Western Stream - Family Medicine

Memorial University of NewfoundlandWestern Stream, Newfoundland and LabradorCMG stream

Approx. quota: 6 positions
Length: 2 years
Applications per year: 201–400
Offered interviews: 76–100%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

Return of service: Not required · CMGs only

Info session

all 3

Tue 3 Nov 2026,7:00–8:00 pm NDTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

Interviews

2 dates, 20–21 Jan 2027virtual

Western Stream, 5 teaching sites · based in a rural community

After residency in Newfoundland and Labrador: capitation model open to new graduates

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What stands out about this program

Low learner numbers; residents are often the only resident on service.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page

Memorial's Western Stream is a two-year rural family medicine residency based in the western region of the island of Newfoundland.
Teaching sites include Port Aux Basques, Stephenville, Corner Brook, Deer Lake and Bonne Bay, with rotations in St. John's when training is not available locally.
All residents complete a mandatory quality improvement scholarly project.

The summary is written by CdnMD from the program’s CaRMS description.

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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Templates within the Western Stream will allow residents to work and live in several areas of the western region for the majority of their two years of training.

Not a ranking.

What training looks like

Setting: Rural / remote
Rural exposure: Based in a rural community
Focus areas: Rural / remote
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

Not stated on CaRMS page

✓ = the CaRMS page states it; – = not stated. From the program description and its rotation list.

Where you train

Western Stream, Newfoundland and Labrador: 5 teaching sites; based in a rural community.

Port Aux Basques (Port aux Basques · rural or distributed site)
Stephenville (Stephenville · rural or distributed site)
Corner Brook (Corner Brook · rural or distributed site)
Deer Lake (Deer Lake · rural or distributed site)
Bonne Bay (rural or distributed site)

Distributed across a region

Record systems at the listed sites: CorCare at 3 of 5; no published record for 2.

Hospital facts

3 sites · clinical record systems where an official source states them

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.

Clinical record: CorCare, fully electronic record since Apr 2026 As of 31 Oct 2026. At Stephenville, Corner Brook, Bonne Bay.

Verify with the official source: each source button opens the publisher’s own page.

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

Sites as the program’s CaRMS page lists them.

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

Application file components as the program describes them.

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)
Mon 9 Nov 2026
8:00–10:00 pm NDT
Info session · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

From the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), read 20 Oct 2026; a row tagged CANPREPP is on CANPREPP’s events calendar (read 24 Oct 2026), alone or as well. Dates and times are as the program wrote them; “your time” is worked out in your browser when your time zone differs. Programs add and change sessions.

Pay and call

Provincial scale, last updated 23 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab). Contract expired, may change. One provincial scale for Newfoundland and Labrador, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 2 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, Newfoundland and Labrador
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$69,175 / year
PGY-2	$74,779 / year

How provincial pay and rent compare

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

The union agreement’s limits and rules for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. PARNL agreement, 10 Aug 2022 to 30 Jun 2024. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed. Read as of 1 Oct 2026.

Benefits

12 lines as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024: Additional optional benefits, Annual vacation, CMPA dues, and more

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

Official pages read 31 Oct 2026.

Past matches

Open after round 1 in 4 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 1 of 9 years.

Positions at this site, all streams. Site as CaRMS lists it: Western Stream.

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Positions at this site, all streams, still open after round 1 and after round 2, by year. Each count above zero links to the CaRMS list page it comes from.
Year	Open after round 1	Open after round 2
2018	not available	0
2019	0	0
2020	4 positions open after round 1 in 2020, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2021	0	0
2022	0	0
2023	1 position open after round 1 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2024	4 positions open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2025	0	0
2026	2 positions open after round 1 in 2026, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	2 positions open after round 2 in 2026, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)

CaRMS’s first-round list for 2018 was not found, so round 1 is counted over 8 years and round 2 over 9.

What this means

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 or how heavy the workload is.
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.

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)).

Year by year

2027 match

The 2027 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews	What changed
CMG stream	6	2 years	2 dates, 20–21 Jan 2027Virtual	Nothing noted

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews
CMG stream	6	2 years	2 dates, 21–22 Jan 2026

The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description

Memorial University's Family Medicine Western Stream offers a comprehensive two-year rural family medicine residency training program in western Newfoundland.
The program aims to train physicians who are confident and competent to practice in a wide range of rural settings, with unique training opportunities across diverse medical environments.

Research: Residents complete a mandatory quality improvement scholarly project and can optionally undertake additional research projects.
Training setting: Training occurs across western Newfoundland and Labrador, with multiple teaching sites including Port Aux Basques, Stephenville, Corner Brook, Deer Lake, and Bonne Bay. The program offers urban, rural, and remote training environments.
Teaching approach: Uses the Triple C Competency-based Curriculum focused on comprehensive care, continuity of care, and preparing residents to be competent family physicians ready to practice in any Canadian community.
Enhanced skills: Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at: CV review
Elective experiences
FMProC Situational Judgement Test
Personal letter
Reference letters
Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
Interview performance

Positions, length and interviews as each match’s CaRMS pages stated them; what changed from our comparison of the two matches and our readings of the 2027 pages.

Contacts and links

Program director: Dr. Kerry-Lynn Williams
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
Program office: Academic Program Assistant
Write to the officefamilymed@mun.ca

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

Program websiteWebsite CANPREPPCANPREPP Postgraduate Medical Education Office Distributed Medical Education This program on CaRMS

Family Medicine elsewhere

Nearest to Western Stream

Central Stream - Family MedicineMemorial University of Newfoundland
Central Stream · 173 km
5 positions · CMG, IMG
Rural
Eastern-Burin - Family MedicineMemorial University of Newfoundland
Eastern-Burin · 277 km
1 position · CMG
Rural
Eastern-Clarenville - Family MedicineMemorial University of Newfoundland
Eastern-Clarenville · 279 km
1 position · CMG

In these collections:

Source

The program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) · 2027 match · last approved 9 Sep 2026 · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Accredited · CaRMS program ID 36459 · How these pages are made › · See the 2026 match under Year by year

The Applications per year and Offered interviews figures are 5-year averages the program reports to CaRMS: past cycles, not your odds.

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 24 Oct 2026.

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