St. John's - Orthopedic Surgery
Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorCMG stream
- 3 positions
- 5 years
- CMG
- Orthopedic Surgery
- 51–200
- 76–100%
- Accredited
- 36510
Summary
- This is a five-year Competence by Design orthopedic surgery program designed to produce general orthopedic surgeons, based at three St. John's teaching hospitals.
- Residents complete a mandatory three-month rural rotation in PGY 3 and a three-month elective in PGY 4.
- The program uses a longitudinal model with concurrent mixed subspecialty experiences.
Training
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Sites
8 teaching sites
- St. Clare's Mercy Hospital (SCMH)
- Health Sciences Centre (HSC)
- Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre (JCH)
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- Ambulatory Health Hub
- James Paton Memorial Hospital
- Western Memorial Regional Hospital
- Saint John, NB
- PEI regional hospitals
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation (12 weeks)
- Focus areas
- Longitudinal / integrated
- Small program
- Rural / remote
- Research
- Required · research project
- Call
- In-house call · night float
- Highlights
- Longitudinal model with mixed subspecialty experiences running concurrently rather than in isolated blocks.
- Option to complete a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology during the five-year residency.
- Research projects linked with Team Broken Earth's educational mandate in developing countries.
By year
- PGY-1
- Adult Orthopedic Surgery24 weeks (6 blocks)
- Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery8 weeks (2 blocks)
- Night Float4 weeks (1 block)
- Emergency Medicine4 weeks (1 block)
- General Surgery4 weeks (1 block)
- Vascular Surgery4 weeks (1 block)
- Radiology4 weeks (1 block)
- PGY-2
- Adult Orthopedic Surgery32 weeks (8 blocks)
- Neurosurgery8 weeks (2 blocks)
- ICU8 weeks (2 blocks)
- Night Float4 weeks (1 block)
- PGY-3
- Adult Orthopedic Surgery28 weeks (7 blocks)
- Community Orthopaedic Surgery12 weeks (3 blocks)
- Plastic Surgery8 weeks (2 blocks)
- Night Float4 weeks (1 block)
- PGY-4
- Adult Orthopedic Surgery24 weeks (6 blocks)
- Subspecialty Elective12 weeks (3 blocks)
- Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery12 weeks (3 blocks)
- Night Float4 weeks (1 block)
- PGY-5
- Adult Orthopedic Surgery36 weeks (9 blocks)
- Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery12 weeks (3 blocks)
- Night Float4 weeks (1 block)
Selection
- Application file components
- CV
- Electives
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular
- Leadership skills
- MSPRs
- Personal letters
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Return of service
- Not required · CMGs only
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Applicants offered interviews
- 76–100%
Interviews
- Dates (2027 match)
- 18 Jan 2027
- Mode
- Virtual
- Format
- Panel
Pay
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $69,175 / year |
| PGY-2 | $74,779 / year |
| PGY-3 | $79,848 / year |
| PGY-4 | $85,137 / year |
| PGY-5 | $90,868 / year |
Benefits
- Additional optional benefits
- 100% employee paid
- Annual vacation
- 4 weeks/year
- CMPA dues
- 100% reimbursement
- Conference leave
- 7 days/pd
- Extended health insurance
- Mandatory medical, basic life and AD&Dhttp://www.exec.gov.nl.ca/exec/hrs/working_with_us/employee_benefits.html
- Frequency of call
- Excess in-hospital call > 7/28 weekday – $225, weekend – $360;Call stipend – $115 Home call > 7/21 – $75;Call stipend – $57.50
- Maternity/Paternity leave
- Up to One year
- Meal allowance
- $105 per month
- Parking fees
- $5/year
- Provincial health insurance
- Contact Medical Care Plan1-866-449-4459
- Resident Student
- Full-time status
- Sick leave
- 1 day per month
- Statutory holidays
- 1-1/2 x pay or paid day off
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 1 day in 4 in-house, on average
Teaching sites
- St. Clare's Mercy Hospital (SCMH) (St. John's)
- Health Sciences Centre (HSC) (St. John's)
- Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre (JCH) (St. John's)
- Ambulatory Health Hub
- James Paton Memorial Hospital (Gander · rural or distributed site)
- Western Memorial Regional Hospital (Corner Brook · rural or distributed site)
- Saint John, NB (Saint John · rural or distributed site)
- PEI regional hospitals (rural or distributed site)
Hospital facts
Hospital size and activity: Newfoundland and Labrador doesn't publish this as open data.
Contacts
Grouped by the titles CaRMS lists. The program office (administrators and coordinators) usually answers questions about the program and applying; the director leads the training.
Program officeadministrators and coordinators
Program director
Dr. Megan Cashin
Program Director
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Location
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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About the city
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Climate
- January average
- −3.6 °C
- July average
- 16.5 °C
- Snowfall
- 363.4 cm a year
- Days below −20 °C
- 0.3 days a year
People
- Population
- 110,525 people
- Official languages
- English only 90.3% · French only 0.0% · English and French 9.2% · neither 0.5%
- Immigrants
- 7.0% of residents
- Indigenous identity
- 3.3% of residents
- How people commute
- car, truck or van 84.4% · public transit 5.4% · walking or cycling 7.2% · other 3.0%
- Median household income
- $75,000 before tax
Rural and remote
- Population centre
- St. John's, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people)
- Remoteness index
- 0.247
Housing, cost and work
- Rental vacancy rate
- 2.1%
- Basic cost of living
- $53,849 a year
- Unemployment rate
- 6.6%
Job outlook
- Outlook, 2025–2027
- Very good
- Canada-wide, to 2033
- Strong risk of Shortage