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Northern Rural - Prince George - Family Medicine

University of British ColumbiaNorthern Rural, British ColumbiaCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 15 Sep 2026 · See the 2026 version

2027 match programs, from CaRMS as of 5 Oct 2026. Programs can still change until file review opens 26 November; we re-check every two weeks. Always confirm on CaRMS (opens in a new tab).

Positions (approx. quota)
5 positions
Length
2 years
Stream
CMG
Discipline
Family Medicine
Applications per year
601+
Applicants offered interviews
76–100%
Accreditation
Accredited
CaRMS program ID
36147

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

Summary

  • This two-year UBC family medicine site is based in Prince George for R1, followed by rural rotations and electives across the province in R2.
  • R1 consists of block rotations at a regional referral hospital, the University Hospital of Northern BC.
  • Residents complete a quality improvement project in first year and a scholar project over the two years.

Training

Setting
  • Regional community
  • Rural / remote
  • Academic / tertiary hospital
Sites

2 teaching sites

  • University Hospital of Northern BC
  • Vancouver General Hospital

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure
Required rural rotation (32 weeks)
Focus areas
  • Rural / remote
  • Northern
Research
Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project
Enhanced skills
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Care of the Elderly
  • Anesthesia
  • Palliative Care
  • Sport and Exercise Medicine
  • Clinician Scholar / Research
  • Other
Highlights
  • R2 includes two four-month rural immersion blocks in two communities assigned through an internal rural match.
  • ICU rotation completed in R1 for the Northern Rural program.

By year

PGY-1
  • Medicine8 weeks CTU8 weeks
  • Ob/GynSome availability provincially and across Northern BC8 weeks
  • Family PracticeFP building, Maternity Clinic or community practice6 weeks
  • Pediatrics3 weeks CTU, 3 weeks ambulatory care Ambulatory care portion also available in Williams Lake6 weeks
  • General SurgerySome availability provincially and across Northern BC4 weeks
  • Orthopedics4 weeks
  • ICU4 weeks
  • PsychiatryMix of inpatients and outpatients4 weeks
  • EmergencySome availability provincially and across Northern BC4 weeks
  • Native Health Centre/Street Medicine2 weeks
  • Addictions2 weeks
PGY-2
  • Palliative CareOver 2 years
  • Rural Community Family Practice2 four-month blocks in 2 communities, decided by rural match32 weeks
  • Electives12 weeks
  • Trauma Unit elective or ER electiveVancouver General Hospital or a regional hospital4 weeks
  • Family PracticePrince George (final block of R2)4 Weeks
  • Surgical SkillsVancouver1 week

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

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 stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Applications per year
601+
Applicants offered interviews
76–100%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)
16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25 and 26 Jan 2027
Mode
Virtual
Format
  • MMI or rotating station

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

Info sessions

Info sessions planned, dates not published yet.

From the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), read 1 Oct 2026. Dates and times are as the program wrote them, not converted to your time zone. Programs add and change sessions: confirm with the program.

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 2 Sep 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Salaries from April 2027.

Annual salary by PGY level, British Columbia
LevelAnnual salary
PGY-1
$71,390 / year
PGY-2
$79,571 / year

One provincial scale for British Columbia, 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
Yes. Mandatory
Dental plan
100% Premiums Paid
Educational leave
Yes
Extended health insurance
100% Premiums Paid
Frequency of calls
1 in 4 onsite/1 in 3 offsite
Life insurance
100% Premium Paid
Long-term disability insurance
Yes 100% Premiums Paid
Maternity leave
17 weeks, plus up to 78 weeks Parental Leave
Meal allowance
No
Provincial dues (% of salary)
1.5%
Provincial health insurance
100% Premiums Paid
Sick leave
Yes
Statutory holidays
2 x pay plus extra day with pay

Call

Call (provincial max)
1 in 4 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.

RDBC agreement, 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2029.

Teaching sites

  • University Hospital of Northern BC (Prince George)
  • Vancouver General Hospital (Vancouver)

Hospital facts

Public figures for hospitals named above, each with its source and reference period. They describe the hospital, not the program, and are not a ranking. We match names to the province’s lists by name, so check each source before you rely on it.

University Hospital of Northern BC

Matched to University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (Prince George) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
4,520 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
1,127 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Vancouver General Hospital

Matched to Vancouver General Hospital in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
13,790 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
3,855 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Sources and licences

  • Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Contacts

Grouped by the titles CaRMS lists. The program office (administrators and coordinators) usually answers questions about the program and applying; the director leads the training.

Program officeadministrators and coordinators

residency@familymed.ubc.ca

Shared by Jialin (Lydia) Chen · Program and Learning Development Manager and Alexandria Miller · Education Coordinator

Program directors

  • Dr. Sarah McCorquodale

  • Dr. Flora Wong

CaRMS lists no email for the directors.

Site staffdirectors and coordinators at the teaching sites

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

Location

Northern Rural, British Columbia

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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 6 Oct 2026.