Winnipeg - Medical Microbiology
University of ManitobaWinnipeg, ManitobaCMG streamNew for 2027
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 1
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 51–75%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 20 Jan 2027
Winnipeg, 4 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Mandatory rotation at the National Microbiology Laboratory, Canada's national reference laboratory, located in Winnipeg.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Closely integrated with adult and pediatric infectious diseases programs through shared rounds, journal club and half-day.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 5-year Medical Microbiology residency at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
- PGY-1 is basic clinical training, PGY-2 focuses on clinical infectious diseases, and PGY-3 and 4 are core laboratory training across four Winnipeg sites.
- PGY-5 is essentially an elective year tailored to the trainee's interests.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Public health agency
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Offered · research project
By year
- PGY-1
- general medicine (and relevant subspecialties)
- pediatrics
- general surgery
- critical care
- emergency medicine
- PGY-2
- adult infectious diseases services
- pediatric infectious diseases service
- continuity clinic
- outpatient specialty clinic block
- PGY-5
- additional specialty training or research opportunities
Other rotations
- core laboratory training (PGY-3 and 4 · two years · Health Sciences Centre, St. Boniface General Hospital, Cadham Provincial Laboratory, and the National Microbiology Laboratory)
Where you train
Winnipeg, Manitoba: 4 teaching sites.
- Health Sciences Centre
- St. Boniface Hospital
- Cadham Provincial Laboratory
- National Microbiology Laboratory
Record systems at the listed sites: Altera at 2 of 4; no published record for 2.
Moving to a new system: Health Sciences Centre; St. Boniface Hospital (scheduled 31 Mar 2027 across the province).
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
- Altera Digital Health (EPR), moving to a new system in every hospital by 31 Mar 2027; this hospital’s own date is not published by the province yet
Manitoba's electronic patient record is going into every hospital by the end of March 2027, a hospital at a time (6 of 57 complete as of June 2026). Order entry is not included at this stage.
Hospital size and activity: Manitoba doesn't publish this as open data.
About Winnipeg
People
749,607residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.8%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−16.3 °CJanuary mean19.5 °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)
- 20 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
- 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.
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $72,171 / year |
| PGY-2 | $77,416 / year |
| PGY-3 | $83,372 / year |
| PGY-4 | $89,329 / year |
| PGY-5 | $95,285 / year |
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 7 calls per 4-week block, in-house and home call combined
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- No duty hours before 06:00 the next calendar day, after in-hospital call
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- 26 consecutive hours (24, plus 2 for handover)
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 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2019, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 1 position open after round 2 in 2019, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 1 position open after round 2 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 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.
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Andrew Walkty
- Program office
Medical Microbiology Program Assistant
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Medical Microbiology elsewhere
Nearest to Winnipeg
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