Residency Match Canada · Program Research Profile
University of Ottawa Ophthalmology
2026 Match
What the research profiles of this year's 4 incoming residents actually look like, by specialty relevance, presentations, and notable activity, not just publication count.
Program Director: Dr. Michael Dollin
4
spots filled this match cycle, unchanged from 4 in 2025. Every stat below describes this full cohort (n=4).
10.75
avg. confirmed publications
6
avg. first or second authored
Program context
Source: CaRMS program descriptions
Selection weights
Selection weights not published
What the program says it looks for
- A strong academic record as an undergraduate and during medical school
- Demonstrated strong commitment to ophthalmology, with supporting references from academic specialists who knew the candidate during an elective
- References that attest to interest and proficiency, interpersonal and organizational skills, medical skills, clinical judgement, reliability and manual dexterity
- Demonstrated interest and experience in research during undergraduate and medical school training
- Maturity, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and leadership qualities
- Extracurricular participation
Where research appears
File review judges research and publications by demonstrated interest and experience in research, and the interview considers scholarly activities as previous academic success supporting a lifelong commitment to excellence in practice.
51 to 200
applicants per year
0 to 25%
interview invite rate
Inference, not the program's wording
Research has no separate weight. It is explicitly sought in the selection criteria and file review and appears at interview as scholarly activities, so it can help at both stages, but the program publishes no weights and no research share can be assigned.
Gaps: Figures are the same for the CMG stream (quota 2) and the IMG stream (quota 1), both listed by CaRMS as approximate, the program does not state an interview count or rank list size, and CaRMS shows its accreditation status as a notice of intent to withdraw accreditation.
Where this cohort came from
McMaster University
University of Manitoba
IMG
Two residents in this cohort are Canadian medical graduates and two are international medical graduates, shown together as a single IMG pill. 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
Ophthalmology relevant
Adjacent Specialty Research
Other medical
* 2 of these 3 are dated after match day.
0
adjacent specialty research
The smallest record in the cohort, with 3 confirmed papers, 2 of them first-authored systematic reviews, one in ophthalmology and one in neuroimmunology. The third is a middle-authored review in an unrelated field. Both first-authored papers are dated after match day, so they may have been submitted before the CaRMS deadline or in progress at application time.
Notable: presented at national ophthalmology meetings in two different years, once as first author on a clinical outcomes study and once as a co-author on a health services abstract.
* 4 of these 8 are dated after match day.
3
adjacent specialty research
Six of 8 papers are first or second authored, split between ophthalmology (4) and oculoplastics-related work (3), mostly systematic reviews and meta-analyses. A first-authored original clinical study and a multicentre retrospective study add primary-data work, and the one outside-field paper is a middle-authored review. Four of the 8 are dated after match day, so they may have been submitted before the CaRMS deadline or in progress at application time.
Notable: presented a systematic review at a major international ophthalmology meeting and completed a dedicated research year in ophthalmology before residency. Earlier research experience across several labs is also on record.
One additional item reported in the original research could not be independently confirmed and is excluded from the counts above.
* 5 of these 23 are dated after match day.
2
adjacent specialty research
The largest record in the cohort by a wide margin, with 13 of 23 papers first or second authored, but 19 sit outside ophthalmology, mostly in dermatology with smaller clusters in cardiac surgery and stroke. The 4 ophthalmology and oculoplastics papers, spanning cornea and orbit, are all first or second authored. Five papers are dated after match day, including 3 of those 4, so they may have been submitted before the CaRMS deadline or in progress at application time.
Notable: no presentations or leadership roles were found in public sources, which does not mean none exist. Academic honours from earlier training are on record.
* 2 of these 9 are dated after match day.
1
adjacent specialty research
Six of 9 papers are in ophthalmology across retina, pediatric ophthalmology, and cornea, with one in oculoplastics and two outside the field, mostly systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Only 3 are first or second authored, so the record leans on middle-author contributions, with one first-authored ophthalmology meta-analysis. Two are dated after match day, so they may have been submitted before the CaRMS deadline or in progress at application time.
Notable: presented a first-authored meta-analysis at a regional specialty meeting and held several student leadership roles, including conference and research-event organizing. Also taught ophthalmology as a teaching assistant, did health education outreach, and had clinical ophthalmology experience before residency.
Reading this data
Total volume is a poor guide to specialty focus in this cohort. PGY1-C has the largest record by a wide margin, but 19 of 23 papers are outside ophthalmology, while PGY1-B and PGY1-D each have 7 ophthalmology or oculoplastics papers from much smaller totals. At the other end, PGY1-A matched with 3 confirmed papers and 1 in ophthalmology, so a large publication count was not a requirement in this cohort.
Authorship also differs: PGY1-B and PGY1-C are mostly first or second authored, while PGY1-D's record is mostly middle-author work. Across the cohort, 13 of 43 confirmed papers are dated after match day, a reminder that final-year output often keeps arriving around the application cycle. 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.
