London - Internal Medicine

Western UniversityLondon, Ontario

Approx. quota: CMG stream27 positions+1 from 26 in the 2026 match changed: see what changed on the CaRMS page
IMG stream8 positionschanged: see what changed on the CaRMS page
Length: 3 years
Applications per year: 401–600
Offered interviews: 26–50%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

IMG stream · open to international medical graduates

Return of service: Required

Town hall

all 3

Tue 10 Nov 2026,6:00–7:00 pm ESTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

Interviews

11 dates, 21 Jan – 4 Feb 2027virtual

6 dates, 22 Jan – 3 Feb 2027virtual

London, 3 teaching sites · optional rural rotation

Program website CANPREPP profile CaRMS program page

What stands out about this program

Mandatory CTU rotations in Windsor, with travel allowance and housing provided.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Two five-hour PGY1 ultrasound courses on guided procedures and vascular access.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page

This is a 3-year Internal Medicine residency based mainly at London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph's Health Care in London, Ontario.
Residents complete mandatory inpatient CTU rotations in Windsor, with travel allowance and housing provided, plus a mandatory community rotation in Southwestern Ontario.
PGY1 residents take two ultrasound courses on guided procedures and vascular access.

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

What training looks like

Setting: Academic / tertiary hospital
Regional community
Rural exposure: Optional rural rotation
Focus areas: POCUS curriculum
Research: Offered · research project · protected time
Getting around: Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
Travel is reimbursed

By year

PGY-1: SubspecialtiesLondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria hospitals as well as St. Joseph’s Health Care7 blocks
London CTULondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria Hospitals4 blocks
Windsor CTUWindsor campus1 block
ICULondon Health Sciences Centre1 block
PGY-2: EDCLondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria Hospitals1 block x 22 Residents
Windsor CTUWindsor campus1 block x 18 Residents
London CTULondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria Hospitals2-3 blocks
SubspecialtiesLondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria hospitals as well as St. Joseph’s Health Care3 or 4 blocks
CCULondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria Hospitals2 blocks
ICULondon Health Sciences Centre – University Hospital2 blocks
Electives2 blocks
PGY-3: SubspecialtiesLondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria hospitals as well as St. Joseph’s Health Care4 blocks
London CTULondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria Hospitals2 block (during first 6 months)
Ambulatory GIMLondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria Hospitals2 blocks
Electives2 blocks
Windsor CTUWindsor campus1 block (during the first 6 months for 21 residents)
EDCLondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria Hospitals1 block
Community Medicine*a number of communities in Southwestern Ontario1 block

PGY-1: SubspecialtiesLondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria hospitals as well as St. Joseph’s Health Care7 blocks
London CTULondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria Hospitals4 blocks
Windsor CTUWindsor campus1 block
ICULondon Health Sciences Centre1 block
PGY-2: EDCLondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria Hospitals1 block x 22 Residents
Windsor CTUWindsor Regional Hospital1 block x 18 Residents
London CTULondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria Hospitals2-3 blocks
SubspecialtiesLondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria hospitals as well as St. Joseph’s Health Care3 or 4 blocks
CCULondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria Hospitals2 blocks
ICULondon Health Sciences Centre – University Hospital2 blocks
Electives2 blocks
PGY-3: SubspecialtiesLondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria hospitals as well as St. Joseph’s Health Care4 blocks
London CTULondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria Hospitals2 blocks (during first 6 months)
Ambulatory GIMLondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria Hospitals2 blocks
Electives2 blocks
Windsor CTUWindsor campus1 block (during the first 6 months for 21 residents)
EDCLondon Health Sciences Centre – University and Victoria Hospitals1 block
Community Medicine*a number of communities in Southwestern Ontario1 block

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

Where you train

London, Ontario: 3 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.

London Health Sciences Centre: University Hospital and Victoria Hospital
St. Joseph's Health Care London (incorporating Parkwood Institute)
Windsor Regional Hospital (Windsor)

Record systems at the listed sites: Oracle Health (Cerner) at 2 of 3; no published record for 1.

Hospital facts

2 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.

