Residency Match Canada · Program Research Profile
University of Saskatchewan Radiology
2026 Match
What the research profiles of this year's 6 incoming residents actually look like, by specialty relevance, presentations, and notable activity, not just publication count.
Program Director: Dr. Farid Rashidi
6
spots filled this match cycle. Every stat below describes this full cohort (n=6).
5.0
avg. confirmed publications
3.3
avg. first or second authored
0.8
avg. radiology relevant
Program context
Source: CaRMS program descriptions
Selection weights
Selection weights not published
What the program says it looks for
- An acceptable academic record and proven interest in the specialty, typically shown by electives, research or other exposure
- Reference letters that speak to interest and proficiency, interpersonal skills, communication, work ethic, maturity and empathy
- Strong CanMEDS capabilities shown across the performance record, CV, research activity, electives and letters
- Ability to learn and develop as a radiologist
- Ability to work effectively in a health care team
Where research appears
File review reads the CV for research, publications and electives, judging research interests and participation plus publications if any, and the interview touches scholarly activity only as interest in lifelong learning, with no separate research output measure.
51 to 200
applicants per year
51 to 75%
interview invite rate
Inference, not the program's wording
Research has no separate weight. It is one way to show proven interest at file review, alongside electives and other exposure, and it appears at interview only as lifelong learning. The program publishes no weights, so no research share can be assigned.
Gaps: Only one stream is listed (Saskatoon CMG, quota 6), and the program does not state an interview count or rank list size.
Where this cohort came from
University of Saskatchewan
University of Alberta
All 6 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
Radiology relevant
Other medical
A small record with one directly relevant paper, a first-authored review of an imaging modality. The two other medical papers were completed prior to medical school and come from an unrelated research area, one of them also first-authored. The profile is modest in volume and mostly outside radiology.
Notable: research background in a non-radiology clinical science area before medical school. No other notable activity was found in public sources.
* Includes 1 publication dated after match day.
Both papers are directly relevant, focused on the practice and wider impact of radiology rather than a single clinical question, with one as second author. Volume is low, but the whole record sits inside the specialty. The later paper is dated after match day and was most likely listed on the original application as in preparation or pending publication, which is worth keeping in mind when benchmarking against this profile.
Notable: presented radiology research projects at local research events and at a national meeting, including as lead presenter on medical student projects. First author on several conference abstracts on radiology topics, which are described here and not counted in the publication totals.
* Includes 2 publications dated after match day.
Both charted papers are directly relevant and both are first or second authored, one on the radiology training pathway and one an imaging technique paper. Both are dated after match day and were most likely listed on the original application as in preparation or pending publication. One further paper from before medical school is in a non-medical field and is not charted.
Notable: completed a research-based graduate degree before medical school, which accounts for the non-medical paper. No other notable activity was found in public sources.
No publications were found in public sources for this resident. Zero confirmed publications does not mean none exist, it only means none were found in public sources. No notable research activity was found either.
By far the largest record in the cohort, with 15 of 22 papers first or second authored. Nearly all of it sits in one non-radiology specialty, so none counts as radiology relevant, and it charts as other medical. The mix leans toward narrative reviews and case reports, with a smaller number of original clinical studies.
Notable: also authored a peer-reviewed clinical education article for an online medical reference. Has additional published basic science research from undergraduate years, which is not counted in the totals above. No other notable activity beyond research was found in public sources.
A single middle-authored paper from a larger research team, outside radiology. There is no first or second author work and nothing directly relevant in the confirmed record.
Notable: no notable activity was found in public sources.
Reading this data
This cohort spans the full range, from no confirmed publications to 22, with a median of 2. The 5.0 average is pulled up by a single profile whose research is almost entirely outside radiology, so it describes the cohort less well than the median does.
Only three of the six residents have any radiology relevant work, five papers in total, and four of those five are first or second authored. Three of the five are dated after match day, so a fair share of the specialty-specific record was likely still in preparation at application time. Two of the six matched with one confirmed publication or none, so a large publication record was clearly not a requirement for this cohort. 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.
