Residency Match Canada · Program Research Profile
University of Alberta Otolaryngology
2026 Match
What the research profiles of this year's 3 incoming residents actually look like, by specialty relevance, presentations, and notable activity, not just publication count.
Program Director: Dr. Trina Rosaasen
3
spots filled this match cycle, unchanged from 3 in 2025. Every stat below describes this full cohort (n=3).
4.7
avg. confirmed publications
2.3
avg. first or second authored
0.7
avg. otolaryngology relevant
Program context
Source: CaRMS program descriptions. Program description approved September 10, 2025, for the 2026 R-1 Main Residency Match, first iteration. Edmonton site, CMG stream.
Selection weights
Selection weights not published
What the program says it looks for
- Academically strong candidates who have done very well in medical training.
- A solid, demonstrated interest in research.
- People who work well in a team and show leadership.
- Strong work ethic and commitment, with good interpersonal and communication skills.
- The ability to organize multiple demands and work under pressure, plus strong visuo-spatial and fine motor skills.
- A passion for patient and family centred care, continuous learning and teaching, and a collegial, supportive environment.
Where research appears
Publications and pending publications are noted in the file review, research shows up in the CV and personal letter, and the interview looks for examples of scholarship, with all residents then doing research projects from PGY-2.
0 to 50
applicants per year
51 to 75%
interview invite rate
Inference, not the program's wording
Research is named in the program's opening selection criteria and has its own file and interview components, but with no published weights it is not clear how it is scored against the rest of the file. With a majority of applicants invited to interview, research is less likely to be what decides interviews and, if it matters at all, more likely to matter at final ranking.
Gaps: The program does not publish selection weights or interviews per year, CaRMS lists the quota of 3 as approximate, some page text was cut off in the display, and the program is listed with a notice of intent to withdraw accreditation.
Where this cohort came from
All three residents in this cohort are Canadian medical graduates. 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
Otolaryngology relevant
Other medical
First author on both otolaryngology papers in this cohort, an original retrospective cohort study in pediatric otolaryngology (Paediatrics and Child Health) and a scoping review in laryngology (The Laryngoscope). The other ten papers are outside the specialty: four middle authored experimental papers on diabetes and cardiometabolic disease, a middle authored social prescribing paper (Canadian Family Physician), four first or second authored narrative reviews, and a second authored rheumatology case report (AMJ Rheumatology). Seven of the twelve are first or second authored, the highest lead authorship volume of the three.
Notable: presented the voice surgery review as a poster and a rheumatology case as a conference abstract, both earlier presentations of papers already counted. Holds a prior bachelor's degree in biological sciences and held a student association leadership role earlier in training.
Both confirmed papers are outside otolaryngology and both are middle authored: an experimental neuroscience paper on calcium channels (Pflugers Archiv), from an earlier research phase, and a systematic review and meta-analysis in anesthesia on preoperative depression in older surgical patients (Journal of Clinical Anesthesia). A published correction to the neuroscience paper is not counted separately.
Notable: presented the systematic review at a research day.
No confirmed publications were found. A count of 0 does not mean none exist, only that none were found in public sources.
Notable: education work within the specialty, including an open access one page learning resource on a pediatric sinus condition and a written episode on an ear topic for a surgical education podcast, reviewed by an otolaryngologist. Also gave an earlier oral presentation on pain in youth recovering from concussion.
Reading this data
This cohort splits three ways. One resident has a 12 paper record that includes both otolaryngology papers in the cohort, both first authored. Another has two confirmed papers, both outside the specialty and middle authored, and the third has no public research record, with education work instead.
Of the 14 confirmed publications across the cohort, 2 are in otolaryngology and 12 are Other Medical, so the specialty itself is a small share of the written record here. Program weightings may change from year to year.
