Head and Neck Surgery - Otolaryngology
University of CalgaryUnknown, AlbertaCMG stream
From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version
- 2 positions
- 5 years
- CMG
- Otolaryngology
- 0–50
- 26–50%
- Accredited
- 29347
Summary
The University of Calgary Otolaryngology Residency Program takes two residents per year through the CaRMS process. The program is distinguished by its large clinical volume across multiple teaching hospitals and a low resident-to-faculty ratio that allows early extensive surgical experience.
Training
- Research
- Residents complete a clinical or basic science research project with financial support for presentation at research venues.
- Training setting
- Urban medical center with multiple hospital sites in Calgary, Alberta, including academic and community hospitals, cancer centers, and pediatric facilities.
- Teaching approach
- Competence by Design (CBD) approach using time as a framework for competency assessment, with frequent formative assessments and milestone-based learning outcomes.
- Setting types
- Academic medical center
- Community hospital
- Pediatric hospital
- Cancer center
- Focus areas
- Head and Neck Surgery
- Pediatric Otolaryngology
- Oncology
- Voice Laboratory
- Auditory and Vestibular Testing
- Patient populations
- Pediatric patients
- Adult patients
- Cancer patients
- Subspecialty clinic patients
- Highlights
- Competency-Based Medical Education (CBD)
- Protected academic half-day on Thursday afternoons
- Temporal bone laboratory
- FESS lab
- Sponsorship for temporal bone and rhinology dissection courses
- Research project requirement
- Financial support for research presentations
- Opportunities for northern territory rotations
- Strengths
- Large clinical volume
- Low resident-to-faculty ratio
- Extensive surgical experience
- Comprehensive multidisciplinary training
- Strong staff-resident relationship
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
By year
- PGY-1
- Otolaryngology servicesRotations through five hospitals
- Related medical and surgical servicesFirst two years
- PGY-2
- Otolaryngology servicesRotations through five hospitals
- PGY-3
- Longer ENT rotationsMultiple blocks
- ElectivesThree blocks
- Selective rotationThree months
- PGY-4
- Head and neck pathology rotation
- Radiology rotation
- Radiation oncology rotation
- PGY-5
- Northern territory rotationOne week
Selection
- What the program looks at
- CaRMS application
- CV
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Reference letters
- Electives
- CASPer test
- Interview performance
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Applicants offered interviews
- 26–50%
Interviews
- Dates (2026 match)
- 5 Feb 2026
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
- Alberta Children's Hospital
- Foothills Medical Centre
- Peter Lougheed Centre
- Rockyview General Hospital
- Calgary South Health Campus
- Tom Baker Cancer Centre
- Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre
- Richmond Road Diagnostic Treatment Centre
Hospital facts
Hospital size and activity: Alberta doesn't publish this as open data.
Unfilled positions in past years
No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.
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, Alberta
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