London - Obstetrics and Gynecology

Western UniversityLondon, OntarioCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2026 match, last approved 19 Sep 2025

From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version

Positions (approx. quota): 6 positions
Length: 5 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Applications per year: 51–200
Applicants offered interviews: 51–75%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 29656

Bands are 5-year averages the program reports to CaRMS. They describe past cycles, not your odds.

Summary

The Obstetrics and Gynaecology Residency Training Program at Western University is dedicated to developing well-rounded graduates who are academically accomplished, surgically proficient, and compassionate care providers. The 5-year program uses Competency by Design (CBD) curriculum and provides comprehensive training across all Ob/Gyn subspecialties.

Training

Research

Residents are required to complete a Scholarly Project, which can include basic science research, clinical research, qualitative research, or quality improvement initiatives.

Training setting

Urban medical training environment in London, Ontario, spanning multiple hospital sites including London Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph's Health Centre, and Windsor Regional Hospital.

Teaching approach

Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) focused on progressive skill development, individualized mentorship, and empowering learners to engage fully in their educational process.

Setting types

Academic medical center
Community hospital
Cancer center
Fertility center

Focus areas

Obstetrics
Gynecology
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Gynecologic Oncology
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Urogynecology

Patient populations

Women's health patients
Obstetric patients
Gynecologic patients
Fertility patients
Oncology patients

Highlights

Competency by Design (CBD) curriculum
Academic Half-Day every Wednesday
Grand Rounds and Friday Morning Rounds
Monthly Journal Club
Annual Research Awards Day
Scholarly Project requirement
Conference funding available
Virtual social event for applicants

Strengths

Comprehensive clinical experience across all subspecialties
Strong academic curriculum
National and internationally recognized faculty
Individualized mentorship
Research and scholarly activities support

Enhanced skills

Not stated on CaRMS page

By year

PGY-1

Junior Obstetrics Rotation7 blocks
Junior Gynecology Rotation5 blocks
OB/GYN Introductory Rotation2 blocks
General Surgery Rotation2 blocks
Internal Medicine Rotation2 blocks
Junior Gynaecologic Oncology Rotation2 blocks
Critical Care and Trauma Center Rotation2 blocks
Emergency Medicine Rotation1 block
Scholarly Project Rotation1 block
Ultrasound Rotation1 block
Pregnancy Options Program/STI Rotation1 block
Maternal-Fetal Medicine ABC Rotation1 block

PGY-2

Selective Rotations5 blocks
Junior Obstetrics Rotation4 blocks
Senior Gynaecologic Oncology Rotation3 blocks
Gynaecologic Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Rotation3 blocks
Maternal-Fetal Medicine ABC Rotation2 blocks
Community Obstetrics/Gynecology in Windsor Rotation2 blocks
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Rotation2 blocks
Urogynecology Rotation2 blocks
Green Gynecology Rotation2 blocks
Colposcopy Rotation1 block
Scholarly Project Rotation1 block

PGY-5

Gynaecology Chief Rotation4 blocks
Electives3 blocks
Senior Clinic Rotation with Chief Resident Longitudinal Clinic2 blocks
Obstetrics Chief Rotation2 blocks

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

What the program looks at

CV
Electives
MCCQE Part 1 exam
Extra-curricular activities
Leadership skills
Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
Personal letter
Reference documents
Research/Publications
Transcripts

Applications per year

51–200

Applicants offered interviews

51–75%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match): 3, 4 and 5 Feb 2026

Programs can change interview dates. Confirm on carms.ca.

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 6 Jan 2025 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Contract expired, may change.

Annual salary by PGY level, Ontario
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$73,367 / year
PGY-2	$79,670 / year
PGY-3	$85,564 / year
PGY-4	$92,701 / year
PGY-5	$98,567 / year

One provincial scale for Ontario, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 levels this program covers.

Call

Call (provincial max): 7 nights in 28 in-house

The union agreement’s cap for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. Check with the program.

PARO agreement, 1 Jul 2023 to 30 Jun 2026. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed.

