St. John's - Neurology

Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorCMG stream

Approx. quota: 2 positions−1 from 3 in the 2026 match
Length: 5 years
Applications per year: 51–200
Offered interviews: 76–100%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

Return of service: Not required · CMGs only

Interviews

2 dates, 2–3 Feb 2027virtual

St. John's, 7 teaching sites

Program website Instagram CANPREPP profile CaRMS program page

What stands out about this program

Required one-block community neurology rotation out of province in PEI or New Brunswick.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Two-block Junior Attending rotation in PGY5.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page

Memorial University's Neurology program is a five-year CBD residency using 4-week block rotations.
Training is based at St. John's hospitals, with EEG at McGill or Toronto, neurosurgery at Dalhousie, and community neurology in Charlottetown or Saint John.
Residents are expected to complete at least one scholarly project, and overnight and weekend call is required.

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: Small program
Research: Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project · protected time

By year

PGY-1: Internal Medicine4 blocks
Neurology Inpatient Service3 blocks
Emergency Medicine1 block
Neurology Consult Service1 block
Neurology Clinics1 block
Electives1 block
Neuroradiology1 block
Clinics with ENT and Ophthalmology focus1 block
PGY-2: Internal Medicine5 blocks
Psychiatry2 blocks
Palliative Care1 block
Community NeurologyPEI or New Brunswick1 block
Neurology Consults1 block
Neurology Clinics1 block
PhysiatryToronto/Halifax1 block
NeurosurgeryHalifax1 block
PGY-3: Adult Neurology8 blocks
Electives2 blocks
Research1 block
EEG1 block
EEGToronto/Montreal1 block
PGY-4: Pediatric Neurology3 blocks
EMG3 blocks
Neurology Clinics3 blocks
Electives2 blocks
Neuropathology2 blocks
PGY-5: Neurology Clinics6 blocks
Junior Attending2 blocks
Research2 blocks
Electives2 blocks
Neurology Consults1 block

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

Where you train

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador: 7 teaching sites.

The Health Sciences Centre
St. Clare's Mercy Hospital
The Mental Health and Addictions Centre
The Leonard A. Miller Centre
McGill University (Montreal)
University of Toronto (Toronto)
Dalhousie University (Halifax)

Record systems at the listed sites: CorCare at 2 of 7; no published record for 5.

Hospital facts

2 sites · clinical record systems where an official source states them

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: CorCare, fully electronic record since Apr 2026 As of 31 Oct 2026. At The Health Sciences Centre, St. Clare's Mercy Hospital.

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

Hospital size and activity: Newfoundland and Labrador doesn't publish this as open data.

About St. John's

People
110,525residents, 2021 Census
Municipality of St. John's
Housing
2.1%rental vacancy rate
October 2025 survey, St
Winter and summer
−3.6 °CJanuary mean16.5 °CJuly mean
1991–2020 normals, St. John's (West), 4.3 km away
Job outlook
Very goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about St. John's (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 required · CMGs only

Application file components as the program describes them.

Interviews and info sessions

Interview dates (2027 match): 2 and 3 Feb 2027
Format: Virtual
Traditional (one on one/two on one)
MMI or rotating station

Info sessions

The 1 session listed for 2027 has passed.

2 Neurology info sessions at other programs All info sessions

From the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), read 20 Oct 2026; a row tagged CANPREPP is on CANPREPP’s events calendar (read 24 Oct 2026), alone or as well. Dates and times are as the program wrote them. Programs add and change sessions.

Pay and call

Provincial scale, last updated 23 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab). Contract expired, may change. One provincial scale for Newfoundland and Labrador, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, Newfoundland and Labrador
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$69,175 / year
PGY-2	$74,779 / year
PGY-3	$79,848 / year
PGY-4	$85,137 / year
PGY-5	$90,868 / year

How provincial pay and rent compare

Call

Call (provincial max): 1 day in 4 in-house, on average
Post-call rule (provincial): May be relieved at 10:00 on the next regular work day, after handover, when call involved continuous or intensive care
Max continuous duty (provincial): No new responsibilities after the 24th hour of duty, apart from handover

The union agreement’s limits and rules for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. PARNL agreement, 10 Aug 2022 to 30 Jun 2024. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed. Read as of 1 Oct 2026.

Benefits

12 lines as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024: Additional optional benefits, Annual vacation, CMPA dues, and more

Additional optional benefits: 100% employee paid
Annual vacation: 4 weeks/year
CMPA dues: 100% reimbursement
Conference leave: 7 days/pd
Extended health insurance: Mandatory medical, basic life and AD&Dhttp://www.exec.gov.nl.ca/exec/hrs/working_with_us/employee_benefits.html
Maternity/Paternity leave: Up to One year
Meal allowance: $105 per month
Parking fees: $5/year
Provincial health insurance: Contact Medical Care Plan1-866-449-4459
Resident Student: Full-time status
Sick leave: 1 day per month
Statutory holidays: 1-1/2 x pay or paid day off

Past matches

Open after round 1 in 5 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 0 of 9 years.

Positions at this site, all streams. Site as CaRMS lists it: St. John's.

Show the table, with round 2

Positions at this site, all streams, still open after round 1 and after round 2, by year. Each count above zero links to the CaRMS list page it comes from.
Year	Open after round 1	Open after round 2
2018	not available	0
2019	2 positions open after round 1 in 2019, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2020	0	0
2021	0	0
2022	2 positions open after round 1 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2023	0	0
2024	1 position open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2025	2 positions open after round 1 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2026	1 position open after round 1 in 2026, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0

CaRMS’s first-round list for 2018 was not found, so round 1 is counted over 8 years and round 2 over 9.

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	2	5 years	2 dates, 2–3 Feb 2027Virtual	Positions 3 → 2 from the 2026 match

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews
CMG stream	3	5 years	2 dates, 26–27 Jan 2026

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

The Memorial University Neurology Residency Training Program focuses on training competent general neurologists with flexibility to tailor the program to individual career goals.
The program offers a thorough academic curriculum, substantial patient care exposure, and a close collegial atmosphere in a small, supportive training environment.

Research: Residents are part of the Internal Medicine research program and are expected to complete at least one scholarly project during training.
Training setting: Training occurs across multiple sites in St. John's, Newfoundland, including Health Sciences Centre, St. Clare's Mercy Hospital, Waterford Hospital, and Leonard A. Miller Centre, with some rotations at external institutions.
Teaching approach: Competency-Based Medical Education with a focus on progressive independence, comprehensive skill development, and tailored learning experiences through flexible rotation scheduling.
Enhanced skills: Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at: Medical School Performance Record
Elective performance
Research/Publications
Personal letter
Reference documents
Interview performance

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 directors: Dr. Linda Magnusson
Dr. John JeddoreAssistant Program Director
CaRMS lists no email for the directors.
Program office: Program Administrator
Write to the officeneurology@mun.ca

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

Program websiteWebsite CANPREPPCANPREPP This program on CaRMS

Neurology elsewhere

Nearest to St. John's

Halifax - NeurologyDalhousie University
Halifax, NS · 897 km
3 positions · CMG
Montreal - NeurologyMcGill University
Montreal, QC · 1,607 km
3 positions · Regular
Bilingual
Ottawa - NeurologyUniversity of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON · 1,769 km
5 positions · CMG, IMG

All 25 Neurology programs across Canada2027 match

In these collections:

Programs in cities where a one-bedroom rent is 25% of PGY-1 pay or less

Source

The program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) · 2027 match · last approved 8 Sep 2026 · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Notice of intent to withdraw accreditation · CaRMS program ID 35944 · 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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