Calgary - Ophthalmology
University of CalgaryCalgary, AlbertaCMG stream
- 2 positions
- 5 years
- CMG
- Ophthalmology
- 51–200
- 26–50%
- Accredited
- 35389
Summary
- The University of Calgary offers a five-year ophthalmology residency based in Calgary, with PGY-1 medical and surgical rotations before returning to ophthalmology.
- PGY-2 includes six months in the Urgent Eye Clinic, and dedicated surgical training begins in PGY-4.
- Residents complete a research project in PGY 2-5, with on average one half day of protected research time per week.
Training
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Urban community
- Sites
3 teaching sites
- Rockyview General Hospital, Eye Clinic
- Alberta Children's Hospital, Vision Clinic
- Alberta Health Services, Non Hospital Clinics and Chartered Surgical Facilities
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Focus areas
- Procedural emphasis
- Research
- Required · research project · protected time
- Highlights
- Agreement with chartered surgical facilities; residents graduate with upwards of 750 full cataract cases.
- Dedicated PGY-1 Ocular Pathology block with one-on-one teaching from fellowship-trained ocular pathologists.
- Regular access to cadaveric eyes through the Lions Eye Bank for surgical practice.
By year
- PGY-1
- TORIC course6 weeks
- Internal Medicine4 weeks
- Emergency Medicine4 weeks
- Pediatrics4 weeks
- Plastic Surgery4 weeks
- Neuroradiology4 weeks
- Neurology4 weeks
- Infectious Disease4 weeks
- Ocular Pathology4 weeks
- Transition to Discipline (TTD) orientation block4-week
- Urgent Eye Clinic and other community clinics
- PGY-2
- Urgent Eye Clinic6 months
- Cornea and External Eye Disease1 month
- Glaucoma1 month
- Pediatrics1 month
- Oculoplastic1 month
- Retina1 month
- Neuro-Ophthalmology1 month
Other rotations
- Cornea and External Disease (PGY-3 and PGY-4 (First half))
- Glaucoma (PGY-3 and PGY-4 (First half))
- Pediatrics (PGY-3 and PGY-4 (First half))
- Oculoplastics (PGY-3 and PGY-4 (First half))
- Retina (PGY-3 and PGY-4 (First half))
- Neuro-Ophthalmology (PGY-3 and PGY-4 (First half))
- Elective (3 months)
Selection
- Application file components
- CV
- Electives
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular
- Leadership skills
- MSPRs
- Personal letters
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Other file component(s)
- Return of service
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Applicants offered interviews
- 26–50%
Interviews
- Dates (2027 match)
- 29 Jan 2027
- Mode
- Virtual
- Format
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
- MMI or rotating station
Pay
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $67,440 / year |
| PGY-2 | $74,153 / year |
| PGY-3 | $80,058 / year |
| PGY-4 | $86,281 / year |
| PGY-5 | $92,698 / year |
Benefits
- Annual vacation
- 4 weeks/yr
- Call Stipends
- weekday in-house – $118.02weekend in-house / holiday – $178.72weekday home call – $59.01weekend home call / holiday – $89.35
- CMPA dues paid
- $1,500
- Dental plan
- 75% premium paid
- Educational leave
- 14 days paid leave
- Extended health insurance
- 75% premium paid$1000 per year Flexible Spending Account*
- Frequency of calls
- In-house call: 7/28. 2/4 weekend call.Home call: 9/28. 2/4 weekend call**A Resident scheduled on Home call but who is required to work more than four hours in hospital during the call period, of which more than one full hour is past 12:00 a.m. and before 6:00 a.m., or more than six (6) hours in hospital during the call period, shall be remunerated at the rate for In-House call.$100 per day for each scheduled weekend day of patient rounds when not on-call
- Life insurance
- 100% towards $150,000 coverage
- Life Support Course Costs (Program Approved
- 100% paid
- Long-term disability insurance
- 100% paid for 75% gross income
- Maternity Leave
- 18 weeks total (17 weeks paid to match 90% of salary when combined with EI)
- Parental Leave
- 2 weeks leave with full pay and benefits;52 weeks (inclusive of Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leaves) – unpaid leave
- Practice Stipend
- $1,500
- Provincial dues (% of salary)
- .95%
- Sick leave
- Up to 3 months or to end contract paid leave, whichever occurs first
- Statutory holidays
- Paid days. Additional days off are given if resident works the day before and part of a named holiday.
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 1 in 4 in-house
Teaching sites
- Rockyview General Hospital, Eye Clinic (Calgary)
- Alberta Children's Hospital, Vision Clinic (Calgary)
- Alberta Health Services, Non Hospital Clinics and Chartered Surgical Facilities (Calgary)
Hospital facts
Hospital size and activity: Alberta doesn't publish this as open data.
Contacts
Grouped by the titles CaRMS lists. The program office (administrators and coordinators) usually answers questions about the program and applying; the director leads the training.
Program director
Dr. Monique Munro
Faculty profile of Dr. Monique Munro(opens in a new tab)
Dr. Munro is a distinguished medical and surgical retina specialist, with a unique expertise in inflammatory eye disease (uveitis) and pediatric retina.
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
Other contacts
Lead Residents
Lead Residents
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Location
Calgary, Alberta
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About the city
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Climate
- January average
- −7.6 °C
- July average
- 16.9 °C
- Snowfall
- 138.7 cm a year
- Days below −20 °C
- 21.6 days a year
People
- Population
- 1,306,784 people
- Official languages
- English only 90.8% · French only 0.1% · English and French 6.6% · neither 2.5%
- Immigrants
- 33.3% of residents
- Indigenous identity
- 3.2% of residents
- How people commute
- car, truck or van 83.2% · public transit 8.8% · walking or cycling 5.1% · other 2.9%
- Median household income
- $98,000 before tax
Rural and remote
- Population centre
- Calgary, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people)
- Remoteness index
- 0.106
Housing, cost and work
- Rental vacancy rate
- 4.9%
- Basic cost of living
- $59,153 a year
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
Job outlook
- Outlook, 2025–2027
- Very good
- Canada-wide, to 2033
- Strong risk of Shortage