回复: 加拿大华人match医生
The case I posted below does not mean to discourage you. It is just a matter of fact. We should learn it positively. The bright side:the Chinese lady of age 50 matched into Queens' FM residency. The learning point: English, communication, the clinical skills are important to survive the residency.
"In Zhang v. Queen’s University, the HRTO dealt with a different type of discrimination claim brought by an IMG. Rather than a challenge to a policy or regulation related to IMGs, the Tribunal heard a claim alleging individual discrimination in how an IMG was evaluated in the 12-week Assessment Verification Program (AVP). Dr. Zhang received her medical training in China. She self-identified as a woman over the age of 50, from China, who was single-parenting her son at the relevant time. She claimed that her failure to successfully complete the 12-week AVP in family medicine at Queen’s University resulted from discrimination based on race, place of origin, age, and family status.
After hearing the evidence of the applicant and four witnesses for the respondent, including the applicant’s three evaluators during the program and the AVP program director, the Tribunal concluded that there was insufficient evidence to support a connection between the applicant’s failure to succeed in the program and any prohibited grounds of discrimination. The Tribunal decision-maker noted the inability of the applicant to communicate coherently during the hearing, despite having a very good command of the English language. As a result, it was not possible to get the applicant to provide the Tribunal with the background necessary to fully evaluate her allegations. As well, the Tribunal gave weight to the documentary evidence which consistently showed that the applicant was below average, with an insufficient knowledge base and clinical skills.
While the applicant was being closely monitored and was given additional support, this was not due to her place of origin or other personal characteristics, but rather because of a deficit in her clinical skills. Finally, the Tribunal noted that everyone in the AVP program comes from a place other than Canada. While this does not mean that discrimination in the program cannot exist, the applicant in this case was unable to prove that she experienced discrimination because of her race, place of origin, age, and family status."