Interviews

Interviews are a program’s opportunity to meet applicants and assess their skills and suitability. They are also a great chance for applicants to learn more about programs.

It is entirely up to programs to decide which applicants they want to interview. Once the decision is made, they will notify applicants of their interview offer status through CaRMS Online and issue interview invitations to applicants directly. Wherever possible, invitations should be extended with at least three weeks’ notice to allow applicants time to make their travel arrangements.

While there is a set interview period for Canadian medical graduates outlined in the first iteration timeline, interviews for international medical graduates can take place anytime between the opening of file review and the rank order list deadline.

CaRMS posts dates programs will hold interviews in an interview schedule in CaRMS Online. We do this to help prevent conflicts between faculties for a single discipline (excluding Family Medicine). If applicants are invited to more than one interview and the dates conflict, they may contact programs directly to make alternate arrangements.

During second iteration, there is no set interview period and interviews can take place anytime between the opening of file review and the rank order list deadline.