Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS) response to: The unmatched by Dr. Amit Persad

Many Canadian medical students fear that after years of rigorous training and personal and financial sacrifice they may be unable to secure a residency position - their only point of entry into becoming an independent practitioner in Canada. Our system is designed to produce some doctors who may be unable to work as doctors. It is a fear for thousands of medical students, and a reality for 114 medical students who were unmatched as of 2017 and 169 recently in 2018. The number of residency positions has not increased and therefore; the number of unmatched graduates is projected to climb should urgent action not be taken to address the current system