Okanagan South - Family Medicine
University of British ColumbiaOkanagan South, British Columbia
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 51
- Length
- 2
- Applications per year
- 601+201–400
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%51–75%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Wed 4 Nov 2026,5:30–6:30 pm PSTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Interviews
8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027
Okanagan South, 4 teaching sites · 20 rural weeks
What stands out about this program
Emergency medicine is taught as a block and also scheduled longitudinally throughout training.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Includes a 2-week rotation in a Rapid Access Cardiac Evaluation (RACE) clinic in second year.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- Okanagan South is a two-year UBC family medicine site based at Penticton Regional Hospital, with residents placed in Penticton, Summerland, Oliver/Osoyoos and Princeton.
- Training uses block rotations with a longitudinal home clinic and includes 5 months of rural rotations, 1 month in first year and 4 months in second year.
- The site emphasizes emergency medicine, point-of-care ultrasound and simulation, and residents complete a QI project in first year and a scholar project in second year.
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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What training looks like
- Setting
- Regional community
- Rural / remote
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation (20 weeks)
- Focus areas
- Rural / remote
- POCUS curriculum
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project
- Enhanced skills
- Emergency Medicine
- Care of the Elderly
- Anesthesia
- Palliative Care
- Sport and Exercise Medicine
By year
- PGY-1
- Family Medicine10 weeks
- General Internal Medicine & ICU5 weeks
- General Surgery & Subspecialty5 weeks
- Community Inpatient Service4 weeks
- Internal Medicine Sub-Specialty4 weeks
- Pediatrics4 weeks
- OBS GYN4 weeks
- Princeton Rural4 weeks
- Orientation2 weeks
- Psychiatry2 weeks
- BC Children’s Emergency Medicine2 weeks
- Emergency Medicine2 weeks
- Care of Underserved2 weeks
- BC Women’s Hospital OBS2 weeks
- PGY-2
- Rural Rotation16 weeks
- Away Elective8 weeks
- Emergency Medicine4 weeks
- Family Medicine4 weeks
- Local Elective4 weeks
- Transition to Practice4 weeks
- OBS GYN2 weeks
- RACE Clinic (Rapid Access Cardiac Evaluation)2 weeks
- Internal Medicine Sub-Specialty2 weeks
- Procedural Skills2 weeks
- Palliative Care2 weeks
- Care of Underserved2 weeks
- Selective (additional time on Care of Underserved or Procedural Skills)2 weeks
Where you train
Okanagan South, British Columbia: 4 teaching sites; 20 rural weeks.
- Penticton Regional Hospital (Penticton)
- BC Children’s Emergency Medicine
- BC Women’s Hospital
- Princeton Rural (Princeton · rural or distributed site)
Distributed across a region
- Penticton Regional Hospital (Penticton)
- BC Children’s
- BC Women’s Hospital
- Princeton Rural (Princeton · rural or distributed site)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites, all streams: MEDITECH at 1 of 5, Oracle Health (Cerner) at 2; no published record for 2.
Hospital facts
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.
Penticton Regional Hospital
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 3,482
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 837
BC Women’s Hospital
- Clinical record
- CST Cerner, fully electronic record since Feb 2022
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 5,033
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 1,348
About Penticton
People
36,885residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.6%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−0.8 °CJanuary mean21.4 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027
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
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 4 Nov 2026
5:30–6:30 pm PST
Q&A · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $71,390 / year |
| PGY-2 | $79,571 / year |
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
Benefits
- 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
Year by year
2027 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 5 | 2 years | 8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
| IMG stream | 1 | 2 years | 8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 5 | 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 Okanagan South Family Practice Residency Program is a medium-sized rural program focused on training physicians for independent practice in rural areas.
- Located in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, the program serves the South Okanagan region and emphasizes preparing motivated, self-directed learners for rural medicine.
- Research
- Residents complete quality improvement and scholar projects, with opportunities to present at UBC Regional Scholar Day.
- Training setting
- Located in Penticton, a scenic urban area in the Okanagan Valley with 14 suburban and rural communities, training primarily occurs at Penticton Regional Hospital, a 242-bed facility with a newly built David Kampe Tower.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education with a focus on hands-on teaching, progressive independence, and comprehensive rural medical training through block rotations and longitudinal clinical attachments.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- File review (20%)
- MMI interview (75%)
- FMProC score (5%)
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
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.
Family Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Okanagan South
- Regional
- Regional
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