Edmonton - Neurology
University of AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 52
- 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
Interviews
2 dates, 20–21 Jan 2027
1 date, 21 Jan 2027
Edmonton, 6 teaching sites · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Faculty take first call for emergency department consults 24 hours a day.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Residents act as the primary neurologist for their own patients in a weekly longitudinal continuity clinic.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- This is a five-year Adult Neurology residency based at the University of Alberta Hospital, with community rotations at the Royal Alexandra and Grey Nuns Hospitals.
- Senior call uses a night float system, and residents must complete a research project, with up to 6 research blocks allowed.
- Residents run a weekly supervised continuity clinic until the end of residency, and rural electives are available in Lethbridge.
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
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- neurology inpatient services (stroke ward, acute stroke, general neurology and/or consults) (Transition to Discipline · 3-months · University of Alberta Hospital)
- general medicine (Foundations of Discipline)
- inpatient Neurology ward service (Foundations of Discipline)
- ambulatory Neurology clinics (Foundations of Discipline)
- Neurosurgery (Foundations of Discipline)
- General Systems ICU (Foundations of Discipline)
- NeuroRehab (Foundations of Discipline)
- Pediatric Neurology (Foundations of Discipline)
- Community Neurology (Foundations of Discipline)
- Psychiatry (Foundations of Discipline)
- Neuroinflammation/MS (Core of Discipline)
- Neuromuscular/EMG (Core of Discipline)
- Epilepsy/EEG (Core of Discipline)
- Movement Disorders (Core of Discipline)
- Neuro-Ophthalmology (Core of Discipline)
- Headache (Core of Discipline)
- Cognitive (Core of Discipline)
- Senior Pediatric Neurology (Core of Discipline)
- senior role on the inpatient neurology services (Core of Discipline · Eight (8) months)
- adult neurology service as a 'junior consultant' (Transition to Practice)
- Telestroke service (Transition to Practice · weeks)
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- neurology inpatient services (stroke ward, acute stroke, general neurology and/or consults) (Transition to Discipline · 3-months · University of Alberta Hospital)
- general medicine (Foundations of Discipline)
- inpatient Neurology ward service (Foundations of Discipline)
- ambulatory Neurology clinics (Foundations of Discipline)
- Neurosurgery (Foundations of Discipline)
- General Systems ICU (Foundations of Discipline)
- NeuroRehab (Foundations of Discipline)
- Pediatric Neurology (Foundations of Discipline)
- Community Neurology (Foundations of Discipline)
- Psychiatry (Foundations of Discipline)
- Pediatric Neurology (Core of Discipline)
- senior role on the inpatient neurology services (Core of Discipline · Eight (8) months)
- adult neurology service as a 'junior consultant' (Transition to Practice)
- Telestroke service (Transition to Practice)
Where you train
Edmonton, Alberta: 6 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.
- University of Alberta Hospital
- Kaye Edmonton Clinic
- Royal Alexandra Hospital
- Grey Nuns Hospital
- Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
- Rural Electives Available in Lethbridge (Lethbridge · rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 3 of 6; 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
- 20 and 21 Jan 2027
- Interview dates (2027 match), IMG stream
- 21 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Panel
Info sessions
The 1 session listed for 2027 has passed.
2 Neurology info sessions 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 · frequency “3-5 in-house call per month”
- 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 3 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 1 of 9 years.
Show the table, with round 2Hide the table
| Year | Open after round 1 | Open after round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | not available | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2019, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 1 position open after round 2 in 2019, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 2 dates, 20–21 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
| IMG stream | 2 | 5 years | 1 date, 21 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 5 | 5 years | 2 dates, 27–28 Jan 2026 |
| IMG stream | 2 | 5 years | 1 date, 28 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Alberta's Neurology Residency Program is a comprehensive 5-year training program that prepares residents for diverse neurological practice.
- The program emphasizes a supportive, inclusive environment with a culture of mentorship, focusing on developing residents' communication, professional, scholarly, and cognitive skills across a wide spectrum of neurological patient care.
- Research
- Residents can complete research blocks, pursue graduate degrees, and are expected to initiate a research project under faculty mentorship, with opportunities in clinical, basic neuroscience, and health outcomes research.
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical center in Edmonton, Alberta, with training across multiple hospitals including University of Alberta Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Grey Nuns Hospital, and Glenrose Rehabilitation Centre.
- Teaching approach
- A learner-centered approach emphasizing progressive independence, competency-based medical education, and personalized training tailored to individual resident career goals and interests.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- CV/Résumé
- Personal letter
- Reference letters
- Interview performance
- Academic achievements
- Research experience
- Leadership qualities
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Grayson Beecher
Dr. Amanda (Amy) WagnerAssociate Program Director
- Program office
Program Coordinator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing. Site staff and other contacts are listed there too.
Neurology elsewhere
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