AIMGA Residency Interview Follow Up Survey 2025 (Post First Iteration Match Date)

Was this the first time applying to CaRMS? *

Yes
No

Please indicate the number of times you've attempted CaRMS? *

How many programs (universities) did you apply to? *

For which provinces? *

In what type of location? *

Rural/remote
Urban
Both

Were you invited to participate in a residency interview? *

Yes
No

How many residency interview invites did you receive? *

What area of specialization(s) did you obtain an interview for? (Check all that apply) *

Did you participate in AIMGA's mock interview sessions with residents? *

Yes
No
I was unaware of these sessions

These sessions were offered online on Saturdays during the month of January. There were 3 stations with residents as interviews followed by a group feedback session.

To what extent did the mock session with residents help with your interview preparation? *

Very helpful
Helpful
Somewhat helpful
Not helpful

Did you participate in an individual mock residency interview with one of AIMGA's advisors? *

Yes
No

Which advisor(s) did you meet with for residency interview preparation purposes? *

How helpful was the mock session/feedback to your preparation? *

Very helpful
Helpful
Somewhat helpful
Not helpful

Do you have any feedback regarding the advisors you met with in preparation for your residency interview?

Did you watch the recording of your mock interview? *

Yes
No

Did you use any other Residency Interview Preparation service outside of AIMGA to prepare for your residency interviews? *

Yes
No

Which service(s) did you use? *

Were they paid? *

Yes
No

How much did you pay approximately?

How did AIMGA's Mock Interview compare to the outside Residency Interview Preparation services you used? *

AIMGA was better
They were comparable
The other service was better

Please explain services used. Feel free to indicate if you'd recommend these.

Overall, how prepared did you feel for your interview(s)? *

Very prepared
Prepared
Somewhat prepared
Not prepared

How close were the questions in the mock interview to the actual interview? *

Very similar
Similar
Different
Very different

Were there any questions you found challenging in the actual interview that you would like to share?

These will remain confidential

Did you match? *

Yes
No

Which program and area of medicine did you match to?

This information is confidential and only reported in aggregate format.

Are you applying to 2nd iteration? *

Yes
No
Unsure

We are sorry you did not meet with success and encourage you to apply to 2nd iteration and to reach out for support from our AIMGA advising team.

Do you have any other comments or feedback for us?

Thank you very much for taking the time to complete this survey! If you would like to be considered for a draw, please enter your email address here. (copy)

The draw will be for three (3) $50 gift cards.

Thank you

On behalf of AIMGA, congratulations to those of you matched. For those who didn't, do not give up hope. Please reach out as we are here to support you. Thank you very much for taking the time to complete this survey. Your feedback is valuable!