R-1 Main Residency Match (R-1 match)

Schedule of dates
Applicant timetable - Second iteration

Updated January 2, 2012

Timetable for the second iteration of the 2012 R-1 match

NOTE: Milestones are CaRMS-recommended dates that you should follow to ensure you are using your time well and allotting enough time to complete the next phase thoroughly. These are not deadlines; they are merely guidelines that are proven to keep you on track throughout the match cycle. The three milestones in this timetable are: document arrival milestone (March 9); program selection milestone (March 13); and document assignment milestone (March 13).

December 14, 2011 (12:00 ET)
Online request for registration for second iteration opens

Online request for registration opens for international medical graduates, United States medical graduates and prior-year Canadian medical graduates. CaRMS encourages reading the basic criteria, provincial criteria and program descriptions sections before registering. If you are currently registered for the first iteration you do not need to register for the second iteration.

January 4, 2012
Applicant Webstation (AWS) access token distribution begins

All verified applicants are e-mailed their tokens.

Use your token to complete the registration process and log into the Applicant Webstation (AWS), which opens January 5, 2012.

If you request registration after January 2, you will be sent your token within three (3) business days, or contacted for further information.

January 5, 2012 (12:00 ET)
Applicant Webstation (AWS) opens

AWS opens for the second iteration.
You are encouraged to use your token and begin the preliminary steps of filling out your CaRMS application. CaRMS recommends that you familiarize yourself with the AWS platform, and suggests printing the AWS Help Manual for reference.

February 21 (16:00 ET) - March 7, 2012 (13:00 ET)
AWS closed

Online services are closed.

You will not have access to AWS during this time period.

March 7, 2012 (13:00 ET)
AWS opens

AWS re-opens.

List of unfilled positions become accessible on AWS.

You are able to begin selecting programs starting on this date.
Please thoroughly read the program descriptions.

March 7, 2012 (13:00 ET)
Late request for registration for second iteration opens

Online request for registration for the second iteration opens. An extra registration fee will be added to the account of applicants who request registration after late registration opens. The fee will be applied when the applicant uses their token.

March 9, 2012 (17:00 ET)
Document arrival milestone*

All documents sent by mail or courier should arrive at CaRMS by this date in order for them to be scanned on time for the opening of file review. Please note that this milestone does not apply to documents (e.g. eLORs or applicant photographs) that can be uploaded by referees or applicants.

*This is the first milestone in the second iteration timetable.

March 13, 2012
Program selection milestone

You should select and submit all programs you are interested in by this date.

Note: in order to submit programs, you must submit your application first. Applicants who participated in the first iteration must also re-submit their application before they are able to submit programs.

March 13, 2012
Document assignment milestone

Document assignments should be complete by this date to ensure your applications are complete when file review begins.

Some programs will not review an incomplete application, a document that arrives late, or a document that has been assigned after file review begins. Be sure to review the program descriptions before this date to ensure you are assigning all the required documents.

March 14, 2012 (13:00 ET)
File review begins

Programs begin reviewing applications.

March 26, 2012 (12:00 ET)
Rank order list period begins

Rank order list (ROL) system opens to applicants and programs for online ranking.

CaRMS recommends you do not wait until the last minute to enter or finalize your rank order list.

March 29, 2012 (15:00 ET)
Late request for registration for the second iteration closes

Online request for registration for the second iteration closes.

April 4, 2012 (15:00 ET)
Rank order list (ROL) deadline

Rank order list deadline. This is the only deadline in the CaRMS match year - not having your rank order list properly submitted into the CaRMS system results in automatic withdrawal from the second iteration.

CaRMS recommends submitting your rank order list well before the deadline and printing your e-mail confirmation. If you did not receive an e-mail confirmation (check your junk mail if one doesn't arrive in your inbox), you may not have properly submitted your ROL. If you make any changes to a submitted ROL, you must submit the list again.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 (12:00 ET)

MATCH DAY