A summary of AFMC recommendations to applicants and program directors7
| Applicants | Program directors | |
|---|---|---|
| Do | Visit the central calendar of program promotion events and participate in those that interest you. Attend virtual presentations/learning opportunities that programs are hosting. Speak with residents from other training programs. | Adhere to the recommendations of Best Practice of Assessment and Selection. Provide virtual opportunities for candidates to learn about your program such as virtual presentations and “town halls.” Provide opportunities for candidates to get a sense of your culture by offering interactive teaching sessions and to interact with residents via virtual “fireside chats.” Consider providing opportunities for virtual group discussion with the program director. Develop creative and relevant material to be placed on the centralized online portal. |
| Don’t | Do not arrange visiting electives, clinical or nonclinical experiences. Do not arrange in person site visits or one-on-one meetings with a program. | Do not arrange unsanctioned electives with learners, including observerships, virtual electives or site visits, or have “informal” in-person meetings with potential applicants. Do not invite applicants to give a special presentation at an academic day, to an audience of those who are involved in file reviews or are on the selection committee, and other similar scenarios. Do not use applicant attendance as a surrogate measure of program interest. If applicants are required to register for an event, programs should not use this information as part of the file review and ranking process. Do not place responsibilities of program promotion on a single trainee. |
AFMC = Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada.