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E188 - Systematic Review of Why I Changed My Rank List 14 Times The CaRMS Rank List Episode
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- Feb 17, 2026
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- 1479
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Summary
It's that time of year again. Can you sense it? The anticipation, the anxiety, the dread, the wracking of heart and head? Yes, it's almost time for final year Canadian medical students across the country to submit their rank lists to CaRMS. On this episode we explore the history of CaRMS and the underlying matching algorithms. We then talk about some of our top tips when building your CaRMS rank list. What do you think? How did you make your rank list? Send us an email at [email protected] . Links: Young TA. Teaching medical students to lie. The disturbing contradiction: medical ideals and the resident-selection process. CMAJ. 1997 Jan 15;156(2):219-22. PMID: 9012725; PMCID: PMC1226912. https://pmc-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy.queensu.ca/articles/PMC1226912/ https://pmc-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy.queensu.ca/articles/PMC1226912/ Roth AE. The origins, history, and design of the resident match. JAMA. 2003 Feb 19;289(7):909-12. doi: 10.1001/jama.289.7.909. PMID: 12588278. https://impact.stanford.edu/article/how-does-applied-economics-maximize-kidney-transplants Cal Newport’s books: https://calnewport.com/writing/