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Northern Rural - Prince George - Family Medicine

University of British ColumbiaNorthern Rural, British ColumbiaCMG stream

At a glance

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

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

Q&A

details info sessions of this program

Tue 10 Nov 2026,6:00–7:00 pm PSTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

Interviews

8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027virtual

Northern Rural, 2 teaching sites · 32 rural weeks

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

Program website(opens in a new tab)Department Instagram(opens in a new tab)CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab)

What stands out about this program

  • R2 includes two four-month rural immersion blocks in two communities assigned through an internal rural match.

    From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page

  • ICU rotation completed in R1 for the Northern Rural program.

    From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page

  • This two-year UBC family medicine site is based in Prince George for R1, followed by rural rotations and electives across the province in R2.
  • R1 consists of block rotations at a regional referral hospital, the University Hospital of Northern BC.
  • Residents complete a quality improvement project in first year and a scholar project over the two years.

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.
    Show the quote

    anchored in Prince George for R1 followed by immersion-style rural rotations (2 four-month blocks) and electives (4 one-month blocks) across the province in R2.

Not a ranking.

What training looks like

Setting
  • Regional community
  • Rural / remote
  • Academic / tertiary hospital
Rural exposure
Required rural rotation (32 weeks)
Focus areas
  • Rural / remote
  • Northern
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

By year

PGY-1
  • Medicine8 weeks CTU8 weeks
  • Ob/GynSome availability provincially and across Northern BC8 weeks
  • Family PracticeFP building, Maternity Clinic or community practice6 weeks
  • Pediatrics3 weeks CTU, 3 weeks ambulatory care Ambulatory care portion also available in Williams Lake6 weeks
  • General SurgerySome availability provincially and across Northern BC4 weeks
  • Orthopedics4 weeks
  • ICU4 weeks
  • PsychiatryMix of inpatients and outpatients4 weeks
  • EmergencySome availability provincially and across Northern BC4 weeks
  • Native Health Centre/Street Medicine2 weeks
  • Addictions2 weeks
PGY-2
  • Palliative CareOver 2 years
  • Rural Community Family Practice2 four-month blocks in 2 communities, decided by rural match32 weeks
  • Electives12 weeks
  • Trauma Unit elective or ER electiveVancouver General Hospital or a regional hospital4 weeks
  • Family PracticePrince George (final block of R2)4 Weeks
  • Surgical SkillsVancouver1 week

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

Where you train

Northern Rural, British Columbia: 2 teaching sites; 32 rural weeks.

  • University Hospital of Northern BC (Prince George)
  • Vancouver General Hospital (Vancouver)

Distributed across a region

Record systems at the listed sites: Oracle Health (Cerner) at 1 of 2; no published record for 1.

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.

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.

University Hospital of Northern BC

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

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
4,520
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
1,127

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

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

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
LevelAnnual 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)
StreamPositionsLengthInterviewsWhat changed
CMG stream52 years8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027VirtualNothing noted

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
StreamPositionsLengthInterviews
CMG streamNorthern Rural - Family Medicine52 years17 Jan – 8 Feb 2026, listed as a range
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
  • The UBC Northern Rural Family Medicine program offers a unique two-year training experience focused on rural generalist medicine.
  • Located in Prince George and rural BC communities, the program prepares residents for full-service family medicine with an emphasis on rural practice, providing comprehensive training across diverse clinical settings.
Research
Residents complete a scholar project and present at local Scholarship Day, with opportunities for quality improvement research.
Training setting
Training occurs in Prince George (first year) and two different rural communities (second year), providing diverse clinical experiences across Northern British Columbia in both regional and community hospital settings.
Teaching approach
Competency-based medical education emphasizing progressive independence, work-life balance, and preparing residents for diverse rural practice environments through immersive, hands-on training.
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.

Program websiteWebsiteDepartment InstagramDepartment InstagramThis program on CaRMS(opens in a new tab)

Videos and podcasts

From the program

Public podcast episodes and videos where the program presents itself. The short descriptions are ours; each link goes to the original.

From residents

Public podcast episodes and videos where residents describe this program. The short descriptions are ours; each link goes to the original.

These are public recordings, reviewed by hand and linked here, not endorsed. They may be out of date. Confirm with the program.

All videos, podcasts and discussions →

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Source

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

Accredited · CaRMS program ID 36147 · 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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