Halifax - Diagnostic Radiology
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, Nova ScotiaCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 5
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
3 dates, 19–21 Jan 2027
Halifax, 3 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Department pays tuition for the AIRP Radiology/Pathology course for all residents.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
PGY1 longitudinal radiology half-day rotation running September to April during off-service year.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Senior residents can join a locum program later in the Core stage.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 5-year Diagnostic Radiology residency based at QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax.
- Training also takes place at IWK Health Centre and includes several blocks outside Halifax, including Saint John, NB.
- PGY1 includes off-service rotations plus an 8-month longitudinal radiology half-day, and residents must complete a scholarly project.
Based on what the program says about itself.
- You’re open to training at sites across a region, not at one hospital.
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What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Emergency Medicine (Transition to Discipline · (2))
- General Medicine (Transition to Discipline)
- Neurology (Transition to Discipline)
- Pediatrics (Transition to Discipline)
- General Surgery (Transition to Discipline)
- Anatomical Pathology (Transition to Discipline)
- Medical Oncology or Radiation Oncology (Transition to Discipline)
- Orthopedic surgery or Thoracic surgery (Transition to Discipline)
- Longitudinal Radiology Rotation (Transition to Discipline · 8-month-long rotation consisting of one half-day per week)
- Ultrasound (Foundations)
- CT (Foundations)
- Neuro CT (Foundations)
- Emergency Radiology (Foundations)
- MSK (Foundations)
- Chest (Foundations)
- Nuclear Medicine (Foundations)
- General pediatric radiology (Foundations)
Where you train
Halifax, Nova Scotia: 3 teaching sites.
- QEII Health Sciences Centre
- Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John · rural or distributed site)
- IWK Health Centre
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: Oracle Health (Cerner) at 2 of 3; no published record for 1.
Hospital facts
Public figures for hospitals named above, each with its source and reference period. They describe the hospital, not the program. We match names to the sources by name, so check each source before you rely on it.
QEII Health Sciences Centre
- Clinical record
- One Person One Record, fully electronic record since May 2026
QEII - Halifax Infirmary Site (Halifax)
- Hospital type
- Tertiary
QEII - Victoria General (VG) Site (Halifax)
- Hospital type
- Tertiary
Saint John Regional Hospital
- Inpatient beds
- 445
IWK Health Centre
- Clinical record
- Oracle Health (One Person One Record), fully electronic record since Dec 2025
- Hospital type
- Tertiary
Nova Scotia's One Person One Record is live at IWK Health and at Nova Scotia Health's Central Zone. The other zones follow, provincewide by the end of 2026 (the province's date).
About Halifax
People
439,819residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.6%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−4.1 °CJanuary mean18.5 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Very goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027
How they choose
- Application file components
- CV
- Electives
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular
- Leadership skills
- MSPRs
- Personal letters
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Other file component(s)
- Return of service
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 19, 20 and 21 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
- Panel
Info sessions
None listed on the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) (read 20 Oct 2026) or on CANPREPP’s events calendar (read 24 Oct 2026). Programs add sessions through the fall.
1 Diagnostic Radiology info session at other programsAll info sessions
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $78,578 / year |
| PGY-2 | $83,904 / year |
| PGY-3 | $89,462 / year |
| PGY-4 | $95,485 / year |
| PGY-5 | $101,926 / year |
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 1 night in 4 in-house
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- No work required once handover is completed
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- Handover begins by the 24th consecutive hour on duty
Benefits
- Annual vacation
- 4 weeks
- Call stipend
- Yes
- CMPA dues paid
- Yes
- Dental coverage
- Yes
- Educational leave
- Yes
- Extended health insurance
- Yes
- Life insurance
- $100,000 of insurance
- Long-term disabilityinsurance
- 66.7% of salary
- Maternity leave top up after one year’s service
- eligible for up to a maximum of 17 weeks top-up allowance for maternity/pregnancy leave
- Provincial dues (% of salary)
- 1.30%
- Provincial health insurance
- Yes
- Sick leave
- Yes
- Statutory and floating holidays
- paid
Past matches
No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.
What this means
- A position can go unfilled because of where the site is, because it is open to IMGs only or to another restricted stream, or because the quota changed late.
- It says nothing about the quality of the training or how heavy the workload is.
- A site’s numbers are shown when it had positions open after round 1 in at least 2 of 8 years or at least 3 in one year.
Year by year
2027 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 5 | 5 years | 3 dates, 19–21 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 5 | 5 years | 3 dates, 20–22 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- Dalhousie University's Diagnostic Radiology program in Halifax offers a comprehensive 5-year residency training experience with a strong focus on academic and community radiology.
- The program provides residents with a well-rounded curriculum, high teaching staff to resident ratio, and opportunities for research, teaching, and professional development across the Maritime provinces.
- Research
- Residents are required to conduct original clinical research/audit/educational activity with guidance from the Research Director, with time allocated and support for presentation at national/international scientific meetings.
- Training setting
- Training occurs primarily at QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, with additional sites including Saint John Regional Hospital and IWK Health Centre. Rotations may include locations across the Maritime provinces.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) with progressive independence, focusing on achieving Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) across different training stages and providing a supportive, collaborative learning environment.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV
- Electives
- Extra-curricular activities
- Leadership skills
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Personal letter
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Casper assessment
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Heather Curtis
Dr. Patrick SlippAssistant Program Director
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Diagnostic Radiology elsewhere
Nearest to Halifax
- Bilingual
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