What the research profiles of this year's 9 incoming residents actually look like, by specialty relevance, authorship, and notable activity, not just publication count.
Source: CaRMS program descriptions
Selection weights
Selection weights not published
What the program says it looks for
- A personal letter showing commitment to obstetrics and gynecology and passion for women's issues
- An academic record showing proficiency in subjects related to the specialty
- Three references attesting to interest, proficiency and interpersonal skills
- Interest and proven experience in scholarly work, education, advocacy and leadership
- Varied extracurricular pursuits, maturity and strong communication
- Interest in the program shown through electives, scholarly work and extracurricular involvement
Where research appears
In file review, research sits within a scholarly CV that also covers education and quality improvement and is judged on potential and interest in scholarly activity, and scholarly activities are also evaluated at interview.
51 to 200
applicants per year
26 to 50%
interview invite rate
About 13 to 100 Estimate only
interviews per year
Estimate calculated as 51 applicants at a 26 percent invite rate to 200 applicants at a 50 percent invite rate. It is not an interview count stated by the program.
Inference, not the program's wording
The program does not publish exact weights, and research has no separate weight. It appears as scholarly work in file review and is evaluated at interview, so it can affect both stages.
Gaps: The CMG and IMG streams share largely identical selection wording, with differences in supporting documentation and elective wording.
This cohort includes 8 Canadian medical graduates and 1 International Medical Graduate. Schools are shown as a set only and are not matched to the individual profiles below.
The adjacent specialty for OBGYN is Urology.
2
adjacent specialty research
Four middle-authored papers, all evidence syntheses or reviews, with no original data collection and no first or second authorship in the confirmed record. One review is directly relevant to OBGYN, two reviews count as adjacent specialty research, and the fourth is a review on a general medical topic. Both adjacent papers were published after the match date, and were most likely listed on the original application as in preparation or pending publication at the time of the match, which is worth keeping in mind when benchmarking against this profile.
Notable: A long leadership record across undergraduate and medical school, including co-chair and executive roles. Wrote medical literature summaries for an online outlet, which are not counted as publications. Also held teaching and creative roles, and received academic excellence awards.
0
adjacent specialty research
A single co-first-authored paper on a general medical topic outside OBGYN and the adjacent specialty. Nothing in the confirmed record falls within either field, so this profile is defined by its other work rather than by research volume.
Notable: Completed a competitive research program and presented at national and regional conferences. Active in outreach, education projects, and community leadership, with several years of teaching assistant experience.
Two items under a matching name were excluded because they did not match this resident.
0
adjacent specialty research
Four papers, all in obstetrics and all on one line of work, making this the most focused record in the cohort. First author on one and second author on two others. All four are retrospective cohort studies, so the strength here is sustained work on a single question rather than variety. The two most recent papers were published online after the match date, and were most likely listed on the original application as in preparation or pending publication at the time of the match, which is worth keeping in mind when benchmarking against this profile.
Notable: Presented conference abstracts and at a student research showcase, and received a competitive medical school research award. Prior graduate and undergraduate science training with national undergraduate research awards and several bench research placements. Also worked as a medical writer.
0
adjacent specialty research
Two of three papers are directly relevant: second author on an obstetric study, and a contributing author on a basic science study relevant to obstetrics. The remaining paper is a first-authored literature review written as an undergraduate and completed prior to medical school.
Notable: Co-created a medical school educational project. Prior undergraduate degree with several scholarship awards. The public record for this profile is otherwise thin.
No confirmed peer-reviewed publications were found for this resident.
Relevant undergraduate research: An undergraduate research placement in a global health program.
Notable: Received a competitive medical student research scholarship and shared a best poster award at a conference. Held student leadership roles and founded a community initiative.
Zero confirmed publications does not mean none exist. It only means none were found in public sources.
Papers under a matching name were excluded because nothing connects them to this resident.
0
adjacent specialty research
Eight papers, seven of them basic science from a graduate degree, mostly middle-authored positions on large lab teams. Four of those seven were published before medical school started and are counted but classed as unrelated. The one directly relevant paper is first-authored and comes from the resident's own graduate project, the clearest sign of self-directed OBGYN research in the profile. Second author on one of the other papers.
Notable: Held graduate scholarships during the degree. Presented the obstetric research at institutional and research events.
0
adjacent specialty research
A single middle-authored systematic review on a medical education topic outside OBGYN and the adjacent specialty. The confirmed research record is small, so the project work described below carries more of this profile.
Notable: Developed a curriculum project through a summer research position, which earned a departmental research award. The project is a curriculum output rather than a publication, so it is not counted.
Two items could not be confirmed as this resident's and are excluded from the counts above.
0
adjacent specialty research
Three of six papers are directly relevant, all in gynecologic care: a first-authored practice article, a second-authored case series, and a middle-authored randomized controlled trial, the strongest study design in the profile. The other three are outside OBGYN: a second-authored paper, a social science paper on which the resident is listed last, and a survey from an undergraduate period, completed prior to medical school.
Notable: Involved in university committee work, student association advocacy, and health policy writing. Stated interests include medical education and mentoring people from vulnerable populations.
No publications could be confirmed from publicly available sources.
Notable: No presentations, leadership roles, or other activities could be confirmed from publicly available sources.
Zero confirmed publications does not mean none exist. It only means none were found in public sources.
Written descriptions on this page are intentionally general to protect resident privacy. Counts and authorship figures are unchanged.
Reading this data
Research volume is uneven across this cohort and is not the whole story. Confirmed output ranges from 0 to 8 papers, and 4 of 9 residents have one or none. The two largest records look nothing alike: PGY1-F's 8 papers are mostly basic science from a graduate degree, with one lead-authored OBGYN paper standing out, while PGY1-C's 4 papers are a single focused line of obstetrics work. PGY1-H sits between them, with half of a 6 paper record in gynecologic care, including a randomized trial.
Specialty relevance is the clearer pattern. 5 of 9 residents have at least one directly relevant paper and 5 of 9 have at least one first or second authored paper, but only 1 of 9 has any work in the adjacent specialty, so crossover is rare here. Leadership, advocacy, and medical education run through many of the notable activity records, which is worth weighing alongside research volume. 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.
