Indigenous - North - Family Medicine

University of British ColumbiaIndigenous, British ColumbiaCMG stream

Approx. quota: 2 positions
Length: 2 years
Applications per year: 601+
Offered interviews: 76–100%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

Q&A

details

Wed 25 Nov 2026,5:30–6:30 pm PSTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

Interviews

8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027virtual

Indigenous, 4 teaching sites · required rural rotation

After residency in British Columbia: hours-based model open to new graduates

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What stands out about this program

Residents stay connected with one Indigenous community for 18 months instead of doing block rotations.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Community outreach partners include Carrier Sekani Family Services and Nisga'a Valley Health Authority.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Academic weeks include Indigenous ceremony and knowledge and meetings with Elders and knowledge keepers.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page

This two-year UBC family medicine site trains residents to provide care with and for Indigenous peoples in northern BC.
The first 7 blocks are core rotations based by default in Prince George, followed by 19 blocks of flexible immersion with Indigenous communities.
Residents complete a QI project in R1 and a scholarly project in R2.

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

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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At the Indigenous - Northern BC site, residents will have opportunities for training in and building relationships with various northern BC Indigenous communities.

Not a ranking.

What training looks like

Setting: Rural / remote
Regional community
Rural exposure: Required rural rotation
Focus areas: Indigenous health
Rural / remote
Northern
Longitudinal / integrated
Research: Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project
Enhanced skills: Emergency Medicine
Care of the Elderly
Anesthesia
Palliative Care
Sport and Exercise Medicine
Clinician Scholar / Research
Other
Getting around: Travel is reimbursed

By year

PGY-1: Family Practice - Indigenous and Rural/Remote5 blocks
Family Medicine and OutreachFamily medicine clinic and Indigenous community outreach2 blocks
PediatricsUHNBC Peds CTU 3 weeks, outpatient peds 3 weeks (or other on selective basis - see above)1.5 blocks
Family Practice Orientation1 block
OB-LDRUHNBC (or other on selective basis - see above)1 block
ERUHNBC (or other on selective basis - see above)1 block
Inpatient Care SelectiveHospitalist, Internal Medicine, or Surgical Rotation at UHNBC, or other northern regional community hospital1 block
VACATION4 weeks
Psychiatry and AddictionsFNHA Virtual Psych days interspersed with outpatient addictions clinic in Prince George, or other community on selective basis - see above0.5 blocks
PGY-2: Family Practice - Indigenous and Rural/Remote11 blocks
Family Medicine Transition to Practicethe Indigenous community that the resident has worked with for the last 18 months1 block
VACATION4 weeks

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

Where you train

Indigenous, British Columbia: 4 teaching sites; required rural rotation.

UHNBC (Prince George)
Central Interior Native Health (Prince George)
Carrier Sekani Family Services Primary Care team (rural or distributed site)
Nisga’a Valley Health Authority (rural or distributed site)

Distributed across a region

Record systems at the listed sites: no published record for 4 of 4.

Hospital facts

1 site · public figures where the province publishes them

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.

UHNBC

Matched to University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (Prince George) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 4,520 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: 1,127 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Sources and licences

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

Sites as the program’s CaRMS page lists them.

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. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.

Application file components as the program describes them.

Interviews and info sessions

Interview dates (2027 match): 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25 and 26 Jan 2027
Format: Virtual
MMI or rotating station

Info sessions

Wed 25 Nov 2026
5:30–6:30 pm PST
Q&A · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

From the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), read 20 Oct 2026; a row tagged CANPREPP is on CANPREPP’s events calendar (read 24 Oct 2026), alone or as well. Dates and times are as the program wrote them; “your time” is worked out in your browser when your time zone differs. Programs add and change sessions.

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 the 2 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, British Columbia
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$71,390 / year
PGY-2	$79,571 / 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

After residency

Family doctors in British Columbia can bill fee-for-service or join a model that pays for hours worked, visits and enrolled patients: the Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model. The New-to-Practice (NTP) contract is primarily focused on new graduates, for up to two years; the LFP Payment Model is also available to new physicians building a panel. To join: at least 250 empanelled patients within four months of enrolling. Compare provinces

Official pages read 31 Oct 2026.

Year by year

2027 match

The 2027 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews	What changed
CMG stream	2	2 years	8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027Virtual	Nothing noted

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews
CMG streamIndigenous - Family Medicine	2	2 years	17 Jan – 8 Feb 2026, listed as a range

The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description

The UBC Family Medicine Indigenous - North site offers a unique two-year residency training program focused on providing culturally safe care to Indigenous communities in northern British Columbia.
Residents will develop expertise in Indigenous healthcare through relationship-based learning, community engagement, and flexible training experiences across various northern Indigenous communities.

Research: Residents complete a quality improvement project in R1 and a larger scholar project in R2, with presentation at the Indigenous Scholarship event.
Training setting: Training occurs in northern BC Indigenous communities, primarily on unceded Lheidli T'enneh lands, with rotations through Prince George and various northern Indigenous community health centers.
Teaching approach: Competency-based, community-driven learning with emphasis on relationship building, cultural safety, and resident-driven educational objectives.
Enhanced skills: Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at: File review (20%)
MMI interview (75%)
FMProC score (5%)

Positions, length and interviews as each match’s CaRMS pages stated them; what changed from our comparison of the two matches and our readings of the 2027 pages.

Contacts and links

Program directors: Dr. Sarah McCorquodale
Dr. Flora Wong
CaRMS lists no email for the directors.
Program office: Program and Learning Development Manager, Education Coordinator
Write to the officeresidency@familymed.ubc.ca

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.

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Family Medicine elsewhere

Nearest to Indigenous - North

Prince George - Family MedicineUniversity of British Columbia
Prince George · 0 km
9 positions · CMG, IMG
Regional
Northern Rural - Prince George - Family MedicineUniversity of British Columbia
Northern Rural - Prince George · 0 km
5 positions · CMG
Regional
Rural Immersion - Mackenzie - Family MedicineUniversity of British Columbia
Rural Immersion - Mackenzie · 158 km
1 position · CMG
Rural

In these collections:

Source

The program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) · 2027 match · last approved 17 Sep 2026 · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Accredited · CaRMS program ID 36196 · How these pages are made › · See the 2026 match under Year by year

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 24 Oct 2026.

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