Residency Match Canada · Program Research Profile
McMaster Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation
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. Simran Basi
4
spots filled this match cycle, unchanged from 4 in 2025. Every stat below describes this full cohort (n=4).
4
avg. confirmed publications
1.75
avg. first or second authored
1
avg. adjacent specialty research
Program context
Source: CaRMS program descriptions
Selection weights
Selection weights not published
What the program says it looks for
- Self directed learners who are skilled at self assessment
- Strong interpersonal skills
- A medical degree from an accredited university
- Elective experience in PM&R, which is strongly recommended
- The interview and CV are central to assessing commitment and industry
- Fit with the McMaster philosophy and resident group
Where research appears
Research is judged in file review by interest and achievement in research, especially in PM&R, and scholarly activities at interview are described as an academic record supporting ability to complete the program.
CMG stream, quota 3
0 to 50
applicants per year
26 to 50%
interview invite rate
About 0 to 25 Estimate only
interviews per year
IMG stream, quota 1
0 to 50
applicants per year
0 to 25%
interview invite rate
About 0 to 13 Estimate only
interviews per year
Each estimate is calculated as 0 applicants at the low invite rate to 50 applicants at the high invite rate for that stream. They are not interview counts 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 file review as interest and achievement in research, especially in PM&R, so it can help shortlisting, but no research share can be assigned.
Gaps: The program does not state an interview count, and the two streams share the same selection wording apart from supporting documentation requirements.
Where this cohort came from
3 of 4 residents are Canadian medical graduates and 1 is an International Medical Graduate. Schools are shown as a set only and are not matched to the individual profiles below.
Per resident breakdown
PM&R relevant
Adjacent specialty research
Other medical
No peer-reviewed publications could be confirmed for this resident from public sources. Research experience shows up as a prior honours thesis and science communication rather than journal output, a reminder that unlisted, in-progress, or unpublished work can exist even when nothing shows up in a public search.
Relevant undergraduate research: an honours thesis completed during a prior undergraduate science degree before medical school, medicine focused. Thesis work is described here and is not counted as a publication.
Notable: authored short educational summaries of recent clinical trials for an online medical education outlet. These are non-peer-reviewed and are not counted as publications.
Zero confirmed publications does not mean none exist. It only means none were found in public sources.
4
adjacent specialty research
The deepest record in the cohort, with 7 papers in a first or second author position. Eight papers sit squarely in PM&R territory, and the four adjacent papers are all orthopedic, with no neurology crossover. The work mixes systematic and scoping reviews with original data collection, so it is not review-only. Five of the 13 papers were published before medical school began, during prior graduate training and research assistant roles.
Notable: presented research as a conference poster and a published conference abstract, received academic research recognition, and has early clinical exposure in a rehabilitation setting alongside several years of research assistant work.
0
adjacent specialty research
Two confirmed papers, both middle-authored group projects. Neither is PM&R relevant or from an adjacent field, so the entire record sits in the other medical segment.
Notable: prior undergraduate degrees before medicine. No presentations, awards, or leadership roles were found in public sources, which does not rule out involvement that is not publicly listed.
0
adjacent specialty research
One confirmed paper, a middle-authored case report outside PM&R and its adjacent fields. A case report is a single-patient write-up, the lowest tier of research weight, so it sits entirely in the other medical segment. No PM&R-specific research, presentations, or activities turned up.
Notable: no presentations, awards, leadership roles, or prior degree information were found in public sources. That reflects a limit of what is publicly available, not a statement about this resident's background.
Written descriptions on this page are intentionally general to protect resident privacy. Counts and authorship figures are unchanged.
Reading this data
This cohort is defined by contrast. One resident accounts for 13 of the 16 confirmed publications and the other three together account for 3, so the cohort average of 4 describes nobody in particular. The median resident has 1.5 confirmed publications, which is a more honest picture than the mean.
The one deep research record is concentrated in musculoskeletal and rehabilitation work, with orthopedic crossover and no neurology crossover. Three of the four residents have no PM&R relevant publications, and one has no confirmed publications of any kind, though public records can miss unlisted or in-progress work. With n=4 this cannot show what the program requires, but it does show that a match is possible without a strong publication record. 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.
