Calgary - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

University of CalgaryCalgary, AlbertaCMG stream

Approx. quota: 3 positions
Length: 5 years
Applications per year: 0–50
Offered interviews: 51–75%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

Open house

details

Thu 12 Nov 2026,6:00–7:00 pm MDTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

Interviews

2 dates, 19–20 Jan 2027virtual

Calgary, 15 teaching sites · optional rural rotation

Program website Instagram CANPREPP profile CaRMS program page

What stands out about this program

Annual joint OSCE and research day with University of Alberta and University of Saskatchewan.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Ultrasound- and fluoroscopic-guided interventional training in anatomy lab and clinical settings.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page

This is a 5-year Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at the University of Calgary, accepting three residents per year.
Inpatient training is at Foothills Medical Centre, with outpatient rotations at clinics across Calgary.
The curriculum includes research blocks and a 13-block Transition to Practice stage of longitudinal electives.
Residents take home call for the neurorehabilitation unit.

The summary is written by CdnMD from the program’s CaRMS description.

What training looks like

Setting: Academic / tertiary hospital
Urban community
Rural exposure: Optional rural rotation
Focus areas: Procedural emphasis
Research: Required · research project · protected time
Getting around: Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for

By year

Not stated on CaRMS page

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

inpatient neurorehabilitation on Brain Injury or Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation (Transition To Discipline · 1 block)
outpatient clinics in General Physiatry & Outpatient Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation (Transition To Discipline · 1 block)
General Internal Medicine (Foundations of Discipline · 3 blocks)
Neurology (Foundations of Discipline · 3 blocks)
Orthopedic Surgery (Foundations of Discipline · 2 blocks)
Rheumatology (Foundations of Discipline · 1 blocks)
Geriatrics (Foundations of Discipline · 1 block)
Psychiatry (Foundations of Discipline · 1 block)
Emergency Medicine (Foundations of Discipline · 1 block)
Palliative Care (Foundations of Discipline · 1 block)
Surgical Clinics (Foundations of Discipline · 1 block)
Cardiac Rehabilitation (Foundations of Discipline · 1 block)
Research (Introductory Course) (Foundations of Discipline · 1 block)
Brain Injury Rehabilitation (Core of Discipline · 3 blocks)
Stroke Rehabilitation (Core of Discipline · 3 blocks)
Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation (Core of Discipline · 3 blocks)
Prosthetics & Orthotics or Amputee Rehabilitation (Core of Discipline · 3 blocks)
Neuromuscular/Electromyography Medicine (Core of Discipline · 3 blocks)
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation/Chronic Pain (Core of Discipline · 6 blocks)
Pediatric Rehabilitation (Core of Discipline · 3 blocks)
Cancer Rehabilitation (Core of Discipline · 1 block)
Research (Core of Discipline · 3 blocks)
Quality Improvement (Core of Discipline · 1 block)
Electives or Clinics & Consults as organized by the senior resident (Core of Discipline · 5 blocks)
longitudinal electives organized in consultation with the resident's academic advisor & program director (Transition To Practice · 13 blocks)

✓ = the CaRMS page states it; – = not stated. From the program description and its rotation list.

Where you train

Calgary, Alberta: 15 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.

Foothills Medical Centre
Rockyview General Hospital
South Health Campus
Peter Lougheed Centre
Kinesis Medical Centre
Alberta Neurologic Centre
Infini Health
University of Calgary Sports Medicine Clinic
Chronic Pain Centre
Innovations Clinic
Evidence Sport and Spine
Group23 Sports Medicine

Show all 15 sites

Southland Sports Medicine
Southland EMG
Catalyst for Health

Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 4 of 15; no published record for 11.

Hospital facts

4 sites · clinical record systems where an official source states them

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 As of 31 Oct 2026. At Foothills Medical Centre, Rockyview General Hospital, South Health Campus, Peter Lougheed Centre.

Verify with the official source: each source button opens the publisher’s own page.

Hospital size and activity: Alberta doesn't publish this as open data.

