Peel & Surrounding Communities - Emergency Medicine
Toronto Metropolitan UniversityPeel & Surrounding Communities, Ontario
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 51
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 51–75%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Info session
details info sessions of this programWed 11 Nov 2026,10:00 am ET
Interviews
1 date, 26 Jan 2027
Peel & Surrounding Communities, 7 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Longitudinal family medicine clinics built into emergency medicine training, showing care from emergency through primary care.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
LEARN Time gives residents who meet program standards protected time for scholarly, leadership and advocacy work.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- TMU's five-year Emergency Medicine residency, accredited by the Royal College in October 2024, trains residents at sites spread across Peel and the surrounding region.
- The curriculum includes longitudinal family medicine clinics, and the final year is set aside for an Area of Advanced Learning.
- Through the LEARN Time program, residents who meet program standards can get protected time for scholarly, leadership and advocacy activities.
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
- Urban community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Focus areas
- Longitudinal / integrated
- Underserved urban
- Research
- Offered · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Getting around
- A car is recommended
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Emergency Medicine (Transition to Discipline · 3 Blocks (12 weeks))
- Internal Medicine Clinical Teaching Unit (CTU) (Foundations of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Dermatology/Ophthalmology, Plastics, ENT (Foundations of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Anesthesia (Foundations of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Musculoskeletal/Sports Medicine (Foundations of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound/Emergency Medicine (Foundations of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Emergency Medicine with Longitudinal Family Medicine (Foundations of Discipline · 2 Blocks (8 weeks))
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Foundations of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Pediatric CTU (Foundations of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Goal-Directed Experience (Elective) (Foundations of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Emergency Medicine (Core of Discipline · 20 Blocks (80 weeks))
- Neurology (Core of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Emergency Psychiatry (Core of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- General Surgery (Core of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Core of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Obstetrics/Gynecology (Core of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Addiction Medicine (Core of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Community Emergency Medicine (Core of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Trauma (Core of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Cardiology (Coronary Care Unit and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit) (Core of Discipline · 2 Blocks (8 weeks))
- Intensive Care (Core of Discipline · 2 Blocks (8 weeks))
- Anesthesia (Pediatric and Adult) (Core of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Prehospital Care (Core of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Toxicology (Core of Discipline · 1 Block (4 weeks))
- Goal-Directed Experiences (Electives) (Core of Discipline · 4 Blocks (16 weeks))
- Emergency Medicine (Transition to Practice · 2 Blocks (8 weeks))
- Advanced Area of Learning (with longitudinal Emergency Medicine) (Transition to Practice · 11 Blocks (44 weeks))
Where you train
Peel & Surrounding Communities, Ontario: 7 teaching sites. A car is recommended.
- William Osler Health System
- Trillium Health Partners
- Headwaters Health Care Centre
- Halton Healthcare
- Peel Region
- ErinoakKids
- Michael Garron Hospital
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 2 of 7, MEDITECH at 2; no published record for 3.
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.
William Osler Health System
- Clinical record
- Epic, fully electronic record since Oct 2026
Trillium Health Partners
- Clinical record
- Epic, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Headwaters Health Care Centre
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse (CARE4 shared record), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
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Halton Healthcare
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse, fully electronic record since Nov 2021
Hospital size and activity: Ontario doesn't publish this as open data.
This location covers more than one place, so its figures are on each place’s own page.
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, CMG stream
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
- Return of service, IMG stream
- Required
- IMG requirements, IMG stream
- Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 26 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
Wed 11 Nov 2026
10:00 am ET
Info session · Virtual · For all applicants
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)
Year by year
2027 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 5 | 5 years | 1 date, 26 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
| IMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 26 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 5 | 5 years | 1 date, 22 Jan 2026 |
| IMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 22 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The Toronto Metropolitan University Emergency Medicine Residency Program offers an exceptional training experience focused on developing highly skilled emergency physicians.
- The program emphasizes clinical excellence, compassionate care, and a commitment to serving diverse and underserved communities in Peel and surrounding areas.
- Research
- Residents have protected LEARN Time for scholarly work, publication, and research, with annual events connecting them to broader research opportunities.
- Training setting
- Distributed training model across multiple urban and community hospital sites in Peel and surrounding regions, including William Osler Health System, Trillium Health Partners, and other healthcare centers.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education with a focus on progressive independence, personalized learning, and holistic development of residents through structured foundational curriculum and innovative learning opportunities.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Reference letters
- Personal letter
- Extra-curricular experiences
- Leadership skills
- Regional Connection Attestation
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Jennifer Chu
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Program Administrator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
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