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Ottawa - Emergency Medicine
The University of Ottawa's RCPSC Emergency Medicine Residency is designed to graduate clinicians with excellent clinical skills while providing trainees opportunities to foster their own interests within emergency medicine. The program boasts over 90 emergency staff physicians dedicated to resident training, with a strong focus on supporting residents academically, personally, and professionally.
- Program ID
- 29670
- Quota
- 9 positions
- Stream
- CMG
- Program Length
- 5 years
- Last Approved
- September 5, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 3, 2025
- Avg. Applications (5 yrs)
- 51 - 200
- Avg. Interview Rate
- 26 - 50 %
Teaching Philosophy
The program follows the Royal College's Competence by Design (CBD) curriculum, emphasizing progressive competence development through four stages: Transition to Discipline, Foundations, Core, and Transition to Practice.
Training Setting
Training occurs across multiple urban hospital sites in Ottawa, including the Ottawa Hospital General Campus, Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus, and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO).
- Competence by Design (CBD) Curriculum
- Weekly Protected Academic Full Day
- State-of-the-art Simulation Centre
- Six-month Area of Concentrated Expertise (ACE)
- Research and Scholarly Project Requirement
- Funding for ACLS, ATLS, and PALS Courses
- Conference Presentation Support
- World-renowned emergency medicine scholarship
- Diverse and expert faculty
- Comprehensive training across multiple sites
- Strong research infrastructure
- Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
All residents are expected to produce a research or educational project, with support from research faculty. Many residents present work at national/international conferences and publish in peer-reviewed journals.
- Ottawa Hospital - General Campus
- Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
Interview Dates
- January 23, 2026
- CV Review
- Electives Review
- Extra-curricular Activities
- Leadership Skills
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Personal Letter
- Reference Documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
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
Data Source: This information is aggregated from publicly available sources. Last updated on 12/3/2025. Always verify details with the official program page.