Thunder Bay - Emergency Medicine
NOSM UniversityThunder Bay, OntarioCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 2
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 18 Jan 2027
Thunder Bay, 2 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Weekly academic days shared virtually with the University of Manitoba's EM program, plus required EM/Trauma rotation in Winnipeg.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Ultrasound curriculum designed so all residents reach Independent Practitioner status.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Required community emergency medicine rotations across northern Ontario communities such as Kenora and Timmins.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- NOSM University's five-year Royal College Emergency Medicine program is a newer program based in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
- Most rotations are in Thunder Bay, with mandatory core rotations in northern Ontario communities, Sudbury, Winnipeg and London.
- NOSM University financially supports housing and travel for core rotations, and Transition to Practice includes 6 blocks in an Area of Special Interest.
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
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Focus areas
- Northern
- POCUS curriculum
- Research
- Offered · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Enhanced skills
- Emergency Medicine
- Getting around
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Travel is reimbursed
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- core Emergency Medicine (EM) (Transition to Discipline (TTD) · 3 blocks)
- Emergency Medicine (Foundations of Discipline (FoD) · 2 blocks)
- Pediatrics (Foundations of Discipline (FoD) · 2 blocks)
- Internal Medicine (Foundations of Discipline (FoD) · 2 blocks)
- Anesthesia (Foundations of Discipline (FoD) · 1 block)
- Emergency Medicine (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 22 blocks · NOSM University teaching sites)
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 2 blocks · Western University (London, ON))
- Community Emergency Medicine (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 2 blocks · Kenora, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and Timmins)
- EM/ Trauma (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 2 blocks · University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, AB))
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU) (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 3 blocks)
- Selectives (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 2)
- Longitudinal Toxicology exposure including course work (Core of Discipline (CoD))
- Anesthesia (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 1 block)
- Cardiac Care Unit (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 1 block · Sudbury, ON)
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 1 block)
- Elective (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 1 block)
- General Surgery (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 1 block)
- Obstetrics (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 1 block)
- Orthopedics (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 1 block)
- Plastic Surgery (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 1 block)
- Transport Medicine (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 1 block)
- Emergency Medicine (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 6 blocks)
- Community Emergency Medicine (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 1 block · Kenora, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and Timmins)
- Area of Special Interest (ASI) (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 6 blocks)
Where you train
Thunder Bay, Ontario: 2 teaching sites.
- Western University (London)
- University of Manitoba (Winnipeg)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: no published record for 2 of 2.
Hospital facts
Hospital size and activity: Ontario doesn't publish this as open data.
About Thunder Bay
People
108,843residents, 2021 Census
Housing
3.9%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−13.4 °CJanuary mean18.0 °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)
- 18 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Panel
Info sessions
The 1 session listed for 2027 has passed.
14 Emergency Medicine info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
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 | 1 date, 18 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 2 | 5 years | 2 dates, 19–20 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
This is a new Emergency Medicine residency program at NOSM University, beginning in July 2026 in Thunder Bay, ON. The program is committed to building an innovative, supportive, and learner-centered training experience rooted in NOSM University's social accountability mandate, spanning the geography of northern Ontario.
- Research
- Opportunities to pursue scholarly work addressing rural and urban health system needs, with dedicated research afternoons and journal clubs.
- Training setting
- Training primarily in Thunder Bay, with mandatory rotations in community settings in Northern Ontario, Sudbury, Winnipeg, and London. Spans urban, rural, remote, and Indigenous community settings.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education following Royal College Competence by Design framework, emphasizing clinical excellence, academic growth, and social accountability through interactive, case-based, and hands-on learning.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV review
- Personal letter
- Reference letters
- Interview performance
- Academic performance
- Leadership skills
- Extra-curricular activities
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Jonathan Smith
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Program Coordinator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Emergency Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Thunder Bay
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