Posts from January 2018

EvidenceNetwork.ca Student Experts: Call for Submissions

  • Posted on: 12 January 2018
  • By: OMSA Admin

EvidenceNetwork.ca creates original media content on public policy topics for publication in the mainstream media and links journalists with policy experts to provide access to non-partisan, evidence-based information. OMSA and EvidenceNetwork.ca are collaborating to give medical students an opportunity to contribute opinion pieces

OMSA EdCom's Abstract to CCME on Student Engagement in Mentorship has been Accepted

  • Posted on: 12 January 2018
  • By: OMSA Admin

Some of the current and former OMSA Education Committee members had submitted an abstract titled "Evaluation of Ontario medical students' preferences and engagement in formal mentorship programs" to the Canadian Conference on Medical Education (CCME) 2018, and it has been accepted for a poster presentation. They are presenting the results of an Ontario-wide medical student survey designed to examine student preferences and engagement in formal mentorship programs in Ontario medical schools.

OMSA Supports CFMS Position Paper on Unmatched Graduates

  • Posted on: 12 January 2018
  • By: OMSA Admin

Since 2009, the ratio of available residency positions to Canadian medical students has declined steadily from 1.11 to 1.02 positions for every 1 applicant in the first round of the Canadian PGY-1 matching process. This has resulted in an unprecedented number of unmatched students, with 2.4% (68 students) remaining unmatched after the second iteration of CaRMS in 2017.