Regina - Pediatrics
University of SaskatchewanRegina, SaskatchewanCMG stream
- 2 positions
- 4 years
- CMG
- Pediatrics
- 51–200
- 76–100%
- Accredited
- 35312
Summary
- This is a 4-year pediatrics residency based in Regina, with 2 residents per year.
- Most rotations take place in Regina, and residents spend some time each year in Saskatoon, notably for PICU and core subspecialty rotations.
- All residents are expected to complete a scholarly project and take a first-year Indigenous Child and Youth Health course.
Training
- Setting
- Regional community
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Sites
3 teaching sites
- Regina General Hospital
- Wascana Rehabilitation Center
- Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
Distributed across a region
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Focus areas
- Indigenous health
- Small program
- Early independence
- Research
- Required · research project · protected time
- Getting around
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Highlights
- Small Regina cohort with no local RCPSC fellows, giving residents direct contact with faculty.
- Longitudinal first-year Indigenous Child and Youth Health course that includes a culturally immersive experience.
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Pediatric Inpatient Unit, junior role (TTD (Transition to Discipline) · 4 weeks)
- Community Pediatrics (TTD (Transition to Discipline) · 4 weeks)
- Allergy or Developmental Peds or Mother-Baby Unit or other (TTD (Transition to Discipline) · 2-4 weeks)
- Pediatric Inpatient Unit, junior role (Foundations · 8 weeks)
- Neonatal Medicine (Foundations · 6 weeks)
- Mother-Baby Unit (Foundations · 2 weeks)
- Community Pediatrics (Foundations · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric Anesthesia (Foundations · 2 weeks)
- Pediatric Allergy (Foundations · 2 weeks)
- Pediatric Emergency (Foundations · 4 weeks)
- Hematology / Oncology (Foundations · 4 weeks · Saskatoon)
- Respirology (Foundations · 4 weeks · Saskatoon)
- Adolescent/Pediatric Psychiatry (Foundations · 4 weeks)
- Research block (Foundations · 2 weeks - PGY2)
- Neonatal Medicine (Foundations · 4 weeks - PGY2)
- Selectives (Foundations · 4-8 weeks - PGY2)
- Pediatric Inpatient Unit, junior role (Core · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric Inpatient Unit, senior role (Core · 12 weeks)
- Neonatal Medicine (Core · 4-8 weeks)
- Pediatric Intensive Care (Core · 12 weeks · Saskatoon)
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Core · 4 weeks)
- Community Pediatrics, including ambulatory pediatrics (subspecialty clinics), allied health clinics, and other pediatric experiences (Core · 12-16 weeks)
- Adolescent and Pediatrics Psychiatry (Core · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric Surgery (Core · 4 weeks)
- Developmental Pediatrics (Core · 4 weeks)
- Child Maltreatment (Core · 2 weeks)
- Elective (Core · 8 weeks · in Saskatoon or out-of-Province)
- Selective (Core · 24-28 weeks · mainly in Saskatoon)
- Pediatric Inpatient Unit, senior role (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 8 weeks)
- Community Pediatrics (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 4 weeks)
- Neonatal Medicine (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric Emergency or PICU (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 4 weeks)
- Elective (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 4 weeks)
- Selectives (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 12 weeks · Saskatoon or Regina)
- Mother Baby Unit or other (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 2 weeks)
Selection
- 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.
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Applicants offered interviews
- 76–100%
Interviews
- Dates (2027 match)
- 27 and 28 Jan 2027
- Mode
- Virtual
- Format
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Pay
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $68,329 / year |
| PGY-2 | $74,518 / year |
| PGY-3 | $80,700 / year |
| PGY-4 | $86,858 / year |
Benefits
- Annual vacation
- 4 weeks
- CMPA dues paid
- 100%
- Dental plan
- 100%
- Educational leave
- Minimum 7 days with pay, 12 Maximum
- Employee Assistance Program
- Two programs available through SMA and University of Saskatchewan
- Extended health insurance
- Blue Cross family coverage, if registered with a Provincial Health Plan
- Frequency of call
- 1:4 in-house (if in excess of 1:4 paid $196/period from 1700-0800 weekdays and $249 from 0800-0800 weekends)*;1:3 out-of-house
- Life insurance
- Paid premium, >$100,000 coverage
- Long-term disability insurance
- Paid premium cost for Disability Insurance
- Maternity leave/ Paternity
- In conformity with Sask. Labour Standards Act – 17 weeks max maternity leave and up to 35 weeks parental leave.5 paid days paternity (can split the 35 weeks parental leave with mother as desired.)
- Meal allowance
- n/a
- On-Call Stipends
- Home Light: per duty period: $72 weekday; $83 weekendIn House: per duty period: $166 weekday; $191 weekendICU/CCU: per duty period: $166 weekday; $191 weekend
- Provincial dues (% of salary)
- 1 %
- Provincial health insurance
- Yes, if registered with Sask. Health
- Sick leave
- 1.25 days per month to maximum 75 days
- Statutory and floating holidays
- 1.5 times pay or 1/2 pay & day off for stats, plus 6 extra paid days off at Christmas
- Supplemental Maternity Leave Benefits
- 15 weeks topped to 90% pay when eligible for Employment Insurance
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 1 in 4 in-house, averaged over a rotation
Teaching sites
- Regina General Hospital (Regina)
- Wascana Rehabilitation Center (Regina)
- Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (Saskatoon · rural or distributed site)
Hospital facts
Hospital size and activity: Saskatchewan 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. Mark Inman
Program Director
Site staffdirectors and coordinators at the teaching sites
Dr. Erin Woods
Associate Program Director (Saskatoon Site)
Dr. Shauna Flavelle
Site Director, Regina
Lana Filby
Program Administrator (Regina site)
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
More links
- Regina General Hospital(opens in a new tab)
- Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Tour(opens in a new tab)
- Jim Pattison Children's Hospital(opens in a new tab)
- Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation(opens in a new tab)
- Department of Pediatrics(opens in a new tab)
- Discover all that College of Medicine, Regina Campus offers when pursuing your residency training(opens in a new tab)
- Explore the Pediatrics program at the University of Saskatchewan(opens in a new tab)
- U of S Pediatrics Program Regina site(opens in a new tab)
Location
Regina, Saskatchewan
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About the city
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Climate
- January average
- −14.7 °C
- July average
- 18.6 °C
- Snowfall
- 104.6 cm a year
- Days below −20 °C
- 44.7 days a year
People
- Population
- 226,404 people
- Official languages
- English only 92.6% · French only 0.1% · English and French 6.1% · neither 1.3%
- Immigrants
- 20.3% of residents
- Indigenous identity
- 10.4% of residents
- How people commute
- car, truck or van 90.2% · public transit 3.6% · walking or cycling 4.2% · other 2.0%
- Median household income
- $88,000 before tax
Rural and remote
- Population centre
- Regina, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people)
- Remoteness index
- 0.228
Housing, cost and work
- Rental vacancy rate
- 2.6%
- Basic cost of living
- $55,765 a year
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
Job outlook
- Outlook, 2025–2027
- Good
- Canada-wide, to 2033
- Strong risk of Shortage