Sault Ste. Marie - Pediatrics
NOSM UniversitySault Ste. Marie, 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
Sault Ste. Marie, 6 teaching sites · required rural rotation
What stands out about this program
General pediatrics training in northern centres far from tertiary care, paired with subspecialty rotations at CHEO in Ottawa.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page
Social pediatrics curriculum with a mandatory advocacy project.
From “Selection criteria” on the CaRMS page
- This is a four-year pediatrics residency combining training at northern Ontario sites with subspecialty and acute care rotations at CHEO in Ottawa.
- Northern teaching sites include Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay and Sudbury, and a Sioux Lookout rotation is part of the core program.
- Residents must complete a scholarly project and provide their own vehicles, with travel and housing support given for core rotations away from 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-2
- Northern Consulting Pediatrics & Social Pediatrics (Sioux Lookout)6 Blocks
- Elective1 Block
- Subspecialty (3)
- PICU
- Perinates
- Surgical Subspecialty Outpatient/Research & Night Float
- PGY-3
- Northern Consulting Pediatrics, Child Maltreatment plus one opposite site7 Blocks
- Elective1 Block
- 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
Other rotations
- Northern Consulting Pediatrics plus one opposite site (7 Blocks · Homebase/northern sites)
- Subspecialty (1) (CHEO/Ottawa site)
- Pediatrics Wards JR (CHEO/Ottawa site)
- Perinates (CHEO/Ottawa site)
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine JR (CHEO/Ottawa site)
- Pediatric General Surgery (CHEO/Ottawa site)
- Elective (1 Block)
Where you train
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: 6 teaching sites; required rural rotation. A car is required.
- Sault Area Hospital
- Group Health Centre
- 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)
- North Bay Regional Health Centre (North Bay · rural or distributed site)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 1 of 6, MEDITECH at 4; no published record for 1.
Moving to a new system: Health Sciences North (HSN).
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
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 Sault Ste. Marie
People
72,051residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.5%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−9.8 °CJanuary mean17.9 °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
Open after round 1 in 2 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 0 of 9 years.
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| Year | Open after round 1 | Open after round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | not available | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2021, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
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 in northern urban centers and world-class subspecialty care at CHEO. Residents develop comprehensive pediatric skills through a distributed learning model that emphasizes hands-on experience, social accountability, and generalist pediatric practice.
- Research
- Residents are expected to complete a scholarly project with support from NOSM University and Ottawa research resources.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across multiple northern Ontario sites (Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay, Sudbury) and at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in Ottawa, providing diverse urban and rural clinical experiences.
- Teaching approach
- Learner-centered, competency-based medical education emphasizing progressive independence, hands-on learning, and adaptability across different clinical settings.
- 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
- 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 Sault Ste. Marie
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