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Program Highlights

As the sole provider of cancer care services to a population of about 1.5 million people in Eastern Ontario there are many opportunities for learning in our program.

Our centre is well equipped with nine VMAT capable linear accelerators, two Tomotherapy units, a Cyberknife, an orthovoltage unit, three large bore CT simulators, a MRI simulator as well as a HDR brachytherapy program with a dedicated OR. This equipment is located across two cancer centres at opposite ends of the city.

A Gammapod unit for dedicated stereotactic breast treatments is being commissioned.

There is a robust interaction between the different disciplines in Radiation Medicine including Oncology, Therapy and Medical Physics and a comprehensive clinical trials program exists in the cancer centre.

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General Information

The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre is the sole provider of radiation oncology related services in the Champlain LHIN (population 1.5 million) and normally over 4,900 new patient consults occur per year in our division.

The Ottawa Training Program provides the trainee excellent educational and research opportunities.
Our radiation treatment facilities are state-of-the-art and include: three wide bore CT simulators with 4D capability, eight Elekta Linear Accelerators with cone-beam CT capability as well as an active IMRT program with several VMAT capable units. The main planning system used is Monaco. We have a new MRI simulator installed. In addition we have two Tomotherapy units dedicated to IGRT . In 2012 we acquired a Cyberknife which is the new basis of our radiosurgery program with extension beyond the CNS to applications in the body. Skin cancer patients are treated with electrons or orthovoltage.

The centre performs both HDR and permanent LDR Prostate Brachytherapy procedures, in addition to HDR implants for gynecological, breast and GI disease sites.

We are a pioneer in stereotactic radiotherapy for body and CNS.

The close proximity to research laboratory encourages collaboration for translational research.

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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 Ottawa - Radiation Oncology - Ottawa.
Ontario
Effective October 4th, 2023 
PGY1
$67,044.99
PGY2
$72,804.48
PGY3
$78,190.61
PGY4
$84,712.26
PGY5
$90,073.03
PGY6
$95,190.86
PGY7
$99,836.15
PGY8
$105,844.41
PGY9
$109,734.47
Professional Leave
7 working days/year
Additional time off provided for writing any CND or US certification exam, leave includes the exam date and reasonable travel time to and from the exam site. Additional RCPSC & CFPC Certification Examination
Prep Time
  1. Subject to operational requirements and at the request of a resident, a resident will not be scheduled for call duties for a period up to fourteen days prior to a CFPC or RCPSC certification exam.
  2. Subject to operational requirements and at the request of a resident, a resident *will be granted up to seven consecutive days off during one of the four week*s preceding a CFPC or RCPSC certification exam.
Annual Vacation
4 weeks
Meal Allowance
No
Frequency of Calls
1 in 4 In-hospital, 1 in 3 home
Pregnancy Leave
17 weeks
Parental Leave
35 weeks, 37 weeks if resident did not take pregnancy leave
Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan
Top-up to 84% 27 weeks for women who take pregnancy and parental leave; 12 weeks for parents on stand-alone parental leave.
Provincial Health Insurance
Yes
Extended Health Insurance
Yes
Provincial Dues (% of salary)
1.3%
Dental Plan
85% paid for eligible expenses
CMPA Dues Paid
Under current arrangements, residents are rebated by Ministry of Health and Long Term Care for dues in excess of $300.
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Yes – 70% of salary, non-taxable.
Statutory and Floating Holidays
2 weeks leave with full pay and benefits;
10 stat days plus 1 personal floater.
Residents are entitled to at least 5 consecutive days off over the Christmas or New Year period, which accounts for 3 statutory holidays (Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day), and 2 weekend days.
Life Insurance
Yes, 2x salary
Salary and Benefit Continuance
A resident that can’t work due to illness or injury will have salary and benefits maintained for 6 months or until end of appointment (whichever occurs first)
Call Stipend
Regular:
$127.60 in-hospital; $63.80 home call or qualifying shift on shift-based services.
Weekend premium:
$140.36 in-hospital; $70.18 home call or qualifying shift on shift-based services.
Updated October 4, 2023

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Ottawa parliament buildings from the river
Ottawa
Ottawa is Canada’s capital, in the east of southern Ontario, near the city of Montréal and the U.S. border. Sitting on the Ottawa River, it has at its centre Parliament Hill, with grand Victorian architecture and museums such as the National Gallery of Canada, with noted collections of indigenous and other Canadian art. The park-lined Rideau Canal is filled with boats in summer and ice-skaters in winter.

Frequently Asked Questions

As the sole provider of cancer care services to a population of about 1.3 million people in Eastern Ontario there are many opportunities for learning in our program. Our centre is well equipped with nine VMAT capable linear accelerators, two Tomotherapy units, a Cyberknife, an orthovoltage unit, three large bore CT simulators, a MRI simulator as well as a HDR brachytherapy program with a dedicated OR. This equipment is located across two cancer centres at opposite ends of the city. A Gammapod unit for dedicated stereotactic breast treatments is being commissioned. There is a robust interaction between the different disciplines in Radiation Medicine including Oncology, Therapy and Medical Physics. A comprehensive clinical trials program exists in the cancer centre.

 

 

Research is a program requirement with a dedicated program subcommittee mandated to help residents link to appropriate research opportunities across the university community including Radiation Medicine. In 2019, the program added a mandatory research block in the third year of resident training. As well residents have 5 additional blocks they can use for research or electives.

 

 

Residents are typically active within the educational program associated with the training program. In the academic half day teams of junior and senior residents prepare the treatment planning course presentations together fostering graded learning and mentoring. They are also involved with presentations at the weekly case rounds that are part of the academic half day as well as occasional journal club presentations during Wednesday morning Radiation Medicine Program Rounds. They are numerous multidisciplinary disease-based rounds where residents may attend and participate as well. Each year, the program accepts medical students from year 1 – 4 for electives, with those in year 3 and 4 given a radiation oncology teach by one of our senior residents.

 

 

The program allocates funding each year for the purchase of new resources as well as the purchase of 5 licences of e-anatomy for residents to share. Residents receive an allocation of $2500 for the duration of their residency, for courses or conferences of their choice, with PD approval. This fund can be used anytime during the five-year residency and is not limited to a single event (it may be used for more than one course/conference, up to the allocated dollar limit).

The program provides funding to support residents presenting their research projects at conference(s) up to $2000.00 if held outside Canada and $1500.00 if held inside Canada. Priority is based on Seniority of resident as well as the availability of funds.

 

 

We are the sole provider of cancer care services to patients in Eastern Ontario including the Nation’s Capital. We also provide cancer care services to the patients to the Qikiqtani region in eastern Nunavut.