Scintillating Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Hey,Just wondering whether anyone else is applying to the 2nd iteration of CaRMS? I just submitted my applications today. Good luck everyone. I know the stress: I didn't match in round 1 or 2 last year. I'm training in French currently (match post-carms last year) and am hoping to train elsewhere starting in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychoswim Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 I'm applying as well. Hopefully I match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Good luck! Stressful times I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englers Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Decided not to apply to 2nd round, but good luck to everyone who did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propofol Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 What are your thoughts on emailing the programs to show your interest? Is it frowned on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macstjo Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 What are your thoughts on emailing the programs to show your interest? Is it frowned on? I think it's a bad idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John9115 Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 I think it's a bad idea Fuck it I emailed them . Many of them . Who do they think they are exactly . I couldn't care less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englers Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Fuck it I emailed them . Many of them . Who do they think they are exactly . I couldn't care less They're the program directors that accept your application or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John9115 Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 They're the program directors that accept your application or not They are still human and can answer an email. Not asking too much here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propofol Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 If I were a program director and someone emails me, I might choose to ignore it. But what are the chances that I will think 'How dare? This is unprofessional. Not inviting this guy for an interview, no way' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromeboker Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 They are still human and can answer an email. Not asking too much here. I would think they are in the same boat as you if they have empty spots left over. If I were in their shoes, I would be happy to hear from a CMG applicant (who doesn't have any red flags to their name). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John9115 Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 If I were a program director and someone emails me, I might choose to ignore it. But what are the chances that I will think 'How dare? This is unprofessional. Not inviting this guy for an interview, no way' ? Honestly if a program director red flags someone because he sent him an email then I would never ever rank his program. He can shove his red flag up his ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anythingradiation Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 I emailed most program directors in the first round with questions I had about their programs. Got interviews at all programs I emailed, PD recognized me during interviews for showing interest and I matched to 1st choice program (who I had met and emailed). Don't make it fluff. Ask questions that demonstrate interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herald Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 They are still human and can answer an email. Not asking too much here. Depends on what (and how) you emailed them of course, just saying that PD's aren't just anyones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughboy Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Fuck it I emailed them . Many of them . Who do they think they are exactly . I couldn't care less Who are they? They're likely early-to-mid-career academic physicians, of assistant professor rank. Likely going to face their assistant -> associate review in a few years. Likely counting on their record as PD to play a not-insignificant part in that review. They might be PD because of their burning passion for medical education. They might be PD because their departmental director said "Hey you, you're up for promotion in a few years right? Ok you're the new residency program director". They might be PD because nobody else competent wanted the job. Regardless of how they got there, they all have similar objectives: 1) They want their programs to fill, so that there will be enough residents around to provide service. In some programs that never fill (oh hi there, Western family) this might not be as big a deal as others where the expectation is not only that the program will fill, but it will do so in the first round (looking at you, every program ever at U of T). 2) They want their programs to fill with good, trainable residents. The only thing worse than not getting enough residents is getting the *wrong* residents. The same senior influential staff who will be very vocal if the program doesn't fill will be *really* vocal if the wrong people get in and they have to deal with the results of the PD's poor judgement for 5 years. And these are people who you don't want to piss off if you're junior/mid-career staff. So the PD's life isn't all bon-bons and chaise-lounges. Stakes are high for them too. All of that to say, I don't see how a brief, polite and targeted email to a PD could do anything but help at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwang293 Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Why is it so hard for western family to fill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painted_veil Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 It's actually not. The spots you see left over at Western Family every year are initially IMG spots which weren't available to CMGs first round (this is also true of the anesthesia spot left over at Western this year). All the CMG spots tend to fill every year. Western Family is quite selective with which IMGs they choose to rank first round and as a result, usually have spots left over in the second round, making it seem like they never fill. Western family is actually quite popular with people in the Southwestern Ontario region, and there are CMGs who don't end up getting their first choice of stream etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 I agree with everyone else. A brief, to the point, purposeful email can only help your application. If the PD is gonna red flag people over a brief, polite, email about an open spot, the PD and program are probably malignant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scintillating Posted March 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Got an interview 2nd round for my program of choice! Fingers crossed. Waiting to hear from 2 other programs about interviews. Anyone hear from Ottawa or Western`s family programs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John9115 Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Got an interview 2nd round for my program of choice! Fingers crossed. Waiting to hear from 2 other programs about interviews. Anyone hear from Ottawa or Western`s family programs? I got 3 interviews so far : Laval, mcGill and Nova scotia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propofol Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Got iv from U of Sask IM today. Has anyone heard from any other IM programs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propofol Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Has anyone here interviewed in sask before for anything? Any insight on what interviews are like? informal.. clinical scenarios? Is it a panel? During 1st iteration I iv'ed with U of alberta IM and was caught off guard by the interview being 75% clinical. I will really appreciate any insight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medclass2016 Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Anatomic Pathology: Anaesthesiology: Dx Radiology: Memorial Family Medicine: Dalhousie, Pathology: General Surgery: Hematologic Pathology: Internal Medicine: Saskatchewan Medical Biochem: Medical Genetics: Medical micro: Neurology: Neuropathology: Nuclear Med: ObsGyne: Othopaedic Surgery: Paediatrics: Psychiatry: Public Health: Rad Onc: Urology: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Has anyone here interviewed in sask before for anything? Any insight on what interviews are like? informal.. clinical scenarios? Is it a panel? During 1st iteration I iv'ed with U of alberta IM and was caught off guard by the interview being 75% clinical. I will really appreciate any insight. It was just an informal thing with a staff and resident. I can't remember if there was just the one interview or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med_hopeful Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Anyone hear back from the radiology programs about interviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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