Moose Jaw - Family Medicine

University of SaskatchewanMoose Jaw, SaskatchewanCompetitive stream

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

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

Positions (approx. quota): 1 position
Length: 2 years
Stream: Competitive
Discipline: Family Medicine
Applications per year: 601+
Applicants offered interviews: 26–50%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 29972

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

Summary

The Moose Jaw Family Medicine Residency Program at the University of Saskatchewan offers a comprehensive two-year training experience focused on producing caring and compassionate family physicians. The program provides full-service family medicine training with a strong emphasis on rural, remote, and underserved populations, offering residents diverse clinical experiences and close one-on-one learning opportunities.

Training

Research

Evidence-based medicine training and scholarly activity opportunities are integrated into the curriculum.

Training setting

Located in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, a regional community with a population of 34,000, with training sites including Dr. F.H. Wigmore hospital, 4 local clinics, and Regina hospitals.

Teaching approach

Competency-based medical education with progressive independence, focusing on developing comprehensive family physicians who can practice in diverse settings with an emphasis on understanding patient context and community needs.

Setting types

Regional hospital
Community clinics
Urban medical center
Rural health facilities

Focus areas

Full-service Family Medicine
Rural Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Obstetrics
Hospitalist Medicine
Community-based Care

Patient populations

Rural populations
Underserved communities
Diverse patient groups
Immigrant populations
Indigenous patients
LGBTQ2 patients
Geriatric patients

Highlights

Longitudinal program with consistent full-service family medicine
Close one-on-one learning with engaged preceptors
Regular Emergency Department call
Tailored preceptor matching
Potential experiences with Refugee Health, Home Care, Long-Term Care
Academic half-day program
Evidence-based medicine training
Behavioral skills training

Strengths

Strong work/life balance
Diverse clinical exposure
High patient volume and variety
Close proximity to Regina
Modern hospital and clinic facilities
Balanced representation of CMGs and IMGs
Comprehensive procedural training

Enhanced skills

Obstetrics
Emergency Medicine
Hospitalist Medicine
Palliative Care

By year

PGY-1

Family Medicine20 weeks longitudinal half days + 12 weeks full days
Obstetrics8 weeks full days
Pediatrics8 weeks longitudinal half days
Surgery8 weeks longitudinal half days
Emergency1 day per month plus call shifts
Electives4 weeks
Hospitalist4 weeks full days
Psychiatry4 weeks longitudinal half days
Internal Medicine2 weeks full days
Orientation1 week
Resident Retreat1 week

PGY-2

Family Medicine28 weeks
Electives8 weeks
Rural Family Medicine8 weeks
Obstetrics2 weeks in Regina
Palliative2 weeks in Regina
Pediatrics2 weeks in Regina
Exams1 week
Resident Retreat1 week
EmergencyRegular call throughout year

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

What the program looks at

Casper test
FMProC assessment
MCCQE Part I
NAC examination
Medical school transcript
Medical Student Performance Record
Personal letter
Reference letters

Applications per year

601+

Applicants offered interviews

26–50%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match): 21, 22, 23 and 24 Jan 2026

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

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 23 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Contract expired, may change.

Annual salary by PGY level, Saskatchewan
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$68,329 / year
PGY-2	$74,518 / year

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

Benefits

Benefits as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024; check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Annual vacation: 4 weeks
CMPA dues paid: 100%
Dental plan: 100%
Educational leave: Minimum 7 days with pay, 12 Maximum
Employee Assistance Program: Two programs available through SMA and University of Saskatchewan
Extended health insurance: Blue Cross family coverage, if registered with a Provincial Health Plan
Frequency of call: 1:4 in-house (if in excess of 1:4 paid $196/period from 1700-0800 weekdays and $249 from 0800-0800 weekends)*;1:3 out-of-house
Life insurance: Paid premium, >$100,000 coverage
Long-term disability insurance: Paid premium cost for Disability Insurance
Maternity leave/ Paternity: In conformity with Sask. Labour Standards Act – 17 weeks max maternity leave and up to 35 weeks parental leave.5 paid days paternity (can split the 35 weeks parental leave with mother as desired.)
Meal allowance: n/a
On-Call Stipends: Home Light: per duty period: $72 weekday; $83 weekendIn House: per duty period: $166 weekday; $191 weekendICU/CCU: per duty period: $166 weekday; $191 weekend
Provincial dues (% of salary): 1 %
Provincial health insurance: Yes, if registered with Sask. Health
Sick leave: 1.25 days per month to maximum 75 days
Statutory and floating holidays: 1.5 times pay or 1/2 pay & day off for stats, plus 6 extra paid days off at Christmas
Supplemental Maternity Leave Benefits: 15 weeks topped to 90% pay when eligible for Employment Insurance

Call

Call (provincial max): 1 in 4 in-house, averaged over a rotation

The union agreement’s cap for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. Check with the program.

