CaRMS matches

[Guest Saberial]

Just wondering how the match went for all the current 4th year students!

[Guest TimmyMax]

Hi Saberial,

 

We've got one of these threads running in the Moderator's Area, but I think that it's time we broke our silence and let the general public in on how things went on Wednesday.

I did exceptionally well with the match! I got my 1st choice, which was Western anaesthesia, so I'm totally stoked! Thanks a lot for asking!

 

Best of luck!

 

Timmy

[Guest kellyl20]

Program / Programme Positions / Postes

Memorial University of Newfoundland 100111 Anatomical Pathology / Anatomo-pathologie 2

100112 Anesthesia / Anesthésie !

2

100125 General Surgery / Chirurgie générale 1

100130 Internal Medicine / Médecine interne 3

100135 Neurology / Neurologie 2

100148 Psychiatry / Psychiatrie 5

 

Dalhousie University 150520 Family Medicine, Halifax / Médecine familiale, Halifax 7

150526 Hematological Pathology / Pathologie hématologique 1

150531 Laboratory Medicine / Médecine du laboratoire! 1

150542 Ophthalmology / Ophalmologie 1

150543 Orthopedic Surgery / Chirurgie orthopédique 1

150548 Psychiatry / Psychiatrie 1

150549 Radiation Oncology / Oncologie radiologique 1

150620 Family Medicine, Fredericton / Médecine familiale, Fredericton 1

150820 Family Medicine, St. John / Médecine familiale, St. John 2

150920 Family Medicine, Sydney / Médecine familiale, Sydney 4

 

Université Laval 201530 Internal Medicine / Médecine interne 12

201551 Urology / Urologie 1

201820 Family Medicine, Baie Comeau / Médecine familiale, Baie Comeau 1

201920 Family Medicine, Rivière-du-Loup/Les Basques / Médecine familiale, Rivière-du-Loup/Les Basques 1

 

 

Université de Sherbrooke 252011 Anatomical Pathology / Anatomo-pathologie 1

252030 Internal Medicine / Médecine! interne 11

252039 Nuclear Medicine / Médecine nucléaire 1

252048 Psychiatry / Psychiatrie 1

252220 Family Medicine, Moncton / Médecine familiale, Moncton 3

 

 

Université de Montréal 302711 Anatomical Pathology / Anatomo-pathologie 1

302714 Cardiac Surgery / Chirurgie cardiaque 1

302730 Internal Medicine / Médecine interne 4

302739 Nuclear Medici! ne / Médecine nucléaire 1

 

McGill Univeristy 352520 Family Medicine, Montreal / Médecine familiale, Montréal 6

 

University of Ottawa / Université d'Ottawa 403031 Laboratory Medicine / Médecine de laboratoire 1

403035 Neurology / Neurologie 1

403120 Family Medicine, Sudbury / Médecine familiale, Sudbury 11

403130 Internal Medicine, Sudbury / Médecine interne, Sudbury 1

403145 Pediatrics, Sudbury / Pédiatrie, Sudbury 1

403148 Psychiatry, Sudbury / Psychiatrie, Sudbury 2

 

 

Queen's University 453520 Family Medicine, Kingston / Médecine familiale, Kingston 12

453548 Psychiatry / Psychiatrie 1

 

 

University of Toronto 504020 Family Medicine, Toronto / Médecine familiale, Toronto 4

504031 Laboratory Medicine / Médecine de laboratoire 1

 

McMaster University 554520 Family Medicine, Hamilton / Médecine familiale, Hamilton 5

554538 Neurosurgery / Neurochirurgie 1

554546 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation / Médecine physique et réadaptation 1

554620 Family Medicine, Thunder Bay / Médecine familiale, Thunder Bay 3

554645 Pediatrics, Thunder Bay / Pédiatrie, Thunder Bay 1

554648 Psychiatry, Thunder Bay / Psychiatrie, Thunder Bay 1

554720 Family Medicine, Rural / Médecine familiale, rural 4

 

University of Western Ontario 605020 Family Medicine, London / Médecine familiale, London 12

605025 General Surgery / Chirurgie générale 4

605046 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation / Médecine physique et réadaptation 1

605048 Psychiatry / Psychiatrie 1

605120 Family Medicine, Southwestern Ontario / Médecine familiale, Southwestern Ontario 1

 

