Program Contacts

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Important Information

Please note that only one (1) interview is required if applying to multiple sites.

Interview offers will be sent via email by Friday, March 27, 2026 

Transfer Applicants:

If you are a resident in a current Canadian PG position using the second iteration of the CaRMS Match as a possible route to change program or specialty, In accordance with the Ontario eligibility criteria, which references the National Transfer Guidelines, you will need to upload all in-training assessments/evaluations and a summary of your training record in addition to the other required components of your CaRMS application.

Please also provide your permission for the program to speak with your current Program Director by adding "If I am shortlisted, I give permission for the program to speak with my current Program Director," at the bottom of your Personal Letter.  We will only contact your current PD if you are shortlisted.

   

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General Instructions

Program application language: English

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Supporting Documentation / Information

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Review Process

Applications submitted after file review has opened on March 17, 2026

Supporting documents (excluding letters of reference) that arrive after file review has opened  on  March 17, 2026

Letters of reference that arrive after the unmasking date on March 17, 2026

Once all of the files have been reviewed, applicants being offered an interview will be contacted to confirm the date and interview details. Only those applicants being offered interviews will be contacted.

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Interviews

Selection Criteria

• Candidates for the Pediatric Residency Program at NOSM Univerisity are selected on the basis of: a demonstrated interest in Pediatrics, desire to train in a variety of clinical settings including both northern Ontario and Ottawa, demonstrated interest in advocacy and social pediatrics, strong interpersonal skills, and a commitment to self-directed learning. The program is looking for candidates who are hardworking, adaptable and enjoy change.
  
  
  
• The NOSM University Pediatrics Program promotes equal opportunity to all eligible candidates applying to the program, regardless of where they have completed their MD training. We encourage all applicants, and accept residents into the program with or without prior exposure to northern Ontario or medical training in the north. Therefore, candidates from the North and/or those who have trained in the North are not given exclusive consideration in the selection process.

• All clinical experiences, including mandatory rotations and electives, will be considered in the application/assessment process.

Program goals

Our vision is to train residents who have the skills and attitudes necessary to deliver excellent, culturally respectful health care in any setting, including northern Ontario and other rural communities. Our program strives to meet the social accountability mandate of NOSM University through our social pediatric curriculum which provides hands on training in advocacy as well as mandating an advocacy project. 

We strive to deliver a comprehensive curriculum that provides exposure to clinical learning experiences in both Northern Ontario and world-class tertiary care/subspecialty training in Ottawa. Our program aims to provide a supportive learning environment that allows our residents to focus on their individual career objectives, and develop into highly skilled, knowledgeable, and professional pediatricians. Our graduates are well prepared to practice as general pediatricians in any setting, but are also well-positioned to pursue pediatric subspecialty training if that better meets their career goals.

Selection process goals

Through our selection process, the program aims to identify candidates who have a strong academic history with demonstrated competence and interest in pediatrics (e.g., pediatrics rotations, electives, scholarly activities, conference involvement and other related work or life experiences). We are seeking candidates who are interested in health advocacy and are able to think creatively about ways to address the social determinants of health. Candidates should possess superior clinical communication skills and have the ability to relate to patients, their families, and caregivers with compassion, empathy, sensitivity and humility.

We are looking for candidates who possess the ability and willingness to work collaboratively (within and across professional domains) and exemplify the highest standards of professional behavior -- inclusive of responsibility, respect, and self-awareness.

We are also looking to identify candidates who would be a good fit for our program. Candidates best suited to the NOSM University Pediatrics program are those who can adapt and thrive in a hands-on, distributed residency program that requires flexibility and travel away from their primary residence. We believe that candidates who are resilient, committed to self-directed learning and can prioritize their personal well-being are well suited to the program. Through our selection process we aim to identify and successfully match candidates who possess these attributes.

File review process

Evaluation criteria :

Elective criteria

Interview process

Interview evaluation criteria :

Information gathered outside of CaRMS application

Specifically, we may consider:
Social interaction during program related events
Communication with program administration
Social media
Unsolicited reference letters
Unsolicited email references
Unsolicited verbal information on a candidate's prior performance
Unsolicited feedback from colleagues and co-workers
Other : In keeping with the CanMEDs roles, please note that throughout the entire application and interview process, your interactions with NOSM University personnel may be taken into consideration by the program in their selection process and ranking decisions.

