Overview
Two-year (PGY4–5) rheumatology residency with clinics across the McMaster system, a city-wide inpatient service across three tertiary hospitals, musculoskeletal radiology, research and electives.
The programme
- Training type
- Subspecialty training programme
- Duration
- 2 years (PGY4–PGY5)
- Start
- July 1 (academic year)
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completion of three years of core Internal Medicine residency (CaRMS eligibility rules apply).
- International applicants
- IMGs who are Canadian citizens/PRs apply via CaRMS IMG places; limited sponsored positions via McMaster PGME sponsorship agreements; no self-funded residency pathway.
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- CPSO educational or independent licence (Ontario)
How to apply
- Deadline
- Per the CaRMS Medicine Subspecialty Match timeline
- Application method
- Through the CaRMS Medicine Subspecialty Match (MSM).
Funding
- Funding
- Salaried residency position (Ontario Ministry of Health-funded for eligible CaRMS applicants)
Official sources
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