IMGs in CaRMS

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IMGs in CaRMS

• Dr. Ira Ripstein
• Associate Dean,
• Postgraduate Medical Education
• University of Manitoba

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University of Manitobas Position

• Public pressure to train IMGs
• Human Rights Commission concerns
• Lack of capacity / funding to more than 11
• Fair competition for either group c.f.
  Anaesthesia / Radiation Oncology

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General Criteria

• Graduate from an accredited medical school as per
  the expectations of the University of Manitoba
  (listed in the FAIMER database).
• Must be a Canadian citizen or have Canadian
  residency status.
• Must be fluent in spoken and written English as
  evidenced by a degree from a university where
  English is the working language OR a TOEFL score
  of at least 250 computer-based or 600 written

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General Criteria

• Must have performed well in medical school.
• Must have a demonstrable interest in family
  medicine.
• Has never had disciplinary action from a medical
  regulatory authority.

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General Criteria

• Reference letters must be dated no later than one
  year from time of receipt by us. Undated
  reference letters will not be accepted.
• Demonstrated ability to be organized as evidenced
  by a complete application that is in accordance
  with our stated expectations. Extraneous
  documents are not needed and may lower your file
  assessment score.

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IMG Specific Criteria

• Must have passed the MCCEE
• Preference will be given to international medical
  graduate applicants who have a pass mark on the
  MCCEE of 400 or greater.
• Preference will be given to international medical
  graduate applicants who are not more than three
  (3) years since either medical school graduation
  or active clinical practice.
• Preference will be given to international medical
  graduate applicants who have a pass mark on the
  MCCQE-1 of 450 or higher.

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IMG Criteria contd

• Preference will be given to international medical
  graduate applicants who have scored above average
  on the problem solving component of the MCCQE-1
• Preference will be given to international medical
  graduate applicants with gt4 weeks of supervised
  clinical experience or gt1 year of employment as
  an allied health professional providing direct
  patient care in Canada's health care system. (NB.
  We do not consider research or observerships in
  the Canadian health care system as clinical
  experiences. An observer-ship is an opportunity
  for the candidate to observe a Canadian physician
  in action.)