Rural Fort St. John - Family Medicine
University of British ColumbiaRural Fort St. John, British Columbia
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 2
- 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
Tue 17 Nov 2026,7:00–8:00 pm MSTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Interviews
8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027
Rural Fort St. John, 4 teaching sites · based in a rural community
What stands out about this program
Longitudinal integrated curriculum organized into Domains of Care instead of block rotations.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Funded ALARM, ATLS or CARE, and Essential Surgical Skills courses for all residents.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- This two-year UBC Family Medicine site is based in Fort St. John in northeast British Columbia and is designed to train physicians interested in rural practice.
- The curriculum is longitudinal and integrated, organized into Domains of Care rather than true rotations.
- Some clinical experiences require travel to Dawson Creek and Chetwynd, so a vehicle is required.
- Residents complete a quality improvement project in first year and a scholar project presented at a local Scholarship Day.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Rural / remote
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Based in a rural community
- Focus areas
- 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
- Getting around
- A car is required
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Travel is reimbursed
By year
- PGY-1
- Family Practice3 blocks
- OB/GYN2 blocks
- Emergency Medicine2 blocks
- Internal Medicine2 blocks
- General Surgery/Anesthesia2 blocks
- Palliative Careone block
- outpatient Psychiatryone block
- PGY-2
- individual learning plan Electives6 blocks
- Transition into Practicelast 4 months
- pediatric emergency
Where you train
Rural Fort St. John, British Columbia: 4 teaching sites; based in a rural community. A car is required.
- Fort St. John (Fort St. John)
- Dawson Creek (Dawson Creek · rural or distributed site)
- Chetwynd (Chetwynd · rural or distributed site)
- BCCH (Vancouver)
Record systems at the listed sites: Oracle Health (Cerner) at 1 of 4; no published record for 3.
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.
BCCH
- Clinical record
- CST Cerner, fully electronic record since Feb 2022
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 7,396
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 1,910
About Fort St. John
People
21,465residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.4%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−12.7 °CJanuary mean16.3 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Undeterminedfor 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 · 2 years
- 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
Tue 17 Nov 2026
7:00–8:00 pm MST
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
Past matches
No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.
What this means
- A position can go unfilled because of where the site is, because it is open to IMGs only or to another restricted stream, or because the quota changed late.
- It says nothing about the quality of the training or how heavy the workload is.
- A site’s numbers are shown when it had positions open after round 1 in at least 2 of 8 years or at least 3 in one year.
Year by year
2027 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 2 | 2 years | 8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
| IMG stream | 2 | 2 years | 8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 2 | 2 years | 17 Jan – 8 Feb 2026, listed as a range |
| IMG stream | 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 Rural Fort St. John Family Practice Residency Site offers high-quality medical education in a rural community providing a broad spectrum of general and specialist medical care.
- This two-year program is designed to train physicians interested in practicing in rural Canada, with a curriculum focused on comprehensive, continuous, and patient-centered family medicine.
- Research
- Residents must complete a scholar project and present their work at the local Scholarship Day.
- Training setting
- Based in Fort St. John, with potential travel to other communities in Northeast British Columbia. Serves a population of approximately 70,000 across multiple small communities with community hospitals and diagnostic centers.
- Teaching approach
- Community-based, problem-solving focused learning based on principles of effective adult education. Emphasizes collaboration, team-based care, and comprehensive family medicine practice.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Personal letter
- Reference documents
- MMI interview
- FMProC score
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 Rural Fort St. John
- Rural
- Regional
- Regional
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