OTTAWA, April 11, 2013 /CNW/ - A record number of graduating students and physicians matched to residency training programs in Canada this year, the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) announced today. A total of 3,169 graduating students and physicians were matched in the 2013 R-1 Main Residency Match and will begin their postgraduate training on July 1, 2013.
A total of 2,645 Canadian medical graduates (CMGs) were matched to residency programs, representing 94 per cent of CMGs participating in the match. Of those that matched, the majority (87 per cent) were accepted into one of their top three choices of residency programs, both by discipline and location. Interest in Family Medicine continued to grow, as 36 per cent of CMGs chose Family Medicine as their first choice discipline - the largest proportion to do so in the last 20 years.
There was a significant increase in the number of international medical graduates (IMGs) who matched to residency positions this year. A total of 499 IMGs matched - an increase of 23 per cent over 2012.
The Canadian Resident Matching Service is a not-for-profit organization that works in close cooperation with the medical education community, medical schools and residents/students to provide an electronic application service and a computer match for entry into postgraduate medical training throughout Canada. CaRMS strives to ensure the highest standards of fairness, transparency and client service throughout its electronic selection and matching process. It also provides comprehensive data collection, analysis and research that supplies timely intelligence to health policy decision-makers.
A complete report of the 2013 R-1 Main Residency Match, as well as a list of unfilled positions, will be available on carms.ca in late spring.
SOURCE: Canadian Resident Matching Service (CARMS)
Lisa Turriff
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