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ameer · Credits: 24770 My Scrapbook My Reading List 6 Books

Hello
I should have posted the thread on March 14th itself. Below is a list of questions (16 such). Questions are intended for those who have been successfully matched. Please answer them if you donot mind. It would help us immensely in understanding the process of selection and help us plan our future.

*Basic medical training year
*additional qualification
*years of active clinical practice (after basic)
*years not working in clinics (as doctor)/gaps
*work experience in North America
*observership experience duration
*research experience duration
*any elective experience
*any clinical experience in North america
*letter of recommendation from clinical contact/ observership/ home country/ north america
*publication/abstracts
*MCC exams (with scores if you donot mind)
*IMG assesment? (levels & subject with scores if you donot mind)
*programs applied
*interview offers
*program matched- which province and subject

My apologies if you find this thread inappropriate. If you find it objectionable (intrusion on privacy- who am i to ask all these questions, etc) please do let me know.

I thought all members of this section of the forum needed some guidance on the match process and this was the only reason why i started this thread. it would also help me a lot.

Please donot forget to share your views like adding a few more questions to the list, etc and please donot forget to share your own experience.

My very best wishes to all
Thanks

JBURLINGTON · Credits: 509 My Scrapbook

*Basic medical training year - graduated 2006
*additional qualification - 0
*years of active clinical practice (after basic) - 0
*years not working in clinics (as doctor)/gaps - 0
*work experience in North America - 0
*observership experience duration - 1 externship, mcmaster university
*research experience duration - 3 months, mcmaster university
*any elective experience - electives in specialty at toronto, dalhousie, mcmaster and memorial
*any clinical experience in North america - all rotations/electives ~ 2 years
*letter of recommendation from clinical contact/ observership/ home country/ north america - from clinical preceptors from electives. 5 letters
*publication/abstracts - 0
*MCC exams (with scores if you donot mind) EE-390, Q1-475
*IMG assesment? (levels & subject with scores if you donot mind) - not done
*programs applied - 6
*interview offers - 6
*program matched- which province and subject - U of T, ON

cafe · Credits: 4239 My Scrapbook

Thank you, so.... young is better.
Thanks again, I will consider USMLE then.
Good luck to everyone,

X-files · Credits: 276 My Scrapbook

I Matched at McMaster.

3,5 years out of pracice(now).
No observership , or any other contact in North America.LOR from my country.
Graduation year 1997.

MCCEE 460+
MCCQE1 550+
MCCQE2 500+
IMGO 650+

cafe · Credits: 4239 My Scrapbook

just 2 IMGs.......NO KIDDING< it's a joke.....

arsm · Credits: 952 My Scrapbook

Basic medical training year 1995
*additional qualification none
*years of active clinical practice (after basic)3 *years not working in clinics (as doctor)/gaps 8
*work experience in North America none
*observership experience duration 6 weeks
*research experience duration a paper published in 1998
*any elective experience none
*any clinical experience in North america none
*letter of recommendation from clinical contact/ observership/ home country/ north america got rol from volunteer work done in Canada and from home country
*publication/abstracts
*MCC exams (with scores if you donot mind) dont remember, did it in 1999
*IMG assesment? (levels & subject with scores if you donot mind) dont remember the scores, my position was 11th out of 21 candidates in img bc OSCE exam.
*programs applied family men and anesthesia
*interview offers family med
*program matched- which province and subject family med, UBC.

thanks rxpg for all the help i had during preparing for the exams, pls let me know if i can help in any way.

kp1 · Credits: 3353 My Scrapbook My Reading List 1 Books

CONGRATS DR ARSM i am glad someone matched but like a lot of my friends who are fresh graduates didn't match.wish u all the best.take care.u would like to give any tips.like what are they exactly looking for.THANX

arsm · Credits: 952 My Scrapbook

i got in thru img bc assessment program, during which they like to see you confident with decent english and you should be able to grasp the work given to you quickly. the college registrar told us, "we are looking for 3 As in you
1.adaptibility
2.availiblity
3.affability"
and in my opinion you just need to be lucky...

JBURLINGTON · Credits: 509 My Scrapbook

where did ameer end up?

ameer · Credits: 24770 My Scrapbook My Reading List 6 Books

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