Victoria - Family Medicine
University of British ColumbiaVictoria, British Columbia
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 186
- 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 2026,4:30–5:30 pm PSTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Interviews
8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027
Victoria, 4 teaching sites · 8 rural weeks
What stands out about this program
Option to extend the PGY2 rural family practice block to 16 weeks, with less urban family medicine.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Required 2-week Addictions Medicine rotation with an option to certify in suboxone prescribing.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- This is the 2-year Victoria site of UBC's distributed family medicine program, with residents based in community settings across South Vancouver Island.
- PGY1 residents have a longitudinal home clinic and do overnight in-hospital call in rotations such as Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.
- PGY2 includes a mandatory 8-week rural family practice block, and residents must complete a quality improvement project and a scholar project.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Urban community
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural / remote
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation (8 weeks)
- Focus areas
- Longitudinal / integrated
- Rural / remote
- 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
By year
- PGY-1
- Integrated Family Practice/Obstetrics/ Women’s Health16 weeks
- In Hospital General Care6 weeks
- Introduction to Family Medicine4 weeks
- Emergency4 weeks
- Care of Children4 weeks
- Concentrated Family Practice4 weeks
- Electives4 weeks
- Labour & Delivery Shifts2 weeks
- Cardiac Care2 weeks
- Addictions Medicine2 weeks
- PGY-2
- Family practice (Rural Block)8 or 16 weeks
- Family Medicine14 weeks total
- Elective Block8 weeks
- Surgical Selectives4 weeks
- Transition to Practice (TTP)4 weeks
- Palliative Care3 weeks
- Elective - Family Medicine Selective2-3 weeks
- BATS2 week
- Psychiatry2 weeks
- MSK Medicine2 weeks
Where you train
Victoria, British Columbia: 4 teaching sites; 8 rural weeks.
- Royal Jubilee
- Victoria General Hospital
- Cowichan District Hospital (Duncan)
- Hospice Victoria
Record systems at the listed sites: Oracle Health (Cerner) at 2 of 4; 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.
- Clinical record
- IHealth (Cerner electronic health record), fully electronic record since 2021
Royal Jubilee
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 14,532
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 3,973
Victoria General Hospital
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 8,131
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 2,108
Cowichan District Hospital
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 5,070
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 1,443
About Victoria
People
91,867residents, 2021 Census
Housing
3.3%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
5.8 °CJanuary mean16.3 °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
4:30–5:30 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 (as the program states it)
- In-house call · frequency “1:4”
- 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 | 18 | 2 years | 8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
| IMG stream | 6 | 2 years | 8 dates, 16–26 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 18 | 2 years | 17 Jan – 8 Feb 2026, listed as a range |
| IMG stream | 6 | 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 University of British Columbia Family Medicine Victoria Site offers a comprehensive two-year residency program that prepares graduates to confidently provide medical services in diverse patient care settings.
- Located in Victoria, British Columbia, the program provides extensive training across urban, semi-urban, and rural environments with a mission to develop skilled primary care physicians focused on comprehensive community-based healthcare.
- Research
- Residents must complete a scholar project and present at annual Scholarship Day, with emphasis on quality improvement and evidence-based medicine.
- Training setting
- Training occurs in the Capital Regional District with experiences in urban tertiary care hospitals (Royal Jubilee and Victoria General), community family practices, and rural settings across Vancouver Island and British Columbia.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education emphasizing evidence-based medicine, progressive independence, and comprehensive training across diverse clinical settings with a focus on lifelong learning.
- 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
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- Regional
- Regional
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