Integrated Communities - Family Medicine

University of TorontoIntegrated Communities, OntarioCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2026 match, last approved 9 Sep 2025

From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version

Positions (approx. quota): 1 position
Length: 2 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Family Medicine
Applications per year: 0–50
Applicants offered interviews: 76–100%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 29256

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

Summary

The University of Toronto's Integrated Communities - Uxbridge Markham Family Medicine stream offers a comprehensive two-year residency program that prepares residents to practice Family Medicine in diverse settings. Residents will experience a hybrid training model between Oak Valley Health Markham and Uxbridge sites, gaining broad clinical experience and developing skills to serve various patient populations.

Training

Research

Residents are required to complete an academic project by the end of their second year, which can include research, educational material development, audits, or critical reviews.

Training setting

A hybrid training model across Oak Valley Health Markham and Uxbridge sites, offering a mix of urban and community-based medical experiences with modern facilities and diverse patient populations.

Teaching approach

A competency-based approach using the CanMEDS-FM framework, focusing on developing comprehensive generalist skills through staged competency development, innovative assessment tools, and learner-centered experiences.

Setting types

Community hospital
Rural clinic
Academic medical center

Focus areas

Community Family Medicine
Rural Medicine
Comprehensive Primary Care
Interdisciplinary Healthcare

Patient populations

Diverse cultural demographics
Various socio-economic backgrounds
Urban and rural community patients

Highlights

Competency-Based Medical Education
Virtual Care Competency Training Roadmap (ViCCTR) Modules
San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Online Training
Teaching Practices Community/Rural Experience
Academic Project Requirement
Quality Improvement Curriculum
Foundations of Family Medicine Orientation Block

Strengths

Internationally recognized clinical and educational excellence
Comprehensive training across urban and rural settings
Strong academic focus
Flexible learning opportunities
Accredited by College of Family Physicians of Canada

Enhanced skills

Emergency Medicine
Anesthesia
Low-Risk Obstetrics
Women's Health
Care of the Elderly
Sports Medicine
Academic Fellowship Programs

By year

PGY-1

Foundations of Family MedicineTeaching sites1 month
Family Medicine RotationOak Valley Health Markham and UxbridgeOngoing

PGY-2

Community/Rural Family Medicine Teaching PracticesVarious community practices2 x 4-week blocks
Elective RotationsVarious sitesFlexible
Family Medicine RotationOak Valley Health Markham and UxbridgeOngoing

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

What the program looks at

FMProC (Family Medicine Professional Choices) Assessment
Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
Personal Letter
Reference Letters
Interview Performance

Applications per year

0–50

Applicants offered interviews

76–100%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match): 19, 20, 22 and 26 Jan 2026

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

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 6 Jan 2025 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Contract expired, may change.

Annual salary by PGY level, Ontario
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$73,367 / year
PGY-2	$79,670 / year

One provincial scale for Ontario, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 2 levels this program covers.

Call

Call (provincial max): 7 nights in 28 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.

PARO agreement, 1 Jul 2023 to 30 Jun 2026. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed.

Teaching sites

Oak Valley Health Markham
Oak Valley Health Uxbridge Hospital

Hospital facts

Hospital size and activity: Ontario doesn't publish this as open data.

Unfilled positions in past years

No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.

Positions at this site, all streams.

A position can go unfilled because of where the site is, because it is open to IMGs only or to another restricted stream, or because the quota changed late. It says nothing about the quality of the training. Verify with the CaRMS lists. Source: CaRMS’s lists of positions open after round 1 and after round 2, as read in October 2026 (latest: 2026 round 1 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab), 2026 round 2 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab)). A site’s numbers are shown when it had positions open after round 1 in at least 2 of 8 years or at least 3 in one year.

Contacts

Contacts weren't collected for the 2026 match.

The current program director and contacts are on the 2027 version of this program and on the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab).

Location

Integrated Communities, Ontario

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 CdnMD 5 Oct 2026.