Ranking process

The behavior(s) exhibited below during the interview process may prevent an applicant from being ranked by our program :
Unprofessional or inappropriate behavior   
Did not attend interview   
Interview performance was not competitive   

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Program Highlights

This four year residency program improves upon the traditional tertiary center-based training model by providing residents with extensive training opportunities in northern urban centers under the supervision of general pediatric consultants. In addition to world- class subspecialty and acute care rotations at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), the northern rotations provide the learner with extensive opportunities to develop the skills necessary to fulfill all of the CanMEDS roles. By honing their clinical and problem-solving abilities in a preceptor supervised environment, distant from extensive subspecialty support, residents have the opportunity to develop into confident, practical, skilled clinicians. A full exposure to tertiary subspecialty and acute care rotations is maintained throughout the residency.

Although the philosophy of training in this program has been developed from the practice of general consultant pediatricians, upon completion of the program, residents will be well positioned to pursue subspecialty training if they choose or embark upon a career in general consulting pediatrics.

Residents are required to provide their own vehicles.   

Transportation: Due to the geographic distribution of clinical training sites within, and across multiple communities, reliable transportation is essential. Residents are frequently required to travel between hospital and clinic locations. Access to a vehicle is strongly recommended, as local public transportation options may be limited and are not comparable to those available in larger urban centres.

Residents are required to provide their own laptop computers during residency.

Distance learning in the northern centers is enabled by state-of-the-art telemedicine facilities. Resources and opportunities for additional learning, including electives and conferences, will also be made available.

The following represent the highlights of our program:

• A unique and challenging hands-­on learning experience.

• Unparalleled preceptor support from physicians committed to practicing in Northern Ontario. Early integration as a key member of an integrated health care team dedicated to professionalism, high quality patient care and excellent medical education.

• Commitment to resident learning.

• Commitment to the NOSM University social accountability mandate with hands on teaching in social advocacy

• Self-­directed, learner-­centered training to meet your career goals.

• Financial support for resident travel to and from core clinical placements away from the home base and all mandatory educational activities at non home base locations.

• Housing support for core rotations away from primary residence.

• Opportunity to participate in research under expert guidance.

• Funding available for research, professional development and conferences.

• Access to advanced technology and informatics in residency training.

• 24/7 access to electronic search engines, electronic indexes as well as an extensive collection of electronic medical/health journals and textbooks.

• Exceptional lifestyle balance with a wide variety of outstanding Northern Ontario recreational opportunities.

 

For residents beginning in July 2021, the Competence By Design (CBD) curriculum will be officially launched. The 4 stages of CBD are mapped over 4 years, after which residents can choose to apply to a subspecialty. The program has been piloting CBD for over two years now, and has gained much experience in the new design. (https://www.royalcollege.ca/content/dam/documents/ibd/pediatrics/epa-guide-pediatrics-e.pdf)

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Program Curriculum

This residency program is for 4 years.

Program length of training does not exceed the Royal College or College of Family Physicians of Canada standard.

The program meets the pediatric training requirements for certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Board of Pediatrics, and the licensing requirements of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. The Competence By Design (CBD) curriculum launched in 2021. The 4 stages of CBD are mapped over 4 years, after which residents can choose to apply to a subspecialty or enter practice.

https://www.royalcollege.ca/content/dam/documents/ibd/pediatrics/epa-guide-pediatrics-e.pdf

Clinical Curriculum

The following is a basic outline of the four years. Each block is 4 weeks and there are 13 blocks over the course of the year.

Please note, this is just an outline and there may be some changes over the course of the residency. Additionally, training schedules in northern Ontario will also vary depending on the site.

 

PGY1 Outline (CBD Stages TTD & FOD):

Homebase/northern sites: Northern Consulting Pediatrics plus one opposite site - 7 Blocks

CHEO/Ottawa site: Subspecialty (1), Pediatrics Wards JR, Perinates, Pediatric Emergency Medicine JR, Pediatric General Surgery – 5 Blocks

Elective: 1 Block

 

PGY2 Outline (CBD Stages FOD & CORE):

Homebase/northern sites: Northern Consulting Pediatrics & Social Pediatrics (Sioux Lookout) - 6 Blocks

CHEO/Ottawa site: Subspecialty (3), PICU, Perinates, Surgical Subspecialty Outpatient/Research & Night Float – 6 Blocks

