Toronto MD Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 hey all, I know in the states they look at your USMLE step 1 scores for residency matching, but what about in Canada? From what I've found, reference letters play a large factor in residency matching? What other factors are considered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Its not what you know, its who you blow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feversugar Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Hey, I would like to know this too! Also, how competitive would diagnostics radiology be? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OIC Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Hey, I would like to know this too! Also, how competitive would diagnostics radiology be? Thanks! For the 82 diagnostic radiology positions available across canada last year, there were 109 applicants. Less competitive last year than dermatology, opthalmology, urology and plastic surgery and more competitive than pretty much everything else. http://www.carms.ca/pdfs/2010R1_MatchResults/Discipline%20Choices%20of%20Canadian%20Applicants_en.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feversugar Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 For the 82 diagnostic radiology positions available across canada last year, there were 109 applicants. Less competitive last year than dermatology, opthalmology, urology and plastic surgery and more competitive than pretty much everything else. http://www.carms.ca/pdfs/2010R1_MatchResults/Discipline%20Choices%20of%20Canadian%20Applicants_en.pdf Thanks for the reply! It doesn't look too bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasRolland Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Its not what you know, its who you blow... You're speaking from personal experience, I gather? And I heard radiology was most competitive (1 to 2 students per class match into it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheech10 Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 You're speaking from personal experience, I gather? And I heard radiology was most competitive (1 to 2 students per class match into it). You heard wrong. 17 schools, 89 spots (with 5 for IMGs in the coming match) = 4.94 will match to radiology per school, on average. Even if 20% of the spots are filled by other IMGs, re-entrants to the match, or other sources (all unlikely), that's still 4 students per class matching to rads, on average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 You heard wrong. 17 schools, 89 spots (with 5 for IMGs in the coming match) = 4.94 will match to radiology per school, on average. Even if 20% of the spots are filled by other IMGs, re-entrants to the match, or other sources (all unlikely), that's still 4 students per class matching to rads, on average. yeah rads hovers around a 75% acceptance rate overall (although of course it varies from year to year). Plastics is the worst I think - it tend to be about 50% each year. Derm is about 55-60% if I remember correctly. Family on the other had is almost 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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