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Enhanced skills you apply for at Western, not through CaRMS · 7 offerings · Ontario

Western’s enhanced skills page (opens the school’s site in a new tab)

What applies to every offering

Applications, 2027–28
Applications close September 7, 2026 at 12:00 noon Eastern Time. Category 2 interviews run October 9 to November 27, 2026. The Category 2 match date is to be announced and is rolling.
Who can apply
Canadian citizens or permanent residents enrolled in a family medicine residency in Canada accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), with the start of their second year (PGY-2) on or before December 31 of the application year. US second-year family medicine residents (ACGME programs) are also eligible.
International medical graduates
International medical graduates who entered postgraduate training in Ontario through CaRMS may be considered for Ontario Ministry of Health funded third-year (PGY-3) positions. Internationally sponsored trainees are not accepted.
Funding
Positions are funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health (third-year, PGY-3). All positions depend on funding being available.
How to apply
Apply online through Western; applications do not go through CaRMS
Start dates
July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2028 (2027-28 intake)
Practising physicians
Practising physicians use the Ontario Ministry of Health Re-Entry program. They apply to the Ministry directly and must meet its eligibility criteria; approved applications are presented to the programs.
Accreditation
Category 2: designed by the university following the College of Family Physicians of Canada's Enhanced Skills principles, with no nationally agreed guidelines, objectives or evaluations

These apply to every offering below unless its row says otherwise.

Offerings 7

Enhanced skills offerings you apply for at Western University
Academic Family MedicineCategory 2 · Clinician scholar, research and educationLength1 yearPositionsVariesApplicationsClosed 7 Sep 2026Differs from the aboveSame as above
Chronic Disease ManagementCategory 2 · Chronic disease, pain and cancer careLength1 yearPositionsVariesApplicationsClosed 7 Sep 2026Differs from the aboveSame as above
Hospitalist, WindsorCategory 2 · Hospital medicineLength6 blocksPositionsVariesApplicationsClosed 7 Sep 2026Differs from the aboveSame as above
Individualized ProgramCategory 2 · Rural skills and self-designedLength6 to 12 monthsPositionsVariesApplicationsClosed 7 Sep 2026Differs from the above
  • How to apply: Apply online through Western, but first check with the Enhanced Skills program director that the proposed program is acceptable. A program with a focus similar to an existing Enhanced Skills program is not acceptable.
Obstetrics & Women's HealthCategory 2 · Obstetrics, maternity and newborn careLength6 blocksPositionsVariesApplicationsClosed 7 Sep 2026Differs from the above
  • How to apply: Send a proposal to the Enhanced Skills program director instead of using the online form
Primary Care RheumatologyCategory 2 · Chronic disease, pain and cancer careLength1 yearPositions1 positionApplicationsClosed 7 Sep 2026Differs from the aboveSame as above
Family Medicine OncologyCategory 2 · Chronic disease, pain and cancer careLength1 yearPositionsVariesApplicationsClosed 7 Sep 2026Differs from the aboveSame as above

Through CaRMS at Western

Western also runs 4 programs in CaRMS’s FM/ES match, in 4 areas: Addiction Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Palliative Care, Sport and Exercise Medicine. You apply to those through CaRMS, on CaRMS’s dates. See Western’s CaRMS FM/ES programs

From Western’s own pages, checked 10 Oct 2026. Schools change dates, positions and funding through the year; confirm on Western’s page before you apply.