Calgary - Orthopedic Surgery
University of CalgaryCalgary, AlbertaCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 5
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 27 Jan 2027
Calgary, 6 teaching sites · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Final-year flex blocks let residents revisit clinical areas or build experience before fellowship.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
The academic half-day uses a flipped classroom backed by a library of podcasts that residents prepare.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- The University of Calgary Orthopaedic Surgery program is a 5-year residency with rotations at four adult sites in Calgary and one paediatric hospital.
- Residents must complete at least one block at a regional community hospital outside the city, and they must do independent research.
- Academic time is protected every Thursday afternoon, and final-year flex blocks let residents return to clinical areas.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Research
- Required · research project · protected time
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Emergency Medicine (Junior Years (PGY 1, 2, 3))
- Plastic Surgery (Junior Years (PGY 1, 2, 3))
- General Surgery (Junior Years (PGY 1, 2, 3))
- General Internal Medicine (Junior Years (PGY 1, 2, 3))
- ICU (Junior Years (PGY 1, 2, 3))
- Jr. Pediatrics Orthopedics (Junior Years (PGY 1, 2, 3))
- Community Orthopedics (Junior Years (PGY 1, 2, 3))
- Jr. Trauma (Junior Years (PGY 1, 2, 3))
- Jr. Arthroplasty (Junior Years (PGY 1, 2, 3))
- Jr. Sports Medicine (Junior Years (PGY 1, 2, 3))
- Jr. Spine (Junior Years (PGY 1, 2, 3))
- Upper Extremity (Junior Years (PGY 1, 2, 3))
- Foot & Ankle (Junior Years (PGY 1, 2, 3))
- Tumor/Oncology (Junior Years (PGY 1, 2, 3))
- Elective (Junior Years (PGY 1, 2, 3))
- Sr. Trauma (Senior Years (PGY 4, 5))
- Sr. Arthroplasty (Senior Years (PGY 4, 5))
- Sr. Sports (Senior Years (PGY 4, 5))
- Hand, Wrist and Elbow (Senior Years (PGY 4, 5))
- Sr. Spine (Senior Years (PGY 4, 5))
- Sr. Pediatrics Orthopedics (Senior Years (PGY 4, 5))
- Jr. Attending (Senior Years (PGY 4, 5))
- Flex Block (Senior Years (PGY 4, 5))
- Study Block (Senior Years (PGY 4, 5))
- Elective (Senior Years (PGY 4, 5))
- Rural (Senior Years (PGY 4, 5))
Where you train
Calgary, Alberta: 6 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.
- Alberta Childrens' Hospital
- Foothills Medical Centre
- Peter Lougheed Centre
- Rockyview General Hospital
- South Health Campus
- Rural Electives - Red Deer (Red Deer · rural or distributed site)
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
Very 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 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Panel
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.
5 Orthopedic Surgery 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 (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 | 1 date, 27 Jan 2027 |
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2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 5 | 5 years | 1 date, 4 Feb 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Calgary Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program offers a comprehensive 5-year training experience that prepares residents for excellence in orthopedic surgery.
- The program provides high-quality education across all aspects of musculoskeletal care, with training in urban and rural settings and a strong emphasis on research, leadership, and professional development.
- Research
- Residents are required to conduct research, with opportunities to develop and complete research projects through the Calgary Orthopaedic Residency Research Group (CORRG).
- Training setting
- Urban medical centers in Calgary, Alberta, including multiple hospital sites with diverse clinical environments and a rural rotation component.
- Teaching approach
- Utilizes a competency-based framework with progressive independence, emphasizing critical thinking, scholarly activities, and comprehensive skill development through rotation-based learning and protected academic time.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Academic performance
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Reference letters
- Personal letter
- Interview performance
- Research experience
- Leadership skills
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Aaron Bois
Dr. Rubini PathyAssistant 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.
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.
Orthopedic Surgery elsewhere
Nearest to Calgary
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