Head and Neck Surgery - Otolaryngology

Western UniversityUnknown, 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): 4 positions
Length: 5 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Otolaryngology
Applications per year: 0–50
Applicants offered interviews: 51–75%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 29247

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

Summary

Western University's Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery program is a globally renowned, five-year residency that provides outstanding, well-rounded training. The program aims to develop highly competent surgeons and consultants who can excel in academic and community practice.

Training

Research

Residents present research at annual Residents' Research Day, with opportunities in multiple research laboratories and potential Master's degree pursuit.

Training setting

Integrated program involving major teaching hospitals in London, Ontario, including St. Joseph's Health Care and London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) sites.

Teaching approach

Competency-Based Medical Education with a graded escalation of responsibility, focusing on developing residents' skills across CanMEDS roles and ensuring comprehensive, targeted learning outcomes.

Setting types

Academic medical center
Tertiary care center

Focus areas

Head and Neck Surgery
Otology
Neuro-Otology
Rhinology
Facial Plastic Surgery
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Skull Base Surgery
Laryngology

Patient populations

Pediatric patients
Head and neck oncology patients
Otology patients
Rhinology patients
Facial trauma patients
Sleep apnea patients

Highlights

Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME)
Annual Residents' Research Day
Potential Master's Degree opportunity
Research laboratories in anatomy, voice, vestibular, otologic, and virtual reality
Protected teaching time
Didactic lecture series
Surgical dissection courses

Strengths

Globally renowned program
Comprehensive surgical training
Strong research opportunities
Diverse clinical exposure
Emphasis on leadership and innovation

Enhanced skills

Potential Master's Degree
Research opportunities

By year

PGY-1

Surgical FoundationsVarious teaching hospitals16 months

PGY-3

PathologyLHSC1 month
RadiologyLHSC1 month
ResearchLHSC1 month

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

What the program looks at

Reference letters
Interviews
Academic record
Curriculum vitae
Personal letter
Elective experiences
Research/Publications

Applications per year

0–50

Applicants offered interviews

51–75%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match): 24 Jan 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

St. Joseph's Health Care
London Health Sciences Centre - University Hospital
London Health Sciences Centre - Victoria Hospital

Hospital facts

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

Unfilled positions in past years

No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.

Positions at this site, all streams.

A position can go unfilled because of where the site is, because it is open to IMGs only or to another restricted stream, or because the quota changed late. It says nothing about the quality of the training. Verify with the CaRMS lists. Source: CaRMS’s lists of positions open after round 1 and after round 2, as read in October 2026 (latest: 2026 round 1 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab), 2026 round 2 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab)). A site’s numbers are shown when it had positions open after round 1 in at least 2 of 8 years or at least 3 in one year.

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

Unknown, Ontario

Independent. Not affiliated with CaRMS or the program. Programs edit their descriptions during the match; confirm on carms.ca (opens in a new tab) before you apply. Data last updated on CdnMD 5 Oct 2026.