St. John's - Obstetrics and Gynecology

Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2026 match, last approved 8 Oct 2025

From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version

Positions (approx. quota): 5 positions
Length: 5 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Applications per year: 51–200
Applicants offered interviews: 51–75%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 29687

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

Summary

Memorial University's Obstetrics and Gynecology residency program is dynamic and unique due to its small size, offering close interaction between residents and faculty. The program focuses on producing excellent generalist obstetricians and gynecologists while providing flexibility to meet individual resident needs and interests.

Training

Research

Residents must complete at least two research projects, with ample faculty support and optional Masters/diploma programs in clinical epidemiology.

Training setting

Training occurs across multiple hospitals in Newfoundland and Labrador, including urban academic medical centers and regional hospitals, providing diverse clinical experiences.

Teaching approach

Competence-based medical education with a rotation-based curriculum, paired academic advisors, and progressive skill development through four training stages.

Setting types

Academic medical center
Regional hospital
Community hospital

Focus areas

Women's Health
Perinatal Care
Gynecologic Oncology
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Urogynecology
Adolescent Gynecology

Patient populations

Obstetric patients
Gynecological patients
High-risk pregnancy patients
Oncology patients
Reproductive health patients
Adolescent patients

Highlights

Competence by Design (CBD) training model
Surgical Foundations program
Porcine laparoscopic laboratory session
Dry laparoscopic simulation experiences
Research project requirements
Optional Masters and diploma programs
Annual Resident Research Day
Community rotation opportunities

Strengths

Small program size with personalized training
Close resident-faculty interaction
Excellent research infrastructure
High Royal College exam pass rates
Comprehensive generalist training
Flexibility for resident interests

Enhanced skills

Minimally invasive gynecology
Simulation training

By year

PGY-1

Obstetrics/Gynecology (St. John's)Health Sciences Centre3 blocks
Obstetrics/Gynecology (Clarenville)Dr. G. B. Cross Memorial Hospital2 blocks
Internal Medicine2 blocks
General Surgery2 blocks
Emergency Medicine1 block
Urology1 block
Neonatal Intensive CareJaneway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre1 block
Selective1 block

PGY-2

Core Obstetrics & GynecologyFull year

PGY-3

Subspecialty Rotations

PGY-4

Subspecialty Rotations

PGY-5

Chief ResidentSeveral months
General Obstetrics & Gynecology
Electives

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

What the program looks at

CV
Electives
MCCQE Part I
Extra-curricular activities
Leadership skills
Medical Student Performance Record
Personal letter
Reference documents
Research/Publications
Transcripts

Applications per year

51–200

Applicants offered interviews

51–75%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match): 5 and 6 Feb 2026

Programs can change interview dates. Confirm on carms.ca.

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 23 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Contract expired, may change.

Annual salary by PGY level, Newfoundland and Labrador
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$69,175 / year
PGY-2	$74,779 / year
PGY-3	$79,848 / year
PGY-4	$85,137 / year
PGY-5	$90,868 / year

One provincial scale for Newfoundland and Labrador, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 levels this program covers.

Benefits

Benefits as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024; check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Additional optional benefits: 100% employee paid
Annual vacation: 4 weeks/year
CMPA dues: 100% reimbursement
Conference leave: 7 days/pd
Extended health insurance: Mandatory medical, basic life and AD&Dhttp://www.exec.gov.nl.ca/exec/hrs/working_with_us/employee_benefits.html
Frequency of call: Excess in-hospital call > 7/28 weekday – $225, weekend – $360;Call stipend – $115 Home call > 7/21 – $75;Call stipend – $57.50
Maternity/Paternity leave: Up to One year
Meal allowance: $105 per month
Parking fees: $5/year
Provincial health insurance: Contact Medical Care Plan1-866-449-4459
Resident Student: Full-time status
Sick leave: 1 day per month
Statutory holidays: 1-1/2 x pay or paid day off

Call

Call (provincial max): 1 day in 4 in-house, on average

The union agreement’s cap for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. Check with the program.

PARNL agreement, 10 Aug 2022 to 30 Jun 2024. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed.

Teaching sites

Health Sciences Centre
Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre
Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre
Western Health Regional Hospital
Dr. G. B. Cross Memorial Hospital
The Moncton Hospital

Hospital facts

Public figures for hospitals named above, each with its source and reference period. They describe the hospital, not the program, and are not a ranking. We match names to the province’s lists by name, so check each source before you rely on it.

The Moncton Hospital

Matched to The Moncton Hospital / L’Hôpital de Moncton (Moncton) in the province’s hospital list.

Inpatient beds: 381 As listed in the province’s dataset, whose rows were last updated 24 Apr 2019; the count may be older.

For the other sites: Newfoundland and Labrador doesn't publish this as open data.

Sources and licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – New Brunswick.

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

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

About the city

Public statistics for the place named by this program’s location label, each with its source and reference period. They describe the place, not the program, and are not a ranking. Check each source before you rely on it.

Climate

Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Each value comes from the nearest weather station that reports it, not from the city itself.

January average: −3.6 °C St. John's (West), 4.3 km away
July average: 16.5 °C St. John's (West), 4.3 km away
Snowfall: 363.4 cm a year St. John's (Airport), 9.0 km away
Days below −20 °C: 0.3 days a year St. John's (West), 4.3 km away

People

2021 Census. Figures are for the municipality of St. John's, not the metropolitan area. Statistics Canada rounds counts, so small places are approximate.

Population: 110,525 people up 1.5% from 2016
Official languages: English only 90.3% · French only 0.0% · English and French 9.2% · neither 0.5% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants: 7.0% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 2.5% · non-permanent residents: 3.8%
Indigenous identity: 3.3% of residents
How people commute: car, truck or van 84.4% · public transit 5.4% · walking or cycling 7.2% · other 3.0% Average commute: 15.4 minutes. Shares are of people who commute.The way Canadians commute was altered in 2021 by the pandemic, with lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19 and changes in how and where Canadians worked leading to 2.8 million fewer commuters, compared with five years earlier. Statistics Canada, The Daily, 30 Nov 2022(opens in a new tab)
Median household income: $75,000 before tax $65,000 after tax · income year 2020, in 2020 dollars

Rural and remote

This describes the place named by the program’s location label. Programs can train in several towns, so it is not every site.

Population centre: St. John's, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people) 185,565 people in 2021
Remoteness index: 0.247 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.

Housing, cost and work

Each figure names the area it covers. A missing line means the source publishes nothing for this area.

Rental vacancy rate: 2.1% October 2025 survey, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (census metropolitan area). The share of purpose-built rentals (three units and over) vacant, not a rent.
Basic cost of living: $53,849 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, for two adults with two children. A modest, basic basket (the poverty line), not a resident’s budget. A size-class region is not the town itself.
Unemployment rate: 6.6% September 2026, three-month average, seasonally adjusted, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (census metropolitan area); standard error 0.6 points. A survey estimate.

Job outlook

Employment and Social Development Canada’s rating for the occupation in the economic region. It is not a count of jobs, and says nothing about CaRMS positions or your match.

Outlook, 2025–2027: Very good The employment outlook will be Very good for specialists in surgery (NOC 31101) in the Avalon Peninsula region for the 2025-2027 period.
Canada-wide, to 2033: Strong risk of Shortage ESDC’s projection for specialists in surgery, 2024–2033. Recent conditions, 2021–2023: Strong signs of Shortage.