Hello everyone! How are you doing? I have been MIA from here for over a year. It’s all for a good cause ‘cos I’ve been working as a doctor in the UK since last year.
Unfortunately, CaRMS still didn’t work for me this year but that was alright as I was already settled in my job. I do have some friends who got into residency in Canada and I’m very happy for them. This means that there’s still hope for some people! 🙏🏾👍🏾👏🏾
Some things have changed with regards to getting into practice in Canada but I don’t think I have much inclination or time to make new posts about Canadian practice just yet. Maybe in a couple of years. ☺️😀
If you have any questions to ask, leave a comment here or email me (preferred). Depending on the question, I will respond via email or send you my WhatsApp number so we can chat there.
If you have sent me an email in the last year and I didn’t respond, please send me another email and I will give you my WhatsApp number so we can actually chat directly. My email address is internationalphysiciantraining@gmail.com. Do take care and I will talk to you soon!! Much love 💕
P/S: I have a draft post about someone who got into ‘Practice Readiness’ and I will publish it in due course.
Becoming a specialist physician: the journey 
Hi doctor,
I have some questions for you
1)How many times have you applied for CaRMS match and is there a limit for it once you have passess MCCQE and NAC once
2)Can you elaborate more on MIA pathway to UK and your speciality
3)The year you graduated from medical school
4)What was on your CV for CaRMS..did you do any research projects, volunteer work, elctives etc
5)Are there any electives or programs in Canada which we can apply to when still in medical school and as i have 2 research electives done in US will they help me in CaRMS Process
I have read all your blogs and to be honest couldn’t find anything more knowledgeable anywhere else.
Please keep enlightening us about Canadian IMG process in future too
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Hi Smith.
1. I applied for CaRMS 4 times. There is no limit once you have passed your MCC exams.
2. I’m not sure what you mean my MIA pathway
3. I graduated from medical school more than 10 years ago
4. Yes I had all that
5. Yes, there are electives you can apply to when in medical school. An elective in the specialty you are interested in would be more helpful in the CaRMS process. Thanks 😊
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Thank you doctor
1)Can you also put some light on shortcomings you think which kept you away from securing a residency position in Canada bc you said you had research work, volunteer work, electives etc on your CV..
2)I have seen a frnd of mine who had all of it on his CV..but still didn’t manage to secure a residency position.So, in such tough competition what can one do to stand out from others
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Hi Smith,
1. That’s a difficult question to answer considering that only 25% or less of all IMG applicants get into residency each year. I think one thing you can do to stand out is to work as a clinical or surgical assistant in one of the Canadian hospitals for 1 -3 years before applying for residency. That can count as Canadian experience and will also provide you with Canadian references which I can say that I didn’t have.
2. I think that you should also work on getting very high scores in your MCC exams. These days, also getting high scores in the CASPer exam or its equivalent (depending on the program you’re applying to) are very important. Unfortunately, for these sort of exams, you don’t get your score back so you don’t know how you performed. Hope this helps!
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