Journey of candidates who were unmatched in the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS): A phenomenological study

Background: Each year, a number of medical students are unmatched in the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMs) match. There is little information on the experiences of unmatched candidates. This study seeks to explore the experiences of applicants who were unmatched in the first iteration of...

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Autores principales:	Basia Okoniewska, Malika A. Ladha, Irene W. Y. Ma
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Publicado:	Canadian Medical Education Journal 2020
Materias:	Education (General) L7-991 Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4bdb92d5809742dba0fd312671ab03ff2021-12-01T22:41:08ZJourney of candidates who were unmatched in the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS): A phenomenological study10.36834/cmej.693181923-1202https://doaj.org/article/4bdb92d5809742dba0fd312671ab03ff2020-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/69318https://doaj.org/toc/1923-1202 Background: Each year, a number of medical students are unmatched in the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMs) match. There is little information on the experiences of unmatched candidates. This study seeks to explore the experiences of applicants who were unmatched in the first iteration of their CaRMS applications Methods: We interviewed 15 participants who were previously unmatched, using a semi-structured interview guide to ask them of their experiences on the following domains: the overall unmatched experience; circumstances leading to their unmatched status; resources employed; barriers experienced; recommendations; and, their eventual career outcomes. We independently identified major themes from field notes to code the data using a phenomenology approach. Results: Our participants universally reported negative emotions, concerns regarding privacy and confidentiality breaches, and stigma faced (real or perceived). Systemic challenges included: lack of information, pressures faced from undergraduate medical education, and logistical issues such as financial challenges, licensing and scheduling issues. The utility of peer support differed for individual participants, but all those who had support from other unmatched candidates felt that to be useful. Conclusions: Our participants reported significant challenges faced after being unmatched. Based on these experiences, we identified four major recommendations to support candidates through their unmatched journey. Basia OkoniewskaMalika A. LadhaIrene W. Y. MaCanadian Medical Education JournalarticleEducation (General)L7-991Medicine (General)R5-920ENCanadian Medical Education Journal, Vol 11, Iss 3 (2020)
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spellingShingle	Education (General) L7-991 Medicine (General) R5-920 Basia Okoniewska Malika A. Ladha Irene W. Y. Ma Journey of candidates who were unmatched in the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS): A phenomenological study
description	Background: Each year, a number of medical students are unmatched in the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMs) match. There is little information on the experiences of unmatched candidates. This study seeks to explore the experiences of applicants who were unmatched in the first iteration of their CaRMS applications Methods: We interviewed 15 participants who were previously unmatched, using a semi-structured interview guide to ask them of their experiences on the following domains: the overall unmatched experience; circumstances leading to their unmatched status; resources employed; barriers experienced; recommendations; and, their eventual career outcomes. We independently identified major themes from field notes to code the data using a phenomenology approach. Results: Our participants universally reported negative emotions, concerns regarding privacy and confidentiality breaches, and stigma faced (real or perceived). Systemic challenges included: lack of information, pressures faced from undergraduate medical education, and logistical issues such as financial challenges, licensing and scheduling issues. The utility of peer support differed for individual participants, but all those who had support from other unmatched candidates felt that to be useful. Conclusions: Our participants reported significant challenges faced after being unmatched. Based on these experiences, we identified four major recommendations to support candidates through their unmatched journey.
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title	Journey of candidates who were unmatched in the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS): A phenomenological study
title_short	Journey of candidates who were unmatched in the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS): A phenomenological study
title_full	Journey of candidates who were unmatched in the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS): A phenomenological study
title_fullStr	Journey of candidates who were unmatched in the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS): A phenomenological study
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title_sort	journey of candidates who were unmatched in the canadian residency matching service (carms): a phenomenological study
publisher	Canadian Medical Education Journal
publishDate	2020
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Journey of candidates who were unmatched in the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS): A phenomenological study

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