Integrated Communities - Family Medicine

University of TorontoIntegrated Communities, OntarioIMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2026 match, last approved 8 Oct 2025

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

Positions (approx. quota): 3 positions
Length: 2 years
Stream: IMG
Discipline: Family Medicine
Applications per year: 601+
Applicants offered interviews: 0–25%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 29212

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 Stream is an innovative Family Medicine residency program designed to prepare comprehensive family physicians. Residents spend their first year (PGY1) training in a Toronto community teaching hospital and their second year (PGY2) in one of three mid-Ontario communities: Alliston, Orangeville, or Port Perry.

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

Combines urban training in Greater Toronto Area community hospitals with rural/community-based training in mid-Ontario locations, providing a diverse and comprehensive learning environment.

Teaching approach

A learner-centered approach focusing on competency-based medical education, emphasizing progressive skill development, interprofessional learning, and preparing comprehensive generalist family physicians.

Setting types

Community teaching hospitals
Rural community clinics
Academic medical center

Focus areas

Comprehensive Family Medicine
Rural and Urban Practice
Community-Based Medical Training
Primary Care

Patient populations

Urban patients
Rural community patients
Diverse cultural and socio-economic demographics

Highlights

Competency-Based Medical Education
Virtual Care Competency Training
Indigenous Cultural Safety Training
Academic Project Requirement
Quality Improvement Curriculum
Foundations of Family Medicine Orientation Block
Enhanced Skills Program Opportunities

Strengths

Internationally recognized Family Medicine program
Flexible and comprehensive training model
Strong academic and clinical curriculum
Emphasis on leadership and innovation

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 MedicineToronto community teaching hospitals1 month
Family MedicineNorth York General Hospital or Toronto East Health NetworkOngoing

PGY-2

Family MedicineAlliston, Orangeville, or Port PerryOngoing
Horizontal Specialty ExperiencesCommunity hospitals and clinicsVaries

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

What the program looks at

NAC examination
MCCQE Part I
FMProC assessment
Structured Reference Letters
Personal Letter
CV/Resume
Interview performance

Applications per year

601+

Applicants offered interviews

0–25%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match): 16 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

North York General Hospital
Toronto East Health Network – Michael Garron 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.