Fraser - Internal Medicine

University of British ColumbiaFraser, British ColumbiaCMG stream

CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 3 Sep 2026 · See the 2026 version

2027 match programs, from CaRMS as of 5 Oct 2026. Programs can still change until file review opens 26 November; we re-check every two weeks. Always confirm on CaRMS (opens in a new tab).

Positions (approx. quota): 2 positions
Length: 4 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Internal Medicine
Applications per year: 201–400
Applicants offered interviews: 26–50%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 35247

Bands are 5-year averages the program reports to CaRMS. They describe past cycles, not your odds.

Summary

The Fraser Internal Medicine program is a distributed site of UBC's Vancouver-based program, with Surrey Memorial Hospital as its home site.
It uses a hub-and-spoke model with 8 community spoke sites, plus mandatory first-year blocks at St Paul's Hospital and Vancouver General Hospital.
Residents attend a monthly longitudinal clinic in PGY1–PGY3, and PGY2 and PGY3 use a partial night float system.

Training

Setting

Urban community
Academic / tertiary hospital

Sites

12 teaching sites

Surrey Memorial Hospital
Royal Columbian Hospital
St Paul's Hospital

Show all 12

Vancouver General Hospital
Abbotsford Regional Hospital
Burnaby Hospital
Chilliwack General Hospital
Delta Hospital
Eagle Ridge Hospital
Langley Memorial Hospital
Peace Arch Hospital
Ridge Meadows Hospital

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure

Not stated on CaRMS page

Research

Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time

Call

In-house call · night float

Highlights

At least 3 community spoke-site rotations in the first 3 years, compared with the usual single one.
Team elective in Rwanda for senior residents, with two senior residents and one faculty member.

By year

PGY-1

Bootcamp (aligned with the Vancouver Program)
Internal Medicine CTU Junior rotation, with on-call
Internal Medicine Longitudinal Clinic
CCU Junior rotation
ICU Junior rotation
Subspecialty rotations

PGY-2

Internal Medicine CTU Ward or ED Consults
Internal Medicine Longitudinal Clinic
Community General Internal Medicine
CCU Senior
Subspeciality rotations
Internal Medicine CTU Senior rotation, with on-call
Internal Medicine Senior consult rotation (ward or ED consults)
Internal Medicine Community IM rotation
ICU Senior – Advanced Core
Subspecialty rotations
Internal Medicine Longitudinal rotation
Partial senior nightfloat oncall system

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

Application file components

CV
Electives
Examinations
Extra-curricular
Leadership skills
MSPRs
Personal letters
Reference documents
Research/Publications
Transcripts

Return of service

Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.

Applications per year

201–400

Applicants offered interviews

26–50%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)

18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 Jan 2027; 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Feb 2027

Mode

Virtual

Format

Traditional (one on one/two on one)

Programs can change interview dates. Confirm on carms.ca.

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 2 Sep 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Salaries from April 2027.

Annual salary by PGY level, British Columbia
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$71,390 / year
PGY-2	$79,571 / year
PGY-3	$86,655 / year
PGY-4	$93,230 / year

One provincial scale for British Columbia, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 4 levels this program covers.

Benefits

Benefits as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024; check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Annual vacation: 4 weeks
CMPA dues paid: Yes. Mandatory
Dental plan: 100% Premiums Paid
Educational leave: Yes
Extended health insurance: 100% Premiums Paid
Frequency of calls: 1 in 4 onsite/1 in 3 offsite
Life insurance: 100% Premium Paid
Long-term disability insurance: Yes 100% Premiums Paid
Maternity leave: 17 weeks, plus up to 78 weeks Parental Leave
Meal allowance: No
Provincial dues (% of salary): 1.5%
Provincial health insurance: 100% Premiums Paid
Sick leave: Yes
Statutory holidays: 2 x pay plus extra day with pay

Call

Call (provincial max): 1 in 4 in-house

The union agreement’s cap for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. Check with the program.

RDBC agreement, 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2029.

Teaching sites

Surrey Memorial Hospital (Surrey)
Royal Columbian Hospital
St Paul's Hospital (Vancouver)
Vancouver General Hospital (Vancouver)
Abbotsford Regional Hospital (Abbotsford · rural or distributed site)
Burnaby Hospital (Burnaby · rural or distributed site)
Chilliwack General Hospital (Chilliwack · rural or distributed site)
Delta Hospital (Delta · rural or distributed site)
Eagle Ridge Hospital (rural or distributed site)
Langley Memorial Hospital (Langley · rural or distributed site)
Peace Arch Hospital (rural or distributed site)
Ridge Meadows Hospital (rural or distributed site)

Hospital facts

Public figures for hospitals named above, each with its source and reference period. They describe the hospital, not the program, and are not a ranking. We match names to the province’s lists by name, so check each source before you rely on it.

Surrey Memorial Hospital

Matched to Surrey Memorial Hospital (Surrey) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 11,911 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 2,849 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Royal Columbian Hospital

Matched to Royal Columbian Hospital (New Westminster) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 4,798 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 1,447 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

St Paul's Hospital

Matched to St. Paul's Hospital (Vancouver) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 8,691 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 2,240 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Show facts for 9 more sites

Vancouver General Hospital

Matched to Vancouver General Hospital in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 13,790 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 3,855 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Abbotsford Regional Hospital

Matched to Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre (Abbotsford) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 6,232 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 1,667 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Burnaby Hospital

Matched to Burnaby Hospital (Burnaby) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 8,388 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 2,058 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Chilliwack General Hospital

Matched to Chilliwack General Hospital (Chilliwack) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 7,586 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 2,009 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Delta Hospital

Matched to Delta Hospital (Delta) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 4,559 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 1,178 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Eagle Ridge Hospital

Matched to Eagle Ridge Hospital (Port Moody) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 6,014 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 1,496 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Langley Memorial Hospital

Matched to Langley Memorial Hospital (Langley) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 6,154 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 1,643 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Peace Arch Hospital

Matched to Peace Arch Hospital (White Rock) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 8,039 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 2,036 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Ridge Meadows Hospital

Matched to Ridge Meadows Hospital (Maple Ridge) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 9,131 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 2,244 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Sources and licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Contacts

Grouped by the titles CaRMS lists. The program office (administrators and coordinators) usually answers questions about the program and applying; the director leads the training.

Program officeadministrators and coordinators

“For questions not covered on CaRMS site, email:” · the program’s note on CaRMS

FraserIM.PGME@ubc.ca

Elizabeth Lee · Senior Program Assistant

Program directors

Dr. Tristen Gilchrist

Site Director

Dr. Birinder Mangat
Associate Program Director, Fraser
birinder.mangat@ubc.ca

Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.

Location

Fraser, British Columbia

Independent. Not affiliated with CaRMS or the program. Programs edit their descriptions during the match; confirm on carms.ca (opens in a new tab) before you apply. Data last updated on residency.fyi 6 Oct 2026.