Residency Match Canada · Program Research Profile
McGill Urology
2026 Match
What the research profiles of this year's 4 incoming residents actually look like, by specialty relevance, authorship, and notable activity, not just publication count.
Program Director: Dr. Mélanie Aubé-Peterkin
4
spots filled this match cycle, down from 5 in 2025. Every stat below describes this full cohort (n=4).
3.5
avg. confirmed publications
2
avg. first or second authored
Program context
Source: CaRMS program descriptions
Selection weights*
Academic achievement
Reference quality
Research productivity
Leadership
Personal statement
Overall impression
* Segments are equal width for display only. The program lists these components but does not state their weights.
What the program says it looks for
- A strong academic record, particularly in surgical disciplines
- Interest in urology, preferably shown through urology electives
- Interpersonal communication skills and sensitivity to patient needs
- Research experience and academic excellence
- CanMEDS excellence and teamwork
- A personal letter and three reference letters
Where research appears
Research productivity is a scored application component in file review, and scholarly activities are also judged at interview through previous publications and workshops.
0 to 50
applicants per year
26 to 50%
interview invite rate
About 0 to 25 Estimate only
interviews per year
Estimate calculated as 0 applicants at a 26 percent invite rate to 50 applicants at a 50 percent invite rate. It is not an interview count stated by the program, and the low end is not useful on its own.
Inference, not the program's wording
The program does not publish exact weights, and research has no separate weight. It appears in both file review and interview, so it can affect shortlisting and final ranking, but no research share can be assigned.
Gaps: The program does not state an interview count or rank list size, and its page was last approved September 22, 2025.
Where this cohort came from
McGill University
Western University
IMG
Schools are shown as a set only, with international schools combined into one IMG pill, and are not matched to the individual research profiles below, since with a cohort this small that pairing would make individuals identifiable.
Per resident breakdown
Urology relevant
* Includes 4 publications dated after the match, which may have been submitted before the CaRMS deadline or in progress at application time.
All seven confirmed publications are in urology, with the largest cluster in robotic surgery and the rest in prostate biopsy and overactive bladder research. Two are first or second authored, and the remainder are middle author positions on team papers. Four are dated after the match, most likely listed on the original application as in preparation or pending publication, which is worth keeping in mind when benchmarking against this profile.
Notable: presented first-authored work at both international and national urology meetings. Conference abstracts are not counted in the totals above.
* Includes 5 publications dated after the match, which may have been submitted before the CaRMS deadline or in progress at application time.
All seven confirmed publications are in urology, spanning medical education research, case reports, and an economic evaluation, and six are first or second authored. Three of those six are case reports, the lowest research tier, while the economic evaluation carries more weight. Five are dated after the match, most likely listed on the original application as in preparation or pending publication, which is worth keeping in mind when benchmarking against this profile.
Notable: presenting author on education and clinical research at provincial and national meetings, with a run of conference abstracts that are not counted above. Earlier non-medical research from before medical school is also not counted.
No publications were found in public sources for this resident. Zero publications does not mean none exist, it only means none were found.
Notable: entered urology after prior residency training and several years of clinical practice, so research output is a weak proxy for this profile.
Additional items reported in the original research could not be independently confirmed and are excluded from the counts above.
No publications were found in public sources for this resident. Zero publications does not mean none exist, it only means none were found.
Notable: entered urology after prior surgical residency training.
Reading this data
Research volume is uneven across this cohort: two residents have 7 confirmed publications each, all in urology, while the other two have none found in public sources.
Both residents without confirmed publications arrived with substantial prior clinical or surgical training, which suggests this program weighs clinical background alongside research. A cohort of four is too small to treat as a rule. Program weightings may change from year to year.
All data on this page was gathered from publicly available sources and verified to a high but not absolute degree of confidence. This profile is intended to give prospective applicants a general sense of what previously matched residents looked like, not to serve as a definitive or exhaustive record.
