Rural Community - Family Medicine

University of OttawaRural Community, OntarioCMG stream

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Open on carms.ca

CaRMS program description, 2026 match, last approved 9 Sep 2025

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

Positions (approx. quota): 3 positions
Length: 2 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Family Medicine
Applications per year: 601+
Applicants offered interviews: 51–75%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 29845

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

Summary

The University of Ottawa Family Medicine Rural Community stream offers a comprehensive two-year residency program located in rural Ottawa. Residents are clinically based in community teaching sites and academically connected to community practices, providing diverse training opportunities with a focus on comprehensive, patient-centered care.

Training

Research

Residents engage in quality improvement projects, research, and advocacy projects throughout their training.

Training setting

Rural community teaching practices located approximately 1 hour from Ottawa, with affiliated hospital sites including Ottawa General and Civic Campuses. Residents are placed with rural community preceptors and complete off-service rotations in urban hospital settings.

Teaching approach

Learner-centered culture emphasizing competency-based medical education, progressive independence, and holistic physician development. Residents participate actively in shaping the academic direction of the program.

Setting types

Rural community practice
Academic medical center
Community hospital

Focus areas

Rural Family Medicine
Community-based Practice
Comprehensive Patient Care
Urban-Rural Medicine

Patient populations

Newborns
Infants
Children
Adults
Elderly
Prenatal and obstetrical patients
Palliative care patients

Highlights

Resident-driven governance
Tailored flexibility in elective blocks
Urban-rural balance
Bilingual and multicultural practice exposure
Monthly academic full days
Wellness-focused training

Strengths

Comprehensive clinical exposure
Strong resident involvement in program governance
Flexible curriculum
Emphasis on wellness
Diverse training opportunities

Enhanced skills

Emergency Medicine
Family Practice Anaesthesia
Palliative Medicine
Care of the Elderly
Addictions Medicine
Sports & Exercise Medicine
Women's Health & Maternity Care
GP Oncology
Indigenous Health

By year

Not stated on CaRMS page

Selection

What the program looks at

FMProC (Situational Judgement Test)
CV review
Personal letter
Reference letters
Interview performance

Applications per year

601+

Applicants offered interviews

51–75%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match): 27, 28 and 29 Jan 2026

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

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 6 Jan 2025 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Contract expired, may change.

Annual salary by PGY level, Ontario
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$73,367 / year
PGY-2	$79,670 / year

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

Call

Call (provincial max): 7 nights in 28 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.

PARO agreement, 1 Jul 2023 to 30 Jun 2026. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed.

Teaching sites

Ottawa General Hospital
Ottawa Civic Hospital
Bruyère Hospital
Riverside Hospital

Hospital facts

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

Unfilled positions in past years

Open after round 1 in 2 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 0 of 9 years.

Positions at this site, all streams. Site as CaRMS lists it: Rural Community.

Positions at this site, all streams, still open after round 1 and after round 2, by year. Each count above zero links to the CaRMS list page it comes from.
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	0	0
2024	0	0
2025	4 positions 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

CaRMS’s first-round list for 2018 was not found, so round 1 is counted over 8 years and round 2 over 9.

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. Verify with the CaRMS lists. Source: CaRMS’s lists of positions open after round 1 and after round 2, as read in October 2026 (latest: 2026 round 1 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab), 2026 round 2 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab)). 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.

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

Rural Community, Ontario

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 5 Oct 2026.