London Health Sciences Centre: University Hospital and Victoria Hospital

Clinical record: OneChart (Cerner electronic patient record), system named (how far it goes is not stated) As of 31 Oct 2026

St. Joseph's Health Care London (incorporating Parkwood Institute)

Clinical record: Cerner (OneChart), system named (how far it goes is not stated) As of 31 Oct 2026

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

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

About London

People
422,324residents, 2021 Census
Municipality of London
Housing
3.8%rental vacancy rate
October 2025 survey, London, Ontario (census metropolitan area)
Winter and summer
−5.4 °CJanuary mean21.0 °CJuly mean
1991–2020 normals, London, 10.3 km away
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about London (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, CMG stream: Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Return of service, IMG stream: Required
IMG requirements, IMG stream: Not stated on CaRMS page

Application file components as each stream’s CaRMS page describes them.

Interviews and info sessions

Interview dates (2027 match), CMG stream: 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 Jan 2027; 1, 2, 3 and 4 Feb 2027
Interview dates (2027 match), IMG stream: 22, 25, 26 and 29 Jan 2027; 2 and 3 Feb 2027
Format: Virtual
Traditional (one on one/two on one)

Info sessions

Tue 10 Nov 2026
6:00–7:00 pm EST
Town hall · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Wed 18 Nov 2026
6:00–7:00 pm EST
Town hall · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Thu 3 Dec 2026
6:00–7:00 pm EST
Town hall · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

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 6 Jan 2025 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab). Contract expired, may change. One provincial scale for Ontario, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 3 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, Ontario
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$73,367 / year
PGY-2	$79,670 / year
PGY-3	$85,564 / year

How provincial pay and rent compare

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)

The union agreement’s limits and rules for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. PARO agreement, 1 Jul 2023 to 30 Jun 2026. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed. Read as of 1 Oct 2026.

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)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews	What changed
CMG stream	27	3 years	11 dates, 21 Jan – 4 Feb 2027Virtual	Positions 26 → 27 from the 2026 match CaRMS page changed during the match: positions (noticed 13 Oct)
IMG stream	8	3 years	6 dates, 22 Jan – 3 Feb 2027Virtual	Nothing noted

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews
CMG stream	26	5 years	19–21 Jan 2026, listed as a range
IMG stream	8	5 years	19–21 Jan 2026, listed as a range

The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description

Western University's Internal Medicine Residency Program offers comprehensive training in a supportive, collaborative environment.
The program focuses on developing competent internists capable of managing complex medical conditions across all organ systems, with a strong emphasis on clinical excellence, research opportunities, and resident wellness.

Research: Residents can participate in research during dedicated elective blocks, with an annual Resident Research Day for presenting work.
Training setting: Training occurs across multiple urban hospital sites in London and Windsor, Ontario, including London Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph's Health Care, and Windsor Regional Hospital.
Teaching approach: Competency-Based Medical Education with progressive independence, emphasizing mentorship, continuous feedback, and resident-driven curriculum development.
Enhanced skills: Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at: Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
Personal letter
Reference letters
Research/scholarly activities
Interview performance

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 director: Dr. Marko Mrkobrada
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
Program office: Program Coordinator, Program Administrator
Write to the officeDOMEDUCATION@lhsc.on.ca

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.

Program websiteWebsiteCANPREPPCANPREPPdescribes academic half-dayFrom the programPostgraduate Medical Education Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry This program on CaRMS

Internal Medicine elsewhere

Nearest to London

Waterloo - Internal MedicineMcMaster University
Waterloo · 79 km
4 positions · CMG
Hamilton - Internal MedicineMcMaster University
Hamilton · 116 km
26 positions · CMG, IMG
Peel & Surrounding Communities - Internal MedicineToronto Metropolitan University
Peel & Surrounding Communities · 146 km
14 positions · CMG, IMG

In these collections:

Source

The CMG stream’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), last approved 2 Sep 2026 · The IMG stream’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), last approved 2 Sep 2026 · 2027 match · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Accredited · CaRMS program IDs 35737 (CMG stream), 35734 (IMG stream) · How these pages are made › · See the 2026 match under Year by year

What changed, noticed 13 Oct: CMG stream: Quota 26 → 27. See what changed

We read each program’s CaRMS page about every two weeks and note what differs. The date is when we noticed it; the change was made in the window shown. Reformatting is not listed, and a contacts change is listed without names.

Noticed 13 Octchanged between 5 and 13 Oct
- CMG stream: Quota 26 → 27
  Approximate Quota: 27
  From the CaRMS page, read 13 Oct

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.

Did this page answer your question?

For the CMG streamIMG stream · change

At a glance