Indigenous - Victoria - 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, 8 teaching sites · 12 rural weeks

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

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What stands out about this program

Residents are connected within an Indigenous community for the duration of their training.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Required 4-week rural Indigenous rotation in communities such as Alert Bay, Hazelton or Bella Bella.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Academic gatherings incorporate Indigenous ceremony, community visits, and meetings with Elders and knowledge keepers.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page

This two-year UBC family medicine site trains residents to care with and for Indigenous peoples, administered centrally with the other Indigenous sites.
Home clinics are Camas LeLum, Victoria Native Friendship Center, Cool-Aid and Westshore in Victoria, with hospital rotations at Royal Jubilee Hospital.
Residents complete a 4-week rural Indigenous rotation in R1 and 2 blocks of rural family practice in R2.
A research or QI project is required in R1 and a scholar project in R2.

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

What training looks like

Setting: Urban community
Academic / tertiary hospital
Rural / remote
Rural exposure: Required rural rotation (12 weeks)
Focus areas: Indigenous health
Underserved urban
Rural / remote
Research: Required · research or quality-improvement project
Enhanced skills: Emergency Medicine
Care of the Elderly
Anesthesia
Palliative Care
Sport and Exercise Medicine
Clinician Scholar / Research
Getting around: Travel is reimbursed

By year

PGY-1: Family PracticeWestshore, Camas LeLum/Victoria Native Friendship Centre, and/or Cool-Aid4.5 blocks
Family Medicine Orientation1 block
Rural Indigenous FP RotationsAlert Bay working with the ‘Namgis First Nations, Hazelton, Carrier Sekani, Bella Bella or Nisga’a1 block
PediatricsRoyal Jubilee Hospital1 block
OB-LDRRoyal Jubilee Hospital1 block
ERRoyal Jubilee Hospital1 block
IMRoyal Jubilee Hospital CTU1 block
Electives1 block
VACATION4 weeks
AddictionsVictoria0.5 blocks
PGY-2: Electives block3.5 blocks
Family Practice Horizontalhome clinic3 blocks
Rural Family PracticeVarious communities around BC2 blocks
PalliativeRoyal Jubilee Hospital, Hospice, or other available palliative care site in Victoria1 block
Family Medicine Transition to Practice1 block
VACATION4 weeks
General Surgery/ Orthopedics/Procedural Skills Selective0.5 blocks
Ward/Hospitalist0.5 blocks
Psychiatry0.5 blocks

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

Where you train

Indigenous, British Columbia: 8 teaching sites; 12 rural weeks.

Camas LeLum Clinic (Victoria)
Victoria Native Friendship Center clinic (Victoria)
Cool-Aid (Victoria)
Westshore Community Health Centre (Victoria)
Royal Jubilee Hospital (Victoria)
Victoria General Hospital (Victoria)
Alert Bay (Alert Bay · rural or distributed site)
Pacheedaht/ Beecher Bay/ Tsartlip (rural or distributed site)

Record systems at the listed sites: Oracle Health (Cerner) at 2 of 8; no published record for 6.

Hospital facts

2 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: IHealth (Cerner electronic health record), fully electronic record since 2021 As of 31 Oct 2026. At Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria General 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.

Royal Jubilee Hospital

Matched to Royal Jubilee Hospital (Victoria) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 14,532
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 3,973

Victoria General Hospital

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

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 8,131
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 2,108

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.

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 (as the program states it): In-house 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 Victoria site offers a unique two-year residency program focused on providing safe and appropriate care for Indigenous peoples.
Residents develop expertise through relationship-based training, working closely with Indigenous communities and health care teams across various clinic settings in Victoria.

Research: Residents complete a small research or quality improvement project in R1 and a larger scholar project in R2, which is presented at the Indigenous Scholarship presentation.
Training setting: Victoria, located on traditional Lekwungen and WASANEC territory, with training sites including Cool-Aid Inner-City clinic, Victoria Native Friendship Centre, Westshore Community Health Centre, and Royal Jubilee Hospital.
Teaching approach: Relationship-based, community-engaged training that supports residents to develop respectful connections with Indigenous communities and learn about health and healing from Indigenous perspectives.
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

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City
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Regional
Vancouver Fraser - Family MedicineUniversity of British Columbia
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18 positions · CMG, IMG

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 36069 · 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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