Windsor - Internal Medicine

Western UniversityWindsor, OntarioCMG stream

Approx. quota: 4 positions
Length: 3 years
Applications per year: 401–600
Offered interviews: 26–50%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

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

Windsor, 4 teaching sites

CaRMS program page

What stands out about this program

Longitudinal simulation sessions over three years focusing on POCUS, clinical scenarios and Royal College exam preparation.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Single common interview lets applicants apply to and rank both London and Windsor streams separately.
From “General instructions” on the CaRMS page

This is the Windsor stream of Western University's Internal Medicine program, a 3-year competency-based program launched in July 2024.
Training occurs mainly at Windsor Regional Hospital's Ouellette and Metropolitan campuses, with some rotations in London and a community GIM block.
The program highlights its small size, with most rotations offering 1:1 supervision.

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

What training looks like

Setting: Regional community
Academic / tertiary hospital
Rural exposure: Not stated on CaRMS page
Focus areas: Small program
POCUS curriculum
Research: Offered · research or quality-improvement project · protected time

By year

PGY-1: Clinical Teaching UnitWRO5 blocks
PGY-2: Clinical Teaching UnitWRO3 blocks
PGY-3: Clinical Teaching UnitWRO3 blocks

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

Intensive Care Unit (WRO)
Coronary Care Unit (CCU) (WRO)
Respirology (WRO / WRM)
Gastroenterology (WRO)
Nephrology (WRO / WRM)
Endocrinology (1 block · WRO / WRM)
Infectious Disease (1 block · WRO / WRM)
Hematology (1 block · WRM)
Ambulatory GIM (WRO / WRM)
Acute Care of Elderly (LHSC) (1 block · London)
CTU London Senior (1 block · London)
Community GIM (1 block · Any SWOMEN community)
Electives
Research (1 block)
Selectives (Any available subspecialty in Windsor or London)

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

Where you train

Windsor, Ontario: 4 teaching sites.

Windsor Regional Hospital - Ouellette Campus
Windsor Regional Hospital - Metropolitan Campus
Hotel Dieu Grace Rehab Campus
London Health Sciences Centre (London)

Record systems at the listed sites: Oracle Health (Cerner) at 1 of 4; no published record for 3.

Hospital facts

1 site · 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

Clinical record: OneChart (Cerner electronic patient record), 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 Windsor

People
229,660residents, 2021 Census
Municipality of Windsor
Housing
3.6%rental vacancy rate
October 2025 survey, Windsor, Ontario (census metropolitan area)
Winter and summer
−3.6 °CJanuary mean23.2 °CJuly mean
1991–2020 normals, Windsor, 0.4 km away
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about Windsor (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): 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 Jan 2027; 1, 2, 3 and 4 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	4	3 years	11 dates, 21 Jan – 4 Feb 2027Virtual	Nothing noted

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews
CMG stream	4	5 years	Interviews not stated

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

Western University's Internal Medicine Windsor program offers a comprehensive 3-year Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) residency training experience.
The program provides a supportive, collaborative environment with a strong focus on clinical education, personalized learning, and progressive entrustment.
Residents benefit from a favorable faculty-to-resident ratio, extensive subspecialty exposure, and individualized mentorship.

Research: Residents can participate in ongoing research or dedicated research electives, with an annual Resident Research Day for presenting work.
Training setting: Training occurs across multiple sites in Windsor, including Windsor Regional Hospital (Ouellette and Metropolitan Campuses), Hotel Dieu Grace Rehab Campus, and London Health Sciences Centre, providing diverse clinical experiences.
Teaching approach: Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) with graduated levels of training, progressive entrustment, personalized growth, and development of standardized practice through Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs).
Enhanced skills: Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at: Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
Personal letter
Letters of reference
Interview performance
Extra-curricular activities
Leadership skills

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: Dr. Marko Mrkobrada
Dr. Nikesh AdunuriProgram Director - Windsor
nadunuri@uwo.ca
Program office: Program Coordinator/Education Assistant (Windsor), Clinical Education Team Leader
Email on the CaRMS page(opens in a new tab)

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.

This program on CaRMS

Internal Medicine elsewhere

Nearest to Windsor

London - Internal MedicineWestern University
London · 164 km
35 positions · CMG, IMG
Waterloo - Internal MedicineMcMaster University
Waterloo · 242 km
4 positions · CMG
Hamilton - Internal MedicineMcMaster University
Hamilton · 279 km
26 positions · CMG, IMG

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 35542 · 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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