Edmonton - Pediatrics
University of AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 113
- Length
- 4
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Interviews
4 dates, 18–21 Jan 2027
1 date, 20 Jan 2027
Edmonton, CMG stream: 12 teaching sites · IMG stream: 13 teaching sites · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Clinical opportunities at a full-time pediatric clinic in Maskwacis serving four Cree nations, started by residents.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Training Researchers in Pediatrics (TRIP) research-intensive mentorship program for future clinician scientists.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- The University of Alberta Pediatrics program is a 4-year residency based at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton, with satellite sites at other Edmonton hospitals.
- Community-based rotations occur each year, with rural/regional opportunities from second year and a continuity clinic from Core of Discipline.
- Call uses a night float system, and residents must complete a research or scholarly project with requestable project time.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Urban community
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Indigenous health
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
By year
- PGY-2
- Electives4-week
- PGY-3
- Electives4-week
- PGY-4
- elective during the flexible Transition to Practice period
Other rotations
- Continuity Clinic (Core of Discipline · various community sites located in and around Edmonton)
- PGY-2
- Electives4-week
- PGY-3
- Electives4-week
Other rotations
- Continuity Clinic (Core of Discipline · various community sites located in and around Edmonton)
- elective (Transition to Practice)
Where you train
Edmonton, Alberta: CMG stream: 12 teaching sites · IMG stream: 13 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.
- Stollery Children's Hospital
- Royal Alexandra Hospital
- Grey Nuns Hospital
- Misericordia Hospital
- Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
- Nipisihkopahk Medical Clinic (Maskwacis · rural or distributed site)
- Red Deer (Red Deer · rural or distributed site)
- Yellowknife (Yellowknife · rural or distributed site)
- Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie · rural or distributed site)
- High Level (High Level · rural or distributed site)
- Cold Lake (Cold Lake · rural or distributed site)
- Slave Lake (Slave Lake · rural or distributed site)
- Stollery Children's Hospital
- University of Alberta Hospital's Walter Mackenzie Centre
- Royal Alexandra Hospital
- Grey Nuns Hospital
- Misericordia Hospital
- Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
- Nipisihkopahk Medical Clinic (Maskwacis · rural or distributed site)
- Red Deer (Red Deer · rural or distributed site)
- Yellowknife (Yellowknife · rural or distributed site)
- Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie · rural or distributed site)
- High Level (High Level · rural or distributed site)
- Cold Lake (Cold Lake · rural or distributed site)
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- Slave Lake (Slave Lake · rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites, all streams: Epic at 7 of 13; no published record for 6.
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
- 18, 19, 20 and 21 Jan 2027
- Interview dates (2027 match), IMG stream
- 20 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
The 4 sessions listed for 2027 have passed.
8 Pediatrics 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 |
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 | 11 | 4 years | 4 dates, 18–21 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
| IMG stream | 3 | 4 years | 1 date, 20 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 11 | 5 years | 13 Jan – 5 Feb 2026, listed as a range |
| IMG stream | 3 | 5 years | 2 dates, 13 Jan – 4 Feb 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Alberta Pediatrics Residency Program offers comprehensive training in pediatric medicine, focusing on excellence in clinical care, education, advocacy, and research.
- Located in Edmonton, the program provides diverse clinical experiences across Northern Alberta and beyond, with a strong commitment to cultural sensitivity and community-based learning.
- Research
- Residents complete a research/scholarly project, with opportunities for additional research through TRIP mentorship program and Clinician Investigator Program (CIP).
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical center with extensive rural and regional training opportunities, including community sites in Edmonton, Maskwacis, Red Deer, Yellowknife, High Level, Cold Lake, and Slave Lake.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education using adult learning principles, active learning strategies, small group sessions, flipped classroom, didactic teaching, procedural skills, and simulations aligned with Royal College objectives and CanMEDS roles.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Academic record
- Personal letter
- Extracurricular activities
- Research/scholarly activities
- Reference letters
- Interview performance
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Jessica Foulds
Dr. Anna SerebrinAssistant Program Director
Dr. Troy TurnerAssistant 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.
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