An initiative of
Dr. Christine De Meulemeester
Program Director
Michelle D'Angelo
Established in 1969 and fully accredited in 1971 – our program has strong historical roots and we continue to strive to improve the program every year with a goal of providing a world-class neurology education.
Numerous initiatives (expansion of longitudinal clinics, hierarchical resident integration on-call and on CTU, annual OSCEs, focused research and clinical streams, focused rotations in nearly all sub-specialties) have enriched the neurology residency program resulting in residents expressing high levels of satisfaction with their education. This has lead to recruitment of excellent Canadian Medical Graduates and International Medical Graduates over the past number of years. It is our residents who continue to excel and create an environment of both clinical excellence and academic success.
In addition to traditional weekly neuroscience rounds, the Division of Neurology has a wide spectrum of subspecialty rounds: neurovascular, stroke research, neuromuscular, neuro-ophthalmology/neuro-otology, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, journal club, and basic neuroscience.
The philosophy of our residency program has always been to offer a wide exposure to all aspects of clinical neurology, as well as academic research and the basic sciences, which are so vital to understanding neurological disease. It is our goal to support residents in their chosen area of interest. Our resident graduates have been well prepared to ultimately pursue any career path they may choose: community or academic practice; with pure clinical, administrative, education and/or research interests. We are proud of our resident graduates who have secured competitive fellowships in Canada, the US, and overseas. In addition, after completing their training our graduates have assumed both community Neurology and full-time academic positions at prestigious hospitals and institutions throughout Canada and the US. Many of our former residents are presently staff members in the Division including both part-time and full time staff.
Ottawa is the nation’s capital — a vibrant, exciting, safe, and green city that residents are happy to call their home. When asking current residents their favorite parts about Ottawa they said:
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You can also get more information on: Ottawa Department of Medicine (look under PGY1 entry programs then neurology)
We will attempt to make individual arrangements if there is a conflict with another medical school or event. Please contact the Program Administrator after you are notified of your interview date and time.
Formal telephone interviews will not be offered, though if there are technical issues with the video-conferenced interview a phone interview may be used as a backup option.
A meeting with some of our residents is part of our formal interview process in addition to multiple residency information sessions which are hosted in the fall by our residents. They provide the opportunity to learn about the program and ask specific questions about the program. Specific dates for those sessions will be available via CANPREPP and on our Instagram page. Email addresses for our residents will be made available by request. Please email your request to the Program Administrator.
Each candidate will have three interviews lasting 20 to 30 minutes with 2 members of the program, including the Program Director, members of the selection committee, and the co-chief residents. The interviews will be conducted via Zoom. A lunch and learn presentation about the Ottawa Adult Neurology Residency Program are also a part of the agenda, again to be delivered virtually.
Interviews are virtual, and all required information should be submitted to CaRMS based on the list of required documents.
