Eastern-Conception Bay North - Family Medicine
Memorial University of NewfoundlandEastern-Conception Bay North, Newfoundland and LabradorCMG streamNew for 2027
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 1
- Length
- 2
- Applications per year
- 201–400
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Info session
all 2 info sessions of this programTue 3 Nov 2026,7:00–8:00 pm NDTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Interviews
2 dates, 20–21 Jan 2027
Eastern-Conception Bay North, 2 teaching sites · 52 rural weeks
What stands out about this program
Full second year based at one rural family practice clinic in Harbour Grace.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Free housing provided when core rotations take place away from the home base.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This two-year Memorial family medicine stream trains residents mainly in eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, with most Year 1 core rotations in St. John's.
- Year 2 is a longitudinal rural family medicine experience at Family Focus Health Centre in Harbour Grace, near Carbonear General Hospital.
- All residents complete a mandatory quality improvement scholarly project.
Based on what the program says about itself.
- You’re open to training at sites across a region, not at one hospital.
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What training looks like
- Setting
- Mixed settings
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural / remote
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation (52 weeks)
- Focus areas
- Rural / remote
- Longitudinal / integrated
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project
- Enhanced skills
- Emergency Medicine
- Care of the Elderly
- Other
- Getting around
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Travel is reimbursed
By year
- PGY-1
- integrated Family Medicine and Care of the Elderlysix-month period
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Surgery
- Academic Family Medicine
- PGY-2
- longitudinal rural Family Medicine experiencea full year
Where you train
Eastern-Conception Bay North, Newfoundland and Labrador: 2 teaching sites; 52 rural weeks.
- Family Focus Health Centre (Harbour Grace · rural or distributed site)
- Carbonear General Hospital (Carbonear · rural or distributed site)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: CorCare at 1 of 2; no published record for 1.
Hospital facts
What official sources say for hospitals named above, each with its source and the date we read it. They describe the hospital, not the program. We match names to the sources by name, so check each source before you rely on it.
Carbonear General Hospital
- Clinical record
- CorCare, fully electronic record since Apr 2026
Hospital size and activity: Newfoundland and Labrador doesn't publish this as open data.
About Carbonear
People
4,696residents, 2021 Census
Housing
not published for this area
Winter and summer
−4.2 °CJanuary mean16.0 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Very goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027
How they choose
- 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 required · CMGs only
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 20 and 21 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Info sessions
Tue 3 Nov 2026
7:00–8:00 pm NDT
Info session · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Tue 3 Nov 2026
8:00–9:00 pm NDT
Info session · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $69,175 / year |
| PGY-2 | $74,779 / year |
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 1 day in 4 in-house, on average
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- May be relieved at 10:00 on the next regular work day, after handover, when call involved continuous or intensive care
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- No new responsibilities after the 24th hour of duty, apart from handover
Benefits
- Additional optional benefits
- 100% employee paid
- Annual vacation
- 4 weeks/year
- CMPA dues
- 100% reimbursement
- Conference leave
- 7 days/pd
- Extended health insurance
- Mandatory medical, basic life and AD&Dhttp://www.exec.gov.nl.ca/exec/hrs/working_with_us/employee_benefits.html
- Maternity/Paternity leave
- Up to One year
- Meal allowance
- $105 per month
- Parking fees
- $5/year
- Provincial health insurance
- Contact Medical Care Plan1-866-449-4459
- Resident Student
- Full-time status
- Sick leave
- 1 day per month
- Statutory holidays
- 1-1/2 x pay or paid day off
After residency
Family doctors in Newfoundland and Labrador can bill fee-for-service or join a model that pays for enrolled patients and visits: the Blended Capitation Model (BCM). New graduates can join; they are eligible for both the start-up grant and the transition grant unless they join an established group, which has no start-up grant. To join: a group of at least three family physicians. Compare provinces
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Kerry-Lynn Williams
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Academic Program Assistant
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Family Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Eastern-Conception Bay North
- Rural
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