Can someone please let me know that this is wrong….

Every job in Canada (nursing, PA, PSW) you have a right to 12-18 months of lower waged (40-54% wage) maternity leave with job security.

Everywhere I look, doctors only get 17 weeks…. Is this not insanity? I’m looking at Canadian websites, and I can only find the same 17 week program.

Venting if this is correct: that is so disgusting to take such a basic human right every other mother gets in Canada but refuse the actual citizens who have to care for those same mothers. I’m mortified and extremely disappointed at this.

Please someone correct me and tell me doctors receive the same right as every other citizen they treat!

Looking for feedback to learn how assessments work at your school. Are they high-stakes/low-stakes? Frequent? Different formats, or consistently the same?

Can someone in either specialty please explain the difference between the 2 and the scope of practice for a FM+1? Highly interested in EM but unsure how FM+1 holds

TIA

Anyone with experience know?

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Hey so some of the programs I am looking at list 3 letters required, others list 4 required. I have 4 total letters in CaRMS. Can I assign all 4 to the programs that only require 3 or should I only be assigning 3?

For Researxh experiences, did you all include both the researxh experience and then the pub/presentation for the same project on your cv?

Also for carms cv, did you just copy and paste from your short custom cv?

I’ve heard mixed opinions on this, such that you can write US medical board exams with an FRCPC and that some states do not require the USMLEs. Appreciate the input :)

Any reliable resources? Thanks

I’ve been seeing a few med student specific conferences being emailed to me recently. I’ve already done poster and oral presentations at “bigger” non-med student specific conferences so I’m not sure whether there’s a point in attending or presenting at these

Hi guys I hope all are doing well with the CaRMS application I kind of confused about sth in the family medicine program description of university of Manitoba As one of the conditionally required documents, It wants proof of registration as a clinical assistant for ones are or have been employed in Canada Does this apply only for licensed clinical assistants in Manitoba? I mean if you are working as assistant in Ontario you would not be required to provide any proof, am I right? That was kind of confusing for me, any help in this would be greatly appreciated.

Hello,

I'm a 3rd year med student. I have been getting my funding through AFE for loans/bursaries.

AFE stopped my bursary for the current year and they are only providing a loan. After several telephone calls and involving the registrar's office from uOttawa they came to a conclusion that this is because I accumulated so many months in school (50+ I believe), and I am no longer eligible for a bursary. I never did any extra years, and had no gap year. I never even did a summer course so I should not have any "more months in school than expected". Is this normal? This is the trajectory to med school of course I will be 50 months+ (with the exception of medp which is already quite a small program).

I'm wondering if any med students who also did cegep->undegrad->med ran into this issue or who could tell me if this is normal. Is it really I would've asked my uOttawa friends, but all of them that I know get OSAP.

Would really appreciate some input; uottawa tuition is VERY expensive compared to quebec and this is financially nerve-wracking. It is extremely expensive without a bursary.

I asked my friends here in uottawa and they all receive bursary and loan from OSAP. I don't qualify for OSAP because even though I live in Ontario for more than 1 year, I am not new to Canada (lived in Montreal for more than 5 years). and I'm a Canadian citizen so only option is really AFE. I also prefer to stay with AFE because AFE doesn't ask for interest till after residency compared to OSAP that starts interest from end of med school.

I am about to start clerkship and I am wondering if U-world is useful for studying for clerkship rotations and exams (my school uses some NBME exams). Anyone have any experience with this as a Canadian student in clerkship?

without a dedicated period or summer, when’s the best time for canadian students (who willingly choose to do the usmle) to write step 2? between m3/4 or after m4?

Does anyone have anywhere to ask about first year schedules? I can’t seem to find much concrete info but also maybe I’m bad at researching.

My main questions are:

• how many days do you have to go to campus (about)
• can you skip required days (i.e. if I skipped one required day all semester is that fine)
• when are exams? (About)

I usually take a small vacation mid October on a weekend to see my family for my birthday and was wondering if this is even feasible in med school. (either did fri-sun, or sat-mon).

