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Program Highlights

Excellent catchment area with including Calgary and referrals from all of southern Alberta

Approximately 210 adult and 350 pediatric/fetal autopsies per year

Our program hosts 2 major mock examinations per year

There is an enthusiastic and dedicated teaching faculty including 5 neuropathologists and excellent relationships with allied clinical neurological specialties with whom there are multiple active interdisciplinary teaching rounds, including clinical neuroscience case presentations, neuromuscular rounds, adult and pediatric brain tumor boards, and maternal fetal medicine rounds.

We provide our trainees with an annual continuing medical education fund.

Calgary is a big city with a small city feel with proximity to the Banff National Park that is excellent for outdoor activities at all times of the year.

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General Information

Useful Electives/Experience
  • Neuropathology
  • Anatomical Pathology
  • Adult Neurology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Neuro-Radiology
  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Other neuroscience or pathology related field.
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Salary Information

Post graduate salaries and benefits differ by province and are determined by two things: your training year, and the province you work in. See below the salaries and benefits for University of Calgary - Neuropathology - Calgary.
Alberta
Pay Level 1
$67, 440
Pay Level 2
$74,153
Pay Level 3
$80,058
Pay Level 4
$86,281
Pay Level 5
$92,698
Pay Level 6
$98,414
Educational Leave
14 days paid leave
Annual Vacation
4 weeks/yr
Call Stipends
Weekday in-house – $159.49
Weekend in-house / holiday – $243.09
Weekday home call – $72.81
Weekend home call / holiday – $96.61
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*
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
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/

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Aerial view of Calgary walking bridge
Calgary
Calgary, a cosmopolitan Alberta city with numerous skyscrapers, owes its rapid growth to its status as the centre of Canada’s oil industry. However, it’s still steeped in the western culture that earned it the nickname “Cowtown,” evident in the Calgary Stampede, its massive July rodeo and festival that grew out of the farming exhibitions once presented here.