Pediatric - Neurology
University of CalgaryUnknown, AlbertaCMG stream
From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version
- 1 position
- 5 years
- CMG
- Neurology
- 0–50
- 51–75%
- Accredited
- 30327
Summary
The Pediatric Neurology Residency Training Program at the Alberta Children's Hospital and University of Calgary offers a diverse and exciting educational experience with a strong commitment to clinical care, teaching, and research. The program provides residents with exposure to a wide variety of neurological disorders through outpatient clinics and inpatient services, with an excellent faculty-to-resident ratio.
Training
- Research
- Residents are required to prepare a research proposal during their PGY-1 and may request additional research blocks during PGY3-5 in consultation with their research supervisor.
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical center with multiple hospital sites in Calgary, including Alberta Children's Hospital, Foothills Medical Centre, and other affiliated hospitals. Training occurs in diverse clinical settings including inpatient services, outpatient clinics, and specialized neurology units.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) approach focusing on progressive independence, frequent formative assessments, and targeted learning outcomes across different training stages.
- Setting types
- Academic medical center
- Children's hospital
- Research institute
- Community hospitals
- Focus areas
- Pediatric Neurology
- Pediatric Epilepsy
- Headaches
- Brain Injury
- Neurocritical Care
- Neuromuscular Disease
- Neuropathology
- Neuroembryology
- Demyelination
- Neuroinflammatory Disorders
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Sleep Disorders
- Patient populations
- Pediatric neurology patients
- Patients with neurological disorders
- Inpatient consultations
- Outpatient clinic patients
- Neonatal patients
- Pediatric intensive care patients
- Highlights
- Competency by Design (CBD) curriculum
- Resident Educational Longitudinal Clinic
- Resident-led weekly tutorials
- Opportunity to attend national/international educational meetings
- Research proposal requirement
- Extensive weekly rounds and seminars
- Strengths
- Strong faculty-to-resident ratio (better than 1:1)
- Comprehensive interdisciplinary collaboration
- Extensive research opportunities
- Diverse clinical exposure
- Robust academic rounds and educational resources
- Enhanced skills
- EEG-Epilepsy
- Neuromuscular-EMG
- Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Psychiatry
- Movement Disorders
- Headache
- Stroke
- Neuro-oncology
- Research
- Metabolic Disorders
By year
- PGY-1
- Neurology5 blocks
- General Pediatric Inpatient Service4 blocks
- Neonatal Intensive Care1 block
- Cardiology1 block
- Emergency Medicine1 block
- Medical Genetics1 block
- PICU1 block
- Mental Health1 block
- Infectious Disease1 block
- Research/Critical Appraisal1 block
- Pediatric Oncology1 block
Selection
- What the program looks at
- CV
- Electives
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Personal letter
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Interview performance
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Applicants offered interviews
- 51–75%
Interviews
- Dates (2026 match)
- 23 Jan 2026
Pay
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $67,440 / year |
| PGY-2 | $74,153 / year |
| PGY-3 | $80,058 / year |
| PGY-4 | $86,281 / year |
| PGY-5 | $92,698 / year |
Benefits
- Annual vacation
- 4 weeks/yr
- Call Stipends
- weekday in-house – $118.02weekend in-house / holiday – $178.72weekday home call – $59.01weekend home call / holiday – $89.35
- CMPA dues paid
- $1,500
- Dental plan
- 75% premium paid
- Educational leave
- 14 days paid leave
- Extended health insurance
- 75% premium paid$1000 per year Flexible Spending Account*
- Frequency of calls
- In-house call: 7/28. 2/4 weekend call.Home call: 9/28. 2/4 weekend call**A Resident scheduled on Home call but who is required to work more than four hours in hospital during the call period, of which more than one full hour is past 12:00 a.m. and before 6:00 a.m., or more than six (6) hours in hospital during the call period, shall be remunerated at the rate for In-House call.$100 per day for each scheduled weekend day of patient rounds when not on-call
- Life insurance
- 100% towards $150,000 coverage
- Life Support Course Costs (Program Approved
- 100% paid
- Long-term disability insurance
- 100% paid for 75% gross income
- Maternity Leave
- 18 weeks total (17 weeks paid to match 90% of salary when combined with EI)
- Parental Leave
- 2 weeks leave with full pay and benefits;52 weeks (inclusive of Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leaves) – unpaid leave
- Practice Stipend
- $1,500
- Provincial dues (% of salary)
- .95%
- Sick leave
- Up to 3 months or to end contract paid leave, whichever occurs first
- Statutory holidays
- Paid days. Additional days off are given if resident works the day before and part of a named holiday.
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 1 in 4 in-house
Teaching sites
- Alberta Children's Hospital
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
- Foothills Medical Centre
- Peter Lougheed Centre
- Rockyview General Hospital
- South Health Campus
Hospital facts
Hospital size and activity: Alberta doesn't publish this as open data.
Unfilled positions in past years
No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.
Contacts
Contacts weren't collected for the 2026 match.
The current program director and contacts are on the 2027 version of this program and on the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab).
Location
Unknown, Alberta
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