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Medical Officer Training Program for Unmatched Students - MOTP Surge

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What is the MOTP Surge?
The Medical Officer Training Plan (MOTP) Surge is a collaborative initiative between participating Family Medicine Residency Programs across Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) which provides an opportunity for medical students who remain unmatched after the first iteration in the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) to apply for a residency position in Family Medicine and subsidization through the CAF during the second iteration.

For further details on the MOTP Surge program, please see: https://www.cfms.org/what-we-do/student-affairs/motp.


Current Year (2023) MOTP Surge

The CAF will NOT be holding a 2023 MOTP Surge. 


Additional Information
Information on who is eligible to apply to MOTP Surge positions:  https://carms.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039815112-Who-is-eligible-to-apply-to-an-MOTP-Surge-program-.

Information on how to apply to MOTP Surge positions: https://carms.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026218331-How-do-I-apply-to-MOTP-Surge-positions-.

Information on the usual deadlines to apply to a program in the MOTP Surge: https://carms.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039815172-When-is-the-deadline-to-apply-to-a-program-in-the-MOTP-Surge-.