Sudbury - Pediatrics
NOSM UniversitySudbury, 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
Sudbury, 8 teaching sites · required rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Training split between northern Ontario consulting pediatrics sites and tertiary subspecialty rotations at CHEO in Ottawa.
From “Selection criteria” 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 northern consulting pediatrics training with subspecialty and acute care rotations at CHEO in Ottawa.
- Northern teaching sites are Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay and Sudbury, and a Sioux Lookout rotation is part of the core program.
- Residents must provide their own vehicles and complete a scholarly project, with travel and housing support 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-1
- Northern Consulting Pediatrics plus one opposite site7 Blocks
- Elective1 Block
- Subspecialty (1)
- Pediatrics Wards JR
- Perinates
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine JR
- Pediatric General Surgery
- 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
Where you train
Sudbury, Ontario: 8 teaching sites; required rural rotation. A car is required.
- Health Sciences North (HSN)
- Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) (Thunder Bay · rural or distributed site)
- North Bay Regional Health Centre (North Bay · rural or distributed site)
- One Kids Place (North Bay · 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)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) (Ottawa)
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
Health Sciences North (HSN)
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse (ONE HIS), 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)
Sioux Lookout
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse, moving to a new system
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Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
- Clinical record
- Epic, 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, 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
- This four-year pediatric residency program offers a unique training experience across northern Ontario and Ottawa, providing residents with extensive opportunities to develop comprehensive pediatric skills in diverse clinical settings.
- Residents will gain hands-on experience in both generalist and subspecialty pediatric care, with training at multiple sites including northern urban centers and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO).
- 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 (Sudbury, North Bay, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie) and at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in Ottawa, providing a diverse and comprehensive learning environment.
- Teaching approach
- Learner-centered, competency-based medical education emphasizing progressive independence, hands-on clinical experiences, and development of skills necessary to practice pediatrics in various settings, with a strong focus on social accountability and community-based care.
- 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
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 Sudbury
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