Over a 13-year period (2010 – 2022), we asked Canadian medical graduates (CMGs) in the R-1 match a series of questions about career planning and decision making through our annual post-match survey.
This data synthesizes a decade of responses, categorized into four areas: discipline decisions, electives decisions, program location decisions, and career planning.
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Readiness to select first-choice discipline
CMGs reported how prepared they were to choose their first-choice discipline by the CaRMS rank order list deadline.

Timing of discipline decisions
CMGs reported when they made the decision to pursue their first-choice discipline. The results shown are aggregated from 13 years of responses (2010 – 2022).

Desire to change discipline
CMGs indicated if they would plan to change their residency discipline if the opportunity were available.

Desired discipline
CMGs who indicated that they would change residency disciplines if given the opportunity reported which discipline they would change to. The results shown are aggregated from 13 years of responses (2010 – 2022).

Reason for discipline change
CMGs who indicated that they would change residency disciplines if given the opportunity reported why they would do so. The results shown are aggregated from 13 years of responses (2010 – 2022).

Influences on electives chosen
CMGs chose their level of agreement with each statement below.

Electives selection
CMGs provided a response to the following question: If you could have disregarded residency selection criteria, would you have chosen different electives?

CMGs provided a response to the following question: Did you take an off-site elective at a specific university to increase your chances of being matched there?

CMGs who reported taking an off-site elective at a specific university to increase chances of being matched there indicated whether they matched to that university.

Satisfaction with program location
CMGs reported if they were satisfied with the university where they matched to a program.

Desire to change program location
CMGs who reported not being satisfied with their matched program indicated if they would change their training location if given the opportunity. This data is only available for 2014 – 2022.

Reason for desire to change program location
CMGs who indicated that they would change the location of their training if given the opportunity reported why they would do so. The results shown are aggregated from nine years of responses (2014 – 2022).

Career plan changes
CMGs provided a response to the following question: Have your career plans changed since you entered medical school?

Timing of career plan changes
CMGs who reported changing their career plans since entering medical school indicated when their plans changed.

Nature of career plan changes
CMGs who reported changing their career plans since entering medical school indicated the nature of the change.
