mountainsorbust Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Hey! For anyone who got an offer for McGill Anesthesiology, can you please let me know what are the potential interview dates?! I got waitlisted and would like to book a trip out of town working around the potential interview... but McGill doesn't share their dates through CaRMS. Thanks! Update: Its apparently the 13/14/15 as per program description on carms nevermind! irs_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livers4lifemd Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 2 hours ago, plsaccept said: Based on CaRMS data, last year there were 869 applications to IM (https://www.carms.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022_r1_tbl9e.pdf), 881 the year before, 885 the year before that - more than I thought too tbh 2 hours ago, famapp said: 900? that would mean roughly 1 in 3 med students applied to internal, which sounds very high Just a guess but: If 900 applied to Queen's (up from an average of 401-600 applications per year according to the site), that's a about 1.5-2.25x the normal applicants. Extrapolating that multiplier to IM CaRMS data from last year which had 869 applicants, that would mean that approximately 869 x 1.5 to 869 x 2.25 applied to IM across the country. Or: 1304 to 1955 applicants this year... I guess that explains why it took until the last day for most programs to send offers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overstressed Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 For those of you that emailed programs about interviews (i.e to express interest if you were waitlisted) - did you send your email to the PD’s or the admin assistant? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded frog Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 I don't have time to actually look at the data but I wonder if the switch to online interviews is changing the math... People are applying to more programs than they might have previously if they had to travel for interviews? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemPetE Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 11 hours ago, bearded frog said: I don't have time to actually look at the data but I wonder if the switch to online interviews is changing the math... People are applying to more programs than they might have previously if they had to travel for interviews? I suspect a bit of that, and a lot of people not choosing to pursue family as in the past, concentrating applications in specialties. Going from 26 -> 40 applicants for a single position program (which typically has the competitiveness of internal medicine)… is a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shikimate Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Will be interesting to see what FM #s look like, a lot of negative news about FM including pay issue, burning out, etc. Like you said people who "settled" for FM in the past might be trying their chances at something else this year. ChemPetE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carms20233 Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 any idea how competitive derm was this year? Dermless and onesieluv 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bins Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, shikimate said: Will be interesting to see what FM #s look like, a lot of negative news about FM including pay issue, burning out, etc. Like you said people who "settled" for FM in the past might be trying their chances at something else this year. I agree. Many people in my cohort who went for competitive specialties (even surgical) backed up with IM instead of FM this year... cardio_enjoyer, redbeanbun and shikimate 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no-name Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 17 hours ago, mountainsorbust said: Hey! For anyone who got an offer for McGill Anesthesiology, can you please let me know what are the potential interview dates?! I got waitlisted and would like to book a trip out of town working around the potential interview... but McGill doesn't share their dates through CaRMS. Thanks! Update: Its apparently the 13/14/15 as per program description on carms nevermind! My friend got waitlisted too. I don't really understand the point of waitlisting at this point. Why would you put in so much effort for an application and not even bother to show up at the interview?? Other people waitlisted for McGill Anesthesia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carms20233 Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 minute ago, no-name said: My friend got waitlisted too. I don't really understand the point of waitlisting at this point. Why would you put in so much effort for an application and not even bother to show up at the interview?? Other people waitlisted for McGill Anesthesia? Totally agree. I think in previous years with interviews being in-person, it was logical to be put on a wait-list as travelling/cost/commitment to that school/program were actual considerations to show up to an interview. With virtual interviews now, I also wonder why someone who put the effort to submit an application to the school would not even show up to an interview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchpress Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, carms20233 said: Totally agree. I think in previous years with interviews being in-person, it was logical to be put on a wait-list as travelling/cost/commitment to that school/program were actual considerations to show up to an interview. With virtual interviews now, I also wonder why someone who put the effort to submit an application to the school would not even show up to an interview People submit applications to more schools than they might actually interview at because they don’t actually know how many interviews they’re going to get - the spray and pray method. Declining interviews is maybe not super common in competitive specialities, but actually common for many big programs like FM, IM, especially now that they’re virtual. Some people are sending in 20+ applications with backups - if they actually get interviews everywhere they applied it becomes very challenging to do all those interviews, even virtually. I know a couple people that interviewed at nearly every English-speaking FM program in the country the first year CaRMS went virtual - it was a brutal (and ultimately unnecessary) experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchpress Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 2 hours ago, shikimate said: Will be interesting to see what FM #s look like, a lot of negative news about FM including pay issue, burning out, etc. Like you said people who "settled" for FM in the past might be trying their chances at something else this year. Our