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Saskatoon - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon, SaskatchewanCMG stream

At a glance

Approx. quota
1 position
Length
5 years
Applications per year
0–50
Offered interviews
76–100%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

Info session

details info sessions of this program

Mon 2 Nov 2026,7:00–8:00 pm CSTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

Interviews

2 dates, 4–5 Feb 2027virtual

Saskatoon, 8 teaching sites

Program website(opens in a new tab)Instagram(opens in a new tab)CANPREPP profile(opens in a new tab)CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab)

What stands out about this program

  • Anatomy lab sessions led by an anatomist and physiatrist, paired with same-day hands-on ultrasound scanning of that region.

    From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page

  • Mandatory out-of-province pediatric rehabilitation block in Edmonton or Calgary through an affiliation agreement.

    From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page

  • This 5-year Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation program is a provincial program with two campuses, Saskatoon and Regina, and residents rotate through both sites.
  • The Saskatoon campus is based at Saskatoon City Hospital.
  • Training includes anatomy lab sessions with ultrasound teaching, one pediatric rehabilitation block out of province, and three dedicated research blocks.

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

Based on what the program says about itself.

  • You’re open to training at sites across a region, not at one hospital.
    Show the quote

    Our program is distributed between both cities, which offers the best of flexibility, personalized attention, and practical experience.

Not a ranking.

What training looks like

Setting
  • Academic / tertiary hospital
Rural exposure
Not stated on CaRMS page
Focus areas
  • POCUS curriculum
Research
Required · research or quality-improvement 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 and outpatient clinical encounters as well as acute care consult service (Transition to Discipline (TTD) · 3 blocks)
  • research (Transition to Discipline (TTD) · 2 weeks)
  • internal medicine and subspecialties (Foundations)
  • geriatrics (Foundations)
  • orthopedics (Foundations)
  • neurology (Foundations)
  • neurosurgery (Foundations)
  • rheumatology (Foundations)
  • selectives (Foundations)
  • stroke (Core · 4)
  • brain injury (Core · 4)
  • spinal cord injury (Core · 4)
  • prosthetics and orthotics (Core · 4)
  • neuromuscular (Core · 4)
  • musculoskeletal (Core · 4)
  • elective (Core · 4)
  • Pediatric rehabilitation (Core · 4 blocks)
  • Senior Rotations (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 6)
  • elective time (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 6 blocks)
  • research time (Research · Three dedicated blocks)

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

Where you train

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: 8 teaching sites.

  • Saskatoon City Hospital
  • Saskatoon Neuromuscular Associates
  • Royal University Hospital
  • St. Paul's Hospital
  • Kinsmen Children's Centre
  • Wascana Rehabilitation Centre (Regina)
  • Regina General (Regina)
  • Pasqua (Regina)

Distributed across a region

Record systems at the listed sites: Sunrise Clinical Manager at 5 of 8; no published record for 3.

Hospital facts

5 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
Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM), system named (how far it goes is not stated) As of 31 Oct 2026. At Saskatoon City Hospital, Royal University Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital.
Clinical record
Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM), system named (how far it goes is not stated) As of 31 Oct 2026. At Regina General, Pasqua.

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

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

About Saskatoon

  • People

    266,141residents, 2021 Census

    Municipality of Saskatoon

  • Housing

    3.1%rental vacancy rate

    October 2025 survey, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (census metropolitan area)

  • Winter and summer

    −15.4 °CJanuary mean18.3 °CJuly mean

    1991–2020 normals, Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), 5.3 km away

  • Job outlook

    Very goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about Saskatoon (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)
4 and 5 Feb 2027
Format
Virtual
  • MMI or rotating station

Info sessions

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 23 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab). Contract expired, may change. One provincial scale for Saskatchewan, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, Saskatchewan
LevelAnnual 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

How provincial pay and rent compare

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

The union agreement’s limits and rules for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. RDoS agreement, 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2025. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed. Read as of 1 Oct 2026.

Benefits

16 lines as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024: Annual vacation, CMPA dues paid, Dental plan, and more
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

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)
StreamPositionsLengthInterviewsWhat changed
CMG stream15 years2 dates, 4–5 Feb 2027VirtualNothing noted

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
StreamPositionsLengthInterviews
CMG streamSaskatoon - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation15 years2 dates, 5–6 Feb 2026
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
  • The University of Saskatchewan Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation program offers a unique and flexible training opportunity across two main campuses in Saskatoon and Regina.
  • Residents will experience diverse clinical settings, strong research support, and comprehensive rehabilitation training with opportunities in neurological, musculoskeletal, and pediatric rehabilitation.
Research
Three dedicated research blocks throughout training, research coordinator support, annual research half-day, and opportunities for scholarly projects in clinical research, quality improvement, and medical education.
Training setting
Training occurs in two primary locations: Saskatoon City Hospital and Wascana Rehabilitation Centre in Regina, with opportunities for outreach clinics and experiences in multiple healthcare settings across Saskatchewan.
Teaching approach
Competency-based medical education with progressive independence, interactive academic half-days, and a focus on comprehensive rehabilitation skills across multiple clinical domains.
Enhanced skills
Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at
  • Personal letter
  • Academic standing
  • References
  • Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
  • Casper test
  • Research involvement
  • Elective experiences

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 directors

CaRMS lists no email for the directors.

Program office

Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.

Program websiteWebsiteInstagramCANPREPPCANPREPPincludes a resident experience sectionFrom the programDiscover all that College of Medicine, Regina Campus offers when pursuing your residency training(opens in a new tab)Explore the PM&R program at the U of S(opens in a new tab)This program on CaRMS(opens in a new tab)

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation elsewhere

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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 35599 · 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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