<aside> 🔑 This organizer contains information and resources related to planning electives for the CARMS (Canadian Residency Matching Service) program. To begin, Duplicate this page (top right) into to your own personal Notion Workspace.

This Organizer is intended to help those who find all-in one organizer useful for planning their application. All information is publicly available. All fields are editable.

Contents of this Organizer Include:

• Electives Planner: For organizing planned or confirmed electives. There are subpages you can create for each elective. Some students turn these subpages into personalized reference letter packages that can be shared with preceptors. Sub headers can include: About me, My CV, My Elective Journey
• References and Mentors List: For keeping track of potential reference letters, mentors and notes about people you may meet along the journey
• Residency Programs Planner: For creating a personalized list of residency programs you are interested in with pertinent information. There are also subpages available
• ABS Planner: A whole new organizer opens up for planning information that will be inputted in the CARMS portal.

The paid version includes sample filled portions for the and a sample completed for family medicine as an example. For any questions email [email protected]

https://justbekwas.gumroad.com/l/CARMSplanner

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Anecdotal CARMS tips

• CARMS website has emails for program directors and their admin
• Please visit the AFMC calendar or program specific twitter or instagram pages for program director sessions

Electives Planner

Important Mentors and References

Residency Programs Planner

Full family medicine programs available in full version

ABS Planning Page