Sudbury - Public Health and Preventive Medicine including Family Medicine
NOSM UniversitySudbury, OntarioCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 1
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 19 Jan 2027
Sudbury, 2 teaching sites · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Dual certification pathway: two years of family medicine training plus Royal College PHPM certification.
From “Important information” on the CaRMS page
Affiliation with the University of Global Health Equity in Butaro, Rwanda.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This five-year NOSM U PHPM-FM stream is based in Sudbury and includes two years of clinical training with the NOSM U Family Medicine program.
- Clinical training is mostly at Health Sciences North and Sudbury clinics, with public health placements at Public Health Sudbury & Districts.
- Residents must relocate and work in multiple communities, with travel and housing support for core rotations away from home.
- Training includes at least two semesters of graduate studies and a scholarly project.
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
- Public health agency
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Northern
- Rural / remote
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Getting around
- A car is recommended
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Travel is reimbursed
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Public Health (Transition to PHPM)
- Family Medicine (Transition to PHPM)
- Communicable Disease Control (Core PHPM training)
- Environmental Health (Core PHPM training)
- Health Policy and Planning (Core PHPM training)
- Health Promotion, Chronic Disease Prevention, and Injury Prevention (Core PHPM training)
- Leadership and Management (Transition to independent PHPM practice)
Where you train
Sudbury, Ontario: 2 teaching sites; optional rural rotation. A car is recommended.
- Health Sciences North
- Public Health Sudbury & Districts
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: MEDITECH at 1 of 2; no published record for 1.
Moving to a new system: Health Sciences North.
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.
Health Sciences North
- 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 Greater Sudbury
People
166,004residents, 2021 Census
Housing
1.1%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−12.7 °CJanuary mean19.1 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
not published for this specialty
How they choose
- 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.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 19 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Panel
Info sessions
The 1 session listed for 2027 has passed.
3 Public Health and Preventive Medicine including Family Medicine info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $73,367 / year |
| PGY-2 | $79,670 / year |
| PGY-3 | $85,564 / year |
| PGY-4 | $92,701 / year |
| PGY-5 | $98,567 / 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)
Past matches
Open after round 1 in 4 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 position 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 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2026, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 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 | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 19 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 21 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- NOSM University's Public Health and Preventive Medicine (PHPM) program offers comprehensive training focused on health equity and social accountability.
- The five-year program prepares physicians to practice public health in northern, rural, remote, and global contexts through innovative, distributed training across Northern Ontario.
- Research
- Minimum of two graduate study semesters, typically a Master of Public Health, with opportunities for scholarly projects and international research experiences.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across Northern Ontario sites including Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie, with rotations at various local, provincial, national, and international locations.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education following Royal College Specialty Training Requirements, emphasizing progressive independence and social accountability through distributed, hands-on training.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Academic performance
- Elective experiences
- Examination scores
- Extra-curricular activities
- Leadership skills
- Reference letters
- Personal letter
- Interview performance
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Emily Groot
Dr. Reed MorrisonAssociate Program Director
CaRMS lists no email for the directors.
- Program office
Program Coordinator
Email on the CaRMS page(opens in a new tab)
“Applications will only be considered through submission on CaRMS.ca. Please do not apply via email to the Program Coordinator.” · the program’s note on CaRMS
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
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