hopefulone2010 Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 U of T just came out.... they send both acceptances and regrets RedDevil, Could you share if you recieved an invite or rejection? Haven't heard back from u of t either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefulone2010 Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 U of S is out. Was U of S a personal invite or generic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil85 Posted December 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 RedDevil, Could you share if you recieved an invite or rejection? Haven't heard back from u of t either. I received an invite. I just know they send regrets as well from what the CARMS site says and what past residents have told me. It was a personal invite, with your name at the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaka84 Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 It was personal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustylegs Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Just heard from U of T; an invite. I have a suspicion that some poor soul is working overtime, and emailing candidates from an alphabetical list. My last name is pretty close to the end of the alphabet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docrocker Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 so if i didn't get any news from u of t, should I assume it's a rejection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustylegs Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 so if i didn't get any news from u of t, should I assume it's a rejection? No clue, docrocker. I'd say no news is good news, since according to the U of T CaRMS website (as mentioned by Reddevil previously), U of T notifies all applicants, regardless of invitation status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefulone2010 Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Has anyone heard from Alberta, Ottawa or Memorial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil85 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 dont know about alberta or memorial. I haven't heard anything back. I emailed ottawa about possibly loosing their accreditation and in my reply i was told they are trying to having invites out by the end of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castring Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Red, do you mind sharing what they said about their accreditation? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil85 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Regarding the intent to withdraw - The Royal College requires that all of the issues that they listed as deficiencies in their survey must be corrected by the next external review in 2 years. Please know that the University of Ottawa/Ottawa Hospital has every intention of passing our next review. Many of the issues have already been resolved. Any remaining issues are being addressed and we expect full approval at our next review. Our General Surgery program has many great qualities, including having all of our PGY-5s pass their exams for the last 6 years. We specialize in Minimally Invasive Surgery and our residents get significant practice in it throughout their residency in the OR and in our state-of-the-art skills lab. All programs have issues - having "intent to withdraw" from the Royal College ensures that we will make the necessary changes to make our program outstanding. If you are interested in meeting any of the residents or the new Program Director, Dr. Fady Balaa, while you are doing your elective, I would be happy to arrange it. I hope this helps to put you more at ease for CaRMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icebox Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Regarding the intent to withdraw - The Royal College requires that all of the issues that they listed as deficiencies in their survey must be corrected by the next external review in 2 years. Please know that the University of Ottawa/Ottawa Hospital has every intention of passing our next review. Many of the issues have already been resolved. Any remaining issues are being addressed and we expect full approval at our next review. Our General Surgery program has many great qualities, including having all of our PGY-5s pass their exams for the last 6 years. We specialize in Minimally Invasive Surgery and our residents get significant practice in it throughout their residency in the OR and in our state-of-the-art skills lab. All programs have issues - having "intent to withdraw" from the Royal College ensures that we will make the necessary changes to make our program outstanding. If you are interested in meeting any of the residents or the new Program Director, Dr. Fady Balaa, while you are doing your elective, I would be happy to arrange it. I hope this helps to put you more at ease for CaRMS. So when they say University of Ottawa/Ottawa Hospital, does that mean that this applies to all post-grad programs there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverjelly Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Interesting. I didn't know that Ottawa's gen surg program was in these circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustylegs Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Ottawa is out. A no for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil85 Posted December 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 sadly, a no for me too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefulone2010 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Red and Busty, you can add me to the list. No from Ottawa for me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil85 Posted December 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 so someone correct me if im wrong but we are only waiting on Mac, MUN and alberta now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil85 Posted December 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Alberta just came out ; a yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustylegs Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 As Promised, Mac came out today. I've heard back from all schools I've applied to. Good luck to those still waiting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcard Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Any news from Dal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefulone2010 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 DAL invites came out before the new year. For the exact date, please check this thread. Has anyone heard anything from Memorial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyseed Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 MUN is out as of friday ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil85 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Now that invites are done,i thought to transition the thread on to interview talk to help alleviate some anxiety and answer some unknowns ..... do people know good resources for interview questions? formats? or demographics in terms of numbers interview etc... for example to get it started ive heard that u of t interview roughly 60-70 ppl for their 11 spots.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightmd Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Now that invites are done,i thought to transition the thread on to interview talk to help alleviate some anxiety and answer some unknowns ..... do people know good resources for interview questions? formats? or demographics in terms of numbers interview etc... for example to get it started ive heard that u of t interview roughly 60-70 ppl for their 11 spots.. Sounds about right. Ottawa interviewed around 8 IMGs for their single spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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