Sault Ste. Marie - Family Medicine
NOSM UniversitySault Ste. Marie, Ontario
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 51
- Length
- 2
- Applications per year
- 51–200601+
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Thu 7 Jan 2027,7:00 pm EST
Interviews
3 dates, 21–23 Jan 2027
1 date, 15 Jan 2027
Sault Ste. Marie, 5 teaching sites · 16 rural weeks
What stands out about this program
Few specialty residents in Sault Ste. Marie, so family medicine residents are often first call off-service.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page
Two half-days back with the primary preceptor during each 4-week off-service block.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 2-year NOSM University family medicine program based in Sault Ste. Marie, training at the Group Health Centre, local Family Health Teams and Sault Area Hospital.
- Residents complete mandatory rural blocks each year and travel for some rotations, with housing and travel support for core rotations away from home base.
- Few specialty residents in the city give family medicine residents first-call opportunities on off-service rotations.
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
- Regional community
- Rural / remote
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation (16 weeks)
- Focus areas
- Northern
- Rural / remote
- Indigenous health
- Research
- Offered · research or quality-improvement project
- Getting around
- A car is recommended
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Travel is reimbursed
By year
- PGY-1
- Family Medicine16 weeks
- Family Medicine Rural8 weeks
- Electives8 weeks
- Internal Medicine4 weeks
- Emergency Medicine4 weeks
- Obstetrics/Women’s Health4 weeks
- Mental Health4 weeks
- Pediatrics4 weeks
- PGY-2
- Family Medicine16 weeks
- Family Medicine Rural8 weeks
- Electives8 weeks
- CARE Selective (Community Aligned Resident Experience)4 weeks
- Internal Medicine4 weeks
- Emergency Medicine4 weeks
- Obstetrics/Women’s Health4 weeks
- Surgical Selective4 weeks
Where you train
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: 5 teaching sites; 16 rural weeks. A car is recommended.
- Group Health Centre
- Superior Family Health Team
- Great Lakes Clinic
- Sault Area Hospital
- Algoma Resident Community Hospice (ARCH)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: MEDITECH at 1 of 5; no published record for 4.
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.
Sault Area Hospital
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse (ONE HIS), fully electronic record since Oct 2019
ONE HITS runs MEDITECH Expanse for northeastern Ontario hospitals in two waves: the three founding hospitals went live in October 2019; the 20 hospitals of Wave 2 (including Health Sciences North) are moving over, with no date on the page.
Hospital size and activity: Ontario doesn't publish this as open data.
About Sault Ste. Marie
People
72,051residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.5%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−9.8 °CJanuary mean17.9 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Very goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027
How they choose
- Application file components, CMG stream
- CV
- Electives
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular
- Leadership skills
- MSPRs
- Personal letters
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Other file component(s)
- Application file components, IMG stream
- CV
- Electives
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular
- Leadership skills
- MSPRs
- Personal letters
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Return of service, CMG stream
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
- Return of service, IMG stream
- Required
- IMG requirements, IMG stream
- Observerships don’t count as clinical experience
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match), CMG stream
- 21, 22 and 23 Jan 2027
- Interview dates (2027 match), IMG stream
- 15 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Info sessions
Thu 7 Jan 2027
7:00 pm EST
Social · Virtual
Mon 25 Jan 2027
7:00 pm EST
Info session · Virtual
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $73,367 / year |
| PGY-2 | $79,670 / year |
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 7 nights in 28 in-house
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- No new patient responsibilities after 24 hours in-hospital, except what clinical handover needs
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- 24 hours in-hospital, then relieved after handover (up to 2 hours)
After residency
Family doctors in Ontario can join a model that pays for enrolled patients, hours worked and visits: the Family Health Organization (FHO), FHO+ since 1 April 2026. A new graduate is a physician who joins a patient enrolment model within three years of completing a family medicine residency; the status runs for 12 months from joining. Entry is capped: 40 physicians a month for FHO, 60 a month for FHO+ in the first year of the 2024-2028 agreement; later years to be determined. Compare provinces
Past matches
Open after round 1 in 3 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 0 of 9 years.
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| Year | Open after round 1 | Open after round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | not available | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2020, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 positions open after round 1 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Year by year
2027 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 5 | 2 years | 3 dates, 21–23 Jan 2027 |
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| IMG stream | 1 | 2 years | 1 date, 15 Jan 2027 |
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2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 4 | 2 years | 5 dates, 22 Jan – 8 Feb 2026 |
| IMG stream | 1 | 2 years | 1 date, 16 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The NOSM University Family Medicine Residency Program offers comprehensive training across northern Ontario, focusing on community-based family medicine.
- The program emphasizes distributed learning, cultural competency, and preparing physicians to serve diverse and underserved populations in rural and remote settings.
- Research
- Residents can participate in scholarly activities including research and quality improvement projects, supported by dedicated tutors and with opportunities to present at Resident Research Day.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across multiple urban, rural, and remote clinical settings in northern Ontario, with a primary focus on the Sault Ste. Marie region and surrounding communities.
- Teaching approach
- Follows the Triple C competency-based curriculum utilizing CanMEDS-FM competencies, with an emphasis on comprehensive care, continuity of learning, and community-centered medical education.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- FMProC situational judgement test
- Personal letter
- Reference letters
- Academic performance
- Interview performance
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Jason Sutherland
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Program Coordinator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing. Site staff and other contacts are listed there too.
Family Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Sault Ste. Marie
- Rural
- Rural
- Rural
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