Career Planning & CaRMS

Career Planning

The Office of Career Advising and Mentorship supports all elements of career planning, mentoring programs, and the residency match within the College of Medicine. The Office provides everything from confidential advising appointments to events designed to facilitate mentoring relationships in the community. We work in close collaboration with a variety of medical community partners such as the Physician Recruitment Agency of Saskatchewan and Careers in Medicine® to offer effective access to a career advising system, resources, and mentorship.

Check out the MD Career Advising Guide to learn more about how the College of Medicine supports students in career planning.

You can also book an appointment online to discuss elective planning, reviewing your CV, reviewing your personal letter, and/or career advising.

What is CaRMS?

CaRMS (Canadian Resident Matching Service) is a non-for-profit, fee-for-service organization created in 1969 as an effort to establish a level playing field for students looking to train in a variety of programs across Canada. This matching service is used by graduating fourth year medical students, as well as residents looking to subspecialize. The CaRMS algorithm, in short, looks to pair students with a program of their choice based on:

  1. a student’s ranking of several programs, and

  2. a program’s ranking of that particular student.

Direct-entry programs (i.e. programs you can train in immediately after graduating medical school) can be viewed below. What is not included in the list are streams with a research track, MD/PhD track, integrated care in a particular field (e.g. Family Medicine integrated Elderly Care), and/or a Clinical Investigator program. Bolded programs have their own subspecialty match available through CaRMS.

Direct-entry programs (i.e. programs you can train in immediately after graduating medical school) can be viewed below. What is not included in the list are streams with a research track, MD/PhD track, integrated care in a particular field (e.g. Family Medicine integrated Elderly Care), and/or a Clinical Investigator program. Bolded programs have their own subspecialty match available through CaRMS.

For year 4 students, the College of Medicine requires 3 diversity electives – in other words, a student must complete electives (minimum 2 weeks in length) in at least three different areas that are defined as direct-entry by CaRMS.

    • Anatomical Pathology

    • Anesthesiology

    • Cardiac Surgery

    • Dermatology

    • Diagnostic Radiology

    • Emergency Medicine

    • Family Medicine

    • General Pathology

    • General Surgery

    • Hematological Pathology

    • Internal Medicine

    • Medical Genetics and Genomics

    • Medical Microbiology

    • Neurology

    • Neuropathology

    • Neurosurgery

    • Nuclear Medicine

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology

    • Ophthalmology

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    • Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

    • Pediatrics

    • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

    • Plastic Surgery

    • Psychiatry

    • Public Health and Preventive Medicine

    • Radiation Oncology

    • Urology

    • Vascular Surgery

For more information, please visit the following links:

  1. CaRMS Website (www.carms.ca)

  2. CanadiEM CaRMS guide

  3. CaRMS Facebook

  4. CaRMS Twitter

If you have any questions, feel free to contact smss.vpacademic@gmail.com.

SMSS Interview with Dr. Saxena (PGME Associate Dean)

The SMSS had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Saxena, Associate Dean of Post-Graduate Medical Education (PGME), to chat about his role, the PGME office structure, myths about residency, and much more! Check out the interview here.