CMPA is hosting a Resident Symposium on February 25th and 26th, 2020, along with a Faculty Development Workshop on February 24th. Contact education@cmpa.org for more information.

Resident who have received their assessment of training from the Royal College Credentials unit notifying them that they have been ruled eligible to take the examination in the Spring of 2020, must submit an application to register for the examinations before January 13, 2020.

As you are aware, practice management is an area of need for residents and is part of core competency-based training. This one-day session provides residents with standard, evidence-based curricula and has been endorsed by Resident Doctors of Canada. This seminar, hosted by Joule/CMA will be held on May 11, 2020 from 8:30-4:30 pm, with lunch…

The PGME Multidisciplinary Academic Day (MAD) Committee hosted a MiniMAD Event - Platters and Splatters on November 19. Dr. Marisa Azad MD, PhD instructed the group in a painting project. Attendees were provided with the materials to paint a landscape. Dr. Azad, formally an undergraduate medical student and internal medicine resident at McMaster University, is…

On March 23, 2020 from 6:00 – 8:30 PM (MDCL 3118- dinner will be served) the Michael G. DeGroote Health Innovation, Commercialization & Entrepreneurship initiative is hosting a workshop that will equip you with key skills to evaluate opportunities for health innovation and accelerate the development of new technologies. Topics include: human-centered design, need prioritization and…

The McMaster Resident Affairs program is offering a series of presentations on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction & Self-Compassion, as well as Resident & Fellow Financial Wellness.

Please consider attending the annual CV Insight Conference on November 21, 2019 to learn about current and upcoming advances in cardiology and cardiac and vascular surgery at Hamilton Health Sciences. Medial residents qualify for the HHS employee rate. View the CV Insight Brochure for more information.

The pre-application period for the May 2020 Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) Part II is now open. If you are interested in taking the May 2020 MCCQE Part II, the following STEPS are required: STEP 1:  You must add your name to the pre-application list. The pre-application period will remain open until 11:59…

He is grateful to have been in a residency that encouraged participation in leadership and to have worked with so many incredible doctors at all levels of training. Dr. McCarthy is accepting this award on behalf of his peers, family and program that have led and achieved with him along the way.

Royal College certification exam- important deadline information

This year’s winner of the Royal College AMS Donald Richards Wilson Award for CanMEDS Integration, Dr. Finlay is lauded for her ability to communicate the theoretical underpinnings of these professional competencies and translating them into specific roles.

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2019 McMaster PGME Awards

Congratulations to Dr. Zeeshan Ahmed and Dr. Herman Johal who received Professional Association of Residents of Ontario (PARO)Teaching Awards and were honored at a dinner on May 3, 2019. For more information on these awards see the PARO website.