Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program

Welcome to the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program at the University of Alberta.

The Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM+R), within the Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta, offers resident training in PM+R. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada accredit the training program in this specialty. The program is based out of the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital (GRH), with rotations completed at several acute care hospitals and community clinics within Edmonton. This program offers diverse clinical, education, and research opportunities across a broad range of sub-specialties.

The PM+R program strives to provide residents with comprehensive training that will prepare them to be competent and respected Physiatrists with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for successful independent clinical practice (community, academic, general or sub-specialty), as well as a commitment to continued self-assessment, life-long self-directed learning and evidence-based care.

Program Highlights

• Diverse learning opportunities in all PM+R subspecialties 
• Strong relationships with other specialties (e.g., neurology, orthopedics, rheumatology)
• Outstanding exam preparation and joint senior OSCE/written exams with the University of Calgary and University of Saskatchewan
• Incredible staff and preceptors that genuinely care about learning and a tight knit resident group
• Biannual wellness retreats and several social outings

Begin Your PM+R Journey With Us

We are excited that you have chosen to learn more about us. We are fortunate to work with an amazing team of residents, faculty, allied health professionals, and administrative personnel who are dedicated to patient care and education. We work together to improve the quality of life for adults and children with physical and cognitive impairments which result in activity and participation limitations. Our program provides clinical rehabilitation services to a large region, including all of Northern Alberta and parts of the Northwest Territories, and we are based in the largest rehabilitation hospital in Canada, the GRH.

Strengths of our program include exposure to:

• Large, diverse and complex population of patients and access to state of the art rehabilitation technology (including the CAREN - Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment - system, ICAN centre for assistive technology, and Syncrude Centre for Motion and Balance)
• Comprehensive exposure to all PM+R subspecialty areas including pediatric rehabilitation, interventional MSK (ultrasound and fluoroscopic guided injections), and spasticity
• Collaboration with several strong research groups, including the SMART (Sensory Motor Adaptive Rehabilitation Technology) Network and SRN (Sensorimotor Rehabilitation Network), thus providing residents with the opportunity to work alongside leading researchers in various fields including rehabilitation, medicine, engineering, computer science, and neurosciences

Our program provides exceptional opportunities for learning, self-assessment, exam preparation, and tailoring your training for future career planning. We collaborate with the University of Calgary and University of Saskatchewan on opportunities for practice exams each year, and we promote building connections with programs and colleagues across the country.

Our focus is the success of all residents in our program, as they are our future colleagues and the future of our specialty. We hope you will consider joining our program, and we look forward to meeting you!

The Team

Dr. Heather Lindstrom
Program Director

Dr. Jaime Yu
Program Director (Interim)

Dr. Hardeep Kainth
Associate Program Director

Mackenzie Ferguson

Karoline Klement

Stewart Rowe