Edmonton - Diagnostic Radiology
University of AlbertaEdmonton, AlbertaCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 5
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
3 dates, 18–20 Jan 2027
Edmonton, 9 teaching sites · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Over four months of dedicated pediatric radiology training at the Stollery Children's Hospital.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Funded American Institute for Radiologic Pathology (AIRP) course in Washington, D.C. for all residents.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 5-year diagnostic radiology residency based at the University of Alberta Hospital and Royal Alexandra Hospital, with affiliated Edmonton-area community hospitals and clinics.
- Residents must complete a research project and a quality improvement or patient safety project, with up to 20 days of research time.
- Call uses a night float model, and interviews for 2027 are virtual.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Urban community
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
By year
- PGY-1
- general surgery
- orthopedic surgery
- internal medicine
- emergency
- pediatric emergency
- intensive care/coronary care
- neurology
- anatomic pathology
- orientation block/anatomy/physics course
- PGY-5
- Junior Staff hospital and clinic rotations
- selectives
- electives
Other rotations
- Thoracic Radiology (Foundations (late PGY1 to the first half of PGY2))
- Neuroradiology (CT) (Foundations (late PGY1 to the first half of PGY2))
- Body Imaging (CT) (Foundations (late PGY1 to the first half of PGY2))
- Fluoroscopy (Foundations (late PGY1 to the first half of PGY2))
- Ultrasound (Foundations (late PGY1 to the first half of PGY2))
- Pediatric Imaging (Foundations (late PGY1 to the first half of PGY2))
- Computed Radiology (Foundations (late PGY1 to the first half of PGY2))
- Emergency Radiology (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Fluoroscopy (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Ultrasound (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Ultrasound Interventions (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Body Imaging (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Neuroradiology (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Musculoskeletal Imaging (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Pediatric Radiology (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Nuclear Medicine (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Angiography/Interventional (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Head and Neck Imaging (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Breast Imaging (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Oncologic Imaging (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Obstetrical Ultrasound (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Cardiac Imaging (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Community Radiology (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- elective block (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5) · one elective block)
Where you train
Edmonton, Alberta: 9 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.
- University of Alberta Hospital (UAH)
- Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH)
- Stollery Children's Hospital
- Cross Cancer Institute (CCI)
- Grey Nuns Community Hospital (GNH)
- Misericordia Community Hospital (MCH)
- Sturgeon Community Hospital (SCH) (St. Albert)
- Strathcona Community Hospital (Sherwood Park)
- Various Privately owned Community Diagnostic Imaging Clinics
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 8 of 9; 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.
- Clinical record
- Epic (Connect Care), fully electronic record since Nov 2024
Hospital size and activity: Alberta doesn't publish this as open data.
About Edmonton
People
1,010,899residents, 2021 Census
Housing
3.8%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−10.3 °CJanuary mean18.1 °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 required · all residents
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 18, 19 and 20 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Panel
Info sessions
None listed on the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) (read 20 Oct 2026) or on CANPREPP’s events calendar (read 24 Oct 2026). Programs add sessions through the fall.
1 Diagnostic Radiology info session at other programsAll info sessions
Pay and call
| 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 |
Call
- Call (as the program states it)
- In-house call · night float
- Call (provincial max)
- 1 in 4 in-house
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- No new responsibilities after the 24th hour of duty, apart from handover
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- 24 consecutive hours, plus 2 hours for handover
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*
- 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.
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 | 5 | 5 years | 3 dates, 18–20 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 5 | 5 years | 3 dates, 19–21 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Alberta Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program offers a comprehensive 5-year training experience in a diverse, academic environment.
- Located in Edmonton, the program provides extensive exposure to various imaging modalities across multiple hospitals and clinical settings, with a strong emphasis on resident education, research, and professional development.
- Research
- Residents are required to complete one research project and a quality improvement project, with up to 20 days of dedicated research time and funding for conference presentations.
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical centers in Edmonton, including University of Alberta Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Stollery Children's Hospital, and multiple community hospitals and clinics.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education with progressive independence, emphasizing team-based learning, scholarly activities, and comprehensive skill development across multiple imaging modalities.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Casper test
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Reference letters
- Personal letter
- CV/Resume
- Interview performance
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Craig Ferguson
- Program office
Program Administrator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Diagnostic Radiology elsewhere
Nearest to Edmonton
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