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Applicants
CaRMS Online usage -- Applicant
Completing 'My Information': Profile
- How do I select and apply to programs?
- How do I assign documents to the programs I've applied to?
- How do I do a mass document assignment?
- What do I add in Profile - Personal Information?
- What do I add in Profile - Language skills?
- What do I add in Licensure?
My Documents
Ranking
Match Results
Referees
CaRMS Online usage -- Referee
Reference guidelines
Undergraduate offices
CaRMS Online usage -- UGME
Guidelines for class lists, transcripts and MSPRs
Match Results
Postgraduate offices
CaRMS Online usage -- PGME
Match Setup
- How can I edit the program description?
- What can I do in Program descriptions?
- How do I edit the Master program description?
- What is the Master program description?
- How do I manage quota?
- What do I do in Match participation?
Program directors and administrators
CaRMS Online usage -- program directors and administrators
Program description setup
File reviewer setup
File review process
Ranking
Match results
CaRMS 101
GENERAL INFORMATION
- ★ Do I have to train where I matched?
- ★ How does CaRMS audit the match results?
- What does CaRMS do?
- Is there anything CaRMS does not do?
- What is my CaRMS ID/number?
- How can I reset my login username and/or password?
IMG-SPECIFIC
- I am part of the Medical Licensure Program for International Medical Graduates (MLPIMG) at the University of Manitoba, can I apply to the CaRMS R-1 match?
- What language exam should I take? (TOEFL or IELTS)
- What is CaRMS' institution code and department code for TOELF?
- I am an IMG but I cannot see the Quebec program I want to apply to.
- As an IMG, do I have to be a permanent resident in Canada?
- How do I apply to CaRMS if I am an IMG?
APPLICANT
GENERAL INFORMATION
- ★ Can CaRMS provide a letter that confirms my match result?
- How does the matching process work?
- Will I be expected to travel to Canada for my interviews even if I am still abroad?
- I am an IMG, what can I do to prepare for the match?
- What is a return of service (ROS) agreement?
- Do Canadian medical schools have a limit on the number of IMGs they accept into residency positions each year?
DOCUMENTS
- Can I modify a personal letter after it has been assigned to a program?
- Can I create a personal letter using an extra documents coversheet?
- Can I assign two personal letters to a single program?
- Why did CaRMS send an original citizenship document back to me?
- What information should my citizenship document include?
- I received an email from CaRMS indicating that an issue was identified with one of my documents and a new coversheet is required. What do I do?
LETTERS OF REFERENCE
- ★ How do referees send in reference letters?
- Can reference materials be submitted using an extra documents coversheet?
- What if my referees aren’t able to provide reference materials until after the translation request milestone has passed?
- Which documents are considered reference materials?
- Can my referee send my letter of reference to CaRMS early?
- Do letters of reference have to be confidential?
CaRMS ONLINE
- ★ How can I share my MCC exams from physiciansapply.ca?
- ★ How do I assign documents to programs?
- ★ How do I select programs?
- Which browser should I use to have the best CaRMS Online experience?
- I shared my MCC information in a previous match year, Do I have to do it again this match year?
- How do I create a bilingual account/application?
RANK ORDER LIST
- What is couples ranking?
- I have applied in multiple streams. How do I rank?
- How does ranking work?
- How can I add a partner if I want to rank as a couple?
- How is ranking as a couple different?
- Should I submit a rank order list if I didn’t get an interview?
REFEREE
GENERAL INFORMATION
- ★ What is the deadline for my letters of reference to be submitted?
- As a referee, what are my responsibilities in the CaRMS process?
- How should I expect to receive requests for letters of reference from applicants?
- What should letters of reference include?
- How can a referee edit a submitted reference letter?
- Where can I mail reference documents?
CaRMS ONLINE
UNDERGRADUATE OFFICE
GENERAL INFORMATION
- What do I do if I have a concern with my students’ match results?
- Can applicants send in and assign documents after file review opens?
- How does CaRMS collect documents?
- As an Undergraduate office, what are my responsibilities regarding the security of information?
- What security measures are in place to protect data in CaRMS’ systems?
- What are the applicant’s rights in the CaRMS process?
POST-GRADUATE OFFICE & PROGRAM
GENERAL INFORMATION
- As a file reviewer, what should I be aware of when considering applications from international medical graduates (IMGs)?
- What happens when I select the ‘Report Issue’ button on a document?
- How do I print applications and/or documents?
- Why can’t I view the applicant’s citizenship and/or photo?
- As a file reviewer/interviewer, what are my responsibilities regarding the security of information?
- As a file reviewer/interviewer, what are my responsibilities regarding the security of applicants’ information?
Promoted articles
- Do I have to train where I matched?
- How does CaRMS audit the match results?
- Can CaRMS provide a letter that confirms my match result?
- How do referees send in reference letters?
- How can I share my MCC exams from physiciansapply.ca?
- How do I assign documents to programs?
- How do I select programs?
- What is the deadline for my letters of reference to be submitted?