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CaRMS and Residency Programs...the Basics

CaRMS. CaRMS = The Canadian Resident Matching ServiceHow it works:Students are interviewed for residency programsThe students create a ranked list of their preferred residency programs . CaRMS. The residency programs also create a ranked list of the students they have interviewedThe informatio

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CaRMS and Residency Programs...the Basics

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    1. CaRMS and Residency Programs...the Basics Residents Night April 27, 2006

    2. CaRMS CaRMS = The Canadian Resident Matching Service How it works: Students are interviewed for residency programs The students create a ranked list of their preferred residency programs

    3. CaRMS The residency programs also create a ranked list of the students they have interviewed The information is entered into a computer and residents are matched to the residency programs

    4. CaRMS There are two goals: to get as many students as possible into their highest ranked residency program AND to have as many programs as possible get the students they ranked the highest after the interviews

    5. The Algorithm ALWAYS in favor of the student Choose your rank list in order of YOUR PREFERENCE!

    6. CaRMS There are two iterations of the match: (NOTE: in most provinces you must be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant to obtain postgraduate medical training) First iteration: Available to students graduating from Canadian medical schools (also students graduating from U.S. medical schools will be considered in the first iteration in some provinces)

    7. CaRMS Second iteration: Available to former graduates of Canadian medical schools, U.S. students and graduates of medical schools in other countries (these are International Medical Graduates or IMGs) In addition, students who remain unmatched after the first iteration can apply to the second iteration

    8. CaRMS In 2005/2006, CaRMS is providing matching services to residency programs at 13 of the 16 Canadian medical schools The three medical schools not participating are: Universit� Laval, Universit� de Sherbrooke and Universit� de Montr�al

    9. CaRMS The CaRMS website has a list of residency programs by specialty and what schools offer them Or you can look up a university and find out what residency programs are offered there Check out both of these under the Program Directory link on the CaRMS webpage (www.carms.ca)

    10. CaRMS Each residency program that uses the CaRMS matching service has individual requirements for selecting residents Details of what each program looks for when choosing its residents are in the individual program descriptions for each institution on the CaRMS website

    11. Additional Notes Apply in the fall Interviews in the winter Match Day (This year) 1st round � February 22 2nd round � April 3 Applications for both first and second iterations are done on the web

    12. Additional Notes The Statistics link on the CaRMS website provides many stats, including information on the percentage of students that matched to their highest ranked residency program Salary information is also provided on the CaRMS website

    13. CFMS/CMF Recommended ratio of grads:placements 1.0 : 1.2 Actual ratio on MATCH DAY this year: 1.0 : <1.1

    14. Stats Nationally, 75% of students got 1st or 2nd choice MUN is >90% (unofficial)

    15. Length of Residency Programs 2 years Family medicine 3 or 4 years Internal medicine Pediatrics

    16. Length of Residency Programs 5 years Anesthesia Obstetrics/Gynecology Orthopedics Pathology Psychiatry Radiology 6 years Surgery

    17. TIPS Know the programs (www.carms.ca) Do an elective where you are interested Meet the Program Director, if possible Get GOOD references Publication, if possible DON�T PANIC...

    18. Reference www.carms.ca

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