Sudbury - Anesthesiology
NOSM UniversitySudbury, OntarioCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 2
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Info session
details info sessions of this programWed 4 Nov 2026,7:00 pm ET
Interviews
2 dates, 25–26 Jan 2027
Sudbury, 14 teaching sites · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
First anesthesiology program in Canada to implement components of a competency-based curriculum, starting in 2013.
From “Important information” on the CaRMS page
Residents are not needed for day-to-day hospital functioning, so the balance tilts toward education over service.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- NOSM University's anesthesiology residency is a 5-year program, with training mostly in Sudbury or Thunder Bay and clinical experiences at other centres across Northern Ontario.
- Residents complete a mandatory three-month rotation at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
- Residents are expected to complete a scholarly project, which may be research or quality improvement.
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
- Regional community
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Northern
- Small program
- Early independence
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement project
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- mandatory three-month rotation at the Hospital for Sick Children (three-month · Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto)
Where you train
Sudbury, Ontario: 14 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.
- Health Sciences North (HSN)
- Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) (Thunder Bay)
- North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) (North Bay · rural or distributed site)
- Sault Area Hospital (SAH) (Sault Ste. Marie · rural or distributed site)
- Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)
- Dryden District Health Centre (Dryden · rural or distributed site)
- Lake of the Woods District Hospital (Kenora · rural or distributed site)
- Meno-Ya-Win Health Centre (Sioux Lookout · rural or distributed site)
- Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (rural or distributed site)
- Riverside Healthcare Facilities Inc. (Fort Frances · rural or distributed site)
- St. Joseph’s Care Group (rural or distributed site)
- Temiskaming Hospital (rural or distributed site)
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- Timmins and District Hospital (Timmins · rural or distributed site)
- Notre Dame Hospital (Hearst · rural or distributed site)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 1 of 14, MEDITECH at 11, Oracle Health (Cerner) at 1; no published record for 1.
Moving to a new system: Health Sciences North (HSN); Dryden District Health Centre; Lake of the Woods District Hospital; Meno-Ya-Win Health Centre; Riverside Healthcare Facilities Inc.; Temiskaming Hospital; Timmins and District Hospital; Notre Dame Hospital.
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
- MEDITECH Expanse (ONE HIS), moving to a new system
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse (ONE HIS), fully electronic record since Oct 2019
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse, moving to a new system
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC)
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Hospital for Sick Children
- Clinical record
- Epic, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare
- Clinical record
- Cerner, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
ONE HITS runs MEDITECH Expanse for northeastern Ontario hospitals in two waves: the three founding hospitals went live in October 2019; the 20 hospitals of Wave 2 (including Health Sciences North) are moving over, with no date on the page.
Hospital size and activity: Ontario doesn't publish this as open data.
About Greater Sudbury
People
166,004residents, 2021 Census
Housing
1.1%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−12.7 °CJanuary mean19.1 °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)
- 25 and 26 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Panel
Info sessions
Wed 4 Nov 2026
7:00 pm ET
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 |
| PGY-5 | $98,567 / year |
Call
- 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 | 2 | 5 years | 2 dates, 25–26 Jan 2027 |
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2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 2 dates, 22–23 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The NOSM University Anesthesiology program offers a comprehensive, competency-based training experience in Northern Ontario.
- Residents receive hands-on clinical training across multiple sites, with a strong focus on active learning, simulation, and preparing physicians for diverse practice settings.
- Research
- Residents are expected to complete a scholarly project with faculty guidance, which can include clinical research, basic sciences research, quality improvement projects, or other academic anesthesiology projects.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across multiple hospital sites in Northern Ontario, including urban and rural settings in Sudbury, Thunder Bay, North Bay, and Sault Ste. Marie, with opportunities to train in 22 affiliated hospitals.
- Teaching approach
- Active learning techniques including problem-based learning, simulation, and competency-based education with a focus on frequent feedback, individualized progression, and holistic skill development.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Academic record
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication abilities
- Leadership potential
- Commitment to lifelong learning
- Research/scholarly activities
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Sarah McIsaac
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Program Coordinator, Postgraduate Medical Education
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Anesthesiology elsewhere
Nearest to Sudbury
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