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Indigenous - Rural Vancouver Island - Family Medicine

University of British ColumbiaIndigenous, British ColumbiaCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 17 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
2 years
Stream
CMG
Discipline
Family Medicine
Applications per year
601+
Applicants offered interviews
76–100%
Accreditation
Accredited
CaRMS program ID
36292

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

Summary

  • This is a 2-year UBC family medicine site focused on care with and for Indigenous peoples, administered centrally within the Indigenous Family Medicine program.
  • Residents' home clinics are in Stz'uminus/Snuneymuxw/Ladysmith and Penelakut, with emergency training at Nanaimo General Hospital.
  • PGY1 includes a 4-week rural Indigenous rotation in communities such as Alert Bay or Bella Bella, and PGY2 includes 2 blocks of rural family practice.
  • Residents complete an R1 research or QI project and an R2 scholar project.

Training

Setting
  • Rural / remote
  • Regional community
Sites

7 teaching sites

  • Stz'uminus/Snuneymuxw/Ladysmith
  • Penelakut
  • Nanaimo General Hospital
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  • Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
  • Alert Bay
  • Hazelton
  • Bella Bella

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure
Based in a rural community
Focus areas
  • Indigenous health
  • Rural / remote
Research
Required · research or quality-improvement project
Call
In-house call
Enhanced skills
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Care of the Elderly
  • Anesthesia
  • Palliative Care
  • Sport and Exercise Medicine
  • Clinician Scholar / Research
  • Other
Getting around
  • Travel is reimbursed
Highlights
  • Residents are connected with an Indigenous community for the entire duration of training.
  • Academic weeks incorporate Indigenous ceremony, community visits, and meetings with Elders and knowledge keepers.
  • Site-specific 0–10 suitability scoring re-ranks all applicants based on Indigenous health interest and relationships.

By year

PGY-1
  • Family Practice with integrated urgent care3.5 blocks
  • Electives1.5 block
  • Family Medicine Orientation1 block
  • Rural Indigenous FP RotationsAlert Bay working with the ‘Namgis First Nations, Hazelton, Carrier Sekani, Bella Bella or Nisga’a Nation1 block
  • Pediatrics1 block
  • OB-LDRVictoria, Nanaimo, or Surrey depending on availability1 block
  • ERNanaimo General Hospital1 block
  • IM1 block
  • Hospitalist0.5 blocks
  • Addictions0.5 blocks
PGY-2
  • Electives block3.5 blocks
  • Family Practice HorizontalPrimarily FM home site3 blocks
  • Rural Family PracticeVarious communities around BC2 blocks
  • PalliativeDuncan or Nanaimo depending on availability1 blocks
  • Family Medicine Transition to Practice1 block
  • General Surgery/MSK/Procedural Skills Selective0.5 blocks
  • Ward/HospitalistDuncan or Nanaimo hospitalist, or other location if preferred and available0.5 blocks
  • Psychiatry0.5 blocks

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
  • Other file component(s)
Return of service
Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Applications per year
601+
Applicants offered interviews
76–100%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)
16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25 and 26 Jan 2027
Mode
Virtual
Format
  • MMI or rotating station

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
LevelAnnual salary
PGY-1
$71,390 / year
PGY-2
$79,571 / year

One provincial scale for British Columbia, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 2 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

  • Stz'uminus/Snuneymuxw/Ladysmith (Ladysmith)
  • Penelakut
  • Nanaimo General Hospital (Nanaimo)
  • Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (Nanaimo)
  • Alert Bay (Alert Bay · rural or distributed site)
  • Hazelton (Hazelton · rural or distributed site)
  • Bella Bella (Bella Bella · 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.

Nanaimo General Hospital

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

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
9,004 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
2,040 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

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

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
9,004 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
2,040 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

residency@familymed.ubc.ca

Shared by Jialin (Lydia) Chen · Program and Learning Development Coordinator and Alexandria Miller · Education Coordinator

Program directors

  • Dr. Sarah McCorquodale

  • Dr. Flora Wong

CaRMS lists no email for the directors.

Site staffdirectors and coordinators at the teaching sites

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

Location

Indigenous, British Columbia

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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.