Elective: 1 Block

 

PGY3 Outline (CBD Stage CORE):

Homebase/northern sites: Northern Consulting Pediatrics, Child Maltreatment plus one opposite site) – 7 Blocks

CHEO/Ottawa site: Subspecialty, PICU, NICU, Pediatrics Wards SR, Pediatric Emergency Medicine SR, Research & Night Float – 6 Blocks

Elective: 1 Block

 

PGY4 Outline (CBD Stages CORE & TTP):

Homebase/northern sites: Northern Consulting Pediatrics - 6 Blocks

CHEO/Ottawa site: Subspecialty, Night Float SR, PICU, NICU – 3 Blocks

Elective: 4 Blocks

Seminars and Rounds
	Residents will have a half day per week protected time for academic teaching sessions. These sessions are all delivered virtually and mostly consist of small group learning sessions with one didactic lecture per block.   Three to five times per year, residents will gather in one of the northern centres  for face to face learning sessions, simulation sessions, OSCEs and social  events. Protected time to attend Grand Rounds broadcast by the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario by videoconference will be available. Residents will participate actively in the departmental academic and morbidity and mortality (M&M) rounds at northern locations. Residents attend a northern based morning report and noon rounds, with all the northern sites, while in the north.
Research
	All residents in the program are expected to complete a scholarly project prior to the completion of training. NOSM University has resources available to support resident research in addition to those available in Ottawa. Several opportunities for practical research meaningful to the local communities and under expert guidance are available.

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Training Sites

Northern teaching sites include Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay and Sudbury. A rotation in Sioux Lookout is part of the core program. Subspecialty, PICU, Pediatric Emergency, Pediatric Surgery, CTU and NICU rotations will be completed in Ottawa.

Housing options are available for residents who must reside in communities outside their “home base” during mandatory rotations.

 

Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay is situated on Lake Superior, in northwestern Ontario. The city has a population of approximately 110,000 and serves as a referral centre for the vast northwestern Ontario region and many rural and remote Indigenous communities.

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) has a busy pediatric inpatient unit as well as NICU (serving neonates born at 30 weeks gestational age and above). Given Thunder Bay’s location/remoteness to tertiary pediatric care, pediatricians here are responsible for being involved in the stabilization of ICU level patients (while having support via collaboration with tertiary care specialist). TBRHSC is in the midst of starting a pediatric transport team, which is an exciting opportunity to become involved with transport medicine.

The 10 pediatricians here offer generalized pediatric care, in both outpatient and inpatient domains, with some also offering specialized clinics (allergy, diabetes, bleeding disorders, and gender care). Some pediatricians also travel to remote sites with potential opportunities to travel to these sites as well if desired.

Thunder Bay is built on the traditional territory of the Anishinabek, which includes the Ojibwa of Fort William First Nation. Thunder Bay and region offers beautiful outdoor landscapes with the Sleeping Giant as the background. There are plenty of outdoor activities, including: world class cross country skiing, hiking, mountain biking, and even downhill skiing. With close access to many lakes there is great fishing, paddling, and back country camping nearby. If the outdoors isn’t for you, there are also more urban activities within the city, with amazing local restaurants, as well as many different acts that come through our community auditorium.

We hope to see you here!

https://wanted.nosm.ca/thunder-bay/

Sudbury

Welcome to Sudbury, the largest city in Northern Ontario, with a vibrant population of 168,000. Health Sciences North (HSN) is the regional referral hub for over 600,000 people in northeastern Ontario, providing top-notch pediatric services through the NEO Kids and Family Program. The pediatric ward and NICU at HSN feature 12 general pediatric beds and a Level 2C Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with 10 beds, ready to care for neonates from 29 weeks gestation onwards.

Our pediatric consultations span emergency, labor and delivery, district hospitals, and family physicians’ offices. Sudbury’s team of 10 pediatricians offers a range of specialty clinics including Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis, Neonatal Follow-Up, Pediatric Oncology, and Spasticity, plus outreach clinics in Espanola and Manitoulin. We also host visiting specialists like pediatric allergists, cardiologists, and rheumatologists.

