During the worst of a worst in lived memory pandemic it's upsetting to see The Royal College adding to the stress and misery of our overworked residents. Please reconsider.

I just want a simple answer from the The Royal College to my very simple question: What is the rationale for holding the oral exams this year, arguably during the darkest point of the pandemic thus far for most, when the SAME exams were cancelled last year?

The Royal College As someone who wrote my exam last year I will say I was not ok for quite some time. The stress of starting a new job, exams, moving and A PANDEMIC is a lot to manage... and I did not have to gather for an oral exam. 1/2

Am still in disbelief over the announcement today by the The Royal College to offer a ‘hybrid oral@exam.’ Forcing resident physicians to step away from patient care to sit the oral this year, or defer the exam (and license) until Spring 2022. #MedEd Resident Doctors para AB /1

The Royal College please reconsider. At a time when we must follow #socialdistancing & limits to in-person interactions when the #COVID19 pandemic has sent our healthcare system into crisis when we need every doctor we have — your decision on trainee exams is just wrong.

1100+ MDs have signed a letter requesting cancellation of this year's The Royal College exams. Make sense. Why have oral exams, with doctors travelling and congregating, during the 3rd wave? Also, unfair to cancel internal medicine exams but only offer deferrals to everyone else.

Thanks to the advocacy by the PHPC_MSPC Resident Council regarding the The Royal College's recent announcement regarding applied (oral) examinations. See the letter below. para AB Resident Doctors @AFMC_e FMRAC #MedEd #exams #publichealth

The Royal College are you really making examiners travel from Toronto and Montreal to Ottawa for a ‘virtual’ osce! Does the absurdity end when the province tells you that there is explicit travel restrictions or are you saying an osce exam, cancelled for some, is ‘essential’?

Endlessly frustrated for my residents who are trying to help with pandemic response but are studying for in-person The Royal College exams which have yet to be cancelled as they were last year in much less dire circumstances. We need these doctors working. André Picard

Hey #Ottawa area - are there any medical residents out there that would be willing to have a chat for a potential story? I'd love to hear from you! Email me or send me a DM.

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I feel MedCouncilCan and I have different definitions of what “marked improvement” means. It makes me cringe to think of how bad day 1 must have gone for day 2 to be a win in their books. This exam is archaic and adds no value to residents, programs or the public. #cancelmccqe2

Am I reading that SPs with extremely limited training were advised they would be independently evaluating learners on a high-stakes exam? MedCouncilCan has lost all credibility at purporting how “valid”the LMCC2 exam process is. Cancel this licensure requirement CPSO

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