Residency Match Canada · Program Research Profile

McMaster Radiation Oncology
2026 Match

What the research profiles of this year's 2 incoming residents actually look like, by specialty relevance, authorship, and notable activity, not just publication count.

Program Director: Dr. Justin Lee

2
spots filled this match cycle, down from 3 in 2025. Every stat below describes this full cohort (n=2).
1
avg. confirmed publications
1
avg. first or second authored
0
avg. radiation oncology relevant
0
avg. adjacent specialty research
1
avg. other medical
Program context

Source: CaRMS program descriptions

Selection weights

Selection weights not published

What the program says it looks for
  • A clear understanding of radiation oncology
  • Academic potential, shown through prior achievement and experience in research or teaching
  • Success in collaborative team work
  • Developing clinical patient care knowledge and skill
  • Excellent communication, a professional attitude, and capability for insight and self assessment
  • Intellectually capable, conscientious, and academically motivated applicants whose interests and career goals fit the specialty
Where research appears

In file review, research is described as interest and aptitude for academic work, helpful but not an absolute requirement, and at interview scholarly activities include research, teaching, quality, and patient safety work in radiation oncology or other areas.

0 to 50
applicants per year
76 to 100%
interview invite rate
About 0 to 50 Estimate only
interviews per year

Estimate calculated as 0 applicants at a 76 percent invite rate to 50 applicants at a 100 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. With 76 to 100 percent of applicants invited, research is unlikely to decide who gets an interview, and if it matters at all, it is more likely to matter in final ranking.

Gaps: The program does not state an interview count or rank list size, and only a CMG stream with a quota of 2 was listed.

Where this cohort came from
McMaster University
University of Toronto

Both residents in this cohort are Canadian medical graduates. Schools are shown as a set only and are not matched to the individual profiles below.

Per resident breakdown
Radiation oncology relevant Adjacent specialty research Other medical
PGY1-A
CMG
2
confirmed pubs
2
first or second author
0
radiation oncology relevant
0
adjacent specialty research
2
other medical
Both confirmed publications sit outside radiation oncology and both are first or second authored. One is a systematic review and meta-analysis published during medical school, and the other is a chapter completed before medical school.
Notable: presented research abstracts at an international specialty meeting, and held student leadership roles in community and arts based initiatives.
PGY1-B
CMG
0
confirmed pubs
No peer-reviewed publications found
0
first or second author
0
radiation oncology relevant
0
adjacent specialty research
0
other medical
No peer-reviewed publications were found for this resident. This profile matched without a publication record, so its strength sits in direct specialty exposure and sustained leadership rather than research output.
Notable: involvement in cancer research alongside specialty mentors, and sustained student leadership of a community health initiative.
Written descriptions on this page are intentionally general to protect resident privacy. Counts and authorship figures are unchanged.
Reading this data

Neither resident in this cohort matched with radiation oncology publications. One brought a small, fully first or second authored record in other fields, and the other brought no publications at all but had direct involvement in cancer research alongside specialty mentors and a long-running leadership project.

At n=2 this is not a rule, but it is a useful reminder that in a specialty this small, early exposure, mentorship, and leadership can carry a profile as much as a publication count does. 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.

Methodology: Identities were used privately to look up and verify publication records, then discarded; residents are labeled PGY1-A and PGY1-B and are not otherwise identifiable. Confirmed counts reflect published items matched against a verified record. Conference abstracts and presentations are described in the narrative only and are not counted, and work completed prior to medical school is counted but noted on the card. Sample size is n=2 from a single program year, not a stable year-over-year benchmark, and counts this small should be read as illustrative of profile shape rather than a statistically robust comparison.

Residency Match Canada, independent residency data, not affiliated with CaRMS or McMaster University.