Edmonton - Diagnostic Radiology
University of AlbertaEdmonton, AlbertaCMG stream
- 5 positions
- 5 years
- CMG
- Diagnostic Radiology
- 51–200
- 26–50%
- Accredited
- 36250
Summary
- This is a 5-year diagnostic radiology residency based at the University of Alberta Hospital and Royal Alexandra Hospital, with affiliated Edmonton-area community hospitals and clinics.
- Residents must complete a research project and a quality improvement or patient safety project, with up to 20 days of research time.
- Call uses a night float model, and interviews for 2027 are virtual.
Training
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Urban community
- Sites
9 teaching sites
- University of Alberta Hospital (UAH)
- Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH)
- Stollery Children's Hospital
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- Cross Cancer Institute (CCI)
- Grey Nuns Community Hospital (GNH)
- Misericordia Community Hospital (MCH)
- Sturgeon Community Hospital (SCH)
- Strathcona Community Hospital
- Various Privately owned Community Diagnostic Imaging Clinics
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Call
- In-house call · night float
- Highlights
- Over four months of dedicated pediatric radiology training at the Stollery Children's Hospital.
- Funded American Institute for Radiologic Pathology (AIRP) course in Washington, D.C. for all residents.
By year
- PGY-1
- general surgery
- orthopedic surgery
- internal medicine
- emergency
- pediatric emergency
- intensive care/coronary care
- neurology
- anatomic pathology
- orientation block/anatomy/physics course
- PGY-5
- Junior Staff hospital and clinic rotations
- selectives
- electives
Other rotations
- Thoracic Radiology (Foundations (late PGY1 to the first half of PGY2))
- Neuroradiology (CT) (Foundations (late PGY1 to the first half of PGY2))
- Body Imaging (CT) (Foundations (late PGY1 to the first half of PGY2))
- Fluoroscopy (Foundations (late PGY1 to the first half of PGY2))
- Ultrasound (Foundations (late PGY1 to the first half of PGY2))
- Pediatric Imaging (Foundations (late PGY1 to the first half of PGY2))
- Computed Radiology (Foundations (late PGY1 to the first half of PGY2))
- Emergency Radiology (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Fluoroscopy (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Ultrasound (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Ultrasound Interventions (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Body Imaging (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Neuroradiology (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Musculoskeletal Imaging (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Pediatric Radiology (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Nuclear Medicine (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Angiography/Interventional (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Head and Neck Imaging (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Breast Imaging (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Oncologic Imaging (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Obstetrical Ultrasound (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Cardiac Imaging (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- Community Radiology (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5))
- elective block (Core (second half of PGY2 to first half of PGY5) · one elective block)
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 required · all residents
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Applicants offered interviews
- 26–50%
Interviews
- Dates (2027 match)
- 18, 19 and 20 Jan 2027
- Mode
- Virtual
- Format
- Panel
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
- University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) (Edmonton)
- Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) (Edmonton)
- Stollery Children's Hospital (Edmonton)
- Cross Cancer Institute (CCI) (Edmonton)
- Grey Nuns Community Hospital (GNH) (Edmonton)
- Misericordia Community Hospital (MCH) (Edmonton)
- Sturgeon Community Hospital (SCH) (St. Albert)
- Strathcona Community Hospital (Sherwood Park)
- Various Privately owned Community Diagnostic Imaging Clinics
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 officeadministrators and coordinators
Shared by Cindy Doyle · Program Administrator and Erin Kilcommons · Program Administrator
Program director
Dr. Craig Ferguson
Program Director
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Location
Edmonton, Alberta
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About the city
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Climate
- January average
- −10.3 °C
- July average
- 18.1 °C
- Snowfall
- 123.9 cm a year
- Days below −20 °C
- 23.8 days a year
People
- Population
- 1,010,899 people
- Official languages
- English only 91.0% · French only 0.1% · English and French 6.6% · neither 2.3%
- Immigrants
- 32.5% of residents
- Indigenous identity
- 5.8% of residents
- How people commute
- car, truck or van 85.1% · public transit 8.1% · walking or cycling 4.4% · other 2.4%
- Median household income
- $90,000 before tax
Rural and remote
- Population centre
- Edmonton, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people)
- Remoteness index
- 0.114
Housing, cost and work
- Rental vacancy rate
- 3.8%
- Basic cost of living
- $58,876 a year
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
Job outlook
- Outlook, 2025–2027
- Good
- Canada-wide, to 2033
- Strong risk of Shortage