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Posted on December 12, 2020
Dear Colleague, I'm writing to provide you with an update on the vacation payout that we have been promised by the Ministry for our members who, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were unable to take vacation for the year ending June 30, 2020. I can assure you that we have been in regular contact with the VP Labour Relations for...
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Posted on October 30, 2020
October 30th, 2020 Dear Colleague, Over the course of my term as President, I will ensure that we provide you with timely updates when we have important information to share. We will do this when we have information that we know to be true or that we believe will be of help. MCCQEII We have just had confirmation from the...
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Posted on October 7, 2020
October 7, 2020 Dear Colleague, If you are scheduled to write the MCCQE Part II exam, then this message is for you. We have heard from thousands of residents over the past few years about numerous concerns with the MCCQEII exam. It will come as no surprise, that many of you feel the exam is redundant and wonder how it...
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Posted on September 21, 2020
Stressing about your CaRMS subspecialty match process happening digitally? Relax, it’s not all zoom & gloom. We’ve gathered some great tips to help you put your best face forward. Maintain Eye Contact Always look into the camera lens, not at the face you see on screen (your interviewer’s or your own). It’ll feel unnatural at first, but it ensures you maintain eye...
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Posted on September 21, 2020
Sitting on the other side of the CaRMS desk this year? We’ve collected great tips to ensure success whether you’re a selection committee member, file reviewer, or interviewer, including Zoom-related pointers like how to be an active listener when you’re not in the same room. Click here to download our Best Practice Guide.
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PARO is pleased to share this invitation from the Black Resident Physicians' of Ontario (BRPO) with our members. PARO is committed to helping create a medical culture that is diverse, inclusive and equitable and feel it is important for medical learners to be a part of important conversations and actions that will help to influence medical culture moving forward to achieve...
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PARO's Clinical Teaching Award recognizes the essential role that good clinical teachers play in the training of new physicians. Dr. Shoba Sujana Kumar, University of Toronto Dr. Shoba Sujana Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto and has an MSc in Community Health and Medical Education. She is an active teacher in both undergraduate...
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Sent by Dr. Ryan Giroux, PARO President, on June 25, 2020 As we near the end of this academic year and many of us prepare for the start of a new one, I wanted to take this opportunity to provide you with another Work Alert. By way of introduction, my name is Dr. Ryan Giroux and I have the honour...
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PARO's Clinical Teaching Award recognizes the essential role that good clinical teachers play in the training of new physicians Dr. Kyle Carter, Western Dr. Carter is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Western University, with a full-time clinical academic appointment teaching family medicine at the Southwest Middlesex Health Centre and emergency medicine at St. Thomas Elgin General...
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