Edmonton - Hematological Pathology
University of AlbertaEdmonton, AlbertaCMG stream
- 1 position
- 4 years
- CMG
- Hematological Pathology
- 0–50
- 51–75%
- Accredited
- 36215
Summary
- The University of Alberta Hematological Pathology program is a 4-year residency based at the University of Alberta Hospital / Stollery Children's Hospital.
- Training in hemostasis and coagulation, transfusion medicine, and adult and pediatric hematopathology is longitudinal throughout the program.
- Residents take 1 in 3 home call during laboratory rotations and must complete a scholarly/research project.
- The program is small, generally taking one to two residents per year.
Training
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Sites
10 teaching sites
- University of Alberta Hospital / Stollery Children's Hospital
- Alberta Precision Base Laboratory
- Cross Cancer Institute
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- Royal Alexandra Hospital
- Grey Nuns Hospital
- Calgary Foothills Hospital/ Tom Baker Cancer Center
- Misericordia Community Hospital
- Sturgeon Community Hospital
- Grande Prairie Regional Hospital
- Northern Lights
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Longitudinal / integrated
- Small program
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Call
- Home call · frequency “1 in 3”
- Highlights
- Exposure to the largest transfusion medicine service in North America, which is internationally accredited.
- Digital pathology network, including CellaVision morphology review, supporting more than six remote sites.
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- molecular pathology
- cellular therapy
- immunogenetics
- hemoglobinopathy assessment
- Adult Hematology clinical rotations
- Medical Oncology
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Bone Marrow/ Stem Cell Transplant (BMT/SCT) (Calgary)
Selection
- 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 required · all residents
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Applicants offered interviews
- 51–75%
Interviews
- Dates (2027 match)
- 19 Jan 2027
- Mode
- Virtual
- Format
- Panel
Pay
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $67,440 / year |
| PGY-2 | $74,153 / year |
| PGY-3 | $80,058 / year |
| PGY-4 | $86,281 / year |
Benefits
- Annual vacation
- 4 weeks/yr
- Call Stipends
- weekday in-house – $118.02weekend in-house / holiday – $178.72weekday home call – $59.01weekend home call / holiday – $89.35
- CMPA dues paid
- $1,500
- Dental plan
- 75% premium paid
- Educational leave
- 14 days paid leave
- Extended health insurance
- 75% premium paid$1000 per year Flexible Spending Account*
- Frequency of calls
- In-house call: 7/28. 2/4 weekend call.Home call: 9/28. 2/4 weekend call**A Resident scheduled on Home call but who is required to work more than four hours in hospital during the call period, of which more than one full hour is past 12:00 a.m. and before 6:00 a.m., or more than six (6) hours in hospital during the call period, shall be remunerated at the rate for In-House call.$100 per day for each scheduled weekend day of patient rounds when not on-call
- Life insurance
- 100% towards $150,000 coverage
- Life Support Course Costs (Program Approved
- 100% paid
- Long-term disability insurance
- 100% paid for 75% gross income
- Maternity Leave
- 18 weeks total (17 weeks paid to match 90% of salary when combined with EI)
- Parental Leave
- 2 weeks leave with full pay and benefits;52 weeks (inclusive of Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leaves) – unpaid leave
- Practice Stipend
- $1,500
- Provincial dues (% of salary)
- .95%
- Sick leave
- Up to 3 months or to end contract paid leave, whichever occurs first
- Statutory holidays
- Paid days. Additional days off are given if resident works the day before and part of a named holiday.
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 1 in 4 in-house
Teaching sites
- University of Alberta Hospital / Stollery Children's Hospital (Edmonton)
- Alberta Precision Base Laboratory
- Cross Cancer Institute
- Royal Alexandra Hospital
- Grey Nuns Hospital
- Calgary Foothills Hospital/ Tom Baker Cancer Center (Calgary)
- Misericordia Community Hospital
- Sturgeon Community Hospital
- Grande Prairie Regional Hospital (rural or distributed site)
- Northern Lights (rural or distributed site)
Hospital facts
Hospital size and activity: Alberta doesn't publish this as open data.
Contacts
Grouped by the titles CaRMS lists. The program office (administrators and coordinators) usually answers questions about the program and applying; the director leads the training.
Program officeadministrators and coordinators
Program director
Dr. Tessa Boyer
Program Director
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Location
Edmonton, Alberta
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About the city
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Climate
- January average
- −10.3 °C
- July average
- 18.1 °C
- Snowfall
- 123.9 cm a year
- Days below −20 °C
- 23.8 days a year
People
- Population
- 1,010,899 people
- Official languages
- English only 91.0% · French only 0.1% · English and French 6.6% · neither 2.3%
- Immigrants
- 32.5% of residents
- Indigenous identity
- 5.8% of residents
- How people commute
- car, truck or van 85.1% · public transit 8.1% · walking or cycling 4.4% · other 2.4%
- Median household income
- $90,000 before tax
Rural and remote
- Population centre
- Edmonton, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people)
- Remoteness index
- 0.114
Housing, cost and work
- Rental vacancy rate
- 3.8%
- Basic cost of living
- $58,876 a year
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
Job outlook
- Outlook, 2025–2027
- Good
- Canada-wide, to 2033
- Strong risk of Shortage