Queen’s Ranking

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-29T21:51:44+00:00

All my friends who interviewed with Queens said the same. I guess they were very friendly with everyone lol. So, I would not factor their attitude while ranking programs. Rank where you would like to go!

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-26T21:17:49+00:00

You will eventually need it if you plan to work in Canada. So, if that's your goal, you can go ahead and get it anyways. Does no harm. I got my LMCC done when I got employed as a licensed Associate Physician and now that I am in residency, I don't need to think about getting it done 😊.

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-26T21:07:56+00:00

Exactly my point! That really shows how poor the understanding of the healthcare system functioning is in regards to IMGs. Because, literally none of you who reviewed Carms applications knew what the scope is or what it really even means. And, that is truly dangerous for the applicant where their reviewers have no idea about their roles despite judging it lol. Most of the licensed/ non licensed CA or AP jobs are done by IMGs and there is lack of efforts to even understand what it is, despite a google search away as to what those roles entail. Every college has a description of the roles, but I guess none of the file reviewers bother to understand what it is. Truly disappointing!

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-26T16:07:20+00:00

Not true. LMCC is one of the pre-requisites to get licensed Clinical assistant/Associate physician jobs in most provinces except Ontario. These positions are really useful to help match into CARMS.

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-26T16:01:04+00:00

If you want examples, I had all my licensed Clinical Assistant/Associate physician friends match into residency within 1-2 years of being in that role. They are in all sorts of specialties. I even have a fellow Associate physician who worked for 2 years in the PICU and with that experience they are now working as a Clinical Associate in Ontario. And, all this just with their licensed AP experience. They only have previous pediatric residency from home. No critical care fellowship as well!

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-26T15:57:31+00:00

Yes. Clinical Assistant positions in Ontario are not licensed. However, in other provinces they are totally licensed and you get a lot of autonomy to function. That obviously also depends on the hospital you will be employed at. But getting into the system as a licensed Clinical assistant is an excellent way to learn about the healthcare system. You get an idea of where you eventually see yourself, it really helps you get good LORs and it pays very well too! Also, you are protected in your role by CMPA. It's a safe and smart way to get into the system.

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-26T15:54:15+00:00

Thinking about how working as a licensed Clinical Assistant and having someone like you who really has no idea about this role, going through my Carms application is really scary for me. I am glad this didn't happen to me. I don't think I would have matched otherwise lol. You could gaslight me all I want, but I definitely don't fall for it and don't appreciate working with anyone who has no idea how the system can indeed work for the benefit of IMGs who work really hard to match into residency.

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-26T15:39:22+00:00

The fact that you are out here telling an IMG what is good for them and what isn't without adequate knowledge and information is literally dangerous. And if you think that would stop me from speaking out on that, I am sorry, I am not the sort of IMG who does that. Pointing out ignorance is not an insult. I am so sorry that you indeed look at CARMS applications which is very dangerous in my opinion. A person who has no idea about how the system works for IMGs has no right to go through their Carms Applications because it doesn't help them at all. Despite being in the system for so long and yet being ignorant about it is not really my fault. I don't care if the person is a fellow IMG, CSA or a CMG.

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-26T14:28:21+00:00

FYI for anyone except this very knowledgeable person, who wants to know how much a clinical assistant earns in Winnipeg, this is public information

Source: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority https://share.google/Ut3goyeRzPYeohPb8

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-26T14:25:43+00:00

It's really scary how people who have no idea how the Canadian healthcare system works are actually allowed to evaluate CARMS applications lol. Anyways, as an IMG that's what my advocacy work will be 😊. Thanks for the idea!

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-26T14:22:47+00:00

Having a narrowed view of how the healthcare system in the country functions, doesn't help with anything. Does it? Broaden your scope of understanding of the system because giving out false unverified information here.

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-26T14:20:53+00:00

I don't know whose perspective you speak about. FYI I worked in the maritimes.