University of Manitoba 655511 Anatomical Pathology / Anatomo-pathologie 1

655514 Cardiac Surgery / Chirurgie cardiaque 1

655515 Community Medicine / Médecine communautaire 1

655520 Family Medicine, Winnipeg / Médecine familiale, Winnipeg 4

655543 Orthopedic Surgery / Chirurgie orthopédique 1

655548 Psychiatry / Psychiatrie 1

655549 Radiation Oncology / On! cologie radiologique 1

655620 Family Medicine, Rural / Médecine familiale, rural 4

655720 Family Medicine, Aboriginal Health / Médecine familiale, Aboriginal Health 3

 

University of Saskatchewan 706017 Diagnostic Radiology / Radiologie diagnostique 1

706024 General Pathology / Pathologie générale 1

706025 General Surgery / Chirurgie générale 1

706030 Internal Medicine / Médecine interne 1

706035 Neurology / Neurologie 1

706045 Pediatrics / Pédiatrie 3

706048 Psychiatry / Psychiatrie 1

706120 Family Medicine, Regina / Médecine familiale, Regina 6

706220 Family Medicine, Rural Saskatchewan / Médecine familiale, Rural Saskatchewan 1

 

University of Alberta 756511 Anatomical Pathology / Anatomo-pathologie 1

756515 Community Medicine / Médecine communautaire 1

756520 Family Medicine, Edmonton / Médecine familiale, Edmonton 10

756534 Medical Microbiology / Microbiologie médicale 1

756541 Occupational Medicine / Médecine du travail 1

756720 Family Medicine, Rural Alberta North, Grand Prarie / Médecine familiale, Rural Alberta North, Grand Prarie 4

 

University of Calgary 807030 Internal Medicine / Médecine interne 1

 

University of British Columbia 857531 Laboratory Medicine / Médecine de laboratoire 3

857538 Neurosurgery / Neurochirurgie 1

857540 Obstetrics & Gynecology / Obstétrique-gynécologie 2

 

 

 

 

List of Positions for the Second Iteration by Discipline / Listes des positions pour le deuxième tour par discipline

 

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Institution / Institution Positions / Postes

Anatomical Pathology / Anatomo-pathologie 100111 Memorial University of Newfoundland 2

252011 Université de Sherbrooke 1

302711 Université de Montréal 1

655511 University of Manitoba 1

756511 University of Alberta 1

 

 

Anesthesia / Anesthésie 100112 Memorial University of Newfoundland 2

 

 

Cardiac Surgery / Chirurgie cardiaque 302714 Université de Montréal 1

655514 University of Manitoba 1

 

 

Community Medicine / Médecine communautaire 655515 University of Manitoba 1

756515 University of Alberta 1

 

 

Diagnostic Radiology / Radiologie diagnostique 706017 University of Saskatchewan 1

 

 

Family Medicine / Médecine familiale 150520 Dalhousie University, Halifax 7

150620 Dalhousie University, Fredericton 1

150820 Dalhousie University, St John 2

150920 Dalhousie University, Sydney !

4

201820 Université Laval, Baie Comeau 1

201920 Université Laval, Rivière-du-Loup/Les Basques 1

252220 Université de Sherbrooke, Moncton 3

352520 McGill Univeristy, Montreal 6

403120 University of Ottawa, Sudbury / Université d'Ottawa, Sudbury 11

453520 Queen's University, Kingston 12

504020 University of Toronto, Toronto 4

554520 McMaster University, Hamilton 5

554620 McMaster University, Thunder Bay 3

554720 McMaster University, Rural 4

605020 University of Western Ontario, London 12

605120 University of Western Ontario, Southwestern Ontario 1

655520 University of Manitoba, Winnipeg 4

655620 University of Manitoba, Rural 4

655720 University of Manitoba, Aboriginal Health 3

706120 University of Saskatchewan, Regina 6

706220 University of Saskatchewan, Rural Saskatchewan 1

756520 University of Alberta, Edmonton 10

756720 University of Alberta, Rural Alberta North, Grand Prairie 4

 

 

General Pathology / Pathologie générale 706024 University of Saskatchewan 1

 

 

General Surgery / Chirurgie générale 100125 Memorial University of Newfoundland 1

