Residency Match Canada · Program Research Profile
McMaster Urology
2026 Match
What the research profiles of this year's 3 incoming residents actually look like, by specialty relevance, authorship position, and notable activity, not just publication count.
Program Director: Dr. Shahid Lambe
3
spots filled this match cycle, unchanged from 3 in 2025. Every stat below describes this full cohort (n=3).
2.67
avg. confirmed publications
1.33
avg. first or second authored
1.33
avg. urology relevant
0.33
avg. adjacent specialty research
Program context
Source: CaRMS program descriptions
Selection weights
Selection weights not published
What the program says it looks for
- Strength of the application letter, references, and academic record
- Demonstrated interest in the surgical training program at interview
- Effective and appropriate communication with colleagues and patients
- Clinical skills and effective decision making
- Interest in urology and interest in research
- CanMEDS attributes and teamwork
Where research appears
In file review, research is judged by demonstrated interest in future urology projects, and at interview interest in the discipline includes evidence in urology research and electives, while scholarly activities are described as evidence of academic success.
0 to 50
applicants per year
51 to 75%
interview invite rate
Inference, not the program's wording
The program does not publish exact weights, and research has no separate weight. It appears in file review and in interview discipline interest, so it can help at both stages, but no research share can be assigned.
Gaps: The program does not state an interview count or rank list size, and only a CMG stream with a quota of 3 was listed.
Where this cohort came from
McMaster University
Western University
Dalhousie University
All 3 residents are Canadian medical graduates. Schools are shown as a set only and are not matched to the individual profiles below.
Per resident breakdown
Urology relevant
Adjacent specialty research
Other medical
0
adjacent specialty research
One confirmed publication, a retrospective study directly relevant to urology. Authorship sits in a middle position within a large collaborative author group.
Notable: student leadership in communications, mentorship content aimed at pre-medical applicants, and workshop teaching at national student conferences.
Additional items reported in the original research could not be independently confirmed and are excluded from the counts above.
* Includes 1 paper dated after match day.
1
adjacent specialty research
The most productive record in the cohort, with 4 of 6 papers in a first or second position across a varied body of work. It includes 3 urology relevant papers, 1 adjacent oncology paper, and 2 from other medical areas. One paper was 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: student government leadership, along with advocacy and mentorship work supporting representation in competitive surgical specialties.
0
adjacent specialty research
One confirmed publication, a co-authored clinical trial that sits entirely outside urology. Authorship position beyond confirmed co-author status could not be established, so it is reported as middle, position unconfirmed.
Notable: patient facing engagement work within a health equity research program, and mentorship activity for incoming applicants.
Additional items reported in the original research carry a non-author designation and are excluded from the counts above.
Written descriptions on this page are intentionally general to protect resident privacy. Counts and authorship figures are unchanged.
Reading this data
This cohort is carried heavily by one profile. PGY1-B accounts for 6 of the group's 8 confirmed publications, 4 of them first or second authored, and is the only resident with adjacent oncology work. The other two residents each hold a single confirmed publication, neither in a first or second author position, and only PGY1-A's is urology relevant.
Volume alone does not tell the full story here. PGY1-C's research record is small and sits outside urology, but it is paired with patient facing engagement work. Urology is a competitive specialty where research output matters, and this cohort shows that a light publication count does not rule out matching. 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.
