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Northern Ontario - General Surgery
The NOSM University General Surgery Residency Program offers a comprehensive 5-year training experience focused on producing exceptional surgeons prepared to serve Northern Ontario's unique healthcare needs. Through intensive exposure to diverse surgical cases, personalized mentorship, and a distributed training model, the program aims to develop well-rounded, practice-ready surgeons who can adapt to complex medical environments.
- Program ID
- 30078
- Quota
- 3 positions
- Stream
- CMG
- Program Length
- 5 years
- Last Approved
- September 9, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 3, 2025
- Avg. Applications (5 yrs)
- 51 - 200
- Avg. Interview Rate
- 51 - 75 %
Teaching Philosophy
Competency-based medical education with progressive independence, emphasizing early integration into healthcare teams, professionalism, and high-quality patient care.
Training Setting
Distributed training across Northern Ontario, with primary bases in Thunder Bay and Sudbury, and rotations in multiple communities including North Bay, Parry Sound, Sault Ste Marie, Huntsville, and Ottawa.
- Early surgical skill training
- 24-hour in-hospital access to full body cadavers
- Individualized educational goals
- Research project requirements
- Distributed training across multiple sites
- Funding for research and professional development
- Travel support for mandatory educational activities
- Unparalleled preceptor support
- Diverse clinical exposure
- Strong community-oriented training
- Comprehensive research opportunities
- Flexible training model
Residents are expected to complete and present a minimum of two research projects over the five-year program, with research electives available to support individual research goals.
- Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
- Health Sciences North (Sudbury)
- Ottawa Hospital
Interview Dates
- Sunday, January 19, 2025
- January 19, 2026
- January 19, 2025
- Academic record
- Reference letters
- Personal letter
- Interview performance
- Rotation competencies
- Research portfolio
Ontario provincial salaries
Salary Progression (5-Year Program)
Starting Salary
$73,367
PGY-1
Maximum Salary
$98,567
PGY-5
Benefits & Perks
Compensation data is province-wide and may vary by institution. Please verify with individual programs. Data sourced from CARMS.
PGY-1 Rotations
PGY-2 Rotations
PGY-3 Rotations
PGY-4 Rotations
PGY-5 Rotations
Data Source: This information is aggregated from publicly available sources. Last updated on 12/3/2025. Always verify details with the official program page.