Calgary - Emergency Medicine
University of CalgaryCalgary, AlbertaCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 5
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Meet and greet
all 5 info sessions of this programThu 5 Nov 2026,8:00–8:30 am MSTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Interviews
2 dates, 27–28 Jan 2027
Calgary, 7 teaching sites · required rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Several faculty are cross-appointed to both the adult and pediatric emergency departments; the program calls this unique in Canada.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
A Longitudinal Preceptor program pairs each resident with a staff mentor every academic year.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This is a five-year Royal College emergency medicine residency at the University of Calgary using multiple training sites.
- Sites include Foothills Hospital, a tertiary Level I Trauma Centre, and Alberta Children's Hospital.
- Core rotations include Rural EM and Aeromedical Transport (STARS), and residents complete a scholarly project.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Urban community
- Rural / remote
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation
- Focus areas
- POCUS curriculum
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Enhanced skills
- Emergency Medicine
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Adult Emergency Medicine (AEM) (TTD)
- Pediatric EM (PEM) (TTD)
- Addictions, Recovery and Community Health (TTD)
- AEM (Foundations)
- PEM (Foundations)
- Internal Medicine (Foundations)
- Trauma Surgery (Foundations)
- Adult Anesthesia (Foundations)
- General Surgery (Foundations)
- Junior Ultrasound (Foundations)
- Junior EMS (Foundations)
- AEM (Core)
- PEM (Core)
- ICU (Core)
- Orthopedics (Core)
- Plastics (Core)
- Toxicology (Core)
- CCU (Core)
- PICU (Core)
- Obstetrics (Core)
- Rural EM (Core)
- Internal Medicine Emergency Liaison (Core)
- Stroke Neurology (Core)
- General Neurology (Core)
- Ophthalmology (Core)
- Otolaryngology (Core)
- Aeromedical Transport (STARS) (Core)
- Senior EMS (Core)
- Area of Concentrated Expertise (TTP)
- AEM (TTP)
- Longitudinal Administration and Quality Assurance (TTP)
Where you train
Calgary, Alberta: 7 teaching sites; required rural rotation.
- Foothills Hospital
- Alberta Children's Hospital
- Peter Lougheed Centre
- Rockyview Hospital
- South Health Campus
- Poison and Drug Information Service (PADIS)
- Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS)
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 5 of 7; 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)
- 27 and 28 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Info sessions
Thu 5 Nov 2026
8:00–8:30 am MST
Meet and greet · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Thu 5 Nov 2026
4:00–4:30 pm MST
Meet and greet · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Thu 12 Nov 2026
8:00–8:30 am MST
Meet and greet · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Thu 19 Nov 2026
4:00–4:30 pm MST
Meet and greet · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Tue 26 Jan 2027
time not stated
Social · Virtual · Listed under interviews on CaRMS
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
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 | 5 | 5 years | 2 dates, 27–28 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 5 | 5 years | 2 dates, 5–6 Feb 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Calgary Emergency Medicine Residency Program offers a comprehensive 5-year training experience focused on developing high-quality emergency medicine practitioners.
- The program emphasizes supportive clinical training, personal excellence, and a holistic approach to medical education across multiple training sites in Calgary.
- Research
- Formal training in critical appraisal, biostatistics, and evidence-based medicine. Residents develop a scholarly project with faculty support and present research at Emergency Medicine Research Day and national/international meetings.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across multiple urban hospitals in Calgary, including Foothills Hospital, Alberta Children's Hospital, Peter Lougheed Centre, Rockyview Hospital, and South Health Campus, providing diverse clinical experiences.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education using the Competency by Design framework, focusing on formative assessments, targeted learning outcomes, and frequent feedback within the clinical workplace.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Direct observation
- Daily shift evaluations
- National in-training exam
- Quarterly written and oral exams
- Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Anjali Pandya
Dr. Kelsey RaganAssistant Program 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.
Emergency Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Calgary
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