Waterloo - Pediatrics
McMaster UniversityWaterloo, OntarioCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 1
- Length
- 4
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Wed 4 Nov 2026,6:00–7:00 pm ESTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Interviews
1 date, 29 Jan 2027
Waterloo, 3 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Longitudinal neonatal resuscitation and Level II NICU exposure at a community regional hospital.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Waterloo staff take in-house call, so residents work one-on-one with attendings overnight.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 4-year pediatrics residency stream integrated with McMaster's Hamilton program, with an emphasis on community-based consulting pediatrics.
- Most rotations are at McMaster Children's Hospital, with part of training at WRHN @ Midtown in Kitchener.
- Applicants must also apply to the Hamilton stream, and the program takes one Waterloo resident per year.
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
- Focus areas
- Early independence
- Small program
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Getting around
- A car is recommended
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Clinical Teaching Unit (CTU) (Transition to Discipline · Waterloo Regional Health Network @ Midtown)
- An introduction to a pediatric subspecialty - clinics and inpatient exposure (Transition to Discipline)
- Clinical Teaching Unit (CTU) (Foundations of Training · McMaster Children's Hospital / Waterloo Regional Health Network @ Midtown)
- Level II Nursery (Foundations of Training · Waterloo Regional Health Network @ Midtown)
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Foundations of Training · McMaster Children's Hospital)
- Pediatric Neurology (Foundations of Training · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric Chronic Complex Care (Foundations of Training · 2 weeks)
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Foundations of Training · 2 weeks)
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (Foundations of Training · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric General Surgery (Foundations of Training · 2 weeks)
- Neonatal Intensive Care (Foundations of Training · 4 weeks)
- Genetics/Metabolics (Foundations of Training · 2 weeks)
- Social Pediatrics (Foundations of Training · 2 weeks)
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (Core of Discipline · 8 weeks total)
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Level III Nursery) (Core of Discipline · 4 weeks total)
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Core of Discipline · 4 weeks)
- Clinical Teaching Unit (CTU) in Senior Resident role (Core of Discipline · longitudinal · Waterloo Regional Health Network @ Midtown)
- Pediatric mental health (Core of Discipline · 2-4 weeks)
- Adolescent medicine (Core of Discipline · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric Cardiology (Core of Discipline · 4 weeks)
- Community Developmental Pediatrics (Core of Discipline · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric Endocrinology (Core of Discipline · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric Gastroenterology (Core of Discipline · 4 weeks)
- Genetics/Metabolics (Core of Discipline · 2-4 weeks)
- Child Maltreatment (Core of Discipline · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric Nephrology (Core of Discipline · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric Respirology (Core of Discipline · 4 weeks)
- Clinical allergy/immunology (Core of Discipline · 2 weeks)
- Senior Night float (Core of Discipline · 2 week blocks)
- Electives (Core of Discipline · 12 weeks blocks)
- Integrated Pediatrics (Core of Discipline · Waterloo)
- Quality of Life and Advanced Care team (Pediatric Palliative Care) (Transition to Practice · 2-4 weeks)
- Pediatric Complex Care (Transition to Practice · 4 weeks)
- Level II Nursery (Transition to Practice · 4 weeks · Waterloo Regional Health Network @ Midtown)
- Senior Night Float (Transition to Practice · 4 weeks)
- Electives (Transition to Practice · 4 weeks)
- Integrated Pediatrics (Transition to Practice)
Where you train
Waterloo, Ontario: 3 teaching sites. A car is recommended.
- McMaster Children's Hospital (Hamilton)
- Waterloo Regional Health Network @ Midtown (Kitchener)
- Lansdowne Children's Centre for Child Development (Brantford)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 1 of 3, Oracle Health (Cerner) at 1; no published record for 1.
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.
McMaster Children's Hospital
- Clinical record
- Epic, fully electronic record since Jun 2022
Waterloo Regional Health Network @ Midtown
- Clinical record
- Cerner, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Hospital size and activity: Ontario doesn't publish this as open data.
About Waterloo
People
121,436residents, 2021 Census
Housing
4.0%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−6.3 °CJanuary mean20.2 °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
- 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)
- 29 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Info sessions
Wed 4 Nov 2026
6:00–7:00 pm EST
Q&A · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Tue 10 Nov 2026
7:00–8:30 pm EST
Town hall · 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
- 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 | 1 | 4 years | 1 date, 29 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 2 dates, 13 Jan – 2 Feb 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The McMaster University Pediatric Residency Program in Waterloo offers exceptional, flexible training in community consulting pediatrics.
- Residents benefit from a combined academic tertiary and community-based program, with opportunities to develop skills across diverse clinical settings and receive outstanding mentorship.
- Research
- Residents complete at least one scholarly project with support from the Residency Research Committee, including protected research time and mentorship.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across urban academic medical centers in Hamilton and community hospitals in Waterloo, including McMaster Children's Hospital and Waterloo Regional Health Network @ Midtown.
- Teaching approach
- A competency-based approach emphasizing progressive independence, mentorship, and holistic development across CanMEDS roles with a focus on creating expert clinicians in pediatric care.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV content
- Electives
- Extra-curricular activities
- Leadership skills
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Personal letter
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. iman shbash
Dr. Karen McAsseyAssociate Program Director
- Program office
Program Administrator - Waterloo, Senior Education Program Associate
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing. Site staff and other contacts are listed there too.
Pediatrics elsewhere
Nearest to Waterloo
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