PD mentioned at our last big gathering that applications for FM are definitely down this year. shikimate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samjo Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Hello everyone! Is there anyone who got an interview for Public Health and Preventive Medicne or Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbulkybase Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Hey- EM applicant this year. Applied around the country. Got zero interviews despite 8 weeks of electives, solid research output, networking and presentations at CAEP, good leadership and commitment to EM since 1st year. I am incredibly confused; all my friends and upper year residents told me I'd be a solid applicant. I am wondering if anyone has any ideas on what to do. I know I can always do the +1, but I am devastated since I really wanted to do toxicology down the line. Any thoughts on emailing my school's PD and just asking them if they have any feedback on my app? I'm just worried that I did something that caused me to be DNR and now I won't even be able to get the +1. If I do reach out, any tips on how to do so? Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardio_enjoyer Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, bigbulkybase said: Hey- EM applicant this year. Applied around the country. Got zero interviews despite 8 weeks of electives, solid research output, networking and presentations at CAEP, good leadership and commitment to EM since 1st year. I am incredibly confused; all my friends and upper year residents told me I'd be a solid applicant. I am wondering if anyone has any ideas on what to do. I know I can always do the +1, but I am devastated since I really wanted to do toxicology down the line. Any thoughts on emailing my school's PD and just asking them if they have any feedback on my app? I'm just worried that I did something that caused me to be DNR and now I won't even be able to get the +1. If I do reach out, any tips on how to do so? Thanks everyone. I think a general rule is, as long as the school did not email you saying "thanks for your app, you are not selected for interview and please do not contact us for file review/reconsideration" then it is very fair to reach out for feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiredt Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 3 hours ago, no-name said: My friend got waitlisted too. I don't really understand the point of waitlisting at this point. Why would you put in so much effort for an application and not even bother to show up at the interview?? Other people waitlisted for McGill Anesthesia? Hey there, got WL last year in Anesthesia McGill and this year as well. I remember ending up getting the interview, which means McGill Anesthesia most likely did not finish rating applicants and wants to bypass the deadline for CaRMS, hence why they waitlisted pretty much everyone. I might be wrong if other people can confirm they got the OK for interviews right away though. Don't lose hope! no-name 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user56743 Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Just curious if anyone knows how competitive OBGYN was this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakoon Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 7 hours ago, carms20233 said: any idea how competitive derm was this year? I'd assume it's the same as every year; uber competitive. blueciel and onesieluv 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no-name Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 8 hours ago, carms20233 said: Totally agree. I think in previous years with interviews being in-person, it was logical to be put on a wait-list as travelling/cost/commitment to that school/program were actual considerations to show up to an interview. With virtual interviews now, I also wonder why someone who put the effort to submit an application to the school would not even show up to an interview Someone put it in the Interview Tracker thread, so I guess they got an interview? Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patienceisavirtue Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 has anyone received an email to schedule their Queen FM interviews? I know some people who have been sent emails to schedule and some people who haven't so I'm wondering what the process they're using is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD2BE Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 3 hours ago, patienceisavirtue said: has anyone received an email to schedule their Queen FM interviews? I know some people who have been sent emails to schedule and some people who haven't so I'm wondering what the process they're using is. Because of your post I checked my junk folder and it was there! Did you check your junk folder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samic1988 Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 Hello guys, Internal Medicine program length is 3 years at Western and UofT, but I heard from a current IM physician that you can not write Royal College exams with 3 years and it needs to be at least 4 years to be eligible for that, meaning basically you can not work with 3 years residency and have to go for sub specialty for 1 or 2 more years, anyone have solid info about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
struggling2getin Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 6 hours ago, patienceisavirtue said: has anyone received an email to schedule their Queen FM interviews? I know some people who have been sent emails to schedule and some people who haven't so I'm wondering what the process they're using is. Received one Saturday at 6 PM EST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plsaccept Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 23 minutes ago, Samic1988 said: Hello guys, Internal Medicine program length is 3 years at Western and UofT, but I heard from a current IM physician that you can not write Royal College exams with 3 years and it needs to be at least 4 years to be eligible for that, meaning basically you can not work with 3 years residency and have to go for sub specialty for 1 or 2 more years, anyone have solid info about this? My understanding is that all IM programs are 4 years minimum - once you complete the 3 years, if you don’t match (or don’t want to match) to a subspecialty you automatically default to the 4th year. You do write the Royal College exam in 3rd year though I think now, but you still have to do the 4th year. Edict 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD2BE Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 Anyone get an email to schedule your interview at Western FM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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