RDoS agreement, 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2025. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed.

Teaching sites

Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital
Hillcrest Health Clinic
South Hill Medical Clinic
Medella Clinic
Circle Medical Centre

Hospital facts

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

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

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

About the city

Public statistics for the place named by this program’s location label, each with its source and reference period. They describe the place, not the program, and are not a ranking. Check each source before you rely on it.

Climate

Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Each value comes from the nearest weather station that reports it, not from the city itself.

January average: −12.3 °C Moose Jaw, 7.7 km away
July average: 18.8 °C Moose Jaw, 7.7 km away
Snowfall: 104.6 cm a year Regina (Airport), 62.2 km away (more than 50 km, so it may differ from the city)
Days below −20 °C: 38.5 days a year Moose Jaw, 7.7 km away

People

2021 Census. Figures are for the municipality of Moose Jaw, not the metropolitan area. Statistics Canada rounds counts, so small places are approximate.

Population: 33,665 people down 0.7% from 2016
Official languages: English only 94.0% · French only 0.0% · English and French 5.4% · neither 0.6% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants: 9.3% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 3.1% · non-permanent residents: 1.7%
Indigenous identity: 7.1% of residents
How people commute: car, truck or van 92.2% · public transit 0.7% · walking or cycling 5.6% · other 1.4% Average commute: 15.5 minutes. Shares are of people who commute.The way Canadians commute was altered in 2021 by the pandemic, with lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19 and changes in how and where Canadians worked leading to 2.8 million fewer commuters, compared with five years earlier. Statistics Canada, The Daily, 30 Nov 2022(opens in a new tab)
Median household income: $74,000 before tax $65,500 after tax · income year 2020, in 2020 dollars

Rural and remote

This describes the place named by the program’s location label. Programs can train in several towns, so it is not every site.

Population centre: Moose Jaw, a medium population centre (30,000 to 99,999 people) 32,813 people in 2021
Remoteness index: 0.301 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.
Student loan forgiveness: Family medicine here may qualify for up to $60,000 of Canada Student Loan forgiveness. Eligibility depends on the postal code of where you work: check the official postal-code lookup. Postal-code lookup(opens in a new tab)Time-limited: this place meets only the previous community definition, which stays in place “until November 1, 2027 or the day that is 6 months after the day on which a census is published by Statistics Canada, whichever is later”.

Housing, cost and work

Each figure names the area it covers. A missing line means the source publishes nothing for this area.

Rental vacancy rate: 4.8% October 2025 survey, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (census agglomeration). The share of purpose-built rentals (three units and over) vacant, not a rent.
Basic cost of living: $50,682 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Saskatchewan, population 30,000 to 99,999, for two adults with two children. A modest, basic basket (the poverty line), not a resident’s budget. A size-class region is not the town itself.

Job outlook

Employment and Social Development Canada’s rating for the occupation in the economic region. It is not a count of jobs, and says nothing about CaRMS positions or your match.

Outlook, 2025–2027: Very good The employment outlook will be Very good for general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in the Swift Current - Moose Jaw region for the 2025-2027 period.
Canada-wide, to 2033: Strong risk of Shortage ESDC’s projection for general practitioners and family physicians, 2024–2033. Recent conditions, 2021–2023: Strong signs of Shortage.

Sources and licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Cartographic Boundary Files.
Adapted from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, October 2025 (vacancy rates), and Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0132-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation or Statistics Canada of this product.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS), 2024 to 2033 projections).
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (Canadian Climate Normals 1991-2020).
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, 3-Year Employment Outlooks).
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Index of Remoteness (17-26-0001), 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Canada Student Loan Forgiveness (Canada.ca), page dated 2026-06-03.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0066-01 Market Basket Measure (MBM) thresholds for the reference family by Market Basket Measure region, component and base year, 2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0011-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0002-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0057-01 Household income statistics by household type: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0173-01 Mother tongue by knowledge of official languages: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0266-01 Indigenous identity by Registered or Treaty Indian status: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0307-01 Immigrant status and period of immigration by place of birth: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0458-01 Main mode of commuting by commuting duration, time leaving for work, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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 residency.fyi 5 Oct 2026.