Central Rural Stream - Psychiatry
Memorial University of NewfoundlandCentral Rural Stream, Newfoundland and LabradorCMG stream
From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See this school’s 2027 programs
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 1
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
2 dates, 19–30 Jan 2026
Central Rural Stream, 6 teaching sites
Summary
- Memorial University's Psychiatry Central Rural Stream offers a comprehensive 5-year residency program focused on training excellent general psychiatrists in a rural setting.
- The program provides a broad clinical and academic curriculum with a strong emphasis on rural medicine, collaborative care, and individual career development.
What training looks like
- Research
- Residents are required to complete one scholarly project, with options for a 3-6 month dedicated research elective and support for conference/publication presentation.
- Training setting
- Training occurs in Grand Falls-Windsor, a rural community in Central Newfoundland, with additional rotations in St. John's at multiple hospital sites, providing a comprehensive urban and rural psychiatric training experience.
- Teaching approach
- Competence by Design framework with progressive independence, emphasizing social accountability, professional development, and wellness through a comprehensive, developmentally-structured curriculum.
- Enhanced skills
- Psychotherapy training
- Rural medicine
- Research skills
- Medical education
By year
- PGY-1
- Inpatient/Outpatient/ER Psychiatry3 blocks
- Transition to Discipline8 weeks
- Addiction Psychiatry2 blocks
- Internal Medicine/Neurology2 blocks
- Emergency Medicine1 block
- Pediatrics1 block
- Geriatric Medicine/Endocrinology1 block
- Selective1 block
- PGY-2
- Longitudinal Inpatient/Outpatient PsychiatryFull year
- PGY-3
- Core PsychiatryVaries
- PGY-4
- Core PsychiatryVaries
- PGY-5
- Transition to Practice12 months
Where you train
Central Rural Stream, Newfoundland and Labrador: 6 teaching sites.
- Central Newfoundland Hospital, Grand Falls-Windsor
- Health Sciences Centre, St. John's
- Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre, St. John's
- St. Clare's Mercy Hospital, St. John's
- The Waterford Hospital, St. John's
- The L. A. Miller Centre, St. John's
Record systems at the listed sites: CorCare at 1 of 6; no published record for 5.
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.
Central Newfoundland Hospital, Grand Falls-Windsor
- Clinical record
- CorCare, fully electronic record since Apr 2026
Hospital size and activity: Newfoundland and Labrador doesn't publish this as open data.
How they choose
- What the program looks at
- Academic record
- Personal letter
- Reference letters
- Interview performance
- Electives
- Research/Publications
- Leadership skills
- Interpersonal skills
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2026 match)
- 19 and 30 Jan 2026
- Format
- Not stated on CaRMS page
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $69,175 / year |
| PGY-2 | $74,779 / year |
| PGY-3 | $79,848 / year |
| PGY-4 | $85,137 / year |
| PGY-5 | $90,868 / 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
Past matches
No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.
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.
Contacts and links
Contacts weren't collected for the 2026 match.
See this school’s 2027 programs, or the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab).
Psychiatry elsewhere
Nearest to Central Rural Stream
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