An initiative of
Dr. Kerri Chung
Program Director
Kathryn Tomlinson
We are a medium-sized training program with two to four residents per year. This allows for the formation of close bonds with resident colleagues, flexibility in scheduling and ample learning and research opportunities for everyone.
We have six training sites across the city, allowing residents to gain experience in academic hospitals, tertiary care hospitals, community hospitals and a private lab. This prepares residents for job opportunities in any type of environment.
We offer funding for books, travel to conferences and research.
We have a well-established academic half-day where staff pathologists present a core curriculum every two years. This ensures all essential topics are covered and reviewed at least twice during residency training.
We have a very high ratio of teaching staff to residents, with expertise across all pathology disciplines. They are dedicated and caring. Our residents consistently report that our teaching staff is “one of the best things about the program.”
Edmonton is known as Festival City. There are activities for every interest year-round. It might get cold here, but we don’t let that stop us from having fun.
We have a diverse group of trainees and staff who have interests outside of pathology that span everything from downhill ski racing to needlepoint to playing in local and international orchestras.
Edmonton is known for its culinary scene. New restaurants find it the perfect place to test the waters, resulting in an abundance of amazing dining opportunities.
Alberta | |
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Pay Level 1 | $58,934 |
Pay Level 2 | $65,232 |
Pay Level 3 | $70,259 |
Pay Level 4 | $75,291 |
Pay Level 5 | $81,584 |
Pay Level 6 | $86,615 |
Pay Level 7 | $93,577 |
Pay Level 8 | $101,114 |
Educational Leave | 14 days paid leave |
Annual Vacation | 4 weeks/yr |
Call Stipends | Weekday in-house – $118.02 Weekend in-house / holiday – $178.72 Weekday home call – $59.01 Weekend home call / holiday – $89.35 |
Frequency of Calls | In-house call: 7/28. 2/4 weekend call. Home call: 9/28. 2/4 weekend call **A Resident scheduled on Home call but who is required to work more than four hours in hospital during the call period, of which more than one full hour is past 12:00 a.m. and before 6:00 a.m., or more than six (6) hours in hospital during the call period, shall be remunerated at the rate for In-House call.$100 per day for each scheduled weekend day of patient rounds when not on-call |
Practice Stipend | $1,500 |
Extended Health Insurance | 75% premium paid
$1000 per year Flexible Spending Account*
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Provincial Dues (% of salary) | .95% |
Dental Plan | 75% premium paid |
CMPA Dues Paid | $1,500 |
Life Insurance | 100% towards $150,000 coverage |
Life Support Course Costs (Program Approved) | 100% paid |
Long-Term Disability Insurance | 100% paid for 75% gross income |
Statutory Holidays | Paid days. Additional days off are given if resident works the day before and part of a named holiday. |
Parental Leave | 2 weeks leave with full pay and benefits;
52 weeks (inclusive of Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leaves) – unpaid leave
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Sick leave | Up to 3 months or to end contract paid leave, whichever occurs first |
Maternity Leave | 18 weeks total (17 weeks paid to match 90% of salary when combined with EI) |
Updated September 2024
Resident Physicians shall advance to the next pay level upon completion of twelve (12) months of service at each level. (PARA Agreement – Article 35)
*Terms of Agreement January 2022 – June 2024
https://www.para-ab.ca/agreement/
While on their pathology rotations, residents cover University of Alberta Hospital surgical pathology after-hour calls for a week at a time, about every once every 10 weeks. It is home call and most issues are dealt with over the phone. Occasionally, residents may have to go to the hospital to deal with a frozen section.
Our program offers 11 four-week blocks. These can be in anything the resident chooses, from surgical pathology specialties to cytopathology to forensics, or even dedicated research time. Electives out of town, province and country are allowed and encouraged.
Almost all students who want pathology as their first choice will be matched in the first round and most of those will also get their first choice of location. With our training program, paired with your hard work, you should have no difficulty succeeding in the Royal College examinations.
This really depends on long-term career goals and intended practice location. The current trend is that the majority of residents who want to work in large centres do additional training after residency, either as a formal fellowship or a directed observership in an area of interest. Trainees looking to have more general practices or work in smaller locations may choose not to pursue subspecialty training.
Someone who is hard-working, self-motivated and passionate about understanding the nature of disease. Someone who is a team player and has excellent communication skills. It is also important to have strong clinical knowledge, which serves as a basis for everything we do in pathology.
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