Neurology Residency Program
Program Director: Dr. Vikram Karnik
Assistant Director: Dr. Megan Yaraskavitch
Program Administrator: Christopher Smith
Phone (403) 944-1148 Email: neurologycalgary@ahs.ca
Number of PGY-1 CaRMS positions per year: 3-4
Accreditation: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Length of Training: 5 years
Research Block: 3-6 months
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY Adult Neurology Residency Training Program has been dedicated to educating residents in neurologist for 40 years. The program has trained over 85 neurologists since its inception in 1981 and these specialists practice neurology in community and academic institutions throughout the world. The program currently has 20 residents, including both Canadian and international medical graduates We emphasize the pursuit of excellence in clinical and academic neurology and instill intellectual curiosity of the discipline for the academic leaders of tomorrow.
Our residents have presented their research at national and international conferences and have been the recipients of grants and scholarships for their clinical and academic pursuits. Our residents also support the learning of medical students throughout their training, either on the inpatient units, the outpatient clinics, or through teaching at the medical school, and several have received awards for their teaching from the University of Calgary.
In June 2024, all four PGY5 residents were successful in the Royal College certification. These residents pursued fellowship programs in Movement Disorders (University of Toronto), Neuromuscular medicine (UCSF and Harvard University) and Stroke and Vascular Neurology (University of Calgary). Our current PGY5 residents were the first cohort to take the written portion of the Royal College examination at the end of their PGY4 year, and will be writing their oral certification examinations in the Spring 2025. They have obtained fellowships in Movement Disorders (University of Toronto), Epilepsy (Stanford University), and Women’s Health and Neurology (University of Toronto).
As our program grows, the Neurology Residency Training Program at the University of Calgary evolves and adapts as we prepare our residents to become specialists in neurology, whether their primary interest is clinical or academic in an ever-changing medical landscape.
For further information on the Neurology Residency Program, visit the PGME website.