Calgary - Diagnostic and Clinical Pathology
University of CalgaryCalgary, AlbertaCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 2
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
2 dates, 28–29 Jan 2027
Calgary, 10 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Dedicated rotation in a cellular therapy laboratory, including CAR T and stem cell product processing.
From “Additional information” on the CaRMS page
Co-sponsored with Alberta Precision Laboratories, which has an academic Clinical Pathology Division.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page
Emphasis on laboratory management and pathology informatics.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page
- The University of Calgary Diagnostic and Clinical Pathology program is a 5-year competency-based residency covering anatomic and clinical pathology.
- Training is mainly at Foothills Medical Centre, the Diagnostic and Scientific Centre and community/subspecialty hospitals in Calgary, with community hospital rotations at Red Deer Regional Hospital.
- The Royal College exam is completed by fall of fifth year, leaving nine months of Transition to Practice.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Urban community
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Offered · research or quality-improvement project
- Getting around
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Travel is reimbursed
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- introductory block (Transition to Discipline · Two blocks (1 block = 4 weeks))
- Infectious Diseases (Foundations · 1 block)
- Medical Oncology (Foundations · 1 block)
- Hematology (Foundations · 1 block)
- Pediatric oncology/hematology (Foundations · 1 block)
- Gyne/Oncology (Foundations · 1 block)
- anatomy and histology block (Foundations · one · Foothills Medical Centre)
- lab medicine "Bootcamp" blocks (Foundations · two · Foothills Medical Centre)
- Surgical Pathology (Core of Discipline)
- Autopsy Pathology (Core of Discipline)
- Cytology (Core of Discipline)
- Forensics (Core of Discipline)
- Pediatric Pathology (Core of Discipline)
- Clinical Chemistry (Core of Discipline)
- Hematopathology (Core of Discipline)
- Medical Microbiology (Core of Discipline)
- Transfusion Medicine (Core of Discipline)
- cellular therapy laboratory (CTL)
Where you train
Calgary, Alberta: 10 teaching sites.
- Foothills Medical Centre (FMC)
- Diagnostic and Scientific Centre (DSC - main high-volume laboratory for out-patient specimens)
- Alberta Children's Hospital (ACH)
- Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC)
- Rockyview General Hospital (RGH)
- South Health Campus (SHC)
- Medical Examiner's Office
- Red Deer Regional Hospital (Red Deer · rural or distributed site)
- Chinook Regional Hospital (Lethbridge · rural or distributed site)
- Medicine Hat Regional Hospital (Medicine Hat · rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 8 of 10; no published record for 2.
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 Calgary
People
1,306,784residents, 2021 Census
Housing
4.9%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−7.6 °CJanuary mean16.9 °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
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 28 and 29 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- MMI or rotating station
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 (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 2 of 9 years.
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| Year | Open after round 1 | Open after round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | not available | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2020, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 2 positions open after round 2 in 2020, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) |
| 2021 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2021, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 1 position open after round 2 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) |
| 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 | 2 | 5 years | 2 dates, 28–29 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 2 | 5 years | 2 dates, 21–22 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Calgary Diagnostic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program is an innovative 5-year training program focused on producing skilled laboratory physicians.
- The program offers comprehensive training across multiple laboratory disciplines, with a unique emphasis on laboratory management and pathology informatics.
- Research
- Residents are expected to complete one research project, with additional research activities supported. Travel expenses covered for research presentations, and dedicated research coordinator available.
- Training setting
- Urban academic environment with multiple training sites including Diagnostic and Scientific Centre, Foothills Medical Centre, Alberta Children's Hospital, and 12 additional community/rural laboratories in Southern Alberta.
- Teaching approach
- Competence by Design (CBD) curriculum with progressive training through four stages: Transition to Discipline, Foundations, Core of Discipline, and Transition to Practice, emphasizing progressive independence and entrustable professional activities.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular activities
- Leadership skills
- Personal letters
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Yijie Robby WangDiagnostic & Clinical Pathology Asst. Program Director
Dr. Marcia Lee AbbottDiagnostic & Clinical Pathology Program Director
- Program office
Diagnostic & Clinical Pathology Residency Program Administrator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Diagnostic and Clinical Pathology elsewhere
Nearest to Calgary
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