Open AccessJourney of candidates who were unmatched in the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS): A phenomenological study
Author(s) -
Basia Okoniewska,
Malika A. Ladha,
W. Y. Irene
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
canadian medical education journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1923-1202
DOI - 10.36834/cmej.69318
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , confidentiality , psychology , medical education , qualitative research , odds , matching (statistics) , phenomenology (philosophy) , interview , applied psychology , social psychology , medicine , computer science , sociology , social science , philosophy , logistic regression , computer security , epistemology , pathology , anthropology
Each year, a number of medical students are unmatched in the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMs) match. Blog posts from previous unmatched students suggest that being unmatched is associated with significant stress. However, no studies have explored the collective experiences of candidates who are unmatched. This study seeks to explore the experiences of Canadian students who were unmatched in the first iteration of their CaRMS applications.