Reports

Independent Review of Access to Postgraduate Programs by International Medical Graduates in Ontario; Volume I: Findings and Recommendations

Published: September 30, 2011

By George Thomson and Karen Cohl

In October 2010, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care commissioned an independent review of the selection process for international medical graduates seeking postgraduate positions at Ontario’s faculties of medicine, to identify and assess barriers in that process and to recommend solutions. Volume I explores the following items:

  • Observations about the changing climate affecting international medical graduates in Ontario
  • Key findings about the selection process for first-year residency positions, including the use of initial filters, file reviews, interviews and ranking
  • Key findings about access by international medical graduates to advance postgraduate positions
  • Discussion of related issues such as transparent decision-making, success in residency, and ways to increase access to postgraduate positions
  • A vision of fairness
  • Detailed recommendations and ideas for moving forward