Camrose - Family Medicine
University of AlbertaCamrose, AlbertaCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 2
- Length
- 2
- Applications per year
- 401–600
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
2 dates, 17–18 Jan 2027
Camrose, 1 teaching site · based in a rural community
What stands out about this program
Residents follow the same rural preceptors and patients longitudinally for two years, with little travel.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
The program says Camrose residents are not service-based and can tailor their clinical duties.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Optional 6-month integrated Indigenous health pilot at Maskwacis, open to up to 2 residents.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page
- This is a new two-year rural family medicine stream of the University of Alberta, based in Camrose.
- Most training happens in Camrose, with 15 weeks of block time in Edmonton and Red Deer.
- Residents also complete an 8-week off-site rural family medicine block at a U of A rural site of their choice.
- Quality improvement projects are required, and residents earn CPoCUS IP ultrasound certification.
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
- Rural / remote
- Regional community
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Based in a rural community
- Focus areas
- Rural / remote
- Longitudinal / integrated
- Small program
- POCUS curriculum
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project
- Getting around
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Travel is reimbursed
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- surgery/gyne/anesthesia (Longitudinal experiences over both years · Five 2-week · home site)
- Regular obstetrical call (Longitudinal experiences over both years · home site)
- Regular ER in Camrose (Longitudinal experiences over both years · Camrose)
- Family Medicine plus: Geriatrics/Palliative/Internal Medicine focus (Half-year)
- Family Medicine plus: Psychiatry/Chronic Pain/Physiatry focus (Half-year)
- Family Medicine plus: Women’s Health/Pediatric focus (Half-year)
- Family Medicine plus: Radiology and extra ER focus (Half-year)
- Addictions (2 wks · Red Deer)
- Dermatology (2 wks · Red Deer)
- ICU/CCU (4 wks · Red Deer)
- Ortho (4 wks · Red Deer)
- Electives (4 wks · on or off-site)
- Pediatric ER (4 wks · Edmonton)
- Off-site Rural FM (8 wks)
- Electives (4 wks · on or off-site)
Where you train
Camrose, Alberta: 1 teaching site; based in a rural community.
- St. Mary’s Hospital
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 1 of 1.
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.
St. Mary’s Hospital
- Clinical record
- Epic (Connect Care), fully electronic record since Nov 2024
Hospital size and activity: Alberta doesn't publish this as open data.
About Camrose
People
18,772residents, 2021 Census
Housing
1.6%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−12.2 °CJanuary mean16.7 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Very goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027
How they choose
- Application file components
- CV
- Electives
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular
- Leadership skills
- MSPRs
- Personal letters
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Return of service
- Not required · all residents
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 17 and 18 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Info sessions
None listed on the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) (read 20 Oct 2026) or on CANPREPP’s events calendar (read 24 Oct 2026). Programs add sessions through the fall.
59 Family Medicine info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $67,440 / year |
| PGY-2 | $74,153 / year |
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 1 in 4 in-house
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- No new responsibilities after the 24th hour of duty, apart from handover
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- 24 consecutive hours, plus 2 hours for handover
Benefits
- Annual vacation
- 4 weeks/yr
- Call Stipends
- weekday in-house – $118.02weekend in-house / holiday – $178.72weekday home call – $59.01weekend home call / holiday – $89.35
- CMPA dues paid
- $1,500
- Dental plan
- 75% premium paid
- Educational leave
- 14 days paid leave
- Extended health insurance
- 75% premium paid$1000 per year Flexible Spending Account*
- Life insurance
- 100% towards $150,000 coverage
- Life Support Course Costs (Program Approved
- 100% paid
- Long-term disability insurance
- 100% paid for 75% gross income
- Maternity Leave
- 18 weeks total (17 weeks paid to match 90% of salary when combined with EI)
- Parental Leave
- 2 weeks leave with full pay and benefits;52 weeks (inclusive of Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leaves) – unpaid leave
- Practice Stipend
- $1,500
- Provincial dues (% of salary)
- .95%
- Sick leave
- Up to 3 months or to end contract paid leave, whichever occurs first
- Statutory holidays
- Paid days. Additional days off are given if resident works the day before and part of a named holiday.
After residency
Family doctors in Alberta can bill fee-for-service or join a model that pays for visits, hours worked and enrolled patients: the Primary Care Physician Compensation Model (PCPCM). A new-to-practice physician with fewer than 500 patients can join within 6 months of graduation. To join: 400 hours of direct and indirect care over 40 or more weeks a year. Compare provinces
Past matches
No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.
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 | 2 | 2 years | 2 dates, 17–18 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 2 | 2 years | 4 dates, 16 Dec 2025 – 19 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Alberta's Camrose Family Medicine Residency Program offers a comprehensive two-year training experience focused on rural family medicine.
- Designed to produce competent, full-service family physicians, the program provides longitudinal learning, diverse clinical experiences, and a supportive community-based environment.
- Research
- Residents complete four small Evidence-Based Medicine research projects in the first year and a Practice Quality Improvement project in the second year, with potential funding for conference presentations.
- Training setting
- Training occurs primarily in Camrose, a vibrant community of 20,000 people located near Edmonton, with additional rotations in rural Alberta sites including Red Deer, Edmonton, and other rural communities.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education with progressive independence, emphasizing hands-on learning, diverse clinical experiences, and preparation for full-scope rural family practice.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Academic performance
- Clinical performance
- Family Medicine experience
- References
- Rural interest/experience
- Communication skills
- Professionalism
- FMProC assessment
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Michelle Morros
Dr. Amber JorgensenStream Co-Director
Dr. Jeff BennettStream Co-Director
- Program office
Stream Administrator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Family Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Camrose
- City
- Regional
- City
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