About Calgary

People
1,306,784residents, 2021 Census
Municipality of Calgary
Housing
4.9%rental vacancy rate
October 2025 survey, Calgary, Alberta (census metropolitan area)
Winter and summer
−7.6 °CJanuary mean16.9 °CJuly mean
1991–2020 normals, Calgary (Airport), 9.0 km away
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about Calgary (its page: housing, getting around, weather, things to do, and every program that names it)

Sites as the program’s CaRMS page lists them. City figures are public statistics for the place named by the location; they describe the place, not the program.

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.

Application file components as the program describes them.

Interviews and info sessions

Interview dates (2027 match): 19 and 20 Jan 2027
Format: Virtual
Traditional (one on one/two on one)
MMI or rotating station

Info sessions

Thu 12 Nov 2026
6:00–7:00 pm MDT
Open house · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

From the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), read 20 Oct 2026; a row tagged CANPREPP is on CANPREPP’s events calendar (read 24 Oct 2026), alone or as well. Dates and times are as the program wrote them; “your time” is worked out in your browser when your time zone differs. Programs add and change sessions.

Pay and call

Provincial scale, last updated 22 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab). One provincial scale for Alberta, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, Alberta
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

How provincial pay and rent compare

Call

Call (as the program states it): Home call · frequency “between 4-7 times per month”
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

The union agreement’s limits and rules for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. PARA agreement, 1 Jul 2024 to 30 Jun 2028. Read as of 1 Oct 2026.

Benefits

15 lines as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024: Annual vacation, Call Stipends, CMPA dues paid, and more

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.

Positions at this site, all streams.

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.

Source: CaRMS’s lists of positions open after round 1 and after round 2, as read in October 2026 (latest: 2026 round 1 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab), 2026 round 2 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab)).

Year by year

2027 match

The 2027 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews	What changed
CMG stream	3	5 years	2 dates, 19–20 Jan 2027Virtual	Nothing noted

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews
CMG streamCalgary - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	3	5 years	2 dates, 27–28 Jan 2026

The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description

The University of Calgary Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) Residency Program offers a comprehensive 5-year training experience focused on developing competent physiatrists.
The program emphasizes a supportive learning culture, interdisciplinary connections, and a resident-centered approach to medical education.

Research: Dedicated research blocks, opportunities in basic sciences, clinical research, medical education, health advocacy, and quality improvement
Training setting: Urban medical training environment in Calgary, Alberta, with rotations across multiple hospitals and community clinics, including Foothills Medical Centre, Rockyview General Hospital, and various specialized medical centers.
Teaching approach: Competence-Based Medical Education (CBME) with a focus on progressive independence, resident self-direction, and individualized learning experiences.
Enhanced skills: Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at: CV review
Elective performance
Medical school transcript
Personal letter
Reference documents
Research/Publications
Leadership skills
Extra-curricular activities

Positions, length and interviews as each match’s CaRMS pages stated them; what changed from our comparison of the two matches and our readings of the 2027 pages.

Contacts and links

Program director: Dr. Rebecca Charbonneau
Faculty profile of Dr. Rebecca Charbonneau(opens in a new tab)
Source: cumming.ucalgary.ca · checked Oct 2026
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
Program office: Program Administrator
Email on the CaRMS page(opens in a new tab)

Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing. Site staff and other contacts are listed there too.

Program websiteWebsite CANPREPPCANPREPPincludes a resident experience sectionFrom the programCaRMS PM&R U of C Prospective Applicant Website Canadian Association of Physical Medicine & Rehab This program on CaRMS

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation elsewhere

Nearest to Calgary

Edmonton - Physical Medicine and RehabilitationUniversity of Alberta
Edmonton · 281 km
3 positions · CMG
Saskatoon - Physical Medicine and RehabilitationUniversity of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK · 525 km
1 position · CMG
Regina - Physical Medicine and RehabilitationUniversity of Saskatchewan
Regina, SK · 668 km
1 position · CMG

In these collections:

Source

The program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) · 2027 match · last approved 8 Sep 2026 · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Accredited · CaRMS program ID 35678 · How these pages are made › · See the 2026 match under Year by year

The Applications per year and Offered interviews figures are 5-year averages the program reports to CaRMS: past cycles, not your odds.

Independent. Not affiliated with CaRMS or the program. Programs edit their descriptions during the match; confirm on carms.ca (opens in a new tab) before you apply. Data last updated on CdnMD 24 Oct 2026.

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