605025 University of Western Ontario 4

706025 University of Saskatchewan 1

 

 

Hematological Pathology / Pathologie hématologique 150526 Dalhousie University 1

 

 

Internal Medicine / Médecine interne 100130 Memorial University of Newfoundland 3

201530 Université Laval 12

252030 Université de Sherbrooke 11

302730 Université de Montréal 4

403130 University of Ottawa, Sudbury / Université d'Ottawa, Sudbury 1

706030 University of Saskatchewan 1

807030 University of Calgary 1

 

 

Laboratory Medicine / Médecine de laboratoire 150531 Dalhousie University 1

403031 University of Ottawa / Université d'Ottawa 1

504031 University of Toronto 1

857531 University of British Columbia 3

 

Medical Microbiology / Microbiologie médicale 756534 University of Alberta 1

 

 

Neurology / Neurologie 100135 Memorial University of Newfoundland 2

403035 University of Ottawa / Université d'Ottawa 1

706035 University of Saskatchewan 1

 

 

Neurosurgery / Neurochirurgie 554538 McM! aster University 1

857538 University of British Columbia 1

 

 

Nuclear Medicine / Médecine nucléaire 252039 Université de Sherbrooke 1

302739 Université de Montréal 1

 

 

Obstetrics & Gynecology / Obstétrique-gynécologie 857540 University of British Columbia 2

 

 

Occupational Medi! cine / Médecine du travail 756541 University of Alberta 1

 

 

Ophthalmology / Ophalmologie 150542 Dalhousie University 1

 

 

Orthopedic Surgery / Chirurgie orthopédique 150543 Dalhousie University 1

655543 University of Manitoba 1

 

 

Pediatrics / Pédiatrie 403145 University of Ottawa, Sudbury / Université d'Ottawa, Sudbury 1

554645 McMaster University, Thunder Bay 1

706045 University of Saskatchewan 3

 

 

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation / Médecine physique et réadaptation 554546 McMaster University 1

605046 University of Western Ontario 1

 

 

Psychiatry / Psychiatr! ie 100148 Memorial University of Newfoundland 5

150548 Dalhousie University 1

252048 Université de Sherbrooke 1

403148 University of Ottawa, Sudbury / Université d'Ottawa, Sudbury 2

453548 Queen's University 1

554648 McMaster University, Thunder Bay 1

605048 University of Western Ontario 1

655548 University of Manitoba 1

706048 University of Saskatchewan 1

 

 

Radiation Oncology / Oncologie radiologique 150549 Dalhousie University 1

655549 University of Manitoba 1

 

 

Urology / Urologie 201551 Université Laval 1

[Guest muchdutch]

wow, congrats TimmyMax! I'm excited for you and hope you will enjoy it. Did you attend Western? If not, what were your reasons for choosing it as your first choice?

[Guest mad]

Hey kellyl20.. I'm still a premed so I dont know what all of these numbers mean.. does it mean you got accepted in ALL of these residency spots and you get to choose one? If so, which one did you choose? I see you are from Quebec too.. which med school did you go to?

Congrats!

[Guest Blake128]

Congrats everyone ! Anyone knows when the final match report will be available ? (in 1-2 months ?)

[Guest Blake128]

To Mad,

 

All those numbers mean that there are residency programs that haven't filled completely, so there are still some residency spots available for people entering the 2nd round of CARMS. I guess it's not a myth when people say Internal Medicine isn't popular at our school (11 places left in Sherbrooke).

 

 

So, do we all become moderators in 4th year ? :b

[Guest summervirus]

I also got my first choice: Internal Medicine in Edmonton (UofA)!

[Guest medicator007]

First Choice here as well: Internal Medicine at McGill

 

Medicator

[Guest aneliz]

Second choice: Ob/Gyn at Toronto

[Guest cheech10]

First choice: Internal Medicine in Toronto.

[Guest TimmyMax]

Hey muchdutch,

 

Yeah, I did medical school at Western, so I get to stay here for five more years, which is perfectly cool with me. Reasons why I stayed were many, but amongst the most important of them included the fact that Western has a strong anaesthesia program, a truly excellent program director, cool staff and residents and the familiarity factor of knowing the hospitals, region and not having to uproot myself. Also, having a significant other whose family is from London doesn't hurt, either! And one more thing, matching to London means that I won't have to move, which means we get to spend one extra week in New Zealand in June!!!