Join us for an unparalleled experience in high-volume consulting pediatrics without immediate access to tertiary care centers or subspecialists. Here, you’ll manage a diverse array of pediatric cases with greater independence, allowing you to build strong clinical skills and critical thinking. You will benefit from one-on-one mentoring and tailor clinical experiences to your learning goals by working with our outstanding group of pediatricians. Our state-of-the-art SIM lab at HSN also ensures you gain invaluable hands-on practice with high-quality simulation and procedures. Learners can also get involved with various research projects through Health Sciences North Research Institute.

Beyond the hospital, Sudbury is a playground for nature enthusiasts and adventure seekers. Nestled on the Canadian Shield, the city boasts over 300 lakes, perfect for paddling, swimming, boating, and winter skating. Enjoy a morning ski at Kivi Park, beach volleyball at Moonlight Beach, or mountain biking along the rocky terrain in Walden. Sudbury’s vibrant arts and cultural scene offers year-round musicals, plays, festivals, and fantastic dining options. 

Fall in love with Sudbury, where your medical career and outdoor adventures await.

https://wanted.nosm.ca/sudbury/

North Bay

Welcome to North Bay, the true “Gateway to the North”. We are just north enough to be perfect, nestled between two of Northeastern Ontario’s most stunning lakes and surrounded by forests. We are located only 3.5 hours north of Toronto and 4 hours west of Ottawa. North Bay is surrounded by the beauty of nature, art and culture and offers something for everyone to experience.

From its beginnings as a settlement of the Nipissing First Nation, North Bay has been a transportation centre. The building of the CPR, the CNR, and the ONR Railways, established North Bay as the major transportation centre for the region. The arrival of the railways opened markets for natural resource activities in the area. As mining and lumber industries developed in the nearby regions, North Bay became a supply and a regional centre for education and

health care. Today, North Bay’s excellent location sits at the crossroads of major highways, railways, and air carriers. Residents of North Bay and area enjoy fresh air, abundant clean water, plenty of green space for outdoor activities and low density living with all of the benefits of full urban services.

We have a vibrant local arts scene with multiple community theatre groups, choirs, bands, as well as pottery or knitting classes. You can take in experiences touring galleries and museums as well as our own symphony and visiting performers at the Capitol Centre. The opportunities for physical activity is nearly endless and changes with the seasons. We have both downhill and cross country skiing, snowshoeing, Fat biking, curling, an extensive snowmobile trail

system here and ice fishing for pickerel can’t be beat on our local lakes. There are incredible biking, hiking and camping locations both within and surrounding the city within an hours drive. Summer brings us to our lakes for swimming at the beaches, canoeing and kayaking, paddle boarding and fishing. There are multiple golf and tennis opportunities in the city. Pickleball and dodge ball leagues are taking over and softball, ultimate frisbee, volleyball and dragon boating are popular adult activities. If watching athletics are more your style, we have an OHL hockey team as well as University teams that compete at high levels in hockey, basketball and volleyball.

We like good food here and whether you are looking for a delicious cup of coffee, a great local craft beer, outdoor dining, farm to table restaurants or a gourmet food experience, then North Bay is the place! In the summer months we have over 100 vendors at our outdoor Farmers’ Market on Wednesdays and Saturdays and for winter the Market heads indoors on Saturdays.

For families we have great programming at many local festivals, libraries, museums, indoor playground, many parks, splash pads, a miniature train and carousels and a large number of extracurricular activities.

North Bay Regional Health Centre is a modern acute care and regional mental health centre with 430 beds spread across our campuses. The pediatric services are located within the main hospital building. We have 8 pediatric beds, an 8 bed Level 2C NICU, a busy emergency room as well as outpatient rooms for pediatric clinics and procedures. Our office clinic is located within One Kids Place, the local Children’s Treatment Centre. We have office spaces for our learners and use an electronic health record for documentation. Several of our paediatricians have special interests and we run speciality clinics in Developmental assessment, Botox clinics for youth with cerebral palsy, Diabetes clinics for both Type 1 and 2 diabetes and elective sedations are done at the hospital. We are currently building our capacity to run school based clinics, child protection clinics as well as allergy clinics.

