North Bay - Pediatrics
NOSM UniversityNorth Bay, OntarioCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 1
- Length
- 4
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 51–75%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
3 dates, 25–27 Jan 2027
North Bay, 8 teaching sites · required rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Core social pediatrics rotation in Sioux Lookout, a remote northern community.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Much of training is in northern general consulting pediatrics, far from subspecialty support, combined with tertiary rotations at CHEO.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
A mandatory advocacy project within a social pediatrics curriculum.
From “Selection criteria” on the CaRMS page
- This four-year pediatrics residency trains residents at northern Ontario sites, including North Bay, with subspecialty and acute care rotations at CHEO in Ottawa.
- A Sioux Lookout rotation is part of the core program, and residents must complete a scholarly project.
- Residents must provide their own vehicles, and travel and housing support are offered for core rotations away from the home base.
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 / remote
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Northern
- Early independence
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Getting around
- A car is required
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Travel is reimbursed
By year
- PGY-1
- Elective1 Block
- Northern Consulting Pediatrics
- Subspecialty (1)
- Pediatrics Wards JR
- Perinates
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine JR
- Pediatric General Surgery
- PGY-2
- Elective1 Block
- Northern Consulting Pediatrics
- Social Pediatrics
- Subspecialty (3)
- PICU
- Perinates
- Surgical Subspecialty Outpatient/Research
- Night Float
- PGY-3
- Elective1 Block
- Northern Consulting Pediatrics
- Child Maltreatment
- Subspecialty
- PICU
- NICU
- Pediatrics Wards SR
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine SR
- Research
- Night Float
- PGY-4
- Northern Consulting Pediatrics6 Blocks
- Elective4 Blocks
- Subspecialty
- Night Float SR
- PICU
- NICU
Where you train
North Bay, Ontario: 8 teaching sites; required rural rotation. A car is required.
- North Bay Regional Health Centre
- One Kids Place
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) (Ottawa)
- Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) (Thunder Bay · rural or distributed site)
- Health Sciences North (HSN) (Sudbury · rural or distributed site)
- Sault Area Hospital (Sault Ste. Marie · rural or distributed site)
- Group Health Centre (Sault Ste. Marie · rural or distributed site)
- Sioux Lookout (Sioux Lookout · rural or distributed site)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 1 of 8, MEDITECH at 5; no published record for 2.
Moving to a new system: Health Sciences North (HSN); Sioux Lookout.
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), fully electronic record since Oct 2019
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
- Clinical record
- Epic, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC)
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Health Sciences North (HSN)
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse (ONE HIS), moving to a new system
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Sioux Lookout
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse, moving to a new system
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 North Bay
People
52,662residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.7%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−12.3 °CJanuary mean19.0 °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)
- 25, 26 and 27 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
The 1 session listed for 2027 has passed.
8 Pediatrics 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 |
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 | 3 dates, 25–27 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 3 dates, 19–21 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
The NOSM University Pediatrics program offers a unique four-year residency that provides extensive training opportunities in northern urban centers and world-class subspecialty rotations at CHEO. Residents develop comprehensive clinical skills through hands-on learning across diverse settings, preparing them for general pediatric practice or subspecialty training.
- Research
- Residents are expected to complete a scholarly project with support from NOSM University and Ottawa resources, with opportunities for practical research meaningful to local communities.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across multiple northern Ontario sites (North Bay, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie) and Ottawa's Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), providing diverse clinical experiences in urban, rural, and tertiary care settings.
- Teaching approach
- Learner-centered, self-directed training with a focus on progressive independence, hands-on clinical experiences, and developing comprehensive pediatric skills across varied clinical contexts.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV/Academic background
- Electives
- Extra-curricular activities
- Leadership skills
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Personal letter
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Interview performance
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Gautam Kumar
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Postgraduate Coordinator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Pediatrics elsewhere
Nearest to North Bay
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