Edmonton - Medical Microbiology
University of AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 1
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 25 Jan 2027
2 dates, 25–26 Jan 2027
Edmonton, 7 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Described as one of the largest free-standing microbiology residency programs in Canada.
From “FAQ” on the CaRMS page
Residents are expected to author at least one abstract or paper and present at conferences.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This is a five-year Medical Microbiology residency in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the University of Alberta.
- Most laboratory rotations take place at Edmonton Base Lab and ProvLab in Edmonton, with clinical rotations at Edmonton hospitals.
- Each resident must complete at least one research project, and research blocks are provided.
- Call is taken from home.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Mixed settings
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Urban community
- Public health agency
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Required · research project · protected time
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Internal Medicine (Foundations of Discipline)
- Pediatrics (Foundations of Discipline)
- Infectious Diseases (Foundations of Discipline)
- General Surgery (Foundations of Discipline)
- Emergency Medicine (Foundations of Discipline)
- Medical Microbiology (Foundations of Discipline)
- community and public health Medical Microbiology laboratories (Core of Discipline)
- laboratory management (Core of Discipline)
- Adult Infectious Diseases (Core of Discipline)
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Core of Discipline)
- Infection Prevention and Control (Core of Discipline)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship (Core of Discipline)
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Internal Medicine (Foundations of Discipline)
- Pediatrics (Foundations of Discipline)
- Infectious Diseases (Foundations of Discipline)
- General Surgery (Foundations of Discipline)
- Emergency Medicine (Foundations of Discipline)
- Medical Microbiology (Foundations of Discipline)
- public health Medical Microbiology laboratories (Core of Discipline)
- laboratory management (Core of Discipline)
- Adult Infectious Diseases (Core of Discipline)
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Core of Discipline)
- Infection Prevention and Control (Core of Discipline)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship (Core of Discipline)
- research blocks (Core of Discipline)
Where you train
Edmonton, Alberta: 7 teaching sites.
- Edmonton Base Lab
- Provincial Laboratory for Public Health for Northern Alberta
- Provincial Laboratory for Public Health for Southern Alberta (Calgary)
- University of Alberta Hospital
- Royal Alexandra Hospital
- Misericordia Community Hospital
- Grey Nuns Community Hospital
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 4 of 7; 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.
- 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
- 25 Jan 2027
- Interview dates (2027 match), IMG stream
- 25 and 26 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
- 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.
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)
- Home call
- 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
Open after round 1 in 7 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 6 of 9 years.
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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 | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 25 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
| IMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 2 dates, 25–26 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 28 Jan 2026 |
| IMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 27 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The Medical Microbiology Residency program is a five-year post-graduate medical training program at the University of Alberta.
- It is designed to develop expertise in clinical microbiology, providing residents with broad-based clinical and laboratory experience while offering flexibility to accommodate individual interests and advanced training.
- Research
- Residents are required to complete at least one research project and are expected to author or co-author at least one abstract or peer-reviewed paper, with opportunities for interdepartmental research collaborations.
- Training setting
- Training primarily occurs in Edmonton at Edmonton Base Lab and the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, with clinical rotations at multiple hospitals including University of Alberta Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, and other Alberta Health Services sites.
- Teaching approach
- A competency-based approach that provides progressive independence, focusing on developing comprehensive skills in medical microbiology through staged training from foundational to independent practice.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV
- Electives
- MCCQE I
- Extra-curricular activities
- Leadership skills
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Personal letters
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Academic transcripts
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. William Stokes
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.
Medical Microbiology elsewhere
Nearest to Edmonton
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