The 2023 Residency Match Data Explained... This Is The Worst We've Ever Seen

I believe as an IMG that the doors are still open for recent graduates to join the system they just need a little guidance not to wast the time and start a making use of the time they have for research, volunteering, electives & high exams marks. Yup the window is very small to join the same year you graduate but still promising from what I’ve seen through the video. All the best to all the MGs out there!

Hi everyone, I hope you enjoyed today's deep dive and my own thoughts on everything - please share any thoughts that you have about this year's match data and remember to like the video if it helped! Also, I would love to hear everyone's thoughts on the Queen's "family medicine exclusive" medical school - perhaps for insight on a future dedicated video 🤔I certainly didn't know which specialty I enjoyed the most when I first entered medical school and I think that it's unfair to students to lock them into a profession without getting the chance to explore other career options. Also, in addition to my other criticisms that I talk about in the video, I think we're going to create a lot of unhappy doctors by forcing people into positions instead of incentivizing that position and allowing people to choose it on their own. Happy to discuss and see you all in the next one!

Informative quality video as always

I really like the solution part. Its very uncommon to find solution where both parties benefit on the same scale. Thanks for sharing you thoughs doc

Hey! just had a little note on the new queens program. I attended a seminar on the program and they made it clear that you aren't locked into family medicine, BUT most of the training is really geared towards family medicine.

Very good recap. Thanks. One comment I would like to make is the US match happens before the Canadian and thus it is highly risky for an IMG to forgo the US match and hoping to match in Canada where the chances are less. It is unfortunate that the bi-lateral agreement on matching obligates one to accept the first match and thus removing your application from the 2nd match which is in Canada. As a Canadian who was an IMG, I only applied in the US and thankfully matched but I did want to come to Canada. One last point, the US match is much more competitive as graduates from around the world want to train in the US so USMLE test scores are very important whereas in Canada the MCEQ1 score is not relevant. Finally, many lucky IMGs that do match in Canada had some sort of contact with the program that helped in being accepted.

Hi. Can you explain to me how the legal medicine specialty would work in Canada? Thanks , your videos are great.

it's gut-wrenching to think there were 100 unfilled spots and I applied to Fam med in 2023 and still did not get in. This IMG life is hell.

MONEY Offer full tuition paid medical training by student loans. This would include the tuition portion paid by governments. And should include a small living allowance. People who enter medical field have their student loan forgiven if they serve for a number of years. Those who choose to practice else where need to pay back their loans. For example, if a medical professional decides to work outside Canada, they would be required to repay their full student loans. It a person choose rural medicine their student loans be forgiven in a shorter time. This is basically what Singapore does.

hey there luca, can you please make a seperate video regarding the return of service contract for IMG's, Its a whole pdf which can be better undertstood by a working physican such as you. Thank You in advance !

I wanna go into Family medicine but I am just really nervous about getting matched back into Canada after my medical training abroad 😞 Great video btw!!!

What is the work load of a family medicine specialist compared to Internal medicine? During Residency, Which is more tiresome, Family medicine or Internal medicine.? Because personally family medicine seems a nice one for me given the 9-5 schedule, no night calls.

I am a med-1 in the class of 2027 and for my cohort onwards, FM residency is going to be 3 years which will cause more people to walk away from FM. To be honest, most of my peers have no intention of pursuing FM because if you are in for 3 years of FM and 1 year of fellowship you could just go for ER or anaestesia for 5 years. FM in Canada will be a job mostly taken by IMGs in 2027+ because all CMGs will prefer taking competitive specialties or move to the states.

Hi Im an IMG i was wondering if i can take NAC OSCE Exam first then followed by MCCQE1 exam or is there some kind of particular order to follow to write these exams. Im a little confused could you help me clear out this doubt. :)

Is it easy for Canadian graduates to find residencies in the US? Or are there huge hurdles they need to jump through?

Why there is cardiac surgery but i can't seem to find cardiology on the list?

Canada accepts IMGs who are not canadian citizen/ resident?

Perhaps family medicine is seen as not glamorous. They could also be chased away at being owners of a small business and practicing doctor. They may also see the $$$ they may make as important. Sorry, if you got into medicine to make big bucks vs helping people, you picked the wrong career. The new family medicine doc I found works a normal week. The clinic, despite having four doctors, is closed on weekend an open 9am to 7pm. There is a hospital a two block walk away.

IMGs should have residency permits before applying?

I threw away all of my medical training and became a psychiatrist. Life is great!