Alberta

CRITERIA FOR ALL MEDICAL GRADUATES

• A resident who has or will complete their Pediatrics residency in an ACGME-accredited program in the U.S. will need to complete an approved PGY-4 year in a core RCPSC Pediatrics program in Canada to be eligible to apply for subspecialty training in Canada. The RCPSC assessment of U.S. training will establish what is needed during the PGY-4 year. U.S residents interested in doing a PGY-4 year in a Canadian core Pediatrics program will need to reach out to the residency programs individually and explore if this opportunity is available.

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• If a resident is completing a PGY-4 chief resident year in an ACGME-accredited program in the U.S., the RCPSC assessment of training will establish if the resident is eligible for the RCPSC examinations/fellowship. For more information on having your training assessed, please contact Chantal Benoit at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (cbenoit@royalcollege.ca).

Subspecialty: Pediatrics subspecialties

• Training level: Current resident
• Eligibility details:
  • PGY3 residents currently enrolled in a RCPSC accredited core Pediatrics residency program.
  • PGY3 residents currently enrolled in an ACGME accredited core Pediatrics program and have had their training assessed and deemed eligible by the RCPSC.
  • Residents who complete their PGY4 year of core Pediatric training between July 1 and December 31, 2025, must declare their completion date on the application form and request a late start.

Subspecialty: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

• Training level: Current resident
• Eligibility details:
  • PGY3 residents currently enrolled in a RCPSC accredited core Pediatrics residency program.
  • PGY3 residents currently enrolled in an ACGME accredited core Pediatrics program and have had their training assessed and deemed eligible by the RCPSC.
  • Residents currently enrolled in their penultimate year in one of the following RCPSC accredited residency programs: Anesthesiology, Cardiac Surgery, Emergency Medicine, or General Surgery.
  • Residents who will complete their final year of primary specialty training between July 1 and December 31, 2025, must declare their completion date on the application form and request a late start.
  • Subject to final confirmation, an exception to the Training Level and Training Program Criteria may be approved for those applicants that are acceptable for the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Program according to the RCPSC.

Subspecialty: Pediatric Emergency Medicine​

• Training level: Current resident
• Eligibility details:
  • PGY3 residents currently enrolled in a RCPSC accredited core Pediatrics residency program.
  • PGY3 residents currently enrolled in an ACGME accredited core Pediatrics program and have had their training assessed and deemed eligible by the RCPSC.
  • Residents currently enrolled in as a PGY2, PGY3, or PGY4 in an RCPSC accredited Emergency Medicine (Adult) residency program.
  • Residents who will complete their final year of primary specialty training between July 1 and December 31, 2025, must declare their completion date on the application form and request a late start.

• Residents who are off cycle by more than 6-months (with start date after December 31, 2025) are not eligible.
• Re-entry applicants to subspecialty training are not eligible.
• Trainees currently enrolled in subspecialty Pediatrics training are not eligible.
• Trainees currently enrolled as a PGY4 in Core Pediatrics are not eligible.
• This match cannot be used for program transfer.
• Individuals pursuing residency training in the US and who have an MD from a non-LCME accredited school are not eligible.
• IMGs from other provinces must declare any Return in Service obligations on the application and may be disqualified if their provincial obligations preclude subspecialty training.
• Sponsored Trainees are not eligible to apply for subspecialty training through the Pediatric Subspecialty Match.

All citizenship documents must be notarized.

CaRMS is partnering with third-party organizations to automate the verification of citizenship/legal status required by postgraduate offices for entry into residency. Third-party verification simplifies the process for applicants and programs. All applicants who do not receive third-party citizenship verification will be required to upload and assign an acceptable proof of citizenship document. Please see additional information here.