Saskatoon - Pediatrics
University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon, SaskatchewanCMG stream
- 6 positions
- 4 years
- CMG
- Pediatrics
- 51–200
- 76–100%
- Accredited
- 35767
Summary
- This 4-year pediatrics residency is based at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon, with 6 residents per year.
- Required blocks outside Saskatoon include Regina in PGY1, Prince Albert in PGY2, and a senior community pediatrics block in PGY4.
- Residents must complete a scholarly project, and the curriculum includes night float and a longitudinal Indigenous health course.
Training
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Sites
9 teaching sites
- Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH)
- Royal University Hospital (RUH)
- Alvin Buckwold Child Development Center
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- Saskatoon Pediatric Consultants (SPC)
- Northern Saskatchewan Clinics
- Sanctum 1.5
- REACH Clinics
- Regina General Hospital (RGH)
- Victoria Hospital
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Indigenous health
- Early independence
- Research
- Required · research project · protected time
- Call
- In-house call · night float
- Getting around
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Highlights
- No RCPSC fellowship programs, so residents have direct, hands-on contact with faculty and clinical exposures.
- A social pediatrics rotation delivers care to children directly within Saskatoon schools.
- 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 (CTU), junior role (TTD (Transition to Discipline) · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric emergency medicine (TTD (Transition to Discipline) · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric selective (Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, or Pediatric Respirology) (TTD (Transition to Discipline) · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric inpatient unit, junior role (Foundations · 8 weeks)
- NICU, junior (Foundations · 6 weeks)
- Regina community pediatrics and mother baby unit (Foundations · 4 weeks · Regina)
- Anesthesia/Research (Foundations · 2 weeks/2 weeks)
- Selectives (Foundations · 12 weeks)
- Pediatric Surgery (Foundations · 4 weeks)
- NICU +/- PICU, junior (Foundations · 4 weeks as a PGY2)
- Selectives (Foundations · 1-2 additional as a PGY2)
- Pediatric inpatient unit, transition to senior role (Core · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric inpatient unit, senior role (Core · 12 weeks)
- PICU, junior (Core · 4-8 weeks)
- PICU senior (Core · 4 weeks)
- NICU senior (Core · 4-8 weeks)
- Pediatric emergency medicine (Core · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric outpatient care (Core · 8 weeks)
- Pediatric psychiatry (Core · 4 weeks)
- Social pediatrics (Core · 4 weeks)
- Electives (Core · 8 weeks)
- Community pediatrics, Prince Albert (Core · 4 weeks · Prince Albert)
- Developmental Pediatrics (Core · 4 weeks)
- Child Maltreatment (Core · 2 weeks)
- Research (Core · 2-4 weeks)
- Selectives (Core · 16-20 weeks)
- Night Float - Pediatric Inpatients (Core · 8 weeks)
- Pediatric inpatient unit, consultant (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 4 weeks)
- NICU, senior (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric night float (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 4 weeks)
- Community Pediatrics, Regina Pediatric Inpatient Unit or Regina Outpatients (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 4 weeks · Regina)
- Elective (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 4 weeks)
- Pediatric emergency medicine or PICU (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 4 weeks)
- Selectives (Transition to Practice (TTP) · 12-16 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
- Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) (Saskatoon)
- Royal University Hospital (RUH) (Saskatoon)
- Alvin Buckwold Child Development Center (Saskatoon)
- Saskatoon Pediatric Consultants (SPC) (Saskatoon)
- Northern Saskatchewan Clinics (rural or distributed site)
- Sanctum 1.5
- REACH Clinics
- Regina General Hospital (RGH) (Regina · rural or distributed site)
- Victoria Hospital (Prince Albert · 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 officeadministrators and coordinators
Ms. Nancy Groeneveld
Program Administrative Assistant
Program directors
Dr. Mark Inman
Program Director
Faculty profile of Dr. Mark Inman(opens in a new tab)
Diabetes, type 1 and type 2; general pediatric endocrinology
Dr. Erin Woods
Associate Program Director
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
More links
- Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation(opens in a new tab)
- Jim Pattison Children's Hospital(opens in a new tab)
- A Tour Through Maternal and Children’s Programs in Saskatchewan(opens in a new tab)
- Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Tour(opens in a new tab)
- Explore the Pediatrics program at the University of Saskatchewan(opens in a new tab)
Location
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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About the city
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Climate
- January average
- −15.4 °C
- July average
- 18.3 °C
- Snowfall
- 91.0 cm a year
- Days below −20 °C
- 49.4 days a year
People
- Population
- 266,141 people
- Official languages
- English only 92.1% · French only 0.0% · English and French 6.5% · neither 1.4%
- Immigrants
- 20.4% of residents
- Indigenous identity
- 11.5% of residents
- How people commute
- car, truck or van 89.2% · public transit 3.4% · walking or cycling 5.4% · other 2.0%
- Median household income
- $85,000 before tax
Rural and remote
- Population centre
- Saskatoon, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people)
- Remoteness index
- 0.216
Housing, cost and work
- Rental vacancy rate
- 3.1%
- Basic cost of living
- $55,881 a year
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
Job outlook
- Outlook, 2025–2027
- Very good
- Canada-wide, to 2033
- Strong risk of Shortage