Vancouver Island - Strathcona - Family Medicine

University of British ColumbiaVancouver Island, British Columbia

Approx. quota: CMG stream9 positions+1 from 8 in the 2026 match
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

Tue 3 Nov 2026,6:30 pm PSTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

Interviews

8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027virtual

Vancouver Island, 2 teaching sites · based in a rural community

A car is required

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

Program website Instagram Department Instagram X Facebook CANPREPP profile CaRMS program page

What stands out about this program

Shared multi-preceptor model in home clinics, including exposure to running an office and the business of medicine.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Local Indigenous Health Education Program with fly-in and Indigenous-specific clinic opportunities.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Residents may cover their preceptor's office independently for up to two weeks at the end of residency.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page

This two-year UBC family medicine site trains residents in Campbell River and the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, based at Campbell River General Hospital and Comox Valley Hospital.
Residents are matched to a home community, where most clinical activity occurs, and driving between communities is essential.
R1 is mostly specialist rotations with a weekly home-clinic day, while R2 is dedicated to family medicine.
Residents complete a quality improvement project in R1 and a scholarly project in R2.

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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This information helps us match you to a community that supports your desires and needs and becomes your “home community” for the next two years.

Not a ranking.

What training looks like

Setting: Rural / remote
Rural exposure: Based in a rural community
Focus areas: Rural / remote
Indigenous health
Longitudinal / integrated
Early independence
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
Getting around: A car is required

By year

PGY-1: Family Medicine13 weeks
Hospital Medicine12 weeks - 8 weeks IM and 4 weeks Hospitalist
Surgery6 weeks
ER5 weeks and longitudinal sessions
Child and adolescent health4 weeks
Mental Health/Psychiatry4 weeks
Addictions Medicine2 weeks
home clinica month
OBG8wks
PGY-2: Rural FP Rotationsoptional up to 4 months
elective time8 weeks
FP Practicummaximum of 2 weeks

PGY-1: Family Medicine13 weeks
Hospital Medicine12 weeks - 8 weeks IM and 4 weeks Hospitalist
Surgery6 weeks
ER5 weeks and longitudinal sessions
Child and adolescent health4 weeks
Mental Health/Psychiatry4 weeks
Addictions Medicine2 weeks
home clinica month
OBG8wks
PGY-2: elective8 weeks
FP Practicummaximum of 2 weeks
Family Medicine

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

Where you train

Vancouver Island, British Columbia: 2 teaching sites; based in a rural community. A car is required.

Campbell River General Hospital (CRGH) (Campbell River)
Comox Valley Hospital (CVH) (Courtenay)

Distributed across a region

Record systems at the listed sites: no published record for 2 of 2.

Hospital facts

2 sites · public figures where the province publishes them

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.

Campbell River General Hospital (CRGH)

Matched to North Island Hospital Campbell River and District (Campbell River) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 2,628
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 664

Comox Valley Hospital (CVH)

Matched to North Island Hospital Comox Valley (Courtenay) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 7,417
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 1,923

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, 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

Tue 3 Nov 2026
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 (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	9	2 years	8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027Virtual	Positions 8 → 9 from the 2026 match
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 streamVancouver Island - Family Medicine	8	2 years	17 Jan – 8 Feb 2026, listed as a range
IMG streamVancouver Island - Family Medicine	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 UBC Family Medicine Strathcona site offers a comprehensive two-year residency training program located on Vancouver Island, serving communities from Campbell River to the Comox Valley.
Residents experience a diverse, rural training environment with opportunities to develop comprehensive family medicine skills across various clinical settings.

Research: Residents complete a quality improvement project in R1 and a scholar project in R2, with an annual Scholarship Day for presenting scholarly work.
Training setting: Rural coastal communities on Vancouver Island, including Campbell River and Comox Valley, with training primarily at North Island Hospital (Comox Valley Hospital and Campbell River General Hospital).
Teaching approach: Learner-centered approach focusing on identifying individual learning needs, developing professional identity, and creating personalized educational experiences that address competency gaps.
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 websiteWebsite Department InstagramDepartment Instagram CANPREPPCANPREPP This program on CaRMS

Family Medicine elsewhere

Nearest to Vancouver Island - Strathcona

Indigenous - Rural Vancouver Island - Family MedicineUniversity of British Columbia
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Rural
Nanaimo - Family MedicineUniversity of British Columbia
Nanaimo · 122 km
9 positions · CMG, IMG
Regional
Quw'utsun - Family MedicineUniversity of British Columbia
Quw'utsun · 160 km
5 positions · CMG
Regional

In these collections:

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 35902 (CMG stream), 35581 (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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