Residency Match Canada · Program Research Profile
University of Ottawa Otolaryngology
2026 Match
What the public research profiles of this year's incoming residents actually look like, by specialty relevance, presentations, and notable activity, not just publication count.
Program Director: Dr. Ryan Rourke
3
spots filled this match cycle. Every stat below describes the 2 residents with public research profiles (n=2).
9
avg. confirmed publications
5.5
avg. first or second authored
8
avg. otolaryngology relevant
Program context
Source: CaRMS program descriptions, 2026 R-1 Main Residency Match, first iteration.
Selection weights
Selection weights not published
What the program says it looks for
- A two step process: the selection committee scores each file independently into a composite score, then selected applicants are interviewed.
- Clear interest in Otolaryngology.
- Kindness and altruism, along with being a hardworking team player.
- Leadership roles and engagement.
- Publications and research in any field, read as a sign of academic motivation, and interest and capability in research and quality improvement.
- Reference letters from physicians with significant clinical or research experience.
Where research appears
Research and publications are assessed in the file review only, alongside electives and awards on the optional CV section, and scholarly activity is not evaluated at interview.
Numbers
CMG stream, approximate quota 3
51 to 200
applicants per year
26 to 50%
interview invite rate
Not published
interviews per year
Inference, not the program's wording
Research has its own file review component, and every applicant is file reviewed while only 26 to 50% are interviewed, so research may play some part in who is invited through the composite file score. The program does not publish its weights, so how much it counts cannot be determined.
Selection weights and interviews per year are not published, CaRMS lists the stream quota as approximate, several sentences on the program page were cut off in the display, and the interview date was still to be determined.
Where this cohort came from
McGill University
University of British Columbia
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. The school of the third resident is not available.
Per resident breakdown
Otolaryngology relevant
Other medical
Two published papers, one first authored and one second authored, so every confirmed item is in a leading position. The first is a survey study on simulation-based medical education in Cureus, and the second is an evaluation of AI models for judging the quality of patient education materials in Applied Clinical Informatics. Both are classed as other medical, and no Otolaryngology research appears in public sources.
Notable: the first authored paper grew out of a medical school research project on medical education, which makes this a profile built on education and informatics work rather than surgical research.
* Includes 1 paper published after match day, most likely listed on the original application as in preparation or pending publication.
16
otolaryngology relevant
Every confirmed paper is Otolaryngology relevant, with 6 first authored and 3 second authored. The record is concentrated in thyroid cancer and molecular testing, mostly retrospective cohort studies and chart reviews in Cancers, alongside a first authored multicenter cohort study and work on head and neck lymphoma diagnosis, chronic cough, and pediatric ear tube outcomes in the Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ear, Nose and Throat Journal, Cytopathology, and the International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. Two qualitative studies on surgical wait times are fourth authored. The body of work leans on analysis of existing records rather than newly built protocols. A preprint of one study is not counted.
Notable: received a graduating medical school award in Otolaryngology, and was also a middle author on two conference abstracts in cardiology from earlier work, which are described here but not counted.
No public research information was found for this resident.
This does not mean none exists, only that none was found in public sources.
Reading this data
The two profiles with public research could hardly look more different. PGY1-B has 16 confirmed papers, all in Otolaryngology and mostly in thyroid and head and neck oncology, while PGY1-A has 2 papers in medical education and informatics, both leading author positions but none in the specialty. No public research was found for the third resident.
Program weightings may change from year to year.
