The Family Medicine/Enhanced Skills Match (FM/ES match) is for applicants who are completing or have completed postgraduate training in Family Medicine in Canada and want to pursue enhanced skills training
Prior to the 2021 match cycle, the FM/ES match was called the Family Medicine / Emergency Medicine (FM/EM) match. It was renamed to reflect the participation of all Category One enhanced skills programs for the 2021 match cycle.
CaRMS is an important step along your journey to becoming a practicing physician in Canada, and we want to make the residency match process as easy as possible for you.
Access commonly searched-for information and explore each step of the match process in detail below.
Your match journey
Important information before you get started, including your contract
Register for the match
Detailed information about your application and supporting documents
Information about application review period and how to prepare for your interview
Reminders and tips to help you make your choices
What happens on Match Day and post match
Canada’s medical faculties have important responsibilities in the match, and we’re here to help make the process as simple as possible. Select your role to see information specifically designed to guide you through the match year.
As a program director or administrator, you have an important role to play in the match. During the match cycle, you can update program descriptions, assign file reviewers, review applications, submit your program’s list of preferred applicants (rank order list) and access your program’s match results.
Access commonly searched-for information and explore each step of the match process in detail below.
Your match journey
Everything applicants need to know about your program
Assign file reviewers for your program
Need-to-know info about reviewing applications
Prepare for the interview period
Reminders and tips to help you make your choices
What happens on Match Day and post match
As a postgraduate office manager or match coordinator, you have an important role to play in the match. You are responsible for providing CaRMS with program-related information including: programs participating in the match, quota, provincial criteria, approval of program descriptions submitted by participating programs, as well as approval/final submission of rank order lists, quota and reversions.
Postgraduate offices also have access to your university’s applicant pools by program, reports relating to the match and match results for your school’s programs.
Access commonly searched-for information and explore each step of the match process in detail below.
Your match journey
What PGME offices are responsible for during this period
Everything you need to know about this phase
Need-to-know info about reviewing applications
Preparations for the interview period, from a program perspective
Reminders and tasks associated with this phase
What happens on Match Day and post match
File reviewers and interviewers play an important role in the final stages of the match process, and we want to help your job as easy as possible. You will have access to review applications to your program directly in CaRMS Online.
Access commonly searched-for information and explore each step of the match process in detail below.
Your match journey
How you become a file reviewer and set up your account
Need-to-know info about reviewing applications
Prepare for the interview period
If you’ve been asked to provide a reference for an applicant in the FM/ES match, you’ll find everything you need to know right here.
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Your match journey
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