Sault Ste. Marie - Public Health and Preventive Medicine
NOSM UniversitySault Ste. Marie, OntarioIMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 1
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 0–25%
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 19 Jan 2027
Sault Ste. Marie, 2 teaching sites · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Final-year Leadership and Management rotation acting as an associate medical officer of health.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Affiliation with the University of Global Health Equity in Butaro, Rwanda.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This five-year Public Health and Preventive Medicine program is based in Sault Ste. Marie, with clinical training at Sault Area Hospital and field placements at Algoma Public Health.
- Training includes at least one year of clinical training tailored to public health, at least two semesters of graduate studies, and a scholarly project.
- Residents train at sites across Northern Ontario and must relocate during training, with travel and housing support for core rotations away from home.
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
- Public health agency
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Northern
- Rural / remote
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Getting around
- A car is recommended
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Travel is reimbursed
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Public Health (Transition to PHPM)
- Family Medicine (Transition to PHPM)
- Communicable Disease Control (Core PHPM training)
- Environmental Health (Core PHPM training)
- Health Policy and Planning (Core PHPM training)
- Health Promotion, Chronic Disease Prevention, and Injury Prevention (Core PHPM training)
- Leadership and Management (Transition to independent PHPM practice)
Where you train
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: 2 teaching sites; optional rural rotation. A car is recommended.
- Sault Area Hospital
- Algoma Public Health
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: MEDITECH at 1 of 2; no published record for 1.
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.
Sault Area Hospital
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse (ONE HIS), fully electronic record since Oct 2019
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
- Required · this stream
- IMG requirements
- Not stated on CaRMS page
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 19 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Panel
Info sessions
The 1 session listed for 2027 has passed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 19 Jan 2027 |
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2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 21 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the IMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- NOSM University's Public Health and Preventive Medicine (PHPM) program offers comprehensive training across Northern Ontario, preparing physicians to practice in diverse contexts with a strong emphasis on health equity and social accountability.
- The five-year program provides residents with extensive clinical, academic, and scholarly experiences across multiple training sites, focusing on northern, rural, and remote health settings.
- Research
- Residents complete a minimum of 2 graduate study semesters, typically pursuing a Master of Public Health, with opportunities for scholarly projects and research electives.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across Northern Ontario sites including Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie, with rotations at local hospitals, public health units, and potential national and international placements.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education following Royal College Specialty Training Requirements, with a focus on social accountability, hands-on learning, and progressive independence through four sequential training stages.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV review
- Elective experiences
- Examination scores
- Extra-curricular activities
- Leadership skills
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Personal letter
- Reference letters
- Research/publications
- Academic transcripts
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Emily Groot
Dr. Reed MorrisonAssociate Program Director
CaRMS lists no email for the directors.
- Program office
Program Coordinator
Email on the CaRMS page(opens in a new tab)
“Applications will only be considered through submission on CaRMS.ca. Please do not apply via email to the Program Coordinator.” · the program’s note on CaRMS
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Public Health and Preventive Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Sault Ste. Marie
- Bilingual
- French
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