Applications excluding CaRMS, should include curriculum vitae, letters of reference and appropriate documentation and may be submitted to the office to the Education Administrator, Department of Paediatrics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, 800 Commissioners Road E, Room E6-100, London, ON N6A 5W9.

The selection process consists of four parts:

• A file review using a standardized form and score system
• An "open" faculty interview most often conducted by a full Member or Corresponding Member of the Postgraduate Education Committee. Though the form of the interview is decidedly open ended, the scoring criteria are standardized.
• A free formed interview conducted by a resident again using a standardized scoring system
• A standardized interview conducted by two faculty members who are not necessarily member of the Postgraduate Education Committee. The questions used in the standardized interview are designed to evaluate various behaviours, e.g. communication skills, ability to work as a team, etc. These were developed together with Human Resources and have demonstrated validity.

There are also group meetings between the candidates and the Program Director and the candidates and the Chair of the Department in order to exchange information about the Program

Each component of the interview process is assigned a score. The scores are ranked separately for each component and a final ranking is then achieved. Candidates whose rankings show a large discrepancy in the various components are discussed at the ranking meeting attended by the PGE members and the final rankings are approved.

The ranking list is then sent to CaRMS and final selection is done by CARMS as per their established process.

Ontario International Medical Graduate Program candidates are interviewed in like manner and ranked separately from the CaRMS candidates.

The application packages of Gulf State candidates are initially screened by the Program Director and based on their written application selected candidates are offered an interview. The interview process is identical to that used for the CaRMS candidates. The candidate is then discussed by the Postgraduate Education Committee and a decision is reached as to whether to offer him or her a residency position.

The Postgraduate Education Committee as a whole is responsible for selecting and ranking candidates.

Paediatric Critical Care Medicine
The applications including supporting documents such as letters of reference, transcripts, etc. are reviewed by the Postgraduate Education Committee. All serious candidates are interviewed by the Program Director, at least one additional Member of the Committee, and one of the current residents in the Program. Candidates are then discussed by the Postgraduate Education Committee, which makes the final decision.

Paediatric Emergency Medicine
The Postgraduate Education Committee reviews the applicant's dossier, which includes a letter of application, 3 letters of reference, curriculum vitae, and transcript. Candidates are interviewed by the Program Director, at least one additional Member of the Committee, and one of the current residents in the Program. Candidates are then discussed by the Postgraduate Education Committee, which makes the final decision regarding offering of positions.

University of Western Ontario, Department of Paediatrics
800 Commissioners Road East, Rm E6-103
London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5W9
Tel: (519) 685-8129  Fax: (519) 685-8156