jO-M Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 To whomever posted UWO Anes....are you from Western? Has anyone OOP gotten an invite yet? (as Western is one of the annoying programs that doesn't send regrets) According to last year, Western was one of the schools on the tour that interviewed most/all applicants, and I already got an invitiation from a school which I'm pretty sure is competitive....somewhat confused/potentialy disappointed Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanillabear Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Not sure about OOP but heard of some people here at Mac that got them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkwingduck Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Hey, I haven't heard back from Western yet either so I'm with you in solidarity. Sorry to hijack, but I haven't heard from Queen's or UBC either and it seems like invites are out for those and both of their CaRMS sites state that they let all applicants know. Does it seem like invites are going in batches this year? Or invites come early and regrets come later? Hang in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jO-M Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 I got a reject from Queen's this am so not sure what to tell you.... The thread also said Manitoba is out, but I haven't heard anything good or bad from them.... Fingers crossed that these emails are actually being sent by hand, meaning there might still be hope.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanillabear Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Perhaps they are sending out a few, and then as people accept/decline they send out more prn. When they reach capacity they might send out the rest of the emails as rejections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkwingduck Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 ^That makes good sense but stressssssssssful.Just got my regrets from Queen's as well so I am still waiting on UBC and, yes, Manitoba. Hopefully good news awaits more of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 It sounds like UBC sent all their 42 interviews already. They said they notify all applicants though, so perhaps they have an interview waitlist before sending the regrets. Don't know anyone who has heard from Manitoba yet, but in previous years they've been selective, usually offering most local applicants + top OOP candidates. Looks like Queen's sent a BCC to a bunch of applicants at 1600 EST today. So does not seem to be rolling. Seems like UWO is out for in province for sure, dunno about OOP. These came out yesterday afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jO-M Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Has anyone got any regrets letters for UBC so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Western usually interviews (almost) everyone, though it might depend on the numbers this year. Mac and UofT likely interview almost all Canadian applicants. Ottawa and Queen's both notify everyone, as does UBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin2362 Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 I received an invite to Manitoba and Queens today (OOP). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Toronto changed the dates on us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sultanator Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Yup they did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsimg Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Has anybody heard anything from Mac as of yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkwingduck Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 No. Dead air from Mac so far. Makes me wonder if they're going to change the game and be more selective with invites this year. I think they have a new PD (not sure if she was there for last cycle) so that might have something to do with the timeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanillabear Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Mac is definitely being more selective. PD was here last year as well. On a more topic-related note - got an invite to western today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jO-M Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Still nothing from Mac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdizzle Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Mac is supposed to go out this week I think. And also, so its not competitive to get western anesthesia invite? Even for IMG applicants they interview everyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Mac is supposed to go out this week I think. And also, so its not competitive to get western anesthesia invite? Even for IMG applicants they interview everyone? I think it was more competitive this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdizzle Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 I think it was more competitive this year. Darn got a no from Mac I was just asking because someone mentioned earlier that everyone get invited? Was gauging approximately how many people they would be interviewing for the IMG spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdizzle Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Anyone know how the western anesthesia interviews are structured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 In the past it was just an informal conversation with one faculty member over 30-40 minutes. They had some specific questions about your background, but otherwise keep it fairly casual and friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdizzle Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 In the past it was just an informal conversation with one faculty member over 30-40 minutes. They had some specific questions about your background, but otherwise keep it fairly casual and friendly. Thanks a million for that I was wondering whether they asked any clinical knowledge based questions. 40 minutes with one person seems pretty intense, mind sharing what type of questions asked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 No clinical questions, it was really just a "get-to-know-you" thing. So the usual stuff about talking about your background, what you did before medicine, why anesthesia, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdizzle Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 No clinical questions, it was really just a "get-to-know-you" thing. So the usual stuff about talking about your background, what you did before medicine, why anesthesia, etc. That's really helpful thank you Hope you had a good holiday! Any tips for the interview? I wonder how strongly they consider the interview when ranking applicants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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