Edmonton - Family Medicine
University of AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 5173
- Length
- 2
- Applications per year
- 401–600201–4000–50
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%0–25%76–100%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
MOTP-MMTP stream · for applicants sponsored by the Canadian Armed Forces (MOTP/MMTP)
Info session
all 2 info sessions of this programWed 18 Nov 2026,6:00–7:00 pm MDTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Interviews
4 dates, 16–23 Jan 2027
3 dates, 22–24 Jan 2027
4 dates, 16–23 Jan 2027
Edmonton, CMG stream: 9 teaching sites · IMG stream: 8 teaching sites · MOTP-MMTP stream: 9 teaching sites · 8 rural weeks
What stands out about this program
Yukon-Edmonton Pilot lets up to 2 residents complete a significant portion of training in the Yukon.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Optional 6-month integrated Indigenous health experience at Maskwacis for up to 2 residents.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Annual Wilderness Retreat focused on remote medicine with limited resources.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 2-year family medicine residency based at family medicine centres in Edmonton and nearby community teaching sites.
- Residents return to their home clinic one full day every 2 weeks, and at least 8 weeks of rural family medicine is required in the second year.
- All residents complete Practice Quality Improvement projects, and interviews are virtual only.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Urban community
- Rural / remote
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation (8 weeks)
- Focus areas
- Rural / remote
- Indigenous health
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Getting around
- A car is required
By year
- PGY-1
- Family Medicine20 weeks minimum
- Adult In-patient Medicine8 weeks
- Pediatrics6 weeks total
- Foundations4 weeks
- CCU4 weeks
- Emergency4 weeks
- Obstetrics2 weeks
- PGY-2
- Family Medicineup to 16 weeks
- Electives/Selectivesminimum of 12 weeks
- Geriatrics4 weeks
- Emergency4 weeks
- General Surgery4 weeks
- Psychiatry4 weeks
- Palliative Care2 weeks
- PGY-1
- Family Medicine20 weeks minimum
- Adult In-patient Medicine8 weeks
- Pediatrics6 weeks total
- Foundations4 weeks (Block 1)
- CCU4 weeks
- Emergency4 weeks
- Vacation4 weeks
- Obstetrics2 weeks
- PGY-2
- Family Medicineup to 16 weeks
- Electives/Selectivesminimum of 12 weeks
- Geriatrics4 weeks
- Emergency4 weeks
- General Surgery4 weeks
- Psychiatry4 weeks
- Vacation4 weeks
- Palliative Care2 weeks
- PGY-1
- Family Medicine20 weeks minimum
- Adult In-patient Medicine8 weeks
- Pediatrics6 weeks total
- Foundations4 weeks (Block 1)
- CCU4 weeks
- Emergency4 weeks
- Vacation4 weeks
- Obstetrics2 weeks
- PGY-2
- Family Medicineup to 16 weeks
- Electives/Selectivesminimum of 12 weeks
- Geriatrics4 weeks
- Emergency4 weeks
- General Surgery4 weeks
- Psychiatry4 weeks
- Vacation4 weeks
- Palliative Care2 weeks
Where you train
Edmonton, Alberta: CMG stream: 9 teaching sites · IMG stream: 8 teaching sites · MOTP-MMTP stream: 9 teaching sites; 8 rural weeks. A car is required.
- Grey Nuns Family Medicine Centre
- MacEwan University Health Centre
- Misericordia Family Medicine Centre
- Northeast Family Medicine Centre
- Lynnwood Family Physicians
- Westview* Physician Collaborative Community Teaching Sites in Spruce Grove (Spruce Grove)
- Radius Community Health Centre
- St. Albert Medical (St. Albert)
- Maskwacis (Maskwacis · rural or distributed site)
- Grey Nuns Family Medicine Centre
- MacEwan University Health Centre
- Misericordia Family Medicine Centre
- Northeast Family Medicine Centre
- Lynnwood Family Physicians
- Westview* Physician Collaborative Community Teaching Sites in Spruce Grove (Spruce Grove)
- Radius Community Health Centre
- St. Albert Medical (St. Albert)
- Grey Nuns Family Medicine Centre
- MacEwan University Health Centre
- Misericordia Family Medicine Centre
- Northeast Family Medicine Centre
- Lynnwood Family Physicians
- Westview* Physician Collaborative Community Teaching Sites in Spruce Grove (Spruce Grove)
- Radius Community Health Centre
- St. Albert Medical (St. Albert)
- Maskwacis (Maskwacis · rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites: no published record for 9 of 9.
Hospital facts
Hospital size and activity: Alberta doesn't publish this as open data.
About Edmonton
People
1,010,899residents, 2021 Census
Housing
3.8%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−10.3 °CJanuary mean18.1 °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, CMG stream
- Not required · all residents
- Return of service, IMG stream
- Not required · all residents
- IMG requirements, IMG stream
- Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program
- Return of service, MOTP-MMTP stream
- Not required · all residents
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match), CMG stream
- 16, 17, 20 and 23 Jan 2027
- Interview dates (2027 match), IMG stream
- 22, 23 and 24 Jan 2027
- Interview dates (2027 match), MOTP-MMTP stream
- 16, 17, 20 and 23 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Info sessions
Wed 18 Nov 2026
6:00–7:00 pm MDT
Info session · Virtual · For CMG applicantsCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Mon 23 Nov 2026
6:00–7:00 pm MDT
Info session · Virtual · For IMG applicantsCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $67,440 / year |
| PGY-2 | $74,153 / year |
Call
- Call (as the program states it)
- In-house 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
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 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 positions open after round 1 in 2021, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 positions open after round 1 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 7 positions open after round 2 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) |
| 2023 | 19 positions open after round 1 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 13 positions open after round 2 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) |
| 2024 | 4 positions open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 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 | 51 | 2 years | 4 dates, 16–23 Jan 2027 |
|
| IMG stream | 7 | 2 years | 3 dates, 22–24 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
| MOTP-MMTP stream | 3 | 2 years | 4 dates, 16–23 Jan 2027 |
|
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 50 | 2 years | 6 dates, 16 Dec 2025 – 25 Jan 2026 |
| IMG stream | 7 | 2 years | 5 dates, 16 Dec 2025 – 25 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Alberta Family Medicine Residency Program in Edmonton offers a comprehensive two-year training experience focused on producing competent, caring family physicians.
- The program emphasizes diverse clinical experiences, resident wellness, and preparing graduates to practice confidently in any medical setting.
- Research
- Residents are required to complete Practice Quality Improvement projects and have optional research project opportunities with faculty supervision.
- Training setting
- Urban and rural training sites in Edmonton and surrounding areas, including community health centers, family medicine clinics, and community hospitals.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education emphasizing progressive independence, diverse clinical experiences, and resident-centered learning with flexibility and individualized support.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- FMProC assessment
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Reference letters
- Personal letter
- Interview performance
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Michelle Morros
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Program Team Lead
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 Edmonton
- Rural
- Regional
- City
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