Rural Neepawa - Family Medicine

University of ManitobaRural Neepawa, ManitobaCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 4 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): 2 positions
Length: 2 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Family Medicine
Applications per year: 601+
Applicants offered interviews: 0–25%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 35552

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

Summary

This two-year family medicine program is based in Neepawa, a town of about 5685 people, with Family Medicine Block Time at the Beautiful Plains Community Medical Clinic.
Block time includes longitudinal ER, obstetrics and anesthesia experiences, supplemented by specialty rotations in Brandon and Winnipeg.
Residents must live in the Neepawa area and need a driver's licence and vehicle.

Training

Setting

Rural / remote
Regional community
Academic / tertiary hospital

Sites

1 teaching site

Beautiful Plains Community Medical Clinic

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure

Based in a rural community

Focus areas

Rural / remote
POCUS curriculum
Small program
Longitudinal / integrated

Research

Offered

Enhanced skills

Addiction Medicine
Anesthesia
Other
Care of the Elderly
Emergency Medicine
Obstetrical Surgical Skills
Palliative Care
Sport and Exercise Medicine

Getting around

A car is required
Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for

Highlights

Training hospital has no CT scanner, building clinical judgement.
New hospital birthing tub for physician-attended immersion births, a first in Manitoba.
Weekly longitudinal ER shifts and deliveries during family medicine block time.

By year

Not stated on CaRMS page

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

Internal Medicine (8 weeks · Winnipeg)
General Surgery (4 weeks · Brandon)
Orthopedic Surgery (2 weeks · Brandon, mostly in cast clinic)
Psychiatry (3 weeks · Brandon)
ER (4 weeks · Brandon or Winnipeg)
Peds ER (4 weeks · Winnipeg)
ICU (4 weeks · Brandon)
Pediatrics (4 weeks · Inpatient Winnipeg)
Obs/Gyne (8 weeks · Brandon)
Palliative Care (4 weeks · Winnipeg)
Electives (12 weeks)
Vacation (8 weeks)

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

0–25%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)

19, 20 and 21 Jan 2027

Format

Panel

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

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 22 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Annual salary by PGY level, Manitoba
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$72,171 / year
PGY-2	$77,416 / year

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

Call

Call (provincial max): 7 calls per 4-week block, in-house and home call combined

The union agreement’s cap for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. Check with the program.

PARIM agreement, 1 Jul 2024 to 30 Jun 2027.

Teaching sites

Beautiful Plains Community Medical Clinic (Neepawa)

Hospital facts

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

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

shannon.rankin@umanitoba.ca

Shannon Rankin · Postgraduate Program Coordinator

Program director

Dr. Leah Peters
Postgraduate Program Director

CaRMS lists no email for the director.

Site staffdirectors and coordinators at the teaching sites

Dr. Brian Milligan
Site Education Director

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

Location

Rural Neepawa, Manitoba

About the city

Public statistics for the place named by this program’s location label, each with its source and reference period. They describe the place, not the program, and are not a ranking. Check each source before you rely on it.

Climate

Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Each value comes from the nearest weather station that reports it, not from the city itself.

January average: −16.7 °C Brandon, 49.7 km away
July average: 18.4 °C Brandon, 49.7 km away
Snowfall: 128.2 cm a year Brandon, 49.7 km away
Days below −20 °C: 53.3 days a year Brandon, 49.7 km away

People

2021 Census. Figures are for the municipality of Neepawa, not the metropolitan area. Statistics Canada rounds counts, so small places are approximate.

Population: 5,685 people up 23.3% from 2016
Official languages: English only 98.5% · French only not reported · English and French 1.2% · neither 0.4% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants: 40.1% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 23.6% · non-permanent residents: 9.9%
Indigenous identity: 4.6% of residents
How people commute: car, truck or van 90.6% · public transit not reported · walking or cycling 6.8% · other 2.4% Average commute: 9.8 minutes. Shares are of people who commute.The way Canadians commute was altered in 2021 by the pandemic, with lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19 and changes in how and where Canadians worked leading to 2.8 million fewer commuters, compared with five years earlier. Statistics Canada, The Daily, 30 Nov 2022(opens in a new tab)
Median household income: $84,000 before tax $72,500 after tax · income year 2020, in 2020 dollars

Rural and remote

This describes the place named by the program’s location label. Programs can train in several towns, so it is not every site.

Population centre: Neepawa, a small population centre (1,000 to 29,999 people) 4,938 people in 2021
Remoteness index: 0.301 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.
Student loan forgiveness: Family medicine here may qualify for up to $60,000 of Canada Student Loan forgiveness. Eligibility depends on the postal code of where you work: check the official postal-code lookup. Postal-code lookup(opens in a new tab)

Housing, cost and work

Each figure names the area it covers. A missing line means the source publishes nothing for this area.

Basic cost of living: $53,873 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Manitoba, population under 30,000, for two adults with two children. A modest, basic basket (the poverty line), not a resident’s budget. A size-class region is not the town itself.

Job outlook

Employment and Social Development Canada’s rating for the occupation in the economic region. It is not a count of jobs, and says nothing about CaRMS positions or your match.

Outlook, 2025–2027: Very good The employment outlook will be Very good for general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in the Southwest region for the 2025-2027 period.
Canada-wide, to 2033: Strong risk of Shortage ESDC’s projection for general practitioners and family physicians, 2024–2033. Recent conditions, 2021–2023: Strong signs of Shortage.

Sources and licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Cartographic Boundary Files.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS), 2024 to 2033 projections).
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (Canadian Climate Normals 1991-2020).
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, 3-Year Employment Outlooks).
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Index of Remoteness (17-26-0001), 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Canada Student Loan Forgiveness (Canada.ca), page dated 2026-06-03.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0066-01 Market Basket Measure (MBM) thresholds for the reference family by Market Basket Measure region, component and base year, 2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0011-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0002-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0057-01 Household income statistics by household type: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0173-01 Mother tongue by knowledge of official languages: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0266-01 Indigenous identity by Registered or Treaty Indian status: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0307-01 Immigrant status and period of immigration by place of birth: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0458-01 Main mode of commuting by commuting duration, time leaving for work, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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