Toronto - Medical Genetics and Genomics
University of TorontoToronto, Ontario
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 11
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 0–5051–200
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Interviews
3 dates, 21 Jan – 4 Feb 2027
Toronto, CMG stream: 10 teaching sites · IMG stream: 11 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Describes itself as Canada's largest Medical Genetics and Genomics training program.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
In-house biochemical, molecular and cytogenetic laboratories that also serve as fellowship training sites.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
A 13-week protected molecular and cytogenetics course for genetics trainees, held at SickKids.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 5-year Medical Genetics and Genomics residency based at the Hospital for Sick Children, with rotations at TAHSN sites in Toronto.
- The curriculum includes 5 blocks of laboratory rotations, 2 research blocks, and a 13-week protected molecular and cytogenetics course.
- In later stages, residents take home call and attend a monthly continuity clinic.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Urban community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Required · research project · protected time
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Orientation to Genetics (Transition to Discipline · 2 blocks · SickKids and UHN)
- General Internal Medicine (Foundations · 3 blocks · UHN sites (Toronto General or Toronto Western Hospitals))
- General Paediatics (Foundations · 3 blocks · SickKids)
- High-Risk Obstetrics (Foundations · 2 block · Mount Sinai Hospital)
- Haematology/Oncology (Foundations · 1 block · SickKids)
- Cardiology (Foundations · 1 block · Mount Sinai Hospital and SickKids)
- Adult Neurology (Foundations · 1 block · UHN sites)
- NICU (Foundations · 2 blocks · Mount Sinai Hospital and SickKids)
- Developmental Pediatrics (Foundations · 1 block · Holland Bloorview Hospital)
- Paediatric Neurology (Foundations · 2 blocks · SickKids)
- Palliative Care (Foundations · 1 block · SickKids)
- Elective Rotations (Foundations · 2 blocks)
- Clinical Genetics Inpatient (Core · 4 blocks · SickKids)
- Pediatrics Clinical Genetics Outpatient (Core · 4 blocks · SickKids)
- Adult Genetics Clinical Genetics Outpatient (Core · 1 block · UHN)
- Cancer Genetics (Core · 3 blocks · UHN/SickKids/NYGH)
- Clinical Genetics Outpatient (Core · 1 block · NYGH)
- Community Genetics (Core · 1 block · NYGH/Credit Valley or other site approved by PD)
- Prenatal Genetics (Core · 3 blocks · Mount Sinai Hospital)
- mixed Metabolics (Core · 1 block)
- Metabolic Inpatient (Core · 2 blocks · SickKids)
- Metabolic Outpatient (Core · 2 blocks · SickKids)
- Laboratory Rotations (Core · 5 blocks · SickKids)
- Genetic Counselling (Core · 1 block · SickKids)
- Newborn Screening (Core · 1 block · SickKids)
- Research (Core · 2 blocks · UHN or SickKids)
- Electives or Research (Core · 3 blocks)
- Team Leader TTP (Transition to Practice · 2 blocks · SickKids and UHN)
- Research/Electives (Transition to Practice · 5 blocks)
Where you train
Toronto, Ontario: CMG stream: 10 teaching sites · IMG stream: 11 teaching sites.
- Hospital for Sick Children
- University Health Network
- Toronto General Hospital
- Toronto Western Hospital
- Princess Margaret Hospital
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- St. Michaels Hospital
- Holland Bloorview Hospital
- NYGH
- Credit Valley
- Hospital for Sick Children
- University Health Network
- Toronto General Hospital
- Toronto Western Hospital
- Princess Margaret Hospital
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- St. Michaels Hospital
- Holland Bloorview Hospital
- NYGH
- Credit Valley
- Northern Regional Genetics Program (rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites, all streams: Epic at 8 of 11; no published record for 3.
Moving to a new system: Mount Sinai Hospital.
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, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Hospital for Sick Children
- Clinical record
- Epic, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Mount Sinai Hospital
- Clinical record
- Epic (shared instance with Unity Health), moving to a new system
St. Michaels Hospital
- Clinical record
- Epic, fully electronic record since Nov 2024
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Credit Valley
- Clinical record
- Epic, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Hospital size and activity: Ontario doesn't publish this as open data.
About Toronto
People
2,794,356residents, 2021 Census
Housing
3.0%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−3.5 °CJanuary mean22.5 °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, CMG stream
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
- Return of service, IMG stream
- Required
- IMG requirements, IMG stream
- Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 21 and 28 Jan 2027; 4 Feb 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 | $73,367 / year |
| PGY-2 | $79,670 / year |
| PGY-3 | $85,564 / year |
| PGY-4 | $92,701 / year |
| PGY-5 | $98,567 / year |
Call
- Call (as the program states it)
- Home call
- Call (provincial max)
- 7 nights in 28 in-house
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- No new patient responsibilities after 24 hours in-hospital, except what clinical handover needs
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- 24 hours in-hospital, then relieved after handover (up to 2 hours)
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 | 1 | 5 years | 3 dates, 21 Jan – 4 Feb 2027 |
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| IMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 3 dates, 21 Jan – 4 Feb 2027 |
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2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 2 | 5 years | 3 dates, 22 Jan – 5 Feb 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Toronto Medical Genetics and Genomics Program is the largest medical genetics training program in Canada, primarily located at the Hospital for Sick Children.
- The program offers comprehensive training across pediatric and adult genetics, with opportunities to participate in cutting-edge genomic research and clinical experiences at multiple leading Toronto academic health science network hospitals.
- Research
- Residents can pursue research projects, graduate degrees, and have up to 1 year dedicated to research with support from a research committee and potential funding.
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical centers in Toronto, primarily at Hospital for Sick Children with rotations at multiple University Health Network hospitals, Mount Sinai Hospital, and other Toronto academic health science network sites.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education focused on progressive independence, with a curriculum designed to bridge textbook knowledge with current medical literature and emphasizing CanMEDS competencies in medical genetics.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Reference letters
- Personal letter
- CV/Resume
- Interview performance
- Communication skills
- Leadership potential
- Professionalism
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Graeme Nimmo
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Education Coordinator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Medical Genetics and Genomics elsewhere
Nearest to Toronto
- Bilingual
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