Hamilton - Internal Medicine
McMaster UniversityHamilton, Ontario
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 224
- Length
- 4
- Applications per year
- 401–600
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Info session
all 2 info sessions of this programTue 10 Nov 2026,6:00–8:00 pm EDTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Interviews
2 dates, 23–30 Jan 2027
3 dates, 19–26 Jan 2027
Hamilton, 6 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Each year, three PGY3 residents can take a fully funded, competitive one-month elective in Uganda, with a reciprocal exchange.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Resident-developed Social Medicine rotation covering shelter health, refugee health, harm reduction and substance use care.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Competitive longitudinal research pathway that gives one protected research day in each clinical rotation.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- McMaster's Internal Medicine residency is a three-year core program with a fourth year as an extension for residents who do not match to a subspecialty.
- Training uses five Hamilton hospitals, and CTU rotations take place at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and Hamilton General Hospital.
- Residents spend two months in intensive care in PGY1, and senior call is mostly done through night float.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Focus areas
- POCUS curriculum
- Underserved urban
- Research
- Offered · research project · protected time
- Getting around
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Travel is reimbursed
By year
- PGY-1
- medicine subspecialties4-5 blocks
- General Medicine Clinical Teaching Units (CTU)4 blocks
- Intensive Care2 blocks
- Ambulatory Care Clinics2 blocks
- non-medicine rotations: emergency medicine, radiology0-1 block
- PGY-2
- Senior Medical Resident on General Medicine CTUs3.5 blocks
- Nephrology1 - 2 blocks in PGY2, 0 -1 block in PGY3
- Cardiology2 blocks
- Ambulatory care clinics alone or combined with research2 blocks
- Night Float1.5 blocks
- Intensive Care1 block
- Community Elective in GIM1 block
- PGY-3
- Teaching Medical Resident on General Medicine CTU2 blocks
- Choice between Junior Attending or Directed Selective1 block
- ICU1 block
- CCU1 block
- Community GIM1 block
- Hybrid ER Consult/Ward rotation1 block
- Night Float1 block
- PGY-1
- General Medicine Clinical Teaching Units (CTU)4 blocks
- Intensive Care2 blocks
- Ambulatory Care Clinics2 blocks
- non-medicine rotations: emergency medicine, radiology0-1 block
- PGY-2
- Senior Medical Resident on General Medicine CTUs3.5 blocks
- Nephrology1 - 2 blocks in PGY2, 0 -1 block in PGY3
- Cardiology2 blocks
- Ambulatory care clinics alone or combined with research2 blocks in PGY2 or PGY3
- Intensive Care1 block
- Community Elective in GIM1 block
- Night Float1.5 blocks in two-week increments
- pre-CARMS electives outside of HamiltonMaximum three blocks
- Medicine subspecialties
- PGY-3
- Electivesmaximum 3 blocks pre-CARMS
- Teaching Medical Resident on General Medicine CTU2 blocks
- Ambulatory care clinics alone or combined with research2 blocks in PGY2 or PGY3
- Choice between Junior Attending or Directed Selective1 block
- ICU1 block
- CCU1 block in either PGY2 or PGY3
- Community GIM1 block
- Hybrid ER Consult/Ward rotation1 block
- Night Float1 block in two-week increments
- Medicine subspecialties
- Research
Where you train
Hamilton, Ontario: 6 teaching sites.
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
- Hamilton General Hospital
- Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre
- McMaster University Medical Centre
- St. Peter's hospital
- Waterloo Regional Campus (rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 4 of 6; no published record for 2.
Hospital facts
What official sources say for hospitals named above, each with its source and the date we read it. They describe the hospital, not the program. We match names to the sources by name, so check each source before you rely on it.
- Clinical record
- Epic, fully electronic record since Jun 2022
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
- Clinical record
- Epic (Dovetale), fully electronic record since Dec 2017
Hospital size and activity: Ontario doesn't publish this as open data.
About Hamilton
People
569,353residents, 2021 Census
Housing
3.5%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−3.1 °CJanuary mean21.9 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
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
- Return of service, CMG stream
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
- Return of service, IMG stream
- Required
- IMG requirements, IMG stream
- Recent clinical experience
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match), CMG stream
- 23 and 30 Jan 2027
- Interview dates (2027 match), IMG stream
- 19, 21 and 26 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Info sessions
Tue 10 Nov 2026
6:00–8:00 pm EDT
Info session · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Fri 13 Nov 2026
12:00–1:00 pm EDT
Info session · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $73,367 / year |
| PGY-2 | $79,670 / year |
| PGY-3 | $85,564 / year |
| PGY-4 | $92,701 / year |
Call
- Call (as the program states it)
- In-house call · night float · frequency “maximum 1:4 to as low as 1:6”
- Call (provincial max)
- 7 nights in 28 in-house
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- No new patient responsibilities after 24 hours in-hospital, except what clinical handover needs
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- 24 hours in-hospital, then relieved after handover (up to 2 hours)
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 | 22 | 4 years | 2 dates, 23–30 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
| IMG stream | 4 | 4 years | 3 dates, 19–26 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 22 | 5 years | 2 dates, 24–31 Jan 2026 |
| IMG stream | 4 | 5 years | 3 dates, 20–29 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- McMaster's Internal Medicine Residency Program is a fast-paced, skill-intensive training experience that develops exceptional internal medicine physicians.
- The program provides comprehensive training across multiple clinical settings, with a strong emphasis on resident development, leadership, and academic excellence.
- Research
- Residents are provided research time, mentorship from world-renowned researchers, and opportunities for projects with potential funding through multiple grant sources.
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical center in Hamilton, Ontario, with training across five hospitals serving a population of up to 1.5 million people, providing diverse clinical experiences and exposure to varying levels of medical complexity.
- Teaching approach
- A resident-centered approach emphasizing Competency-Based Medical Education, with a focus on developing well-rounded physicians through structured learning, mentorship, and progressive independence.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Personal Letter
- Reference Letters
- CV/Resume
- Interview Performance
- Leadership Experience
- Research Activities
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Leslie Martin
- Program office
Program Administrator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Discussed on Reddit
Public Reddit posts and comments where someone describes this program. Each one links to Reddit.
- Which IM program is best ? (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Resident on McMaster IM senior responsibility and Calgary Foothills CTU case mixTopics: service
- Which IM program is best ? (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Resident describes senior medical resident night float responsibility at McMaster IMTopics: call
Internal Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Hamilton
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