Timmins - Family Medicine
NOSM UniversityTimmins, Ontario
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 41
- 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
Timmins, 1 teaching site · 16 rural weeks
What stands out about this program
Housing support for core rotations away from home base, up to 6 months per academic year.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Interviews can be requested in French, Ojibway, Cree or Anishininimowin.
From “Interviews” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 2-year NOSM University family medicine program based in Timmins, home to the 159-bed Timmins and District Hospital.
- Residents are paired with two family physicians each year, and the Timmins site mixes block and mini-block rotations.
- The sample schedule includes rural family medicine rotations in both years, and the program supports travel and housing for core rotations away from the home base.
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 Medicine14
- Family Medicine Rural /Rural OB ( 4 week option )8
- Internal Medicine/Hospitalist4
- Emergency Medicine4
- Obstetrics/Women’s Health2
- Mental Health2
- Pediatrics4
- Addictions Medicine2
- Urology1
- General Surgery1
- Orthopedics1
- Otorhinolaryngology1
- Electives8
- PGY-2
- Family Medicine16
- Family Medicine Rural /Rural OB ( 4 week option )8
- Internal Medicine/Hospitalist4
- Emergency Medicine4
- Obstetrics/Women’s Health2
- Mental Health2
- Pediatrics2
- Addictions Medicine2
- Electives12
- PGY-1
- Family Medicine14 weeks
- Family Medicine Rural /Rural OB ( 4 week option )8 weeks
- Electives8 weeks
- Internal Medicine/Hospitalist4 weeks
- Emergency Medicine4 weeks
- Pediatrics4 weeks
- Obstetrics/Women’s Health2 weeks
- Mental Health2 weeks
- Addictions Medicine2 weeks
- Urology1 week
- General Surgery1 week
- Orthopedics1 week
- Otorhinolaryngology1 week
- PGY-2
- Family Medicine16 weeks
- Electives12 weeks
- Family Medicine Rural /Rural OB ( 4 week option )8 weeks
- Internal Medicine/Hospitalist4 weeks
- Emergency Medicine4 weeks
- Obstetrics/Women’s Health2 weeks
- Mental Health2 weeks
- Pediatrics2 weeks
- Addictions Medicine2 weeks
Where you train
Timmins, Ontario: 1 teaching site; 16 rural weeks. A car is recommended.
- Timmins and District Hospital
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: MEDITECH at 1 of 1.
Moving to a new system: Timmins and District Hospital.
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.
Timmins and District Hospital
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse (ONE HIS), moving to a new system
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 Timmins
People
41,145residents, 2021 Census
Housing
3.7%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−16.4 °CJanuary mean17.7 °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 5 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 2 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) | 2 positions open after round 2 in 2020, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) |
| 2021 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2021, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 2 positions open after round 2 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) |
| 2023 | 3 positions open after round 1 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 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 | 4 | 2 years | 3 dates, 21–23 Jan 2027 |
|
| IMG stream | 1 | 2 years | 1 date, 15 Jan 2027 |
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2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 3 | 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 in Timmins offers a comprehensive two-year training experience focused on community-based family medicine.
- Located in Northeastern Ontario, the program provides hands-on learning across diverse clinical settings, preparing residents to become full-scope, competent family physicians with a strong emphasis on rural and northern healthcare.
- Research
- Residents can participate in scholarly activities including research and quality improvement projects, with dedicated support and mentorship.
- Training setting
- Training occurs in Timmins, a centrally located city in Northeastern Ontario, with a 159-bed hospital and diverse patient population including Francophone, Anglophone, and Indigenous communities.
- Teaching approach
- Follows the Triple C competency-based curriculum using CanMEDS-FM competencies, with a focus on comprehensive practice, continuity of care, and community-based learning.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- FMProC (Family Medicine Professional Choices) 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 Timmins
- Rural
- Rural
- Rural
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