Saskatoon - Plastic Surgery
University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon, SaskatchewanCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 2
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 19 Jan 2027
Saskatoon, 5 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
No clinical plastic surgery fellows and a high surgeon-to-resident ratio.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Quarterly injectable workshop with a faculty mentor.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Required burn surgery rotation in Edmonton, Alberta.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 5-year plastic surgery residency based at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon, beginning with two years in Surgical Foundations.
- Residents rotate in Regina for community plastic surgery and in Edmonton for burn surgery.
- Residents must complete at least 2 research projects that qualify for submission to meetings before finishing the program.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Required · research project
- Getting around
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- plastic surgery (PGY1–2)
- general surgery (PGY1–2)
- trauma (PGY1–2)
- neurosurgery (PGY1–2)
- orthopedic surgery (PGY1–2)
- ENT (PGY1–2)
- ICU (PGY1–2)
- community plastic surgery rotations (Regina, SK)
- burn surgery (Edmonton, AB)
Where you train
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: 5 teaching sites.
- St. Paul’s Hospital
- Saskatoon City Hospital
- Royal University Hospital
- Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
- Regina General Hospital (Regina · rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites: Sunrise Clinical Manager at 5 of 5.
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)
Regina General Hospital
- 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 Saskatoon
People
266,141residents, 2021 Census
Housing
3.1%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−15.4 °CJanuary mean18.3 °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
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
- Panel
Info sessions
The 1 session listed for 2027 has passed.
4 Plastic Surgery info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
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
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 | 2 | 5 years | 1 date, 19 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 2 | 6 years | 1 date, 20 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Saskatchewan offers a 5-year Plastic Surgery residency program starting July 1, 2026.
- With a high surgeon-to-resident ratio and no clinical plastics fellowships, residents will have unique exposure to all aspects of plastic surgery across multiple hospital sites in Saskatchewan.
- Research
- Residents are expected to complete annual research projects, with support for presenting at national meetings and pursuing advanced degrees like MSc in Surgery.
- Training setting
- Residents train across multiple hospital sites in Saskatoon and Regina, including St. Paul's Hospital, Saskatoon City Hospital, Royal University Hospital, and Jim Pattison Children's Hospital.
- Teaching approach
- The program follows Competence by Design (CBD), using direct observation, feedback, and EPA-based assessments to track resident progress and align medical education with evolving patient needs.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV content
- Elective evaluations
- Casper test
- MCCQE1 results
- Extra-curricular activities
- Leadership skills
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Personal letter
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Academic transcripts
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Vidya Shankaran
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Program Administrator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Plastic Surgery elsewhere
Nearest to Saskatoon
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