DeliciousMelon Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 So I still haven't made past the first hurdle of getting into med school yet, but a couple of people are already telling me how it's really difficult to match after med (in certain specialties). So do they evaluate your research experiences, education, etc.? Is it like a similar process to getting into meds? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 there's an 11 page thread on this in the carms forum, ignore the last 5 pages, it's mostly irrelevant arguing So I still haven't made past the first hurdle of getting into med school yet, but a couple of people are already telling me how it's really difficult to match after med (in certain specialties). So do they evaluate your research experiences, education, etc.? Is it like a similar process to getting into meds? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 in terms of matching at a competitive academic centre like Toronto, having a PhD would definitely help in matching competitive specialties... masters, much less so, but if you are able to produce solid research during your masters it would be helpful in that manner... but the MSc title likely won't add much, as a probably PhD would that said, it would be a terrible idea to get a PhD to make yourself a more competitive CARMS applicant vs. enjoying research It is a somewhat similar process to applying to meds... they will look at your clerkship evaluations, reference letters, experiences, interest in the specialty, application package, research, interview etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeliciousMelon Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Thank you so much. I'll go look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Yes, it is like applying to medical school again. Different programs place varying emphasis on different aspects of the application, so a graduate degree might be more helpful for one program than another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 sorry it's the med student forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeliciousMelon Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 do you know the thread name? thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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