Halifax - Obstetrics and Gynecology

Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, Nova ScotiaCMG stream

Approx. quota: 5 positions
Length: 5 years
Applications per year: 51–200
Offered interviews: 51–75%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

Interviews

3 dates, 1–3 Feb 2027MMI or rotating station

Halifax, 2 teaching sites

Program website Instagram CANPREPP profile CaRMS program page

What stands out about this program

Only high-risk obstetrical centre in the Maritimes.
From “FAQ” on the CaRMS page
Very few fellows, so residents get more operating room time.
From “FAQ” on the CaRMS page

Dalhousie's five-year Obstetrics and Gynecology residency trains mainly at the IWK Health Centre and QEII in Halifax, tertiary and quaternary referral centres for the Maritimes.
Residents complete community obstetrics and gynecology blocks in Saint John, New Brunswick.
All residents must complete a scholarly project, supported by a PGY1 research course and protected research days.

The summary is written by CdnMD from the program’s CaRMS description.

What training looks like

Setting: Academic / tertiary hospital
Regional community
Rural exposure: Not stated on CaRMS page
Focus areas: Procedural emphasis
Research: Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time

By year

Not stated on CaRMS page

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

Surgical Foundations Boot Camp (Transition to Discipline)
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Boot Camp (Transition to Discipline · two blocks)
general surgery (Foundations of Discipline · 1 block)
community obstetrics (Foundations of Discipline · 2 blocks · Saint John, NB)
research (Foundations of Discipline · 1 block)
emergency (Foundations of Discipline · 1 block)
internal medicine (Foundations of Discipline · 1 block)
obs gyn (Foundations of Discipline · 2 blocks)
ICU (Foundations of Discipline · 1 block)
gyne oncology (Foundations of Discipline · 2 blocks)
Gynecology (Foundations of Discipline · 2 blocks · Saint John, New Brunswick)
reproductive endocrinology and infertility (Core of Discipline · 3 block (minimum))
maternal fetal medicine (Core of Discipline · 3 block (minimum))
gynecological oncology (Core of Discipline · 3 block (minimum))
urogynecology (Core of Discipline · 3 block (minimum))
electives (national and international) (Core of Discipline)
community selectives (Core of Discipline · within the Atlantic provinces)
Chief Resident (Core of Discipline · Six to seven blocks)

✓ = the CaRMS page states it; – = not stated. From the program description and its rotation list.

Where you train

Halifax, Nova Scotia: 2 teaching sites.

IWK Health Centre
Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John · rural or distributed site)

Record systems at the listed sites: Oracle Health (Cerner) at 1 of 2; no published record for 1.

Hospital facts

2 sites · public figures and clinical record systems where they are published

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.

IWK Health Centre

Clinical record: Oracle Health (One Person One Record), fully electronic record since Dec 2025 As of 31 Oct 2026

Matched to IWK Health Centre (Halifax) in the province’s hospital list.

Hospital type: Tertiary As the province lists it. The list has no volumes or beds.

Saint John Regional Hospital

Matched to Saint John Regional Hospital / Hôpital Régional de Saint John (Saint John) in the province’s hospital list.

Inpatient beds: 445 As listed in the province’s dataset, whose rows were last updated 24 Apr 2019; the count may be older.

Verify with the official source: each source button opens the publisher’s own page.

Sources and licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – New Brunswick.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Nova Scotia.

About Halifax

People
439,819residents, 2021 Census
Municipality of Halifax
Housing
2.6%rental vacancy rate
October 2025 survey, Halifax, Nova Scotia (census metropolitan area)
Winter and summer
−4.1 °CJanuary mean18.5 °CJuly mean
1991–2020 normals, Shearwater, 11.0 km away
Job outlook
Very goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about Halifax (its page: housing, getting around, weather, things to do, and every program that names it)

Sites as the program’s CaRMS page lists them. City figures are public statistics for the place named by the location; they describe the place, not the program.

How they choose

Application file components: CV
Electives
Examinations
Extra-curricular
Leadership skills
MSPRs
Personal letters
Reference documents
Research/Publications
Transcripts
Return of service: Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.

Application file components as the program describes them.

Interviews and info sessions

Interview dates (2027 match): 1, 2 and 3 Feb 2027
Format: MMI or rotating station

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.

6 Obstetrics and Gynecology info sessions at other programs All info sessions

Pay and call

Provincial scale, last updated 24 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab). One provincial scale for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
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

How provincial pay and rent compare

Call

Call (as the program states it): In-house and home call · night float
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

The union agreement’s limits and rules for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. MarDocs agreement, 1 Jul 2024 to 30 Jun 2027. Read as of 1 Oct 2026.

Benefits

13 lines as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024: Annual vacation, Call stipend, CMPA dues paid, and more

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.

Positions at this site, all streams.

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.

Source: CaRMS’s lists of positions open after round 1 and after round 2, as read in October 2026 (latest: 2026 round 1 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab), 2026 round 2 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab)).

Year by year

2027 match

The 2027 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews	What changed
CMG stream	5	5 years	3 dates, 1–3 Feb 2027MMI or rotating station	Nothing noted

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews
CMG stream	5	5 years	3 dates, 2–4 Feb 2026

The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description

Dalhousie University's Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program offers comprehensive, competency-based training in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The program provides extensive clinical experience across various subspecialties, emphasizing academic excellence, research, and preparing residents for both generalist and subspecialty careers in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Research: Residents are required to complete one research project, with protected research time, biostatistics support, and annual Resident Research Day.
Training setting: Urban academic medical centers in Halifax, Nova Scotia, including IWK Health Centre and QEII Health Science Centre, with additional training in Saint John, New Brunswick and potential community rotations across Maritime provinces.
Teaching approach: Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) with progressive independence, emphasizing milestone-based learning, frequent formative assessments, and comprehensive skill development across all CanMEDS roles.
Enhanced skills: Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at: Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
Personal letter
Reference letters
Elective performance
Interview performance
MMI interview stations

Positions, length and interviews as each match’s CaRMS pages stated them; what changed from our comparison of the two matches and our readings of the 2027 pages.

Contacts and links

Program director: Dr. Leanne McCarthy
(902) 470-6675
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
Program office: Education Manager
Email on the CaRMS page(opens in a new tab)

Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.

Program websiteWebsite CANPREPPCANPREPPdescribes academic half-dayFrom the programDiscover Halifax NS Tourism IWK Health This program on CaRMS

Obstetrics and Gynecology elsewhere

Nearest to Halifax

Montreal - Obstetrics and GynecologyMcGill University
Montreal, QC · 790 km
5 positions · Regular
Bilingual
St. John's - Obstetrics and GynecologyMemorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL · 897 km
5 positions · CMG
Ottawa - Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON · 955 km
6 positions · CMG, IMG

All 28 Obstetrics and Gynecology programs across Canada2027 match

In these collections:

Source

The program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) · 2027 match · last approved 11 Sep 2026 · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Accredited · CaRMS program ID 35750 · How these pages are made › · See the 2026 match under Year by year

The Applications per year and Offered interviews figures are 5-year averages the program reports to CaRMS: past cycles, not your odds.

Independent. Not affiliated with CaRMS or the program. Programs edit their descriptions during the match; confirm on carms.ca (opens in a new tab) before you apply. Data last updated on CdnMD 24 Oct 2026.

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