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Dear medical student,
You are invited to participate in a survey on perceived competitiveness of Canadian residency programs. It will take approximately 5 minutes to complete the questionnaire. Your participation is completely voluntary, there are no foreseeable risks associated with this project and you can withdraw from the survey at any point by closing the window, however once your responses are submitted, you can cannot withdraw them.
Your survey responses will be strictly anonymous. Your responses are also completely confidential. Data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. If you have any questions, please contact Emily Kay-Rivest (see below).
Thank you very much for your time and support. You can start the survey now by clicking on the "Continue" button below.
Sincerely, Emily Kay-Rivest, Medical student, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University Dr. Lily HP Nguyen, Dept. of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, McGill University
Contact [email protected] |
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Before medical school, I completed: |
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* Please choose the medical school you are attending: |
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At the present time, which of the following residency disciplines would be your first choice? |
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* In your opinion, what are the top five most competitive residency disciplines? Please rank in order.
1st most competitive: |
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On a scale of 1 to 5, how knowledgeable are you regarding the competitiveness of various residency disciplines (1=not knowledgeable at all, 5=very knowledgeable)? |
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Does competitiveness of a residency discipline affect your choice of career? |
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Do you believe that competitiveness of a residency discipline affects the career choice of your peers? |
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| * If all specialties were "equally competitive" (all had an equal ratio of spots available to number of applicants), would it change your choice of career? Please elaborate. | | |
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