Kelowna Regional - Family Medicine

University of British ColumbiaKelowna Regional, British Columbia

Approx. quota: CMG stream4 positions
IMG stream1 position
Length: 2 years
Applications per year: CMG stream601+
IMG stream201–400
Offered interviews: CMG stream76–100%
IMG stream51–75%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

IMG stream · open to international medical graduates

Return of service: Required

IMG requirement: Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program details under How they choose

Q&A

details

Wed 18 Nov 2026,5:00–6:00 pm PSTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

Interviews

8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027virtual

Kelowna Regional, 3 teaching sites · 16 rural weeks

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

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What stands out about this program

A 16-week rural immersion in a BC or NWT community, chosen from a list updated each year.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Residents have R2 responsibility close to that of a practising family physician.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page

This two-year UBC family medicine site, established in 2020, trains residents mostly in Kelowna, including at Kelowna General Hospital.
The R2 year includes a 16-week rural rotation in BC/NWT, a 16-week regional rotation in the Central Okanagan, and 16 weeks of electives.
Residents complete a first-year quality improvement project and a resident scholar project presented at a regional Scholar Day.

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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Kelowna Regional residents participate in an enhanced rural experience, spending 16 weeks in a rural community in BC/NWT chosen from a list that is updated year-by-year.

Not a ranking.

What training looks like

Setting: Regional community
Rural / remote
Rural exposure: Required rural rotation (16 weeks)
Focus areas: Rural / remote
Early independence
Research: Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project

By year

PGY-1: Family PracticeOkanagan Valley community clinics12 weeks
Obstetrics/GynecologyKelowna General Hospital7 weeks
PediatricsKelowna General Hospital7 weeks
EmergencyKelowna General Hospital4 weeks
General Internal Medicine (Clinic Teaching Unit) / HospitalistKelowna General Hospital4 weeks
General Internal Medicine (Clinic Teaching Unit) / CTUKelowna General Hospital4 weeks
PsychiatryKelowna General Hospital4 weeks
Orthopedics / MSKKelowna General Hospital3 weeks
General SurgeryKelowna General Hospital3 weeks
Addictions-InpatientKelowna General Hospital2 weeks
AnesthesiaKelowna General Hospital1 week
Addictions-OutpatientKelowna General Hospital1 week
PGY-2: Regional rotationCommunity-based clinics in the Central Okanagan region and at Kelowna General Hospital16 weeks/4 blocks
Rural rotationRural community in British Columbia/NWT16 weeks/4 blocks
ElectivesLocation of Resident’s Choosing. Limit of one month out of province.16 weeks/4 blocks
Acute Care Elective (consists of ICU, Hospitalist, Emerg & CTU)Location of Resident’s Choosing. Limit of one month out of province.4 weeks ( 1 out of 4 e lective b locks )
Transition to PracticeCentral Okanagan family practice clinics4 weeks/1 block

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

Where you train

Kelowna Regional, British Columbia: 3 teaching sites; 16 rural weeks.

Kelowna General Hospital (Kelowna)
Community-based, outpatient clinics throughout Central Okanagan
Various rural communities throughout BC and NWT (rural or distributed site)

Distributed across a region

Kelowna General Hospital (Kelowna)
Okanagan Valley community clinics
Various rural communities throughout BC and NWT (rural or distributed site)

Distributed across a region

Record systems at the listed sites, all streams: MEDITECH at 1 of 4; no published record for 3.

Hospital facts

1 site · 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.

Kelowna General Hospital

Clinical record: MEDITECH Expanse, system named (how far it goes is not stated) As of 31 Oct 2026

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

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 15,707 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: 4,090 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

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 Kelowna

People
144,576residents, 2021 Census
Municipality of Kelowna
Housing
6.3%rental vacancy rate
October 2025 survey, Kelowna, British Columbia (census metropolitan area)
Winter and summer
−2.6 °CJanuary mean20.0 °CJuly mean
1991–2020 normals, Kelowna, 12.6 km away
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about Kelowna (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, CMG stream: Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Return of service, IMG stream: Required
IMG requirements, IMG stream: Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program

Application file components as each stream’s CaRMS page 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 18 Nov 2026
5:00–6:00 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	4	2 years	8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027Virtual	Nothing noted
IMG stream	1	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 stream	4	2 years	17 Jan – 8 Feb 2026, listed as a range
IMG stream	1	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 Kelowna Regional Site offers a comprehensive two-year Family Medicine residency program with unique training opportunities across urban and rural settings in British Columbia.
Residents experience full-scope family medicine through diverse rotations, including mandatory rural experiences and opportunities for self-directed learning.

Research: Academic half-days include opportunities for scholarly activities and peer teaching.
Training setting: Training occurs in Kelowna, a mid-sized city in the Okanagan Valley, with rotations at Kelowna General Hospital, community clinics, and various rural communities throughout British Columbia and NWT.
Teaching approach: Competency-based medical education with progressive clinical independence, emphasizing experiential learning, self-directed learning, and graduated responsibility throughout the two-year program.
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 Kelowna Regional

Kelowna Rural - Family MedicineUniversity of British Columbia
Kelowna Rural · 10 km
9 positions · CMG, IMG
Okanagan South - Family MedicineUniversity of British Columbia
Okanagan South · 44 km
6 positions · CMG, IMG
Regional
North Okanagan - Family MedicineUniversity of British Columbia
North Okanagan · 45 km
6 positions · CMG, IMG
Regional

In these collections:

Programs with a required rural rotation

Source

The CMG stream’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), last approved 15 Sep 2026 · The IMG stream’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), last approved 15 Sep 2026 · 2027 match · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Accredited · CaRMS program IDs 35752 (CMG stream), 36449 (IMG stream) · 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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