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Exam delays throw residents’ careers into limbo

Brian Owens · March 23, 2020 ·

Canada’s resident doctors are preparing for major disruptions to their lives and careers from the deferral of licensing exams until the fall or beyond.

On March 20, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada announced that written licensing exams scheduled for the end of March and April, and the oral exams to follow, would be postponed until September 2020 at the earliest, given the current COVID-19 pandemic. Read more in CMAJ.

Canadian Medical Association Journal careers, coronavirus, covid-19, medical residents

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