gamma7 Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Anyone received any rad onc invites yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merge Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 I am also waiting to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamma7 Posted December 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 Received Manitoba invite today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obscured by clouds Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 +1 to Manitoba; haven't heard of anything else yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmery Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Yup, just Manitoba. I wonder how many applicants they had. Please post again if/when you receive other invites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamma7 Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Received UBC and Western invites today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamma7 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 Alberta today, anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obscured by clouds Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 UofA as well; anyone heard from Calgary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merge Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Nope. Looks like we will be group interviewing at U of A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obscured by clouds Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 What is meant by "group interviewing"? We all go around a table and take turns answering the same questions, infront of one another? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamma7 Posted December 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 No idea, that sounds interesting... Calgary invites are out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamma7 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Very interesting, last year it was apparently two twenty minute interviews. I wonder if by group, they meant a group will be interviewing each applicant individually. Anyone else here back from other schools this week? I am awaiting Toronto, Ottawa, McGill, McMaster and Dal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merge Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 That might make more sense that the group interviews I was envisioning. I guess there are more details to come. I am also waiting to hear back from those schools in addition to Queens. Have you heard back from Queens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsPride07 Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 I'm still awaiting those schools as well. Queens you have to initiate your own interview by emailing program coordinator and director, but I haven't done that yet, probably wait until January. I was hoping all of the interview invites would be out before Christmas, I guess there are still a couple days left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamma7 Posted December 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Rejected by McGill today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsPride07 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Dal invites out today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmery Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Anyone hear yet from UBC or the Ontario programs yet? I haven't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merge Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 I have heard back from UBC and London is the only Ontario school I have heard back from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsPride07 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Same with me, yes to UBC and London. No other ontario schools except Queens (today), but I emailed them first (as per CaRMS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamma7 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 I am awaiting McMaster, Toronto and Ottawa still. Anyone hear from them? I also noticed there are now only 1 spot each for Edmonton and Calgary, according to the CaRMS program list. Does anyone know why this may be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmery Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 My invite from Mac came today. Awaiting the other Ontario schools (except Queen's). Since Western invites seem to have already gone out, I suppose I've not got an interview there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obscured by clouds Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Just received TO. Has anyone heard from Ottawa? I'd really like to start booking my flights... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamma7 Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 I think Ottawa is the only school left and looks like it'll be next Friday as Dubzter said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmery Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 The CaRMS website only lists 20 spots now--down from 21 just a few days ago. Check out https://w1c.e-carms.ca/pdws/jsp/pd.do?d=916&p=p3&m=1. Perhaps UofA is down from 2 to 1 residency positions? Last year there were 25 positions offered to Canadian graduates. Is this decrease because there is currently a surplus in Rad Oncs? Is the government cutting down funding for this specialty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubZteR Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 The CaRMS website only lists 20 spots now--down from 21 just a few days ago. Check out https://w1c.e-carms.ca/pdws/jsp/pd.do?d=916&p=p3&m=1. Perhaps UofA is down from 2 to 1 residency positions? Last year there were 25 positions offered to Canadian graduates. Is this decrease because there is currently a surplus in Rad Oncs? Is the government cutting down funding for this specialty? Hey Jimmery, There are a handful of specialties with no jobs in Canada right now (ie. cardiology, GI, ICU) ... but luckily, the current job market for Rad Onc is decent and expected to get even better over the next little while due to increased demand. Graduates from our program, over the past few years have not had any difficulty landing jobs. Of course, big cities like Toronto, Vancouver have saturated markets so this makes it naturally tougher to find a job regardless of specialty. Rad Onc is among the top#3 ultra competitive specialties (with derm and plastics) to match to in the US because of the excellent lifestyle and job market. The decision to decrease the number of residency positions to 18 spots (for english programs) was a group collaboration between the rad onc program directors' at this year's CARO meeting in order to keep the number of trainees in the field small, to further ensure/enhance an optimal environment during and after residency. Hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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