Edmonton - Internal Medicine
University of AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 338
- Length
- 3
- Applications per year
- 201–400
- Offered interviews
- 51–75%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Tue 10 Nov 2026,7:00–8:00 pm MDTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Interviews
4 dates, 20 Jan – 3 Feb 2027
1 date, 19 Jan 2027
Edmonton, 10 teaching sites · required rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Two-week PGY3 CanMEDS rotation covering clinical ethics and communication skills.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
PGY4 mandatory rural medicine rotation, possibly in Yellowknife, NWT.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- The University of Alberta Internal Medicine program is a 3-year core program with a possible fourth year, based at University of Alberta Hospital and Royal Alexandra Hospital.
- All residents complete a one-month community internal medicine rotation in Grande Prairie, Red Deer, or another approved site.
- Overnight coverage uses night float and night pool systems, and protected research selective time is offered.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation
- Research
- Offered · research project · protected time
By year
- PGY-1
- Medicine Subspecialties (MSS) of Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary, and Hematology4 Blocks
- Medicine Jr3 Blocks
- Cardiology Junior (ward-based)1 Block
- Infectious Diseases (ID)1 Block
- Night Pool1 Block
- Selective1 Block
- ED Consults0.5 Block
- Ambulatory Clinics0.5 block
- PGY-2
- ICU2 Blocks
- Elective2 Blocks
- SR MED Consults/NF/Evenings1.5 Blocks
- CCU1 Block
- Selective1 Block
- MSS Subspecialty Consults (Hem/Gastro/Nephro/Resp)1 Block
- Community IM1 Block
- Senior CTU1 Block
- 'Elect2'0.5 Block
- Ambulatory Clinics including Multidisciplinary Clinical Teams (MCT) experiences0.5 Block
- Night Pool0.5 Block
- PGY-3
- Selective3 Blocks
- MED SR CTU2 Blocks
- Study/Selective1 Block
- SR MED ED Consults1 Block
- GIM Selective1 Block
- Medicine Subspecialty (Hem/Neph/Pulm/GI)1 Block
- Elective1 Block
- Night Float or Night Pool0.5 Block
- MED SR Amb Clinics0.5 Block
- SR PAC WARD consults0.5 Block
- CanMEDS0.5 Block
- PGY-4
- Jr Attending2 blocks
- Ambulatory blockone month
- ICU
- Community medicine
- Rural Medicine
- GIM consult service including Pre-op Clinic
- ECG Rotation including CCU call
- Neurology
- Obstetrical medicine
- POCUS block
- Elective
- PGY-1
- Medicine Subspecialties (MSS) of Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary, and Hematology4 Blocks
- Medicine Jr3 Blocks
- Cardiology Junior (ward-based)1 Block
- Infectious Diseases (ID)1 Block
- Night Pool1 Block
- Selective1 Block
- Vacation4 Weeks
- ED Consults0.5 Block
- Ambulatory Clinics0.5 block
- PGY-2
- ICU2 Blocks
- Elective2 Blocks
- SR MED Consults/NF/Evenings1.5 Blocks
- CCU1 Block
- Selective1 Block
- MSS Subspecialty Consults (Hem/Gastro/Nephro/Resp)1 Block
- Community IM1 Block
- Senior CTU1 Block
- Vacation4 Weeks
- 'Elect2'0.5 Block
- Ambulatory Clinics including Multidisciplinary Clinical Teams (MCT) experiences0.5 Block
- Night Pool0.5 Block
- PGY-3
- Selective3 Blocks
- MED SR CTU2 Blocks
- Study/Selective1 Block
- SR MED ED Consults1 Block
- GIM Selective1 Block
- Medicine Subspecialty (Hem/Neph/Pulm/GI)1 Block
- Elective1 Block
- Vacation4 Weeks
- Night Float or Night Pool0.5 Block
- MED SR Amb Clinics0.5 Block
- SR PAC WARD consults0.5 Block
- CanMEDS0.5 Block
- PGY-4
- Jr Attending2 blocks
- Vacation4 weeks total
- Ambulatory blockone month
- ICU
- Community medicine
- Rural Medicine
- GIM consult service including Pre-op Clinic
- ECG Rotation including CCU call
- Neurology
- Obstetrical medicine
- POCUS block (Recommended)
- Elective
Where you train
Edmonton, Alberta: 10 teaching sites; required rural rotation.
- University of Alberta Hospital (UAH)
- Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH)
- Cross Cancer Institute (CCI)
- Grey Nuns Hospital (GNH)
- Grey Nuns (Palliative facility)
- Northern Alberta Regional Geriatric Facility at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
- Sturgeon Community Hospital (St. Albert)
- Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie · rural or distributed site)
- Red Deer (AB) (Red Deer · rural or distributed site)
- Yellowknife (Yellowknife · rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites, all streams: Epic at 6 of 11; no published record for 5.
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
- Return of service, CMG stream
- Not required · all residents
- Return of service, IMG stream
- Not required · all residents
- IMG requirements, IMG stream
- Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match), CMG stream
- 20 and 21 Jan 2027; 2 and 3 Feb 2027
- Interview dates (2027 match), IMG stream
- 19 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
Tue 10 Nov 2026
7:00–8:00 pm MDT
Town hall · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $67,440 / year |
| PGY-2 | $74,153 / year |
| PGY-3 | $80,058 / 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 | 33 | 3 years | 4 dates, 20 Jan – 3 Feb 2027 |
|
| IMG stream | 8 | 3 years | 1 date, 19 Jan 2027 |
|
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 29 | 5 years | 5 dates, 13 Jan – 5 Feb 2026 |
| IMG stream | 7 | 5 years | 2 dates, 13–20 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Alberta's Internal Medicine Residency Program is a comprehensive 3-year (with optional 4th year) training program in Edmonton, Alberta.
- The program emphasizes excellence in education, research, and clinical care, offering residents a diverse and supportive learning environment with opportunities for advanced training in various subspecialties.
- Research
- Numerous opportunities for basic science and clinical research, with protected research selective time and mandatory participation in Department of Medicine Research Day.
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical centers in Edmonton, including University of Alberta Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, and Cross Cancer Institute, with opportunities for rural community rotations.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) with a focus on progressive independence, interprofessional collaboration, and holistic professional development across CanMEDS roles.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV/Resume
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Electives experience
- Reference letters
- Personal letter
- Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Thirza Carpenter
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Medical Education Program Coordinator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Program websiteWebsiteCANPREPPCANPREPPdescribes callFrom the programThis program on CaRMS(opens in a new tab)
Videos and podcasts
From the program
Public podcast episodes and videos where the program presents itself. The short descriptions are ours; each link goes to the original.
Internal Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Edmonton
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