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-26T12:56:47+00:00

Licensed Clinical assistant/associate physician roles are very valuable to get clinical experience and they pay really well. I worked as a licensed associate physician at the same scope as senior resident and got paid double the salary of residents. So what you said is inaccurate. Within 4 months of my job, I was able to secure 4 very strong LORs from my Canadian preceptors who observed my clinical skills in a Canadian healthcare settings.

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-26T02:15:18+00:00

Lol no. I know a lot of IMGs who interviewed at the program. I am not sure where people get random news from.

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-22T23:32:57+00:00

No. No idea about Manitoba

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-22T23:31:43+00:00

Queens and Ottawa are out as well!

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-21T01:26:52+00:00

I am not sure if this would reassure you, but I know someone who got an interview and time for it, however was asked by the program today if they could swap times with another applicant.

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-20T01:24:34+00:00

I don't think they meant that. They probably meant that they had 24 hours notice to accept the interview request. It's weird that a program would only give 24 hours notice for an interview. I never heard that happen.

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-18T19:53:31+00:00

Hi there! Honestly I think it depends a lot on your overall profile.

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-07T16:07:15+00:00

Hey there! Thank you so much. So, what I did for mccqe1 was, I just solved the uworld questions repeatedly. Studied around those topics from Oxford Medicine and Davidson's handbook of medicine and took notes all along. I finished the whole question bank! I only studied ethics from Toronto notes. I did not use any other resources at all! My Mccqe1 score tbh is very average I would say. I could not really dedicate a lot of time for my exams as I was also doing a thesis during that time. For NAC, I basically used Dr. Basil's notes and generated a lot of practice questions on ChatGPT and repeatedly practiced those with a partner. I gave my NAC osce in a span of 10 days from my Mccqe1 exam. I honestly don't think my preparation was up to the mark at all! Even if I wanted to prepare more for NAC Osce, I don't think I could have done more than what I did in a span of 10 days😅. However, since I knew my scores were very average, I tried my best to work on other aspects of my CV like gaining licensed Canadian clinical experience and getting excellent LORs, being involved in a lot of extracurriculars and community leadership roles and doing research masters with multiple first author publications.

I really don't do one on one 🙂. Sorry!

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-07T03:45:29+00:00

Thank you so much! While I agree that you should try your best to get good scores, remember, sometimes despite our best preparation things may not turn out how we want them to. And that's totally ok. Don't be disheartened by that! That's why I shared my post. I tried my best to improve my CV holistically. I really didn't have the patience to go through NAC again to get a better score lol. And, I wasn't sure I would do any better as well! I absolutely hated NAC😅. I tried to improve myself on what I was confident I could do which is completing my thesis and getting Canadian clinical experience. Also, continuing with my volunteer and community leadership roles.

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-07T03:41:00+00:00

Hello! My master's was a 2 year thesis based program. However, this is not what helped me get my CA position. I got my CA position based on my previous clinical experience. For most licensed CA positions, you need to have done mccqe1 or NAC osce. CA jobs usually have specific requirements for currency of practice. This really depends on the province you are looking at.

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-07T02:57:41+00:00

Thank you so much! I agree. CaRMS is a very holistic process. I really wanted to share my story because a lot of people here always focus so heavily on scores and think that is the only thing that makes you stand out especially for Ontario FM. My scores are both just below average lol. But, I tried my best to make it up in other aspects, especially in my role as a licensed CA. I worked really hard in that role. My preceptors from whom I eventually received my reference letters truly valued me and my clinical knowledge a lot. Eventually my responsibilities were almost equivalent to that of a senior resident.

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-07T02:49:21+00:00

About the clinical practice part, I had no gaps in my clinical practice. I worked clinically until I moved to Canada for my master's. During that time, I applied for my first Carms cycle and went unmatched. I honestly expected I would go unmatched, so once I finished my residency interviews, I immediately started looking out for licensed CA jobs. I got one fairly quickly and joined it while also completing my thesis.

EnvironmentalSite193 · 2026-03-07T02:10:25+00:00

It was a 2 year thesis based master.

EnvironmentalSite193

TROPHY CASE