Regina - Emergency Medicine
University of SaskatchewanRegina, SaskatchewanCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 3
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 51–75%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 19 Jan 2027
Regina, 6 teaching sites · required rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Pediatric EM done longitudinally in Regina during PGY2, 3 and 5; Regina residents do 5 PEM blocks.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Required toxicology block in Calgary or New York.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This is the Regina-based site of the University of Saskatchewan's five-year Royal College Emergency Medicine program, whose main training site is Saskatoon.
- Rotations are done in Regina unless listed otherwise, with set blocks in Saskatoon, including emergency medicine, orthopedics, plastics, pediatric EM and PICU.
- Residents complete at least one block at a regional centre and a toxicology block in Calgary or New York.
- Residents complete a scholarly project, and a POCUS curriculum runs from PGY1 to PGY3.
Based on what the program says about itself.
- You’re open to training at sites across a region, not at one hospital.
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What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation
- Focus areas
- POCUS curriculum
- Small program
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement project
- Enhanced skills
- Emergency Medicine
- Getting around
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Travel is reimbursed
By year
- PGY-1
- EM
- EM
- EM/Ophtho
- Ortho
- CCU
- PEM
- Plastics
- PGY-2
- EM
- EM
- PEM (Regina, Long.)
- Psychiatry
- Anesthesia
- Obs/Gyne
- General Surgery
- PGY-3
- EM
- EM
- EM or Elective
- PEM (Regina, Long.)
- CCU
- ICU or Transport
- ICU
- IM
- Toxicology
- PGY-4
- EM
- EM
- EM or Elective
- PEM
- PICU
- Trauma
- Ortho
- Anesthesia
- PGY-5
- EM
- EM
- PEM (Regina, Long.)
- Trauma
- Transport
- ACE
Where you train
Regina, Saskatchewan: 6 teaching sites; required rural rotation.
- Regina General Hospital (RGH)
- Pasqua Hospital (PH)
- Royal University Hospital (RUH) (Saskatoon)
- Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) (Saskatoon)
- St. Paul's Hospital (SPH) (Saskatoon)
- Saskatoon City Hospital (SCH) (Saskatoon)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: Sunrise Clinical Manager at 6 of 6.
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
- Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Clinical record
- Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Hospital size and activity: Saskatchewan doesn't publish this as open data.
About Regina
People
226,404residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.6%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−14.7 °CJanuary mean18.6 °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)
- 19 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
The 2 sessions listed for 2027 have passed.
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Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $68,329 / year |
| PGY-2 | $74,518 / year |
| PGY-3 | $80,700 / year |
| PGY-4 | $86,858 / year |
| PGY-5 | $92,968 / year |
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 1 in 4 in-house, averaged over a rotation
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- Back on regularly scheduled hours the next work day
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- 24 hours, plus up to 2 hours for handover
Benefits
- Annual vacation
- 4 weeks
- CMPA dues paid
- 100%
- Dental plan
- 100%
- Educational leave
- Minimum 7 days with pay, 12 Maximum
- Employee Assistance Program
- Two programs available through SMA and University of Saskatchewan
- Extended health insurance
- Blue Cross family coverage, if registered with a Provincial Health Plan
- Life insurance
- Paid premium, >$100,000 coverage
- Long-term disability insurance
- Paid premium cost for Disability Insurance
- Maternity leave/ Paternity
- In conformity with Sask. Labour Standards Act – 17 weeks max maternity leave and up to 35 weeks parental leave.5 paid days paternity (can split the 35 weeks parental leave with mother as desired.)
- Meal allowance
- n/a
- On-Call Stipends
- Home Light: per duty period: $72 weekday; $83 weekendIn House: per duty period: $166 weekday; $191 weekendICU/CCU: per duty period: $166 weekday; $191 weekend
- Provincial dues (% of salary)
- 1 %
- Provincial health insurance
- Yes, if registered with Sask. Health
- Sick leave
- 1.25 days per month to maximum 75 days
- Statutory and floating holidays
- 1.5 times pay or 1/2 pay & day off for stats, plus 6 extra paid days off at Christmas
- Supplemental Maternity Leave Benefits
- 15 weeks topped to 90% pay when eligible for Employment Insurance
Past matches
Open after round 1 in 2 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 0 of 9 years.
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| Year | Open after round 1 | Open after round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | not available | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2026, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 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.
Year by year
2027 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 3 | 5 years | 1 date, 19 Jan 2027 |
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2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 2 | 5 years | 2 dates, 19 Dec 2025 – 20 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Saskatchewan Royal College Emergency Medicine Residency Program is a comprehensive 5-year training program with sites in Saskatoon and Regina.
- The program aims to train skilled Emergency Medicine specialists who can manage acute illness, function effectively in team environments, and contribute to healthcare across Saskatchewan.
- Research
- Residents complete a scholarly project with monthly research rounds, annual Research Day, and mentorship across clinical research, education scholarship, and quality improvement streams.
- Training setting
- Training occurs in urban emergency departments in Saskatoon and Regina, with rotations through multiple hospitals including Royal University Hospital, Regina General Hospital, Pasqua Hospital, and regional centers.
- Teaching approach
- A coaching-rich, competency-based approach emphasizing progressive autonomy, self-regulated learning, and holistic professional development across the CanMEDS domains.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Custom CV
- Personal letter
- Letters of reference
- Casper test
- Interview performance
- Academic potential
- Leadership skills
- Health advocacy
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Quinten Paterson
Dr. Damjan GacoAssistant Program Director
- Program office
Program Administrator - Saskatoon, Program Administrator - Regina
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.
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