Vancouver - Family Medicine - Care of the Elderly

University of British ColumbiaVancouver, British ColumbiaCompetitive stream

Enhanced skills (FM/ES) match

Family medicine residents applying for a PGY-3 year (the "+1").

Approx. quota: 2 positions
Length: 6 months
Applications per year: 0–50
Offered interviews: 76–100%

Competitive stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates

Interviews

1 date, 16 Oct 2026virtual

Vancouver, 7 teaching sites

CaRMS program page

What stands out about this program

Residents' preference to train in either the Vancouver or Fraser Health region is strongly considered.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page

Training happens at hospitals across Metro Vancouver, and residents can ask to train in either the Vancouver or Fraser Health region.
Residents complete a geriatrics-focused academic project in dedicated time.

The summary is written by CdnMD from the program’s CaRMS description.

What training looks like

Setting: Mixed settings
Rural exposure: Not stated on CaRMS page
Research: Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project · protected time

By year

Not stated on CaRMS page

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single year.

Family Practice, Geriatric-Focused Care (including Long Term Care, Assisted Living and Home Visits) (4 weeks)
Geriatrics Medicine (4 weeks)
Geriatric Psychiatry (4 weeks)
Palliative Care (4 weeks)
Rehab & Specialty Geriatric Clinics (4 weeks)

✓ = the CaRMS page states it; – = not stated. From the program description and its rotation list.

Where you train

Vancouver, British Columbia: 7 teaching sites.

Vancouver General Hospital
St. Paul’s Hospital
Lions Gate Hospital (North Vancouver)
Royal Columbian Hospital (New Westminster)
Surrey Memorial Hospital (Surrey)
Eagle Ridge Hospital (Port Moody)
Burnaby General Hospital (Burnaby)

Record systems at the listed sites: MEDITECH at 2 of 7, Oracle Health (Cerner) at 3; no published record for 2.

Hospital facts

7 sites · public figures and clinical record systems where they are published

Public figures for hospitals named above, each with its source and reference period. They describe the hospital, not the program. We match names to the sources by name, so check each source before you rely on it.

Clinical record: MEDITECH: Fraser Health electronic health record (Advance), fully electronic record since Sep 2024 As of 31 Oct 2026. At Royal Columbian Hospital, Eagle Ridge Hospital.

How to read the figures

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26. All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1. One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Vancouver General Hospital

Clinical record: CST Cerner, fully electronic record since Nov 2022 As of 31 Oct 2026

Matched to Vancouver General Hospital in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 13,790
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 3,855

St. Paul’s Hospital

Clinical record: CST Cerner, fully electronic record since Nov 2019 As of 31 Oct 2026

Matched to St. Paul's Hospital (Vancouver) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 8,691
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 2,240

Lions Gate Hospital

Clinical record: CST Cerner, fully electronic record since Apr 2018 As of 31 Oct 2026

Matched to Lions Gate Hospital (North Vancouver) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 10,660
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 2,762

Show facts for 4 more sites

Royal Columbian Hospital

Matched to Royal Columbian Hospital (New Westminster) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 4,798
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 1,447

Surrey Memorial Hospital

Matched to Surrey Memorial Hospital (Surrey) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 11,911
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 2,849

Eagle Ridge Hospital

Matched to Eagle Ridge Hospital (Port Moody) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 6,014
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 1,496

Burnaby General Hospital

Matched to Burnaby Hospital (Burnaby) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 8,388
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 2,058

Fraser Health's new electronic health record is live at 4 sites (Royal Columbian Hospital, Eagle Ridge Hospital, Fraser Canyon Hospital, Mission Memorial Hospital). Its other sites are still on its current clinical information system. As of 31 Oct 2026

Verify with the official source: each source button opens the publisher’s own page.

Sources and licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

About Vancouver

People
662,248residents, 2021 Census
Municipality of Vancouver
Housing
3.7%rental vacancy rate
October 2025 survey, Vancouver, British Columbia (census metropolitan area)
Winter and summer
5.3 °CJanuary mean19.0 °CJuly mean
1991–2020 normals, Vancouver (Harbour), 5.7 km away
Job outlook
not published for this specialty

More about Vancouver (its page: housing, getting around, weather, things to do, and every program that names it)

Sites as the program’s CaRMS page lists them. City figures are public statistics for the place named by the location; they describe the place, not the program.

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

Application file components as the program describes them.

Interviews and info sessions

Interview dates (FM/ES 2027 match): 16 Oct 2026
Format: Virtual
Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Panel
MMI or rotating station

Interview dates and format are as the program wrote them.

Pay and call

Provincial scale, last updated 2 Sep 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab). Salaries from April 2027. One provincial scale for British Columbia, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing PGY-3, the level FM/ES residents usually start at. Yours depends on your training so far.

Annual salary by PGY level, British Columbia
Level	Annual salary
PGY-3	$86,655 / year

How provincial pay and rent compare

Call

Call (provincial max): 1 in 4 in-house
Post-call rule (provincial): Relieved within 2 hours of the call ending, or by 10:00 if earlier, when a resident on a 24-hour or longer shift could not get 6 uninterrupted hours of rest

The union agreement’s limits and rules for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. RDBC agreement, 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2029. Read as of 1 Oct 2026.

Benefits

13 lines as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024: Annual vacation, CMPA dues paid, Dental plan, and more

Annual vacation: 4 weeks
CMPA dues paid: Yes. Mandatory
Dental plan: 100% Premiums Paid
Educational leave: Yes
Extended health insurance: 100% Premiums Paid
Life insurance: 100% Premium Paid
Long-term disability insurance: Yes 100% Premiums Paid
Maternity leave: 17 weeks, plus up to 78 weeks Parental Leave
Meal allowance: No
Provincial dues (% of salary): 1.5%
Provincial health insurance: 100% Premiums Paid
Sick leave: Yes
Statutory holidays: 2 x pay plus extra day with pay

Contacts and links

Program directors: Dr. Lisa WegerCare of the Elderly Program Director
lisa.weger@ubc.ca
Dr. Robert SaonaEnhanced Skills Program Director
Dr. Anmol LambaEnhanced Skills Assistant Program Director
Program office: Care of the Elderly Program Administrator, Enhanced Skills Program Manager
Email on the CaRMS page(opens in a new tab)
“We are currently working remotely, so email contact is best.” · 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. Site staff and other contacts are listed there too.

UBC Family Practice Enhanced Skills This program on CaRMS

Family Medicine - Care of the Elderly elsewhere

Nearest to Vancouver

Calgary - Family Medicine - Care of the ElderlyUniversity of Calgary
Calgary, AB · 673 km
2 positions · Competitive
Edmonton - Family Medicine - Care of the ElderlyUniversity of Alberta
Edmonton, AB · 818 km
3 positions · Competitive
Sudbury - Family Medicine - Care of the ElderlyNOSM University
Sudbury, ON · 3,116 km
1 position · Competitive

Source

The program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) · FM/ES 2027 match · last approved 27 Aug 2026.

Accredited · CaRMS program ID 34612 · How these pages are made ›

The Applications per year and Offered interviews figures are 5-year averages the program reports to CaRMS: past cycles, not your odds.

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 8 Oct 2026.

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