Calgary - Internal Medicine
University of CalgaryCalgary, Alberta
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 358
- Length
- 3
- Applications per year
- 401–60051–200
- Offered interviews
- 51–75%26–50%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Interviews
4 dates, 20–28 Jan 2027
2 dates, 20–27 Jan 2027
Calgary, 6 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
A dedicated nocturnist program supports the Medical Teaching Units.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Simulation program accredited by the Royal College.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Parallel Indigenous Admissions Pathway with its own review committee for First Nations, Métis and Inuit applicants.
From “Important information” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 3-year core Internal Medicine residency at the University of Calgary, with each year made up of thirteen 4-week blocks.
- Residents rotate through four Calgary acute care sites, with Foothills Medical Centre as the primary academic centre.
- Senior residents work night float shifts on the Medical Teaching Units, doing 12-hour call shifts instead of 26-hour shifts.
- The program teaches point-of-care ultrasound through a Procedural Certification Program.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Urban community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Focus areas
- POCUS curriculum
- Research
- Offered · research project · protected time
By year
- PGY-1
- Medical Teaching Unit6 blocks
- Selectives4 blocks
- CCU1 block
- Nephrology1 block
- Geriatrics1 block
- PGY-2
- Medical Teaching Unit4 blocks
- Selectives4 blocks
- Elective2 blocks
- CCU1 block
- ICU1 block
- PGY-3
- Selectives8 blocks
- Medical Teaching Unit2 blocks
- CCU1 block
- ICU1 block
- Elective1 block
- PGY-1
- Medical Teaching Unit*6
- CCU1
- Nephrology1
- Geriatrics1
- Selectives4
- PGY-2
- Medical Teaching Unit*4
- CCU1
- ICU1
- Selectives4
- Elective2
- PGY-3
- Medical Teaching Unit*2
- CCU1
- ICU1
- Selectives8
- Elective1
Where you train
Calgary, Alberta: 6 teaching sites.
- Foothills Medical Centre (FMC)
- Peter Lougheed Centre
- Rockyview General Hospital
- South Health Campus
- Arthur Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre
- Richmond road Diagnostic and Treatment Centre
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 5 of 6; no published record for 1.
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
- Other file component(s)
- Return of service, CMG stream
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
- Return of service, IMG stream
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
- IMG requirements, IMG stream
- “We do not accept Visa sponsored trainees in our program.”
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match), CMG stream
- 20, 21, 27 and 28 Jan 2027
- Interview dates (2027 match), IMG stream
- 20 and 27 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
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.
16 Internal Medicine 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 |
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 | 35 | 3 years | 4 dates, 20–28 Jan 2027 |
|
| IMG stream | 8 | 3 years | 2 dates, 20–27 Jan 2027 |
|
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 30 | 5 years | 6 dates, 9–29 Jan 2026 |
| IMG stream | 7 | 5 years | 4 dates, 9–28 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Calgary's Internal Medicine Residency Program offers a comprehensive 3-year training experience focused on competency-based medical education.
- The program emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and excellence, providing residents with diverse clinical experiences across multiple hospital sites in Calgary.
- Research
- Excellent research opportunities in the Department and Faculty of Medicine, with financial support for conference attendance and scholarly activities.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across four major urban hospitals in Calgary: Foothills Medical Centre, Peter Lougheed Centre, Rockyview General Hospital, and South Health Campus, providing diverse clinical experiences in primary, secondary, and tertiary care settings.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education using Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) and milestones, focusing on progressive learning, frequent formative assessments, and empowering learners to engage in their educational process.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Personal letter
- CV/Résumé
- Medical school transcript
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Letters of reference
- Interview performance
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Maria Bacchus
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.
Discussed on Reddit
Public Reddit posts and comments where someone describes this program. Each one links to Reddit.
- GIM Consults vs MTU electives? (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Foothills MTU patient mix and hospitalist coverage of non-acute patientsTopics: service
- Which IM program is best ? (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Resident on McMaster IM senior responsibility and Calgary Foothills CTU case mixTopics: service
Videos and podcasts
From the program
Public podcast episodes and videos where the program presents itself. The short descriptions are ours; each link goes to the original.
From residents
Public podcast episodes and videos where residents describe this program. The short descriptions are ours; each link goes to the original.
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