CaRMS at 50: making the match for medical education

Lisa Turriff; John  Gallinger; Michel Ouellette; Eric Peters

doi:10.36834/cmej.69786

CaRMS at 50: making the match for medical education

Authors

Lisa Turriff Canadian Resident Matching Service
John Gallinger Canadian Resident Matching Service
Michel Ouellette Canadian Resident Matching Service
Eric Peters The Hospital for Sick Children; Canadian Resident Matching Service

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https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.69786

Abstract

Entry into postgraduate medical training in Canada is facilitated through a national application and matching system which establishes matches between applicants and training programs based on each party’s stated preferences.

Health human resource planning in Canada involves many factors, influences, and decisions. The complexity of the system is due, in part, to the fact that much of the decision making is dispersed among provincial, territorial, regional, and federal jurisdictions, making a collaborative national approach a challenge. The national postgraduate application and matching system is one of the few aspects of the health human resources continuum that is truly pan-Canadian.

This article examines the evolution of the application and matching system over the past half century, the values that underpin it, and CaRMS' role in the process.

Author Biography

John Gallinger, Canadian Resident Matching Service

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2020-04-22

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Turriff L, Gallinger J, Ouellette M, Peters E. CaRMS at 50: making the match for medical education. Can. Med. Ed. J [Internet]. 2020 Apr. 22 [cited 2024 Dec. 23];11(3):e133-e140. Available from: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/69786

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Vol. 11 No. 3 (2020): Making the match: Scholarship on residency selection, matching, and career development

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Canadiana

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