 

Best of luck!

Timmy

[Guest UTStudent03]

Congratulations!

[Guest kosmo14]

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[Guest byronique]

Congratulations everyone on your CaRMS match!

cheech10, I have a question for you about how intense is the competition to get into U of T internal medicine. (This is where I want to be in 3 years ) How important are clerkship grades (H/P/F) and evaluations, or references? Is it okay if you show your interest via electives and research experiences in the field, but don't have many Honours in your transcript?

Thanks!

[Guest ploughboy]

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Congratulations to everybody on the match! Three more years until I'm there...

 

Question for the 4th years: I was under the impression that UWO's general surgery programme was pretty well-regarded. Does anybody have insight/rumours/etc as to why there were so many slots unfilled this year?

 

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[Guest sudoku]

whoa.... what's this about 1 unmatched spot at Dal? I though Ophtho is an extremely competitive res. Has thing changed? ie. more spot added or people are just not interested in opththo anymore?

[Guest TimmyMax]

Hey,

 

There are a number of rumous as to why four of the five general surgery spots at UWO went unfilled. I think that a major contributor to this was what happened last year with UWO having the luxury of "the four horsemen" (four general surgery keeners who were all-stars in every right and also hard core in every respect) applying (and eventually matching to) UWO general surgery, so that they could be selective in who they wanted (and ranked) with respect to the fifth and final spot. From that, I think that the program got pretty cocky and again tried to seek out the hardest of the hardcore and in doing so turned off a lot of people. Pair this with the reputation of UWO as being a hardcore, old school surgery program (with the associated horror stories) and that just didn't jive with this year's crop of applicants. It's kind of like the flameout of the Canadian hockey team at the Olympics. If you take a garbage approach, you get garbage results. A little humble pie never hurt anyone. That's my two cents.

 

Best of luck!

 

Timmy

[Guest kellyl20]

Congrats Aneliz! You will be an excellent doctor, very very soon. You have been truly genuine and very helpful on this board. Toronto is lucky to have you.

[Guest marbledust]

whoa.... what's this about 1 unmatched spot at Dal? I though Ophtho is an extremely competitive res. Has thing changed? ie. more spot added or people are just not interested in opththo anymore?

 

Yes Ophtho is still a very competitive and desireable speciality.

 

However spots (and medical students) often go unmatched for a whole whack of reason--many of which have nothing to do with the quality of the program or the applicants. Often it boils down to a bad ranking strategy. Or just bad luck. Other times it may have something to do with "politics" (ie a particular specialty may have issues with fees or workloads in a specific province).

[Guest cheech10]

Hi Byronique,

Toronto IM is usually quite competitive to match into among IM programs. References are extremely important, especially coming from staff known to the admissions committee members (obviously, most of their contacts are also at UofT, and I can't recall anyone that matched this year without having done an elective here). Clerkship grades are probably the next most important factor. You should definitely Honour your Medicine rotation to have a good shot, but other rotations are less important (although still nice to Honour). Electives and research are also a very good way to show interest, in fact my Toronto interview focused on my previous research, and I would say they can probably make up for fewer clerkship honours somewhat.

[Guest physiology]

Hey,

 

Another reason why ophtho may have gone unmatched is if the program is new. I don't know about Dal's program, but a few years ago, an ENT spot was left open at Mac because of this reason.

 

Another idea - perhaps medical students are clueing into the fact that it's VERY difficult to get a job as an ophthalmologist in an urban setting due to a lack of OR time. Ophtho residents are often frustrated by this - and most medical students don't care, because they generally set their sights on residency first, and then a job later.

[Guest JSS02]

First choice: Internal medicine at UWO.

[Guest Da Birdie]

first choice here as well @ Calgary Family (urban)

 

thanks for posting a copy of the 1st round stats~!

 

interesting to see that unlike last year where only Toronto and Queen's Family filled after first round, this year it's Calgary and UBC Family who filled up first ..

[Guest kellyl20]

I suspect some people wanted only certain locations, perhaps their hometown, and opted for 2 or 3 choices at only 1 or 2 locations, to maximize their location choice rather than the medical choice. In a perfect world everyone ends up with their first choice.