Humans of CaRMS – Family Medicine 7 (Northern-Remote)

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Family Medicine – Northern-Remote (Manitoba)

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[acc-trig title=”At what point in medical school did you know what specialty you wanted to match into?”]
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I applied for Med knowing I wanted Family Medicine. When I started going through Clerkship rotations, I found many different specialties fascinating and considered applying for something else, but realised what I truly loved was variety – and Family Med was still the best match for that. Northern-Remote made its way to the top of the list when it became clear that it offered the widest scope of practice, most intensive training, and most importantly, a vision of decolonization that was unique to any other specialty.

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[acc-trig title=”Do you feel that your choice of electives had any impact on your CaRMS match?”]
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My electives solidified my desire to match to Family Med – in particular, my electives in Addictions Med and Health of the Homeless. The docs I worked with were incredibly inspiring in their innovative approaches to healthcare that reached far beyond the walls of hospitals or clinics.

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[acc-trig title=”What did you do with your Med 1 and Med 2 summers?”]
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Med 1 – Mexico SCOPE exchange (1 month) and then travelled in the same area for the rest of the summer. Med 2 – Home for the Summer (1 month) and then more travel!

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[acc-trig title=”What was the most valuable lesson or experience you had while going through the match process?”]
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While I was preparing for interviews, taking the time to really think about why I genuinely wanted to match to my specialty – and not just what I thought interviewers would want to hear.

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[acc-trig title=”If you could go back and change anything during pre-clerkship or clerkship, what would you change?”]
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Stop stressing and stop complaining about OSCEs.

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[acc-trig title=”What did you do in your four years of medical school that you found to be the most helpful during the CaRMS process?”]
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Developed and led new advocacy initiatives in my role as GAAC rep. It was something I was truly passionate about that opened my eyes to the wider role of physicians in society, and gave me something I could discuss with genuine enthusiasm during interviews.

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[acc-trig title=”Do you have any final words of wisdom or advice?”]
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Take time to constantly learn more about the effects of colonization on yourself and your patients. No matter what specialty you end up in, we are living and working in an era of reconciliation, and as physicians, we need to be actively advocating for such in every encounter with every type of patient.

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Information provided by Sara Matyas, class of 2018

Kristen Braun

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