As an outcome of Competence by Design (CBD) implementation in general Pediatrics training programs, beginning with this year’s 2024 Spring Subspecialty Residency Match (SSRM), pediatric residents must now do four years of residency training prior to starting their pediatric subspecialty in all provinces except Quebec.
Residents currently in Quebec pediatric training programs will have the choice to start Quebec subspecialty training programs after three years of training, or in other provinces after four years of training.
To accommodate this change, there will be two consecutive SSRM matches in this year’s match cycle:
- 2024 SSRM: takes place in the fall of 2023 with a July 2024 start date; and
- 2025 SSRM: will begin shortly after the 2024 SSRM concludes in November, with a start date of July 2024 or July 2025 for Quebec, and a start date of July 2025 for all other provinces.
Eligibility criteria for both the 2024 and 2025 SSRM cycles for all provinces will be posted on carms.ca in June 2023.
For more information about this change, please consult the memorandum from the specialty committee in Pediatrics.