Mostly curious about McMaster! If there is somewhere else to ask please let me know :) Thank you so much and sorry if this inquiry is not allowed!!!

I understand everyone is busy. But I had a physician offer to write me a reference letter (yes, he offered) back in September. I sent him everything the same week. I followed up later October, radio silence. 1.5 weeks ago, nothing. I tried a different email today... like WHY can't people just email back with a nvm I can't or Oops yup I'll get it done by the deadline. It's the silence that's killing me and causing me a lot of stress.

I am really struggling in my first semester of medical school! I’ve done fine on exams so far, only 2 weeks until finals! but I am stuck in a freeze state where I am really having a hard time focusing on school. Please give me any and all tips on how to break out of this rut!

I’ve recently heard we cannot copy text into the CARMS website because it shows up funny. (my information -> education/exams/experiences) Can anyone confirm or deny this? You have to literally manually type in your entire CV??

Edit - I understand we also upload our CV as a document. My question is for the data fields do we have to type or can we copy/paste descriptions etc from our CVs.

Thanks everyone!

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone had insight on the limitations of the scope of practice of an internist (4 year Internal medicine residency in Canada).

These questions are for an internist practicing in a rural community:

1. Could an internist work as an ER physician (given they have the appropriate training) ?

2. Could they setup community walk-in clinics? (Is the lack of education in peds a limiting factor)?

3. Could they setup a mental health clinic and see patients that can be managed without/before psych can see them?

Basically, what sets your scope as an internist? The CPSO's definition on a physician's scope of practice is quite broad....

Thanks!

I just started med school this semester and I feel so overwhelmed. Everyone in my class knows so much more than me, and it seems like no matter how hard I try it is not enough and I know I shouldn’t be feeling this one semester in. Does it get better during preclerkship? Or is it just downhill until fourth year?

Huge caveat that these numbers are extremely rough. I got them from: https://www.cma.ca/resources/canadian-physician-specialty-profiles

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ6fettWVBVq4C1gBhXEVfCwrFF8GH60OlymmWWFmu2D82gByz2NU6WefUxGGr07A/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false

Any idea how it works in 3rd year in terms of time off? Are there any scheduled breaks for Christmas or anything else? Are you essentially just not able to take any time off (vacation, etc) from the date 3rd year starts to when it ends?

Also, how much time off is between third and fourth year typically?

Does anyone know what % are offered a residency interview?

As well, when do personal letters come in - how are they weighted?

I’m gunning for a moderately competitive surgical subspecialty. I’m not backing up in the first round. If I don’t match I’m thinking of going outside Canada/US to pursue this specialty. Has anyone does this before? Is this a stupid idea?

How to include posters / presentations where you were included as an author (and the work is not yet published as a manuscript) but you did not give the talk?

Struggling with how to differentiate between giving the talk vs not having given it on my CV

I’m looking for advice from anyone that had a baby during medical school (before residency). I’m an older female medical student and I’d like to start having children. I understand waiting until residency is my the best option, but unfortunately I don’t think that makes sense for my age, how many kids I want and the point I am at in my life.

For anyone who has experience with have kids during medical school: what years would you say are best? Did you get any time off? Do you have any tips for managing school with balancing a family?

Any advice/help is greatly appreciated!!

Hi sorry if this is a silly question I’m an M1 and I am very passionate about women’s health. I know for sure that I want to work with women and I love learning about fetal medicine but I’m not sure the obgyn lifestyle is right for me. Aside from obgyn and family med with obgyn plus one are there any other specialities where you can further sub specialize in women’s health? Thanks I appreciate it :)

Hello,

I have the opportunity to do an elective for EM in either Toronto or Halifax. Is anyone able to comment on the pros and cons of doing it in one place vs the other? I’ve heard the EM residents in Toronto haven’t always had the opportunity for hands on training in all aspects but obviously the volume is high. I’m wondering if the training will be more hands on for an elective in Halifax? Thanks

Hi everyone! I’m a first year at Mac and was wondering how feasible it would be to living in Mississauga during clerkship. TIA!