Teaching sites

London Health Sciences Centre - Victoria Campus
London Health Sciences Centre - University Campus
St. Joseph's Health Centre, London
London Regional Cancer Centre
OMEGA Fertility Center
Middlesex Health Unit
Windsor Regional Hospital - Metropolitan Campus

Hospital facts

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

Contacts

Contacts weren't collected for the 2026 match.

The current program director and contacts are on the 2027 version of this program and on the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab).

Location

London, Ontario

About the city

Public statistics for the place named by this program’s location label, each with its source and reference period. They describe the place, not the program, and are not a ranking. Check each source before you rely on it.

Climate

Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Each value comes from the nearest weather station that reports it, not from the city itself.

January average: −5.4 °C London, 10.3 km away
July average: 21.0 °C London, 10.3 km away
Snowfall: 152.3 cm a year Strathroy-Mullifarry, 31.2 km away
Days below −20 °C: 4.5 days a year London, 10.3 km away

People

2021 Census. Figures are for the municipality of London, not the metropolitan area. Statistics Canada rounds counts, so small places are approximate.

Population: 422,324 people up 10.0% from 2016
Official languages: English only 90.9% · French only 0.1% · English and French 7.1% · neither 1.9% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants: 24.8% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 4.7% · non-permanent residents: 4.6%
Indigenous identity: 2.6% of residents
How people commute: car, truck or van 85.9% · public transit 6.4% · walking or cycling 5.5% · other 2.2% Average commute: 20.7 minutes. Shares are of people who commute.The way Canadians commute was altered in 2021 by the pandemic, with lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19 and changes in how and where Canadians worked leading to 2.8 million fewer commuters, compared with five years earlier. Statistics Canada, The Daily, 30 Nov 2022(opens in a new tab)
Median household income: $76,500 before tax $68,500 after tax · income year 2020, in 2020 dollars

Rural and remote

This describes the place named by the program’s location label. Programs can train in several towns, so it is not every site.

Population centre: London, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people) 423,369 people in 2021
Remoteness index: 0.109 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.

Housing, cost and work

Each figure names the area it covers. A missing line means the source publishes nothing for this area.

Rental vacancy rate: 3.8% October 2025 survey, London, Ontario (census metropolitan area). The share of purpose-built rentals (three units and over) vacant, not a rent.
Basic cost of living: $55,434 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Ontario, population 500,000 and over, for two adults with two children. A modest, basic basket (the poverty line), not a resident’s budget. A size-class region is not the town itself.
Unemployment rate: 8.4% September 2026, three-month average, seasonally adjusted, London, Ontario (census metropolitan area); standard error 0.8 points. A survey estimate.

Job outlook

Employment and Social Development Canada’s rating for the occupation in the economic region. It is not a count of jobs, and says nothing about CaRMS positions or your match.

Outlook, 2025–2027: Good The employment outlook will be Good for specialists in surgery (NOC 31101) in the London region for the 2025-2027 period.
Canada-wide, to 2033: Strong risk of Shortage ESDC’s projection for specialists in surgery, 2024–2033. Recent conditions, 2021–2023: Strong signs of Shortage.

Sources and licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Cartographic Boundary Files.
Adapted from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, October 2025 (vacancy rates), and Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0130-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation or Statistics Canada of this product.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS), 2024 to 2033 projections).
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (Canadian Climate Normals 1991-2020).
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, 3-Year Employment Outlooks).
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Index of Remoteness (17-26-0001), 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0459-01 Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted, reference month 2026-09. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0066-01 Market Basket Measure (MBM) thresholds for the reference family by Market Basket Measure region, component and base year, 2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0011-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0002-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0057-01 Household income statistics by household type: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0173-01 Mother tongue by knowledge of official languages: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0266-01 Indigenous identity by Registered or Treaty Indian status: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0307-01 Immigrant status and period of immigration by place of birth: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0458-01 Main mode of commuting by commuting duration, time leaving for work, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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