Our pediatric group currently consists of 6 members who run the general consulting pediatric service. We also have a community pediatric gastroenterology physician who we work closely with. We are generalists who take care of pediatric patients with a wide variety of conditions, from acute medical issues to mental health and developmental disorders. Our distance from tertiary care means that we provide the front line care to patients and collaborate as needed with our tertiary colleagues. Our goal is to provide an excellent level of compassionate and evidence based care. We run regular journal clubs and Mock codes and invite learners to participate in these with us to enhance all of our skills. We have been a teaching site for pediatric learners long before there was a medical program in the north and have a commitment to high quality teaching. Learners will work with a small group of physicians who get to know you well and who can foster early independence within a highly supportive environment. As we do not depend on learners for service, we can be flexible to provide the experiences needed by the learner. We encourage collaboration, discussion and joint learning. We invite you to join us to share in the privilege of caring for our patients.

North Bay is a great place to live if you enjoy the outdoors and want larger city amenities while maintaining a sense of small, safe community. We look forward to welcoming you to not only great learning but also great living.

https://wanted.nosm.ca/north-bay/

 

Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Ste. Marie is the third largest city in Northern Ontario with a population of approximately 80,000. “The Sault” is situated on the St. Mary’s River at the epicentre of the upper Great Lakes. We share our name, our river, and our community with Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, which is just across the international bridge. Sault Ste. Marie is the seat of the Algoma District, which stretches over 50,000 km² along lakes Superior and Huron with a sparsely distributed population of 120,000.

One of the oldest communities in Canada, Sault Ste. Marie is situated on the lands of the Anishinabek nation, serving for centuries as a gathering place for trade amongst Indigenous peoples. The community evolved from a small French fur trading post to a busy industrial centre with the construction of the lock system, railway, and steel plant, always retaining its identity as a place of trade between nations.

Today Sault Ste. Marie is still known for its steel making, and has diversified into a vibrant multicultural community with influences from First Nations, French, English, mid-century Italian immigrants, and a global community of newcomers.

We have surprisingly great food for our rurality, and a well-developed outdoor adventure scene. The Sault is also one of a dwindling number of global communities with four truly distinct seasons. While summer is glorious all over Northern Ontario, and there are plenty of winter activities to enjoy, the Sault’s main tourist season is actually the fall when nature puts on a jaw-dropping fireworks display. Best to bring your hiking boots, bathing suits, skis, skates, paddles, and mountain bikes.

The handful of pediatricians in Sault Ste. Marie are all true generalists who are skilled in acute care, neonatology, ward medicine, complex and chronic disease management, mental health, behaviour, and development. With the nearest tertiary care centre 700 km away, our scope of practice extends to include many of the patients who would ordinarily be seen in subspecialty clinics in Southern Ontario. We regularly collaborate with distant subspecialists in the care of complex patients.

The Sault Area Hospital is a new regional centre with 8 pediatric beds and 10 Level 2 NICU beds, serving newborns of 30 weeks gestation and up. All pediatric clinics are located at the Group Health Centre, the largest multi-specialty ambulatory care centre in the province, serving tens of thousands of patients. The GHC features real time in-person collaboration with providers across all disciplines and health professions, as well as a shared state-of-the-art EMR, on-site diagnostic imaging and lab. Several of our pediatricians have special interests so we offer "specialty" diabetes clinics, pediatric dermatology clinics, developmental clinics, elective sedations, and even cardiology and peds echo.

Our teaching philosophy is a high degree of independence, always paired with backup and support. We do not depend on learners for service so the experience can be tailored to a learner’s needs. We place a high priority on wellness, and above all we believe that pediatric medicine is fun! Join us and fall in love with our community and our shared profession in Sault Ste. Marie.

https://wanted.nosm.ca/sault-ste-marie/

Ottawa (CHEO)

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) is a tertiary care children's hospital that provides the only pediatric inpatient services in the Ottawa-Carleton region, and serves a referral population of over 1,500,000. The training program in pediatrics, based at CHEO, has excellent patient volume and diversity in both the inpatient and outpatient units. The site offers exposure to primary, secondary and tertiary level models for provision of care to children. CHEO is a medium-sized hospital which provides a work environment that is friendly and supportive. World class specialists and subspecialists come together to provide excellent care, research and education to the pediatric population of the region.

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Additional Information

Overall program
	The program outlined above may be modified or taken in an alternative sequence based upon discussions between the resident and the program director. Any changes MUST allow the resident to complete the appropriate curriculum to meet accreditation standards and spend the appropriate amount of time in the Northern locations.   To learn more about northern Ontario, please visit the "Wider Campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine" webpage.