Residency Match Canada · Program Research Profile
University of Ottawa Dermatology
2026 Match
What the research profiles of this year's 4 incoming residents actually look like, by specialty relevance and notable activity, not just publication count.
Program Director: Dr. Andrea Dawson
4
spots filled this match cycle, unchanged from 4 in 2025. Every stat below describes this full cohort (n=4).
9.75
avg. confirmed publications
6.25
avg. first or second authored
4
avg. dermatology relevant
Program context
Source: CaRMS program descriptions
Selection weights
Selection weights not published
What the program says it looks for
- Academic performance, academic and personal commitment to the program, and awards or extraordinary educational qualifications
- Strong references, which the program describes as heavily weighted
- Past research and publications, previous teaching experience and extracurricular activities
- Evidence of successful teamwork, with getting along with others described as essential
- Hardworking, likeable, collegial, open to feedback and self motivated to read and learn evenings and weekends
- Demonstrated interest in dermatology and readiness to take on clinical and on-call roles
Where research appears
File review looks at research experience on the CV, with dermatology interest preferred and all research projects evaluated positively, and the interview evaluates scholarly activities, with research, particularly in dermatology, described as an asset.
51 to 200
applicants per year
0 to 25%
interview invite rate
Inference, not the program's wording
Research has no separate weight. It appears at file review and at interview, with dermatology research preferred, so it can help at both stages, but the program publishes no numeric weights and no research share can be assigned.
Gaps: Figures are the same for the CMG stream (quota 3) and the IMG stream (quota 1), the program does not state an interview count or rank list size, and the CaRMS page's interview date text reads February 6, 2025 despite its 2026 match heading.
Where this cohort came from
Dalhousie University
McGill University
University of Ottawa
IMG
Three residents in this cohort are Canadian medical graduates and one is an international medical graduate. Schools are shown as a set only 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
Dermatology relevant
Other medical
One confirmed publication, a middle author contribution to a clinical study outside dermatology. There is no dermatology research record to weigh.
Notable: involvement in medical student society governance and an undergraduate science degree, including a teaching assistant role. Several years of non-medical work before medicine, which gives this profile a largely non-research background.
Seven of nineteen papers are in dermatology, all first or second authored, and they mix case reports with evidence reviews. The other twelve sit mainly in surgical outcomes research as middle author contributions to large collaborative studies, and three of them were published before medical school started. Three papers carry publication dates after the match and were most likely in preparation or pending publication at the time of the match, which is worth keeping in mind when benchmarking.
Notable: completed a graduate degree in a health research field before medicine, followed by several years of research assistant work in surgical outcomes. Also has undergraduate public speaking and student organization involvement.
Additional items listed on an aggregator profile could not be independently confirmed and are excluded from the counts above.
Nine of fifteen papers are in dermatology and all nine are first or second authored, mostly case reports plus two systematic reviews and one original study on a dermatology education question. Four of the six other medical papers are in medical education or primary care, and thirteen of the fifteen papers overall are first or second authored, so this is a high-volume, leading-author profile. Five papers carry publication dates after the match and were most likely in preparation or pending publication at the time of the match, which is worth keeping in mind when benchmarking.
Notable: co-created open-access pediatric educational resources as a medical student. Prior health professional training and an undergraduate science degree, with clinical research internship and research assistant experience. Also held peer academic leadership and tutoring roles as an undergraduate.
All four confirmed papers are in other medical fields, mainly anesthesia and perioperative care, neonatal medicine and acute care education, and none are in dermatology. One is second authored and the other three are middle author contributions to collaborative reviews and a national survey. One paper carries a publication date after the match and was most likely in preparation or pending publication at the time of the match, which is worth keeping in mind when benchmarking.
Notable: holds a prior professional doctorate in a health discipline and practised clinically before medicine. Served as a tutor and teaching assistant for first-year students. Also first-authored conference abstracts in a non-dermatology research area.
Conference abstracts are described under notable activity and are not included in the counts above.
Reading this data
A dermatology publication record was not a universal feature of this cohort. Two of the four matched residents had no dermatology papers at all, one with a single paper in another field and one whose four papers sat entirely in other medical fields.
Where a dermatology record did exist, it was first or second authored throughout and built largely from case reports and reviews, alongside a substantial body of other medical work. With only four residents, these are patterns in one program-year and not a threshold for applicants. 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.
