagues from out of province often comment on the inefficiencies of our system. When you come from systems where EMR is streamlined and just everything is much much more efficient it can be really frustrating. I think Mcgill’s FM program definitely trains you well, and obviously you know French if you’re applying to Gatineau but I’ve also heard excellent things about UBC! If I could’ve moved and was ok leaving the city UBC would’ve been my first choice. The cities were how i really based my ranking, not the programs as much. I wanted to be around my friends/family etc FMForever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britney Posted March 1, 2022 Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 After an interview is it a good idea to write to the program director thanking and showing your interest in the program or would it appear unprofessional? TIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted March 1, 2022 Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 I don't consider it unprofessional, nor do I see any downside to doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbjtime Posted March 1, 2022 Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 Would you do this even for big programs like FM, or when you don't actually meet the PD before/during your interview? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Posted March 1, 2022 Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 2 hours ago, pbjtime said: Would you do this even for big programs like FM, or when you don't actually meet the PD before/during your interview? There's no harm in not doing it post-interview. I know none of my friends who matched to their top FM program choices emailed to say thank you afterwards. I didn't either for psych. It's not an expected practice in Canada. pbjtime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamer2022 Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Any idea how useful virtual socials are? They seem chaotic. Does anyone know if programs use them to evaluate applicants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbjtime Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Persephone said: There's no harm in not doing it post-interview. I know none of my friends who matched to their top FM program choices emailed to say thank you afterwards. I didn't either for psych. It's not an expected practice in Canada. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 25 minutes ago, Dreamer2022 said: Any idea how useful virtual socials are? They seem chaotic. Does anyone know if programs use them to evaluate applicants? All the programs I interviewed at were explicit about not using them to evaluate us. However, if you do anything red flaggy that might get you ranked lower. Just be professional during them. I found some more useful than others, but I did like to show my face and ask at least one question if I had one so that I was maybe more memorable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frada Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 Just throwing this out there, was wondering if people had a general idea how competitive anesthesiology is at their home school. Seems at UBC there are 35-40 people interested with a program capacity of 20 spots. Residents and staff keep telling me how surprised they are at the massive interest this year, was wondering if this was the case at other schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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